AB75

AB75 AB75
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Labor and Employment

Assembly Bill 75
Relating to: making the establishment of the school calendar a permissive subject of collective bargaining for municipal employers.
By Representatives Brandemuehl, Jensen, Vrakas, Grothman, Duff, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Ainsworth, Albers and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Fitzgerald, Welch, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

February 2, 1999 Referred to committee on Labor and Employment.

April 28, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (10) Representatives Vrakas, Montgomery, Nass, Grothman, Hundertmark, Goetsch, Turner, Meyerhofer, Pocan and Schooff.
Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Rep. David Brandemuehl, Lead Assembly Author
· Mr. William Kean, of Madison
· Sen. Alberta Darling, Lead Senate Author
· Mr. Frank J. Johnson, Director of Employee Relations, Racine Unified School District
· Mr. Chuck Whitsell, Superintendent of Waterloo School District
· Mr. Gerald Eichman, District Administrator of Thorp School District
· Mr. Senn Brown, Director of Legislative Services, Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB)

Appearances against
· Mr. Bob West, Director of Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC)

Appearances for Information Only
· None.

Registrations for
· Rep. Steve Kestell
· Ms. Joan Hansen, Director of Tax and Corporate Policy, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC)
· Ms. Jennifer Kammerud, Director of Government Relations, School Administrators Alliance
· Mr. Anthony M. Hinden, Tomah Area School District
· Mr. Jerald Schoenike, of Clintonville
· Mr. James Hickey, Ph.D., Principal, McFarland High School (e-mailed statement)
· Mr. Tom Yager, School Administrator, Riverdale School District (e-mailed statement)

Registrations against
· Ms. Joanne Ricca, Staff Representative, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO

March 30, 2000 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.




Brian Pleva
Committee Clerk