Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education

January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 11

Relating to: mental health training program and making an appropriation.

By committee on Assembly Organization, Representatives Nygren, Ripp, Quinn, Novak, VanderMeer, Petryk, E. Brooks, Bernier, Spiros, Loudenbeck, Brostoff, Murphy, Ballweg, Fields, Kulp, Felzkowski, Skowronski, Steffen, Swearingen, Kleefisch, Mursau, Tittl, Rohrkaste, Billings, Zepnick, Sinicki, Doyle, Krug, Petersen, Rodriguez, Born, Spreitzer and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Harsdorf, Darling, Vukmir, Olsen, Testin, Wanggaard, Cowles, Wirch, Carpenter and Lasee., by request of Governor Scott Walker

February 17, 2017       Referred to Committee on Education

March 02, 2017           Public Hearing Held

Present:       (13)      Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Jagler, Rodriguez, Mursau, Quinn, Duchow, Wichgers, Pope, Genrich, Considine, Hebl, Bowen and Vruwink.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (3)        Representatives Kitchens, Zimmerman and Tusler.

Appearances For

·      Brenda Jennings - DPI

·      John  Nygren - Representative

·      Ellen  Grunder - self and Waunakee Schools

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Richard  Brown

·      Scott Caldwell - Dept. of Health Services

·      Mary  Simon - Elevate, Inc

Registrations For

·      Dan Rossmiller - Wis. Assn. of School Boards

·      John Forester - School Administrators Alliance

·      Joseph Strohl

·      Linda  Hull - Wis. Association of Family and Children's Agencies

·      Terri Phillips - SE WI Schools Alliance

·      Jerry Petrowski - State Senator

·      Beth Swedeen - Survival Coalition

·      Lisa Davidson - Wi Primary Health Care Assoc.

·      Ed Brooks - State Representative

·      Lisa Pugh - The Arc of Wisconsin

·      Mark  Grapentine - Wi Medical Society

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 09, 2017           Executive Session Held

Present:       (15)      Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Jagler, Rodriguez, Tusler, Mursau, Quinn, Duchow, Wichgers, Pope, Genrich, Considine, Hebl, Bowen and Vruwink.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Zimmerman.

Moved by Representative Jagler, seconded by Representative Rodriguez that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (15)   Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Jagler, Rodriguez, Tusler, Mursau, Quinn, Duchow, Wichgers, Pope, Genrich, Considine, Hebl, Bowen and Vruwink.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Duchow, seconded by Representative Tusler that January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 11 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (16)   Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Jagler, Zimmerman, Rodriguez, Tusler, Mursau, Quinn, Duchow, Wichgers, Pope, Genrich, Considine, Hebl, Bowen and Vruwink.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0

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Hariah Hutkowski

Committee Clerk