Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
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.
January 28, 1997 Referred to committee on Retirement Systems.
April 18, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (8) Senator Grobschmidt, Klusman, Wirch, Rude, Jeskewitz, Schneider, Heineck and Stella.
Absent: (2) Ms. Hamblen and Fisher.
· Senator Richard Grobschmidt, Author
· Represenative Doris Hanson, Author
· Esther Olson, Academic Staff Public Representation Org.
· Harold Rebholz, WREA
· Edward Muzik, TAUWP
· Ken Opin, WFRT, WEAC, Retirement Consoritum
· Margaret Lewis, UW System
· None.
· None.
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· Michael Vaughan
· Marty Biel, WI State Employees Union
· Senator Calvin Potter
· Mark Zeier, Professional Fire Fighters of WI
· Mark Reihl, Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters
· Ronald Brown, WI State Fire Chiefs Association
· Edward Mishefske, WI. Fire Chiefs Education Assoc.
· Rick Gale, PFFW and West Allis Fire Fighters
· Dick Lipke, RPFFW
· Priscilla Thain, PROFS, Inc.
· Steve Werner, WI. Prof. Police Assoc.
· Steve Urso, WI. Prof. Police Assoc.
· Joe Strohl, Retired Prof. Firefighters of WI
· Senator Fred Risser
· None.
April 18, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (8) Senator Grobschmidt, Klusman, Wirch, Rude, Jeskewitz, Schneider, Heineck and Stella.
Absent: (2) Ms. Hamblen and Fisher.
Moved by Representative Klusman, seconded by Representative Schneider, that
Senate Bill 31
be recommended for Recommed Senate Bill 31 as good public policy..
Ayes: (8) Senator Grobschmidt, Klusman, Wirch, Rude, Jeskewitz, Schneider, Heineck and Stella.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (2) Ms. Hamblen and Fisher.
RECOMMED SENATE BILL 31 AS GOOD PUBLIC POLICY. RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 2
Lisa Moen
Committee Clerk
