AB113

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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education Reform

Assembly Bill 113
Relating to: the display of the U.S. flag and offering of the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem in public and private schools.
By Representatives Jensen, Pettis, Petrowski, Montgomery, Suder, Townsend, Leibham, Kelso, Spillner, Kedzie, Ladwig, Huebsch, Hahn, Freese, M. Lehman, Seratti, Albers, Ryba, Plale, Sykora, Goetsch, Musser, Owens, Ainsworth, Urban, Hoven, Johnsrud, Handrick, Kreibich, Meyerhofer, Schooff, Vrakas, F. Lasee, Duff, Nass, Wieckert, Ott and Ward; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Fitzgerald, Welch, Schultz, Roessler and Darling.

February 9, 1999 Referred to committee on Education Reform.

February 24, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Underheim, Stone, Grothman, Gundrum, Cullen and Sinicki.
Absent: (1) Representative Williams (EXCUSED).

Appearances for
· Representative Scott Jensen, Author, 32nd District
· Senator Dave Zien, Co-Author, 23rd District
· Representative Mark Pettis, Co-author, 28th District
· Representative Dan Schooff, Cosponsor, 45th District
· David Wegner, American Legion, West Allis
· Mike McPhail, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sun Prairie
· L.K. Danielson, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Madison

Appearances against
· None

Appearances for Information Only
· None

Registrations for
· Senator Robert Welch, Cosponsor, 14th District
· John Rosinski, WI Department of Veterans Affairs, Madison
· Barney Boyle, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Burlington
· Thomas Gomach, Disabled American Veterans, Madison

Registrations against
· None

March 24, 1999 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Underheim, Stone, Grothman, Gundrum, Cullen and Sinicki.
Absent: (1) Representative Williams (EXCUSED).

Moved by Representative Cullen, seconded by Representative Sinicki, that AA 1 (LRBa0106/1) be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (3) Representatives Gundrum, Cullen and Sinicki.
Noes: (5) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Underheim, Stone and Grothman.
Absent: (1) Representative Williams (EXCUSED).

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 5, Absent 1
MOTION FAILED

Moved by Representative Nass, seconded by Representative Olsen, that AA 2 (LRBa0215/2) be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Underheim, Stone, Grothman, Gundrum, Cullen and Sinicki.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Williams (EXCUSED).

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1


Moved by Representative Nass, seconded by Representative Olsen, that AA 2 (LRBa0215/2) be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Underheim, Stone, Grothman, Gundrum, Cullen and Sinicki.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Williams (EXCUSED).

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1


Moved by Representative Olsen, seconded by Representative Nass, that Assembly Bill 113 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Underheim, Stone, Grothman, Gundrum, Cullen and Sinicki.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Williams (EXCUSED).

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1





Mike Mikalsen
Committee Clerk