Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Colleges and Universities

Assembly Bill 235

Relating to: charging resident fees to nonresident veterans and their family members attending technical colleges.

By Representatives Skowronski, Billings, Petryk, Ballweg, Berceau, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Goyke, Hesselbein, Jacque, Kolste, Kremer, Milroy, Murphy, Novak, Pope, Riemer, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, Mursau, Jorgensen and Bowen; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Roth, Bewley, Cowles, Harsdorf, Lassa, Wirch and Vinehout.

May 20, 2015              Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

May 28, 2015              Public Hearing Held

Present:       (8)        Representative Murphy; Representatives R. Brooks, Quinn, Petryk, Tranel, Berceau, Billings and Hesselbein.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (7)        Representatives Rohrkaste, Rodriguez, Ballweg, Krug, Macco, Wachs and Jorgensen.

Appearances For

·      Rep. Ken Skowronski - Author

·      James Zylstra - Wisconsin Technical College System

·      Nancy Merrill - Wisconsin Technical College System

·      Kathy Marschman - Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Rep. Warren Petryk - Assembly

·      Mike Furgal - Veterans of Foreign Wars

·      Senator Jerry Petrowski - author

·      Paul Gabriel - Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

April 07, 2016             Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Diane Handrick

Committee Clerk