Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Ways and Means

Senate Bill 31

Relating to: the requirements for receiving an automatic joint survivor death benefit under the Wisconsin retirement system.

By Senators Grobschmidt, C. Potter, Rude, Risser, Buettner, Plache, Fitzgerald, Shibilski, Moen and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Hanson, Ott, Travis, Musser, Dobyns, Huber, Notestein, Boyle, Turner, Ziegelbauer, R. Young, Plale, Kreuser, Springer, Baldwin, Gronemus, Black, Hasenohrl, Ryba, Brandemuehl, Murat, Meyer and Lorge.

July 1, 1997 Referred to committee on Ways and Means.

October 1, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (13) Representatives M. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Owens, Seratti, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Powers, Wood, Black, Krug, R. Young, Turner and Ziegelbauer.

Absent: (3) Representatives Goetsch, Gard and Morris-Tatum.

Appearances for

· Sue Chamberlain, UW System

· Chuck Evenson, ASPRO

· Sandy Drew, Employee Trust Funds

· Sen. R. Grobschmidt, 7th Senate District

· Blair Testin, Retirement Research

· Edward Muzik, TAUNP UF&AS

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Joe Strohl, Prof Fire Fighters of WIS

· James Lynch, School Administrators Alliance

· Jack O'Meara, PROFS, Inc.

· Ken Opin, WFT & WEAC

Registrations against

· None.

October 22, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (15) Representatives M. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Gard, Owens, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Powers, Wood, Black, Krug, R. Young, Turner, Ziegelbauer and Morris-Tatum.

Absent: (1) Representative Seratti.

Moved by Representative Krug, seconded by Representative R. Young, that Senate Bill 31

be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (15) Representatives M. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Gard, Owens, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Powers, Wood, Black, Krug, R. Young, Turner, Ziegelbauer and Morris-Tatum.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Seratti.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Absent 1

Andrew Nowlan

Committee Clerk