Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on State Affairs
Assembly Bill 55
Relating to: incorporating the Holocaust and other genocides into the state model social studies standards and requiring instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides.
By Representatives Plumer, Subeck, Skowronski, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabrera, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Gundrum, Hebl, Hintz, Hesselbein, Hong, Katsma, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Knodl, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, B. Meyers, L. Myers, Neubauer, Novak, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pronschinske, Riemer, J. Rodriguez, S. Rodriguez, Rozar, Schraa, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stubbs, Tauchen, Tittl, Tusler, Vining, Vos, Vruwink and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Agard, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Wanggaard and Wirch.
February 10, 2021 Referred to Committee on State Affairs
March 10, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (11) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Knodl, Brooks, Schraa, Sinicki, Ohnstad and McGuire.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Kuglitsch and Pope.
Appearances For
· Sen. Alberta Darling - 8th Senate District
· Rep. Jon Plumer - 42nd Assembly District
· Rep. Lisa Subeck - 78th Assembly District
· Natalie White - HERC
· Jody Fuller - HERC
· Sarah Gesner - HERC
· Sara Sillars - HERC
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Kim Vercanteren - WI Catholic Conference
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· Grant Huber - Dept. of Public Instruction
March 31, 2021 Executive Session Held
Present: (13) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Knodl, Brooks, Schraa, Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Knodl, seconded by Representative Tauchen that Assembly Bill 55 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (13) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Knodl, Brooks, Schraa, Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0
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Taylor Corkran
Committee Clerk
