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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education Reform
Assembly Bill 293
Relating to: prohibiting pupils from using a calculator while taking the 4th and 8th grade knowledge and concepts examinations.
By Representatives Grothman, La Fave, Nass, Underheim, M. Lehman, Colon, Kedzie, Krawczyk and Musser; cosponsored by Senator Ellis.

April 6, 2001 Referred to Committee on Education Reform.

May 16, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Grothman, Stone, McCormick, Williams, Cullen, Sinicki and J. Lehman.

Absent: (2) Representatives Gundrum and Underheim.

Appearances for
· Rep. Glenn Grothman, Author, 59th Assembly District
· Rep. John La Fave, Co-Author, 23rd Assembly District
· Professor Richard Askey, Madison
· Jennifer Rude Klett, Menomonee Falls
· Philip Miles, Madison
· Leah Vukmir, Parents Rasising Educational Standards in School, Wauwatosa

· Kathy Siegman, McFarland

Appearances against
· H. Gary Cook, Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison

· Elizabeth Freeman, Milwaukee

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Patti Dwyer, Menomonee Falls
· Fran Rudig, Wauwatosa
· Rep. Gregg Underheim, Cosponsor, 54th Assembly District

· Jolene Plautz, Merrill

Registrations against
· Teresa Hall, Madison

· Jennifer Kammerud, School Administrators Alliance, Madison

June 6, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (11) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Grothman, Gundrum, Stone, Underheim, McCormick, Williams, Cullen, Sinicki and J. Lehman.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Nass, seconded by Representative Underheim, that AA 1 (LRB1584/1) to AB 293

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (7) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Underheim, Williams, Cullen, Sinicki and J. Lehman.
Noes: (4) Representatives Grothman, Gundrum, Stone and McCormick.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 4, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Grothman, seconded by Representative Underheim, that Assembly Bill 293

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (10) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Grothman, Gundrum, Stone, Underheim, McCormick, Williams, Cullen and Sinicki.
Noes: (1) Representative J. Lehman.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 1, Absent 0

Committee Clerk