Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

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

Senate Bill 419

Relating to: food stamps for qualified aliens and making an appropriation.

By Senators Decker, Moore, Roessler, Moen, Burke, Clausing and Chvala; cosponsored by Representatives Notestein, Meyer, Ainsworth, Black, Springer, Huber, L. Young, Ziegelbauer, R. Young, J. Lehman, Gronemus, Baldwin, Hanson and Riley.

January 28, 1998 Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

February 11, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

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

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Ia Yang, Madison

· Boua Chor Xiong, Madison

· Senator Gwen Moore, 4th District

· Sarith Ou, Cambodian Community

· Michael Blumenfeld, WI Jewish Conference

· Jonathon Bader, WI Nutrition Project

· Phyllis Bermingham, Wausau

· Peter Yang, Marathon County Southeast Asian Community

· Russ Decker, 29th District

· Dismas Becker, Milwaukee

Appearances against

· Joan Lockyear, Dept. of Workforce Development

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Leslie McAllister, WI Council on Children and Families

· Carol Medaris, WI Council on Children and Families

· Sally Phelps, League of Women Voters

· Marc Herstand, National Assn. of Social Workers

· Frances Bicknell, Madison

· John Huebscher, WI Catholic Conference

· Bao Yang, Madison

· Mari Freiberg, WI Primary Health Care Assn.

· Nouler, Madison

· Sheng Vang, Madison

· Mai Vang, Madison

· Chao Lor, Madison

· Pablia Thao, Madison

· Mao Yang, Madison

· Mee Xiong, Madison

· Sor Lee, Madison

· See Vang, Madison

· Soua Vang, Madison

· Vang Bee, Madison

· Doua Vang, Madison

· Helen DeBardeleben, AARP

· Shwaw Vang, Madison

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

· Mai Doua Lee, Madison

· Pang Thao, Madison

· Chor Vong, Madison

· Cher Khua Yang, Madison

· Patricia Hobbins- Kemps, Madison

Registrations against

· None.

March 4, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Roessler, seconded by Senator Rosenzweig, that Senate Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (6) Senator Moen, Breske, Moore, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.