Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Children and Families

Assembly Bill 665

Relating to: creating a child abuse and neglect prevention program, medical assistance for certain case management services, authorizing the child abuse and neglect prevention board to form a nonstock, nonprofit corporation, early childhood family education center grants awarded by the child abuse and neglect prevention board, training programs and training requirements for staff of county departments or licensed child welfare agencies under contract with county departments whose responsibilities include investigation or treatment of child abuse and neglect, granting rule-making authority and making appropriations.

Joint Legislative Council.

December 18, 1997 Referred to committee on Children and Families.

January 8, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Representatives Huebsch, Dobyns, Goetsch, Ladwig, R. Young, Notestein, Krug and Hebl.

Excused: (1) Representative Ainsworth.

Appearances for

· Rep. Shirley Krug, 12th Assembly District

· Sen. Joanne Huelsman, 11th Senate District

· Lori Furlano, Family and Children's Center, La Crosse

· Cindy Day, Family and Children's Center, La Crosse

· Pastor Doug Lowery, Calvary Baptist Church, Sun Prairie

· Amy Bakken, Right from the Start of WI and Portage Co.

· Nadine Schwab, Children's Trust Fund

· John Grace, WI Assoc. of Family and Children's Agencies

· Judy Collison, Exchange Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Madison

Appearances against

· James Brennan, Milwaukee

· Tony Lauf, Racine

· Robert Eisenbart, WI Children's Advocates

· Helen Schafer Wojtal, Hartland

· Marvin Munyon, Family Research Institute

· Duane Craig, Madison

· Joel Grohman, Wausau

· Rep. Glenn Grothman, 59th Assembly District

Appearances for Information Only

· Emerson Albee, Neenah

· Judy Lynn Jensen, Wausau

· Charity Eleson, Dane Co. Dept. of Human Services

· Kevin Lewis, DHFS

Registrations for

· Bob Andersen, WI Council on Children and Families

· Amalia Vagts, Planned Parenthood of WI

· Kathy Andersen, State Medical Society

· Jim Lynch, School Administrators Alliance

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

· Daphne Webb, Madison

· Robert Burke, WEAC/WFT/MTEA

· Carol Weidel, WI Federation of Teachers

· Michael Vaughan, WI Chiefs of Police Assoc.

· Joanne Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO

· Marc Herstand, National Assoc. of Social Workers, WI Chapter

· Linda Barth, State Bar of WI, Children and the Law Section

· Kathleen Krenek, WI Coalition Against Domestic Violence

· Steven Werner, WI Prof. Police Assoc.

· John Huebscher, WI Catholic Conference

· Sally Casper, WI Com. to Prevent Child Abuse

· Ron Biendseil, Right from the Start

· Elizabeth Buchen, Lutheran Social Services

Registrations against

· Earl Wiehl, Sun Prairie

· Philip Croom, Calvary Baptist Church, Sun Prairie

March 5, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Huebsch, Dobyns, Goetsch, Ainsworth, Ladwig, R. Young, Notestein, Krug and Hebl.

Excused: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Huebsch, seconded by Representative Dobyns, that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 665

be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (9) Representative Huebsch, Dobyns, Goetsch, Ainsworth, Ladwig, R. Young, Notestein, Krug and Hebl.