Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education

March 2018 Special Session Assembly Bill 2

Relating to: creating an office of school safety in the Department of Justice and making appropriations.

By committee on Assembly Organization, Representative Spiros, by request of Governor Scott Walker.

March 16, 2018           Referred to Committee on Education

March 20, 2018           Public Hearing 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.

Appearances For

·      John Spiros - State Representative

·      Ellen  Nowak - Secretary of Dept. of Administration

·      Cate  Zeuske - Deputy Secretary of DOA

·      Sharon Schmeling - WI Council of Religious and Independent Schools

·      Shawn Rolland - Wauwatosa School Board

·      Ted Neitzke - CESA 6 President

·      Dan Rossmiller - WASB

·      Tony Barthuly - Attorney General

·      Glenn Rehberg - Dept of Justice

·      Dennis Fortunato - DOJ

·      Brad Schimel - Attorney General

·      Ratuel  Gomez

·      Rafael Gomez

Appearances Against

·      Carla Pennington-Cross

·      Christine Paulea - PDC Area schools board of Ed. President

Appearances for Information Only

·      Rick Waski - School District of Monroe

·      Heather DuBois Bourenaire

Registrations For

·      Cynthia  Drury

·      Mark Patoll - Badger State Sheriff's Assn., Wis Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Assn

·      Alice O'Connor - Wi Chiefs of Police

Registrations Against

·      Scot Ross - One WI Now

·      Tom Poppe

·      Joanne Juhnke - Wisconsin Family Ties

·      Gina Lima

·      Peggy Wilzeman

·      Joyce Pohl - WAVE

Registrations for Information Only

·      John Cioci

·      Derek Hoesly

·      Maureen  Freberg

·      Martina Rippon - Gray Panthers

March 29, 2018           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Hariah Hutkowski

Committee Clerk