Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

Senate Bill 194

Relating to: student loans, the individual income tax subtract modification for tuition and student fees, creating an authority to be known as the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

By Senators Hansen, Lassa, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Harris Dodd, C. Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Kolste, Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hintz, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick.

June 11, 2015              Referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

October 07, 2015        Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Harsdorf; Senators Nass, Gudex, Hansen and Bewley.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Sen. Dave Hansen - 30th Senate District

·      Rep.  Cory Mason - 66th Assembly District

·      Rep. Deb Kolste - 44th Assembly District

·      Madison Laning

·      Briana Schwabenbauer

·      Jerad Maxberry - All Minds Matter

·      Analiese Eicher - One Wisconsin Now

·      Jane  Jensen

·      Scot Ross - One Wisconsin Now/One Wisconsin Institute

·      Tony Castagnoli

·      Jenni Dye

·      Nehemiah Siyoum - All Minds Matter

·      Ashley  Hoeft

·      Pa Houa Yang

·      Marc Herstand - National Association of Social Workers

·      Lynne Schultz - NASW Wisconsin

·      Colton Wickland

·      Conrad Wight

·      Angelito  Tenorio

·      Chet Agni

·      Shawna Reiter

·      Lizzy Schounard

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Jeff Buhrandt - UW System

·      Bob Jokisch - UW System

·      John  Reinemann - Higher Education Aids Board

Registrations For

·      Rep. Gordon Hintz - 54th Assembly District

·      Rep. Dianne  Hesselbein - 79th Assembly District

·      Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa - 8th Assembly District

·      Rep. Andy  Jorgensen - 43rd Assembly District

·      Rep.  Dana Wachs - 91st Assembly District

·      Mara Brooks - WI Dental Association

·      Ian Oyler

·      Jake Skubish - All Minds Matter

·      Mel Barnes

·      Nicole Safar

·      Victoria Boucher

·      Jennifer Lewis

·      Natalie Spievack

·      Elizabeth Sebo

·      Christine Brey - WEAC

·      Abby Stegner-Freitag

·      Erynn Zweifel

·      Kaitlyn Biestek - Students for Education Reform

·      Oscor Landano

·      Kathleen Cyr - All Minds Matter

·      August Mubindy-Walor

·      Taylor Matthewson

·      Jennifer Johnson

·      Catherine McSorley - Higher Ed Lower Debt Coaltion

·      Kirsten Koehler - Higher Ed Lower Debt Coalition

·      Michael Palo - Higher Ed Lower Debt Coalition

·      Claire Steven - College Democrats of UW Madison

·      Niko  Magallon

·      Howard Carlson - Teaching Assistants Association

·      John Eric Allen

·      Colleen  Gruszynski - Wisconsin Voices

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

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

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Terri Griffiths

Committee Clerk