Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Education
Assembly Bill 970
Relating to: eliminating income limits for parental choice programs; eliminating pupil participation limits for the statewide parental choice program; private school tuition charged to a pupil participating in a parental choice program; and creating an education expense reimbursement program for the 2022-23 school year and the summer of 2023.
By Representatives Wittke, Thiesfeldt, Dittrich, Murphy, Penterman, Moses, Rozar, Brandtjen, Macco, Knodl and Magnafici; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Darling, Nass, Wanggaard, Stroebel and Jagler.
February 08, 2022 Referred to Committee on Education
February 16, 2022 Public Hearing Held
Present: (14) Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Wittke, Ramthun, Wichgers, Mursau, Duchow, Rozar, Behnke, Pope, Hebl, Considine, Vruwink and L. Myers.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Penterman.
Appearances For
· Rep. Wittke
· Senator Roth
· Jim Bender - School Choice WI Action
· Scott Frostman
· Julaine Appling - WI Family Action
· Rachel VerVelde - WMC
· Chris Reader - IRG Action Fund
· Libby Sobic - WILL
Appearances Against
· Timothy Raymond - Cambria-Friesland School Districts
· Patrick Hintz - SM School Board
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Darling
· Micah Pearce
· Sharon Schmeling - WI Council of Independent & Religious Schools
· Barbara Sella - WI Catholic Conference
Registrations Against
· Dee Pettack - DPI
· Dan Rossmiller - WI Association of School Boards
· John Forester - School Administrators Alliance
· Heather DuBois Bourenanz
· Bryn Horton - Sun Prairie School Board
· Todd Price
· Ann Zielke
· Heather Birk
· Amy Steuer
· Jenni Hofschulte
· Jenni Hofschulte
· Jack O'Meara - WEAC
· Rep. Myers
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 17, 2022 Executive Session Held
Present: (13) Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Wittke, Ramthun, Wichgers, Mursau, Rozar, Behnke, Pope, Hebl, Considine, Vruwink and L. Myers.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Duchow and Penterman.
Moved by Representative Wichgers, seconded by Representative Rozar that Assembly Bill 970 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (7) Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Wittke, Ramthun, Wichgers, Mursau, Rozar and Behnke.
Noes: (6) Representatives Kitchens, Pope, Hebl, Considine, Vruwink and L. Myers.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 6
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Katie Scott
Committee Clerk
