AB420AB420
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Relating to: regulating of social workers, advanced practice social workers, independent social workers, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Urban, Wasserman, Freese, Plouff, Goetsch, Sinicki, Musser, Young, Ott, Schneider, Seratti, Plale, Gronemus, Albers, Hasenohrl, Handrick and Meyer; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Rosenzweig, George, Farrow, Breske and Darling.
July 15, 1999 Referred to committee on Health.
November 23, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Handrick, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Wasserman, Carpenter, Krusick, La Fave, Meyer, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Absent: (2) Representatives Walker and Owens.
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Representative Frank Urban, 99th Assembly District
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Dismas Becker, Mental Health Coalition of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
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Sally Schmidt, NASW, WI Society for Clinical Social Workers
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Ann Marie Starr, WI Assn. for Marriage and Family Therapists
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Ruth Ann Berkholtz, NASW-WI
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James Lipusch, PhD, WSCSW and Crossroads Clinics
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Fred Devett, WI Marriage & Family Therapists
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Marj Colavitti, Appleton, WI Counseling Assn.
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Scott Ritchie, Madison, Society of Clinical & Consulting Psychologists
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Sarah Bowen, Madison, Society of Clinical & Consulting Psychologists
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Cornelia Gordon-Hempe, Chair, Social Worker Section, Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
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Myra Shelton, Executive Assistant, DRL
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Douglas Knight, Chair, Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
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Joanne Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO
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Mary Ann Krems, Stevens Point
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Karen Woelfil, New Berlin
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Jeanne Lubir, Milwaukee
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Deborah Lau Sohingen, WI Mental Health Counselor Assn.
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Roger Gantzarow, Madison
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Marc Herstand, National Assn. of Social Workers
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Chet Gerlach, WI School Counselor Assn.
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David Baldridge, De Forest
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Donna Ulteig, Madison
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Joanne Barndt, CICSW, Milwaukee
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Scott Peterson, WI Health & Hospital Assn.
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Jeanne Simpkins, Greenfield
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Barbara Lacy, Greenfield
February 29, 2000
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Krusick, La Fave, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Absent: (2) Representatives Carpenter and Meyer.
Moved by Representative Urban, seconded by Representative Krusick, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Krusick, La Fave, Miller and Waukau.
(Representatives Carpenter and Meyer would have voted Aye had they been present.)
Noes: (1) Representative Schooff.
Absent: (2) Representatives Carpenter and Meyer.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 1, Absent 2
Moved by Representative Urban, seconded by Representative Handrick, that
Assembly Bill 420
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (10) Representatives Urban, Handrick, Walker, Johnsrud, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, La Fave, Miller and Waukau.
(Representative Meyer would have voted Aye had he been present.)
Noes: (6) Representatives Underheim, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wasserman, Krusick and Schooff.
(Representative Carpenter would have voted No had he been present.)
Absent: (2) Representatives Carpenter and Meyer.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 6, Absent 2
Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk
