Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Education
Assembly Bill 969
Relating to: reporting to law enforcement certain crimes and other incidents that occur in or on public school buildings and grounds, requiring certain schools to employ armed school resource officers, and allocating federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funding to reimburse schools for costs of employing armed school resource officers.
By Representatives Duchow, Magnafici, Wittke and Dittrich.
February 08, 2022 Referred to Committee on Education
February 10, 2022 Public Hearing Held
Present: (13) Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Wittke, Ramthun, Wichgers, Mursau, Duchow, Rozar, Behnke, Pope, Hebl, Considine, Vruwink and L. Myers.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Kitchens and Penterman.
Appearances For
· Rep. Duchow
· Libby Sobic - WILL
Appearances Against
· Cendi Tena - Leaders Igniting Transformation
· Andrea Lozane - Leaders Igniting Transformation
· Sheesenphooyu Moua - Freedom Action Now
· Amanda Avalow - Leaders Igniting Transformation
· Lamonte Moore - Leaders Igniting Transformation
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· None.
Registrations Against
· Julie Underwood - League of Women Voters
· Bryn Horton - Sun Prairie Public Schools
· Martha Siravo
· Michael Walsh
· Jim Shaw
· Tim Nordin
· John Forester - School Administrators Alliance
· Heather DuBois Bourenarc
· Michael Lindsay
· Megan O'Halloran
· Dee Pettack - DPI
· Ann Cattau
· Dan Rossmiller - WI Association of School Boards
· Beth Ivankovic - Eau Claire Special Ed PTA
· Rep. Hong
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 16, 2022 Executive Session 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.
Moved by that Assembly Bill 969 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (9) Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Wittke, Ramthun, Wichgers, Mursau, Duchow, Rozar and Behnke.
Noes: (5) Representatives Pope, Hebl, Considine, Vruwink and L. Myers.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 5
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Katie Scott
Committee Clerk
