Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education

Assembly Bill 631

Relating to: charter schools.

By Representatives Olsen, Underheim, Duff, Gard, Albers, Ott, Ainsworth, Johnsrud, Grothman, Owens, Brandemuehl, Walker, Ladwig and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Farrow, Huelsman, Welch and Roessler.

November 24, 1997 Referred to committee on Education.

December 2, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (13) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Absent: (1) Representative R. Young.

Appearances for

· Representative Luther Olsen

· Senator Alberta Darling

· Cindy Zautcke -- Milwaukee

· Dr. Holly Hart --McKinley Charter School, Eau Claire Area School District & CESA 10

· Representative Gregg Underheim

· Anne Schuerger -- River Falls Charter School Study & Planning Group

· Kelli Kreienkamp--Fitchburg

· Peggy Swick--Fond du Lac School Board

· Senn Brown --WASB

· Eric Smith -- CESA 2

Appearances against

· Katie Stout --WEAC

· Russ Allen -- WEAC

· Bruce Meredith -- WEAC

Appearances for Information Only

· Doug Haselow --MPS

Registrations for

· Joan Hansen---WMC

· Michael Schoenfield -- AGAPE Center of Academic Excellence

· Annemarie Fiorenta--Brown Deer

· Judy Olkes--Dane Co. Transition School & CESA 2

· Ira Slater --CESA 2

· Judy Campbell -- CESA 2

· Steve Bennett -- Monona

· Nancy Robinson--Dane Co. Transitional School, CESA 2

· Kevin Evanco --CESA 2

· Marian Ash -- Students of Heartland Community School.

· Amory Tarr --Students of Heartland Community School

· Tashjian Raffi--Student of Heartland Community School

Registrations against

· Bob Burke --WEAC

January 27, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Absent: (0) None.

Representative Olsen asked unanimous consent that Assembly Amendment (LRB 0403/2)

be introduced.

INTRODUCED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

Moved by Representative Schneider, seconded by Representative Duff, that Assembly Amendment (LRB 0403/2)

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (14) Representative Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 0

Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent that Assembly Amendment (LRB 1511/1)

be introduced.

INTRODUCED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

Moved by Representative Schneider, seconded by Representative Ziegelbauer, that Assembly Amendment (LRB 1511/1)

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (6) Representative Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.

Noes: (8) Representative Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte and Ward.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 8, Absent 0

Representative Olsen asked unanimous consent to roll all adopted

amendments into Assembly Substitute Amendment 1.