Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health and Human Services
Assembly Bill 76
Relating to: hours of instructional program for nurse aides.
By Representatives Petryk, Born, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Hutton, James, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, B. Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Novak, Oldenburg, Quinn, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Stafsholt, Summerfield, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vruwink and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Petrowski, Kapenga, Feyen, Kooyenga, Bernier, Stroebel, Darling, Marklein, LeMahieu, Olsen, Jacque, Nass, Bewley, Testin and Tiffany.
May 16, 2019 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
June 06, 2019 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Jacque, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Rep. Warren Petryk - State Representative
· Juzell Pettis - WI Director of Nursing Council
· Janese Rix - WITCA
· Sherrie Peterson - Self
· Thomas Flygt - Long Term Care
· Craig Ubbelohde - Bethany St. Josephs Corp.
· John Sauer - LeadingAge WI
· Deb Klatkiewicz - Park Manor, LTD
· John VanderMeer - Wisconsin Health Care Association/WI Center for Assisted Living
· Ethan Hollenberger - Washington County
Appearances Against
· Kevin Gundlach - South Central Federation of Labor AFL-CIO
· Paul Sickel - SELU WI
· Kim Marheine - WI Board on Aging and Long Term Care
· Heather Bruemmer - Board on Aging and Long Term Care
· Tami Jackson - WI BPDD
· Stephanie Bloomingdale - WI State AFL-CIO
· Michael Bruhn - Alzheimer's Association
· Janet Zander - Greater WI Agency on Aging Resources and Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network
· Pauline Sneath - AARP
· Helen Marks Dicks - AARP
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Janet Bewley - State Senator
· Sen. Rob Cowles - State Senator
· Mark Wadium - Outagamie County Board of Supervisors
· Eric Bott - AFP
· Megan Novak - AFP
· Michael Pochowski - WI Assisted Living Association
· Lincoln Burr - Disability Service Provider Network
· Tricia Plate - Mercy Health Services
· Paul Fiscus - Maplewood of Sauk Prairie
· Lynn Howard - Four Winds Manor
· Leah Perras - Ingleside Manor
· David Mueller - Sturgeon Bay Health Services
· Angela Willms - Brookfield Rehab and Specialty Care
· Lauren Beaumont - Sunrise Health Services
· Steve Seybold - Homme Home
· Cayla Piehl - Edenbrook of Wisconsin Rapids
· Jessica Maurer - Nekoosa Court
Registrations Against
· Carrie Diamond - WI Aging Advocacy Network
· Susan Fadness - AARP
· David Dorn - AARP
· Steve Powell - AARP
· Joe Kallas - AARP
· Allen Knop - AARP
· Carol Martell - AARP
· Nancy Koch - AARP
· Rob Gundermann - CWAG
· John Greene - AARP
· Carol Greene - AARP
· Stuart Martell - AARP
· Jim Ramoot - AARP
· William Lamont - AARP
· Judith Joslin-Crary - AARP
· Richard Crary - AARP
· Margaret Hrncirik - AARP
· Calena Roberts - SEIU
· Tim Carpenter - State Senator
· Patricia Evans - Self
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
October 09, 2019 Executive Session Held
Present: (5) Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Jacque, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Kooyenga, seconded by Senator Jacque that Assembly Bill 76 be recommended for concurrence.
Ayes: (3) Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga and Jacque.
Noes: (2) Senators Erpenbach and Carpenter.
CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2
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Matt Wimmer
Committee Clerk