Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations
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.
April 30, 1997 Referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
May 21, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (5) Senators Moore, Plache, Grobschmidt, Fitzgerald and Weeden.
Absent: (0) None.
· Senator Richard Grobschmidt, 7th Senate District
· Blair Testin, Retirement Research Committee
· Ken Opin, WFT/WEAC
· Sue Chamberlain, University of Wisconsin System
· Edward J. Muzik, TAUWP
· Esther Olson, UW Madisonl
· Sandy Drew, Dept of Employe Trust Funds
· None.
· None.
· Jim Lynch, School Administrators Alliance
· A. Rowland Todd, 5529 Gettle Ave, Madison, WI 53705
· Chief Robert Stedman, WI State Fire Chiefs Association
· Joe Strohl, Professional Fire Fighters of WI and Retired Fire Fighters of WI
· None.
May 21, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (5) Senators Moore, Plache, Grobschmidt, Fitzgerald and Weeden.
Absent: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Grobschmidt, seconded by Senator Plache, that
Senate Bill 31
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (5) Senators Moore, Plache, Grobschmidt, Fitzgerald and Weeden.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 0
Shirley Ellis
Committee Clerk