Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Corrections
Assembly Bill 676
Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act.
By Representatives Born, Edming, E. Brooks, Felzkowski, Genrich, Goyke, Horlacher, Jacque, Jarchow, Kitchens, Kolste, Krug, Loudenbeck, Macco, Milroy, Mursau, Novak, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Steffen, Steineke, Stuck, Subeck, Swearingen, Tranel, Tusler and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bewley, Darling, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harsdorf, Risser, Testin, Vinehout and Wirch.
November 29, 2017 Referred to Committee on Corrections
January 09, 2018 Public Hearing Held
Present: (10) Representative Schraa; Representatives Hutton, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Kremer, Kleefisch, Bowen, Pope, Goyke and Considine.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Rep. Mark Born
· Sen. Howard Marklein - Senate District 17
· Sheriff Mark Podoll - Badger State Sheriffs & Wisconsin Sheriff & Dpruty Sheriff's Assn
· Captain Klatt - Badger State Sheriffs & Wisconsin Sheriff & Dpruty Sheriff's Assn
· Kyle Christianson - Wis Counties Assn
· Sheriff John Gossage - Brown County Sheriff
· Troy Knudson - Rock County Sheriff's Office
· Sheriff Scott R. Parks - Marathon County Sheriff
· Sheriff Cory Roeseler - Sheboygan County Sheriff
· Rick Badger - AFSCME Wisconsin
· Nathaniel Hein
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· Tarna Hunter - Dept of Employee Trust Funds
· Matt Stohr - Dept of Employee Trust Funds
Registrations For
· David Mahoney - Badger Sheriffs
· Bob Wierenga - WI County Police Assoc
· Rep. James Edming - 87th Assembly District
· Michael Jobe - Outagamie Co. S.O.
· Sheriff Mike Lukas - Portage County Sheriff
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
January 25, 2018 Executive Session Held
Present: (10) Representative Schraa; Representatives Hutton, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Kremer, Kleefisch, Bowen, Pope, Goyke and Considine.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Brooks, seconded by Representative Goyke that Assembly Bill 676 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (10) Representative Schraa; Representatives Hutton, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Kremer, Kleefisch, Bowen, Pope, Goyke and Considine.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0
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Linda Palmer
Committee Clerk
