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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
Assembly Bill 261
Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants for the purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system.
By Representatives Freese, Musser, Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Gronemus, Gunderson, Huebsch, Johnsrud, Lassa, Leibham, Loeffelholz, McCormick, Pettis, Plouff, Ryba, Seratti, Shilling and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Burke, Baumgart, Breske, S. Fitzgerald, M. Meyer, Risser, Rosenzweig, Schultz and Plache.

March 30, 2001 Referred to Joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.

November 29, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Vrakas, Ladwig, Plale, Senators Wirch, Grobschmidt, Ellis, Ms.s Iliff, Hamblen and Mr. Stella.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Rep. Stephen J. Freese (R-Dodgeville), Author
· Sen. Rodney C. Moen (D-Whitehall), Senate Author
· Mr. Robert W. Lyons, Executive Director, AFSCME Council 40
· Mr. Steven C. Werner, Legislative Representative, Wisconsin Professional Police Association
· Mr. Jeffrey L. Wiswell, Sr., Public Affairs Counsel, Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Mr. Roy W. Kluss, Sheboygan
· Mr. Martin Drapkin, Cross Plains
· Ms. Linda S. Thieme, Beaver Dam
· Mr. Paul A. Yankowenko, Walworth County Sheriff's Dept.
· Mr. Stan Potocki, Sheriff, Portage County
· Mr. Kurt A. Heuer, Sheriff, Wood County
· Ms. Cheryl Kuehn, Marathon County Sheriff's Dept.

· Ms. Emma Hoffman, Marathon County Sheriff's Dept.

Appearances against

· Mr. Norman A. Cummings, Director of Administration, Waukesha County

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Rep. Terry M. Musser (R-Black River Falls), Assembly Cosponsor
· Rep. Joseph K. Leibham (R-Sheboygan), Assembly Cosponsor
· Mr. Dennis Boyer, Government Relations Counsel, AFSCME Council 11
· Ms. Beth Smith, Lobbyist, AFSCME Council 11
· Mr. Patrick Coraggio, President, Labor Association of Wisconsin
· Mr. Forbes McIntosh, Lobbyist, Wisconsin County Police Association
· Mr. Terry Dryden, President, Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Mr. Mark Christenson, Manitowoc
· Mr. Mark W. Goetsch, Dodge County Sheriff's Dept.
· Mr. Chad M. Haase, Dodge County Sheriff's Dept.
· Mr. Chris Myers, Dodge County Sheriff's Dept.
· Mr. Geoffrey Banta, Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Mr. James I. Cardinal, Executive Director, Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Ms. Kelly Gerron, Wausau
· Mr. Milton Marquardt, Past President, Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association

· Mr. Orval Quamme, Badger State Sheriffs Association

Registrations against
· Rep. Suzanne Jeskewitz (R-Menomonee Falls)
· Mr. Michael Serpe, Administrative Assistant, Kenosha County
· Mr. Mark Wadium, Lobbyist, Outagamie County Board of Supervisors

· Mr. Peter DeSantis, Wausau

March 14, 2002 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Brian J. Pleva
Committee Clerk