AB414

AB414 AB414
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
Assembly Bill 414
Relating to: creditable military service under the Wisconsin retirement system.
By Representatives Musser, Starzyk, McCormick, Sykora, Ryba, Boyle, Townsend, Walker, Turner, Suder, J. Lehman, Gundrum, Ott, Gronemus, Freese, Balow, Pettis, Hahn, Wade, Bies, Rhoades, Kreibich, Hoven, Jeskewitz, Nass, D. Meyer, J. Fitzgerald, Gunderson and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Hansen, M. Meyer, S. Fitzgerald, Schultz, Harsdorf, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Darling.

May 18, 2001 Referred to Joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.

January 8, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Representatives Vrakas, Ladwig, Plale, Senators Wirch, Grobschmidt, Ellis, Ms. Hamblen and Mr. Mills.

Absent: (1) Ms. Iliff.

Appearances for
· Lt. Col. Terence J. McArdle, Staff Judge Advocate, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
· Mr. Steven C. Werner, Legislative Representative, Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA)
· Mr. Gregory Jonas, Pewaukee, WPPA
· Mr. Darwin D. Aintz, Winter
· Mr. Daniel Bozich, Appleton
· Mr. Michael Hartwell, West Bend
· Mr. Toby R. Netko, West Bend
· Mr. Dale Weiss, Menomonee Falls
· Mr. Trent Ventura, Oshkosh, AFSCME Local 3409
· Mr. William Harley, Mt. Horeb

· Mr. Nathan Elliott, Oshkosh, AFSCME Local 3409

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Rep. Terry C. Musser (R-Black River Falls), Author
· Mr. Brent H. McCown, President, PROFS Inc.
· Mr. Eric Moe, Stoughton, AFSCME Council 24
· Mr. Jeffrey L. Wiswell, Sr., Lobbyist, Wisconsin Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Mr. Richard Gale, President, Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin (PFFW)
· Mr. Michael Drury, Secretary/Treasurer, PFFW
· Mr. Terry Condon, Mt. Horeb
· Mr. Bonnie Moser, Madison
· Mr. Robert Karpus, Kenosha Professional Police Association
· Mr. John M. Bergo, Kenosha Police Supervisors Association
· Mr. Charles R. Hannes, Kenosha Police Supervisors Association
· Mr. Russell R. Beckman, Kenosha Professional Police Association
· Mr. Tom Dyer, Truax Field Fire Dept.
· Mr. Thomas Pagel, Lodi
· Mr. William Kloster, Executive Assistant, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
· Mr. Daniel Lonsdorf, DeForest
· Mr. Michael L. Furgal, Madison, Veterans of Foreign Wars
· Ms. Beth Smith, Lobbyist, AFSCME Council 11
· Sen. Kimberly M. Plache (D-Racine), Senate Author
· Mr. Steven Urso, Executive Assistant, WPPA

· Mr. John Dillon, Wauwatosa, WPPA

Registrations against

· None.

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

Brian J. Pleva
Committee Clerk