AB739

AB739 AB739
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education Reform
Assembly Bill 739
Relating to: prohibiting school personnel from recommending the use of psychotropic medications to pupils and prohibiting a county department of human services or social services from determining that child abuse or neglect has occurred, a juvenile court from ordering a child to be taken into custody or finding that a child is in need of protection or services, and a law enforcement officer from taking a child into custody based solely on the fact that the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian refuses to administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic medication for the child.
By Representatives Nass, Pettis, Grothman, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Krawczyk, Owens, Hines, Kreibich, Bies, Gunderson and Albers; cosponsored by Senator Roessler.

January 22, 2002 Referred to Committee on Education Reform.

February 4, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (7) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Grothman, Stone, Cullen, Sinicki and J. Lehman.

Absent: (4) Representatives Gundrum, Underheim, McCormick and Williams. All Excused.

Appearances for
· Rep. Steve Nass, Author, 31st Assembly District
· Don Nelson, Office of Rep. Mark Pettis, 28th Assembly District

· Marvin Munyon, Family Research Forum and Family Research Institute, Madison

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Sheri Krause, Wisconsin Association of School Boards, Madison

· Sen. Carol Roessler (By Staff), 18th Senate District

Registrations against

· Brenda Krupa, Wisconsin Association of School Nurses, Necedah

February 20, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Cullen, seconded by Representative J. Lehman, that AA 1 to AB 739

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (2) Representatives Cullen and J. Lehman.
Noes: (9) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Grothman, Gundrum, Stone, Underheim, McCormick, Williams and Sinicki.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 9, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Grothman, seconded by Representative Gundrum, that Assembly Bill 739

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Nass, Olsen, Grothman, Gundrum, Stone, Underheim, McCormick, Williams and Sinicki.
Noes: (2) Representatives Cullen and J. Lehman.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 2, Absent 0

Committee Clerk