Committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions
Senate Bill 163
Relating to: the child care worker loan repayment assistance program; early childhood councils; requiring recipients of child care funding to have received training in child development and safety; training and network development for special needs child care providers; eligibility for low-income child care funding recipients; a tax credit for employers who provide child care; funding for child care resource and referral services; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
By Senators Risser, Clausing, Burke, George, Plache and Moore; cosponsored by Representatives R. Potter, Robson, Black, Boyle, L. Young, Turner, Morris-Tatum, Notestein, La Fave, Cullen, Ryba, Baldwin, Plouff, Hanson, Riley, Springer, Wasserman, Bock and Baumgart.
April 9, 1997 Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
May 27, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (7) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Absent: (0) None.
· Senator Fred Risser, Senate Author of SB 163
· Representative Rosemary Potter, Assembly Co-Sponsor of SB 163
· Midge Miller, Madison
· Jean Verber, Women and Poverty, Milwaukee
· Loretta Williams, Women and Poverty, Milwaukee
· Jodi Driver, Madison
· Mickey Beil, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee
· Debi Schwid, Milwaukee Early Childhood Mentor Teacher Program, Wauwatosa
· Jill Jacklitz, WI Council on Children and Families, Madison
· Shag Norman, WI Early Childhood Association, Milwaukee
· Victoria McMurray, Childcare workers and children, Madison
· Jane Whitacre, WI Childcare Improvement Project and YMCA, Madison
· Inger Kay, Child Development, Inc, Verona, WI
· Mary Babula, Wisconsin Women's Network Child Care Task Force and Early Childhood Association
· Kathe Johnson, Premier Care, Beloit
· None.
· Jean Rogers, Department of Workforce Development
· Debb Schaubs, Madison
· Pam Ponto, Wis. Early Childhood Assn., Neenah
· Debi Lisowe, Wis. Early Childhood Assoc., Plymouth, WI
· Dianna Smith, Wis. Early Childhood Assoc., River Falls, WI
· Joan Klinkner, Wis. Early Childhood Assoc., Appleton, WI
· Annette Wilburn, Wis. Early Childhood Assoc., Milwaukee
· Mary Steinhardt, Wis. Early Childhood Assoc., Plymouth, WI
· Pat Mapp, Wis. Women's Network Child Care Task Force, Madison
· Dawn Abel, Wis. Family Child Care Association, Brussels, WI
· Helen Woller, Wis. Early Childhood Assoc., Delevan, WI
· Joe Baker, Child Development Inc, Madison
· Carol Kiemel, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Madison
· Linda Barth, Madison
· Sen. Brian Burke, 3rd District
· Karen Gorbel, WI Assoc of Family and Consumer Sciences, Madison
· Cordelia W. Mayberry, Church Women United in Wisconsin
· Representative Peter Bock, 7th Assembly District
· Jessica Mills, Madison
· Bonnie Hutchins, Wis Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, Madison
· Judy Berby, Wis. Early Childhodd Assoc., Rhinelander, WI
· Patricia Herman, Madison
· Helen De Bardeleben, Madison
· Joanne Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO, Milwaukee
· Maxine Austin, Zonta Club of Madison Area, Madison
· Audrey Martino, 4-C Commuity Coordinated Child Care, Madison
· Betty Ann Fischer, MUM, AARP, Madison
· Pam Sullivan, Madison
· Marc Weinberger, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
May 27, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (7) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Absent: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Moore, seconded by Senator Plache, that
Senate Bill 163
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (4) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore and Decker.
Noes: (3) Senators Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Absent: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 3, Absent 0
John G. Anderson
Committee Clerk