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.
· 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
· Katie Stout --WEAC
· Russ Allen -- WEAC
· Bruce Meredith -- WEAC
· Doug Haselow --MPS
· 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
· 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)
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)
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.
GRANTED.
Moved by Representative Olsen, seconded by Representative
Schneider, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 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.
Moved by Representative Olsen, seconded by Representative Schneider, that
Assembly Bill 631
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (9) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward and R. Young.
Noes: (5) Representatives Schneider, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.
Absent: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 5, Absent 0
Georgia Maxwell
Committee Clerk