Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Colleges and Universities

Assembly Bill 413

Relating to: anti-racism and anti-sexism student instruction and anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees at the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System.

By Representatives Gundrum, Allen, Behnke, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Horlacher, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Murphy, Ramthun, Rozar, Skowronski, Sortwell, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Armstrong, Tusler and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Nass.

June 25, 2021              Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

October 07, 2021        Public Hearing Held

Present:       (12)      Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Moses, Hesselbein, Shankland, Anderson and Emerson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (3)        Representatives Duchow, Cabral-Guevara and Stubbs.

Appearances For

·      State Representative Rick Gundrum - 58th Assembly District

·      Alex C. Ledezma

·      Layla Merrifield - WI Technical College District Boards Association

·      Jody Geenen - Pro-Citizens

·      Corine Meyer Freund

·      Lois Krueger-Gundrum

·      Hannah Lukinovich

·      Jenni Thompson

Appearances Against

·      James Zylstra - Wisconsin Technical College System

·      Provost Turina Bakken - Madison College

·      Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion  Tammi Summers - Gateway Technical College

·      John Zumbrunnen - UW-Madison

·      Ed Cohen

·      Marc Herstand - National Association of School Workers Wisconsin

·      Jenna Gormal - End Abuse WI

·      Ian Henderson - WI Coallition Against Sexual Assault

·      Rev. Michelle Henrichs

Appearances for Information Only

·      Joe Cohn - FIRE

Registrations For

·      State Senator Andre Jaques - 1st Senate District

·      Bill Brewer

Registrations Against

·      Susan Anderson - WISDOM Wisconsin

·      Jeff Buhrandt - UW System

·      Kimberly Anderson - UW-Milwaukee

·      Kathi Kilgore - ASPRO

·      Professor Michael Bernard-Donals - PROFS

·      Peter W. Bakken - Wisconsin Council of Churches

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

December 08, 2021     Executive Session Held

Present:       (14)      Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Shankland, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Hesselbein.

Moved by Representative Dallman, seconded by Representative Cabral-Guevara that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (11)   Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses and Anderson.

Noes:     (0)     None.

Recused:         (3)        Representatives Shankland, Emerson and Stubbs.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Duchow, seconded by Representative Dallman that Assembly Bill 413 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (10)   Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara and Moses.

Noes:     (4)     Representatives Shankland, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 4

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Michael Moscicke

Committee Clerk