Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 432
Relating to: licensing and community oversight of child welfare agencies, group homes and community-based residential facilities and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Huber, Walker, Gard, Hanson, Rutkowski, Goetsch, Duff, Gunderson, Urban, Ziegelbauer, Kelso, Olsen, Ryba, Boyle, Musser and Springer; cosponsored by Senators Rosenzweig, Decker, Darling, Roessler, Breske, Huelsman, Farrow and Plache.
June 24, 1997 Referred to committee on Health.
November 11, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
· Representative Greg Huber, 85th Assembly District
· Representative Scott Walker, 14th Assembly District
· Representative Jim Rutkowski, 82nd Assembly District
· Ed Huck, Madison, WI, WI Alliance of Cities
· Gerry Born, Administrator, Div. of Supportive Living, DHFS
· Rock Pledl, Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, WI Coalition for Advocacy
· Ed Meier, Madison, WI, WI Assisted Living Assn.
· Mike Cullins, Sun Prairie, WI, Senior Care Assisted Living
· Delores M. Moyer, Madison, WI, Elder Haus Concepts
· Dennis Detlet, Milwaukee, WI, WI Assn. of Residential Facilities
· L. Donald Stenbroten, Madison, WI, Swanton House
· None.
· Senator Peggy Rosenzweig, 5th Senate District
· Kathy Bull, Madison, WI, League of WI Municipalities
· Joel Rodney, Madison, WI, WI Council on Physical Disabilities
· Judith Fell, Madison, WI, WI Council on Developmental Disabilities
· James Schroeder, Whitewater, WI, Productive Living Systems, Inc.
· Earl Hawley, Kenosha, WI, Trans Corporation
· John Grace, Madison, WI, WI Assn. of Family and Children's Agencies
· Dorinda Floyd, Milwaukee, WI, City of Milwaukee
March 3, 1998
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.
Moved by Representative Carpenter, seconded by Representative Olsen, that
Assembly substitute amendment 2
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (15) Representative Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Walker, seconded by Representative Olsen, that
Assembly Bill 432
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Absent 1
Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk
