Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
Assembly Bill 686
Relating to: the regulation and licensure of genetic counselors, creating a genetic counselors affiliated credentialing board, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Steffen, Brostoff, Anderson, Born, Duchow, Kitchens, Krug, Kuglitsch, Spiros, Dittrich, Doyle, Novak and James; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Carpenter, Johnson, Olsen, Wirch, Bernier and Larson.
December 20, 2019 Referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
February 13, 2020 Public Hearing Held
Present: (7) Representative Horlacher; Representatives Ballweg, Allen, Sortwell, Quinn, Brostoff and Stuck.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Macco and L. Myers.
Appearances For
· Representative David Steffen - 4th Assembly District
· Senator Alberta Darling - 8th Senate District
· Peter Levonian - UW Health
· Christina Zaleski - WI GC Association & Prevention Genetic
· Becky Pabst
· Deborah Wham
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Representative Gary Hebl - 46th Assembly District
· Victoria Blank
· Holli Hebl
· Sumedha Ghate - WIGCA (WI Genetic Counselors Association)
· Ann Seubert
· Ashley Kuhl - WIGCA
· April Hall - WI Genetic Counselor Association
· Sara Zoran - WIGCA
· Alex Cummings - UW Health
· Catherine Reiser - Master of GC Studies (Director)
· Caroline Kielczeuski - WIGCA
· Jessica Grzybarski - WICGA
· Andrea Nagl - WIGCA
· Jill Ciske - WIGCA
· Stephanie Gerber
· Cristin Griffis
· Amy Stoffner
· Sarah Choi
· Zarif Zaman
· Jennifer Meyer
· Katie Tobik - Genetic Counseling
· H.J. Waukau - WI Medical Society
· Kate Orland - UW Madison
· Kelcy Smith - UW Health
· Kendra Eaves
· Sam Stachowiak
· Sarah Linn - MCW
· Allison Thomsen
· Nathan Berken - Meidcal College of Wisconsin (MCW)
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
March 26, 2020 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Anna Schwarz
Committee Clerk