Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs

Senate Bill 324

Relating to: allowing audiologists to engage in the practice of fitting and selling hearing aids without obtaining a hearing instrument specialist license, continuing education for hearing instrument specialists, audiologists and speech-language pathologists and granting rule-making authority.

By Senators Moen, Burke, Fitzgerald, Breske and Grobschmidt; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Bock, Kaufert, Jensen, Kunicki, La Fave, Johnsrud, Lorge and Olsen.

October 15, 1997 Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

October 29, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Moen, Breske, Roessler and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (3) Senators Moore, Wirch and Rosenzweig.

Appearances for

· Secretary Marlene Cummings, Dept. of Regulation and Licensing

· Senator Rod Moen, 31st Senate District

· Meredy Hase, WI Speech Language Hearing Assn.

· Debbie McLauchlin, WI Speech Language Hearing Assn.

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Katie Boyce, WI Speech Language Hearing Assn.

· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd District

Registrations against

· None.

October 30, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (6) Senators Moen, Moore, Wirch, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (1) Senator Breske.

Moved by Senator Roessler, seconded by Senator Rosenzweig, that Senate Bill 324

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (7) Senators Moen, Breske (polled), Moore, Wirch, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 0

Melissa White

Committee Clerk