AB739AB739
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Education Reform
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.
· 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
· Sheri Krause, Wisconsin Association of School Boards, Madison
· Sen. Carol Roessler (By Staff), 18th Senate District
· 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.
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.
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.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 2, Absent 0
Committee Clerk