AB488AB488
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Children and Families
Relating to: placement of a child who is a custodial parent or an expectant mother in a safe and structured living arrangement in which the child is provided with training in parenting skills and other skills to promote the child's long-term economic independence and the well-being of the child's child, grants for the provision of such living arrangements and related services, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Jeskewitz, Plale, Lippert, Balow, Musser, Owens, Bock, Krawczyk, Turner, Montgomery, Staskunas, Ladwig, Ott, McCormick, Lassa, Plouff, Hundertmark, Olsen, Gunderson, Friske, Riley, Stone, Schooff, Young, Wasserman, Miller, Gronemus, J. Lehman and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Huelsman, Hansen, Plache, Darling, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Risser.
September 10, 2001 Referred to Committee on Children and Families.
September 13, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (7) Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller and Sinicki.
· Mike Schedgick, Beth Birie Maternity Home, Wisconsin Rapids
· June Paul, Briarpatch, Madison, WI
· Erin Bilot, Represenative Jeskewitz's office
· Representative Jeskewitz
· Monica Zindler, Marion House, Green Bay, WI
· Russ Pederson, DHFS
· Susan Armacost, WI Right to Life
· Bob Anderson, WI Council on Children and Families
· Patty Anglin, Acres of Hope, Mason, WI
· Judith Brant, Family Research Institute
· Mary Matuska, Pro Life WI
· Susie Schoof of Representative Jeff Plale's office
· Kathy Markeland, WI Catholic Conference
· Cory Mason, State Bar of WI
· David Krahn, Waukesha County representative
October 11, 2001
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (6) Representatives Kestell, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller and Sinicki.
Absent: (1) Representative Lippert.
Moved by Representative Jeskewitz, seconded by Representative Sinicki, that
Assembly Bill 488
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (6) Representatives Kestell, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller and Sinicki.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Lippert.
(Rep. Lippert would have voted aye if present)
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 0, Absent 1
Dave Matzen
Committee Clerk