AB654

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Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education

Assembly Bill 654
Relating to: the college tuition prepayment program, creating a college savings program board and college savings program, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Kreibich, Plale, Underheim, Jensen, Musser, Kestell, Duff, M. Lehman, Rhoades, Hutchison, Sykora, Albers, Freese, Gunderson, Brandemuehl, Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Spillner, Suder, Ott, Plouff, Ryba, Meyerhofer, Stone, Olsen, Handrick, Klusman, Vrakas, Montgomery, Walker, Townsend, Ward, Pettis, Young, Ainsworth, Wieckert and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Welch, Darling, Burke, Erpenbach, Roessler, Decker, Farrow and Lazich.

February 3, 2000 Referred to committee on Education.

February 9, 2000 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (11) Senators Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Senator Richard Grobschmidt, Author
· Representative Rob Kreibich, Author
· Jack Voight, State Treasurer
· Marty Olle, EdVest WI Program
· Dr. Rolf Wegenke, WI Assn. of Independent Colleges and Universities
· Pete Christianson, TIAA-CREF
· David Miller, UW System
· Matthew Ludt, United Council of UW Students
· Jane Hojan-Clark, HEAB

Appearances against
· Dr. Will Sandstrom, Fish & Wildlife Unlimited

Appearances for Information Only
· None.

Registrations for
· Paul Gabriel, WI Technical College Dist. Boards
· Senator Alberta Darling
· Jenny Boese, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, State Bar of WI
· Tim Elverman, MATC

Registrations against
· None.

February 9, 2000 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (10) Senators Grobschmidt, Jauch, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Absent: (1) Senator Shibilski.

Moved by Senator Roessler, seconded by Senator Darling, that Assembly Bill 654 be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (11) Senators Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski (by polling), Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 0





Lisa Moen
Committee Clerk