Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Education
Assembly Bill 995
Relating to: a parental opt-out from face covering requirements in school buildings and on school grounds and requiring school boards to offer pupils a full-time, in-person option.
By Representatives Vos, Steineke, Petersen, Vorpagel, Duchow, James, Born, Knodl, Cabral-Guevara, Zimmerman, Macco, Steffen, Kitchens, Tranel, Novak, Gundrum, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Kuglitsch, Ramthun, Brandtjen, Summerfield, Dallman, Katsma, Tittl, Dittrich, J. Rodriguez, Oldenburg, VanderMeer, Magnafici, Edming, Pronschinske, Snyder, Brooks, Schraa, Swearingen, Wittke, Moses, Callahan, Rozar, Skowronski, Sortwell, Krug, Spiros, Tauchen, Plumer, Wichgers, Murphy, Loudenbeck, Behnke and Neylon; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Jacque, Jagler, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, LeMahieu and Bernier.
February 15, 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
· Speaker Vos
Appearances Against
· Bryn Horton - Sun Prairie School Board
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Kapenga
· Julaine Appling - WI Family Action
· Chris Reader - IRG Action Fund
Registrations Against
· Dee Pettack - DPI
· Dan Rossmiller - WI Association of School Boards
· John Forester - School Administrators Alliance
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 Rozar, seconded by Representative Wichgers that Assembly Bill 995 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (8) Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Wittke, Ramthun, Wichgers, Mursau, Rozar and Behnke.
Noes: (5) Representatives Pope, Hebl, Considine, Vruwink and L. Myers.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 5
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Katie Scott
Committee Clerk
