Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education

Assembly Bill 465

Relating to: counting pupils enrolled in four-year-old kindergarten.

By Representatives Kitchens, Bowen, Duchow, Kulp, L. Myers, Novak, Snyder, Spiros, Tusler and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Cowles, Jacque, Petrowski, L. Taylor and Wirch.

September 18, 2019    Referred to Committee on Education

October 03, 2019        Public Hearing Held

Present:       (16)      Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Jagler, Rodriguez, Quinn, Wittke, Ramthun, Wichgers, Tusler, Mursau, Pope, Considine, Hebl, Bowen, Vruwink and L. Myers.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Sen. Luther Olson

·      Rep. Joel Kitchens

·      John Forester - SAA

·      Kim Kankl - WI Rural Schools Alliance

·      Cris Carasi - Madison Metropolitan School District

·      Dan Rossmiller - WASB

Appearances Against

·      Kara Stachura - WI Child Care Administraotrs Association

·      Jennifer Trudell - WCCAA

·      Linela Kudrna - WCCAA

Appearances for Information Only

·      Peggy Haack - WI Family Childhood Assoc.

·      Sharlot Bogart - Community 4-K Program

Registrations For

·      Andrew Davis - MMAC

·      Chris Thiel - Mil. Public Schools

·      Jim Bender - School Choice WI

Registrations Against

·      Debbie Dreu - WCCAA

·      Kathi Kilgore - WI Child Care Administrators Assoc.

Registrations for Information Only

·      Grant Huber - DPI

March 26, 2020           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Katie Scott

Committee Clerk