Senate

Senate
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.

February 12, 1998 Referred to committee on Education.

February 25, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (7) Senators C. Potter, Shibilski, Grobschmidt, Darling, Huelsman, Roessler and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (1) Senator Jauch.

Appearances for

· Senator Alberta Darling

· Senator Peggy Rosenzweig

· Representative Luther Olsen

· Representative Peggy Krusick

· Beth Lewis for DPI

· Jim Lynch for School Administrators Alliance

· Joe Quick for Madison Metropolitan School District

Appearances against

· Bob Andersen for Wisconsin Council on Children & Families

· Kathryn Kuhn for Milwaukee County

· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf for Wisconsin Counties Association

Appearances for Information Only

· Gina Pruski for State Public Defender

· Myra Edwards for Milwaukee Public Schools

Registrations for

· None.

Registrations against

· None.

March 11, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (7) Senators C. Potter, Shibilski, Grobschmidt, Darling, Huelsman, Roessler and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (1) Senator Jauch.

Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Senator Grobschmidt, that LRBs0578/2

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (7) Senator C. Potter, Shibilski, Grobschmidt, Darling, Huelsman, Roessler and Fitzgerald.

Noes: (1) Senator Jauch (by polling).

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 1, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Senator Grobschmidt, that Assembly Bill 686

be recommended for concurrence as amended.

Ayes: (7) Senators C. Potter, Shibilski, Grobschmidt, Darling, Huelsman, Roessler and Fitzgerald.

Noes: (1) Senator Jauch (by polling).

Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 1, Absent 0

Paul Rusk

Committee Clerk