Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

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

Senate Bill 378

Relating to: creating a child abuse and neglect prevention program, medical assistance for certain case management services, authorizing the child abuse and neglect prevention board to form a nonstock, nonprofit corporation, early childhood family education center grants awarded by the child abuse and neglect prevention board, training programs and training requirements for staff of county departments or licensed child welfare agencies under contract with county departments whose responsibilities include investigation or treatment of child abuse and neglect, granting rule-making authority and making appropriations.

Joint Legislative Council.

December 17, 1997 Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

January 7, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

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

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Jack Westman, Madison

· Representative Shirley Krug, 12th District

· Senator Joanne Huelsman, 11th District

· Nadine Schwab, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

· Rev. Sue Moline Larson, Lutheran Office for Public Policy in WI

· Jack Dewitt, Madison

· Anne Arneson, WI Council for Children and Families

· Bernie Stumbras, Madison

· Ramon Wagner, Child Abuse Prevention Network

· John Grace, WI Assn. of Family and Children's Agencies

· Donna Jolley, Family and Children's Center of LaCrosse

· Lori Furland, Family and Children's Center of La Crosse

· Cindy Day, Family and Children's Center of La Crosse

Appearances against

· Michael Foht, Monroe

· Joan Tatarsky, Milwaukee

· Duane Craig, Madison

· Steven Pentz, Oshkosh

· Marvin Munyon, Family Research Institute

· Representative Glenn Grothman, 59th District

· Helen Schafer Wojtal, Hartland

Appearances for Information Only

· Susan Dreyfus, Department of Health and Family Services

Registrations for

· Kathy Markeland, WI Counties Assn.

· Liz Buchen, Lutheran Social Services

· Kara Oakley, Children's Hospital of Wi

· Ethel Dunn, Grandparents for Children's Rights

· Jim Lynch, School Administrators Alliance

· James Buckley, WI School Psychologists Assn, WI School Social Workers Assn, WI Pupil Services Federation, WI Assn. for Marriage and Family Therapists, School Nurses of WI

· Florian Smoczynski, WI Cares

· Grace Heitsch, American Academy of Pediatrics

· Joanne Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO

· Carol Weidel, WI Federation of Teachers

· John Huebscher, WI Catholic Conference

· Robert Burke, WEAC; WFT; MTEA

· Ron Beindseil, Right from the Start Coalition

· Dismas Becker, Professional Counselors

· Mari Freiburg, WI Primary Health Care Assn.

· Mark Courtney, Madison

· Marc Herstand, National Assn of Social Workers

· Phil Dougherty, Family Health Plan Coop

· Amalia Vagts, Planned Parenthood of WI

· Kathy Anderson, State Medical Society

· Michael Vaughan, WI Chiefs of Police Assn.

Registrations against

· Mary Matuska, Beloit

· S. Kent Steffke, Milwaukee

March 4, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

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