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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
Relating to: granting creditable service under the Wisconsin retirement system for service in the national guard or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces.
By Representatives Rhoades, Gronemus, Pettis, Suder, Ainsworth, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Stone, Freese, Krawczyk, Ryba, Walker, Ladwig, Nass, Plouff, Townsend, Lassa, Ott, Powers, Owens, Kreuser, Gunderson and Travis; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Harsdorf, Plache, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Roessler and Darling.
February 1, 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.
· Rep. Kitty Rhoades (R-Hudson), Author
· Lt. Col. Terence J. McArdle, Staff Judge Advocate, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
· Mr. Michael Hartwell, West Bend
· Mr. Michael L. Furgal, Madison, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
· Rep. Terry M. Musser (R-Black River Falls), Cosponsor
· Sen. Robert T. Welch (R-Redgranite), Cosponsor
· Mr. Dennis Boyer, Government Relations Counsel, AFSCME Council 11
· Mr. Steven C. Werner, Legislative Representative, Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA)
· Mr. William Kloster, Executive Assistant, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
· Mr. Darwin D. Hintz, Winter
· Mr. Daniel Bozich, Appleton
· Mr. Nathan Elliott, Oshkosh, AFSCME Local 3409
· Mr. Brent H. McCown, President, PROFS Inc.
· Mr. Trent Ventura, Oshkosh, AFSCME Local 3409
· Mr. Gary Trandel, Cambridge
· Ms. Bonnie Moser, Madison
· Mr. Gregory Jonas, Pewaukee
· Ms. Beth Smith, Lobbyist, AFSCME Council 11
March 14, 2002
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Brian J. Pleva
Committee Clerk