Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education

Assembly Bill 480

Relating to: mediation of special education program disputes between a parent and a school board.

By Representatives Duff, Olsen, R. Young, Green, Bock, Ott, Hasenohrl, Gard, M. Lehman, Goetsch, Musser, Urban, Vrakas, Seratti, R. Potter, Cullen and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Roessler, Plache, Farrow and Weeden.

August 19, 1997 Referred to committee on Education.

September 9, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (12) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Absent: (2) Representatives R. Young and Reynolds.

Appearances for

· Nissan Bar-Lev -- School Administrators Alliance

· Katie Schultz-Stout -- WEAC/WFT

· Phil Knobel -- School Administrators Alliance

· Jerry Runice -- Berlin Schools & Task Force Committee

· Jan Serak -- Wisc. Special Education Mediation Project

· Eva Soeka -- WI Special Education Mediation Project

· Senator Rick Grobschmidt

· Representative Marc Duff

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Mary Sowinski -- WASB

· Dick Becker -- DPI

· Jim Fullin -- himself

· James P. Buckley -- WI Pupil Services Federation

Registrations against

· None.

September 9, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (12) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Absent: (2) Representatives R. Young and Reynolds.

Moved by Representative Schneider, seconded by Representative Duff, that Assembly Bill 480

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (12) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (2) Representatives R. Young and Reynolds.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0, Absent 2

Georgia Maxwell

Committee Clerk