Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Education
Assembly Bill 686
Relating to: compulsory school attendance, habitual truancy, the penalties for contributing to truancy, truancy planning committees and school district truancy plans.
By Representatives Olsen, Krusick, Ladwig, Ainsworth, Albers, Dobyns, Foti, Freese, Green, Hanson, Kelso, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Murat, Musser, Owens, Porter, Powers, Turner, Urban and Ward; cosponsored by Senators Darling, C. Potter, Farrow, Plache, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
December 30, 1997 Referred to committee on Education.
January 13, 1998
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (14) Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.
Absent: (0) None.
· Representative Luther Olsen
· Representative Peggy Krusick
· Jessica Tormey -- Office of Senator Darling
· Representative Bonnie Ladwig
· James Hickey -- School Administrators Alliance and Self, McFarland H.S. Principal
· Beth Lewis -- DPI
· Sgt. Craig Huxford --Brown County Sheriff
· Timothy McNulty -- Ashwaubenon Public Safety Dept.
· Sue Todey -- Green Bay Public Schools and Brown County Truancy program
· Jack Coe -- WI Education Association Council, WI Federation of Teachers
· Larry Kaseman - WI Parents Association
· Gina Pruski -- State Public Defender
· Myra Edwards -- Milwaukee Public Schools
· Ruth Roberts -- Madison Metropolitan School District
· Louis Swedarsky -- Madison Metropolitan School District
· Rebecca Kaiser -- Madison Metropolitan School District
· Sarah Diedrick - Kasdorf -- WI Counties Association
· Kathryn Kuhn -- Milwaukee County
· Senn Brown -- WI Assoc. of School Boards
· Jerry Bohren -- Stevens Point School District
· Kelly Kennedy -- Dept. of Justice
· James Buckley - WI Pupil Services Federation
· Jeremy Gill -- Self, Madison
· Representative Frank Lasee
· Gary Galle -- Self, Mineral Point
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 R. Young asked unanimous consent that
Assembly Amendment (LRB 1502/1)
be introduced.
INTRODUCED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
Moved by Representative R. Young, seconded by Representative Brandemuehl, that
Assembly Amendment (LRB 1502/1)
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (6) Representative Brandemuehl, Ainsworth, Schneider, R. Young, Dueholm and J. Lehman.
Noes: (8) Representative Olsen, Nass, Duff, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Reynolds and Ziegelbauer.
Absent: (0) None.
ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 8, Absent 0
Representative Olsen asked unanimous consent that
Assembly Amendment (LRB 1514/1)
INTRODUCED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
Moved by Representative R. Young, seconded by Representative Brandemuehl, that
Assembly Amendment (LRB 1514/1)
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 that
Assembly Amendment (LRB 1507/1)
INTRODUCED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT
Moved by Representative R. Young, seconded by Representative Brandemuehl, that
Assembly Amendment (LRB 1507/1)
be recommended for adoption.