Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Workforce Development
Assembly Bill 250
Relating to: examinations and licensure of sign language interpreters, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Skowronski, Brostoff, Thiesfeldt, Dittrich, Anderson, Bowen, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Emerson, Hebl, Hintz, Kolste, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Ramthun, Sargent, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler, Vining, Vruwink and Neubauer; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Johnson, Carpenter and L. Taylor.
May 30, 2019 Referred to Committee on Workforce Development
June 04, 2019 Public Hearing Held
Present: (12) Representative Petryk; Representatives Dittrich, Allen, Brandtjen, Kulp, Macco, Snyder, Gundrum, Shankland, Fields, Crowley and Ohnstad.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (3) Representatives Murphy, Oldenburg and Haywood.
Appearances For
· Representative Ken Skowronski
· Representative Johnathan Brostoff
· Andrea Metzger
· Sarah Kay Gengler
· Michael Maffucci - Co Chair WAD
· Katie Voss - WAD
· Jodie Nigro - WI Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Joel Kleefisch - WAD, WISRID
· Senator Pat Testin
· Debra Jones
· Fred Bove - Department of Children and Families
· Brandon Radke - Sign Language Interpreter/ WAD WisRID
· Audrey Navine - WisRID/WAD
· Jeffrey Castles - Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf/ Wisconsin Association of the Deaf
· Grace Mildebrandt
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· Sericia Jackson - Versatile Interpreting Services
June 12, 2019 Executive Session Held
Present: (14) Representative Petryk; Representatives Dittrich, Murphy, Allen, Brandtjen, Kulp, Macco, Snyder, Gundrum, Oldenburg, Shankland, Fields, Crowley and Ohnstad.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Haywood.
Moved by Representative Brandtjen, seconded by Representative Kulp that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (14) Representative Petryk; Representatives Dittrich, Murphy, Allen, Brandtjen, Kulp, Macco, Snyder, Gundrum, Oldenburg, Shankland, Fields, Crowley and Ohnstad.
Noes: (0) None.
*NOTE: Representative Haywood would have voted Aye on AA1 had he been present.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Brandtjen, seconded by Representative Dittrich that Assembly Bill 250 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (14) Representative Petryk; Representatives Dittrich, Murphy, Allen, Brandtjen, Kulp, Macco, Snyder, Gundrum, Oldenburg, Shankland, Fields, Crowley and Ohnstad.
Noes: (0) None.
*NOTE: Representative Haywood would have voted Aye on Adoption as Amended had he been present.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
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BJ Dernbach
Committee Clerk
