Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education

Senate Bill 330

Relating to: increasing the per pupil payments in parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship program and the per pupil payments made to independent charter schools and increasing the revenue ceiling for school districts.

By Senators Stroebel, Hutton and Jagler; cosponsored by Representative Vos.

June 09, 2023              Referred to Committee on Education

June 12, 2023              Public Hearing Held

Present:       (7)        Senator Jagler; Senators Quinn, Nass, Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara, Larson and L. Johnson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Sen. Duey  Stroebel

·      James Bender - Wisconsin Independent Charter School Advocates

·      Howard   Fuller - Wisconsin Independent. Charter School Advocates

·      Jadius  McGhee - Wisconsin Independent Charter School Advocates

·      Karla Vega-Guzman

·      Nataly  Andrade - Hispanics For School Choice

·      Colleston  Morgan - City Forward Collective

·      John Hoch - St.Thomas More High School

·      Aryeh  Borsuk - Yeshiva school

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      James Bender - Badger institute

·      James Bender - The Lincoln Academy

·      Jerry Ponio - Americans for Prosperity

·      Susan Mitchell - SCW and Scwa

·      CEO and Founder Kaleem Caire - One City Schools

·      Rachel Ver Velde - WMC

·      Speaker Robin Vos - Assembly author of SB 330

·      Rabbi Chaim Twerski - Yeshiva school

·      David Earleywine - Wisconsin Catholic Conference

·      Policy Director Kyle Koenen - Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty

·      Brian Pleva - Northwestern Mutual

·      Executive Director Sharon Schmeling - WI Council of Religious and Independent Schools

·      VP of Governmental Affairs Andrew Davis - MMAC

·      Alex Ignatowski - Institute for Reforming Government

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

June 13, 2023              Executive Session Held

Present:       (7)        Senator Jagler; Senators Quinn, Nass, Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara, Larson and L. Johnson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Jagler, seconded by Senator Cabral-Guevara that Senate Bill 330 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (6)     Senator Jagler; Senators Quinn, Nass, Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara and L. Johnson.

Noes:     (1)     Senator Larson.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 1

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Charlie Bellin

Committee Clerk