Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Education
Senate Bill 69
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 Senators Darling, Agard, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored 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, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, B. Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, 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.
February 05, 2021 Referred to Committee on Education
February 23, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Darling; Senators Bernier, Nass, Larson and Smith.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Senator Alberta Darling - 8th SD
· Rep. Jon Plumer
· Rep. Lisa Subeck
· Bev Greenberg
· Eva Zaret
· Frank Busalacchi
· Jodi Habush Sinykin - HERC Board Member
· Bruce Varick - Assoc. Superintendent, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
· Jodi Majerus - HERC Board Member
· Samantha Abramson - HERC Executive Director
· Sarah Gesner
· Jody Fuller - Herc
· Nancy Barnett
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· President Ronald Martin - WEAC Wisconsin Education Association Council
· Executive Director Bob Baxter - WEAC Wisconsin Education Association Council
· Executive Director Kim Vercauteren - Wisconsin Catholic Conference
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· Grant Huber - Dept. oF Public Instruction
March 04, 2021 Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot
Present: (5) Senator Darling; Senators Bernier, Nass, Larson and Smith.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by that Senate Bill 69 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (5) Senator Darling; Senators Bernier, Nass, Larson and Smith.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0
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Jerry Ponio
Committee Clerk
