Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Colleges and Universities
Assembly Bill 536
Relating to: establishing a career advancement scholarship program and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Nygren, Billings, Anderson, Bowen, Edming, Hebl, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, Petryk, Pope, Ramthun, Sinicki, Skowronski, Subeck, C. Taylor, Felzkowski, Rohrkaste, Born, Zimmerman, Loudenbeck and Katsma; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Larson, Bernier, Olsen, Ringhand and Darling.
October 14, 2019 Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
December 12, 2019 Public Hearing Held
Present: (10) Representative Murphy; Representatives Tranel, Ballweg, Wittke, Krug, Shankland, Stubbs, Emerson, Hesselbein and Anderson.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (6) Representatives Duchow, Summerfield, Stafsholt, Quinn, Petryk and Billings.
Appearances For
· Rep. John Nygren - author
· Sen. Daniel Feyen - author
· Chancellor Andy Leavitt - UW-Oshkosh
· Rebecca Larson - WAICU
· Amy Pearce - Lakeland University
· Kevin McShane - Herzing University
· Kevin McShane - Wisconsin Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
· Ann Ilagan - Wisconsin Student Government
· Stacy Doran - Fox Valley Technical Colleges/WTCS
· Ben Joniaux - UW-Green Bay
· Samantha Post - UW-Green Bay
· Aliesha Crow - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· Tom Keily - Education Commission of the States
Registrations For
· Phyillis Rieder
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
January 23, 2020 Executive Session Held
Present: (16) Representative Murphy; Representatives Tranel, Duchow, Ballweg, Wittke, Summerfield, Stafsholt, Krug, Quinn, Petryk, Shankland, Billings, Stubbs, Emerson, Hesselbein and Anderson.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Ballweg, seconded by Representative Krug that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (14) Representative Murphy; Representatives Tranel, Ballweg, Summerfield, Stafsholt, Krug, Quinn, Petryk, Shankland, Billings, Stubbs, Emerson, Hesselbein and Anderson.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Krug, seconded by Representative Billings that Assembly Bill 536 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (14) Representative Murphy; Representatives Tranel, Ballweg, Summerfield, Stafsholt, Krug, Quinn, Petryk, Shankland, Billings, Stubbs, Emerson, Hesselbein and Anderson.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
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Diane Handrick
Committee Clerk
