Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Education
Assembly Bill 232
Relating to: directing school boards to provide instruction on Hmong Americans and Asian Americans.
By Representatives Snyder, Tusler, Hong, Shankland, C. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Donovan, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Jacobson, Joers, Kitchens, Madison, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining, Sinicki, Allen and Shelton; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, James, Agard, Cabral-Guevara, Pfaff and Spreitzer.
April 20, 2023 Referred to Committee on Education
May 25, 2023 Public Hearing Held
Present: (14) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Dittrich, Binsfeld, Duchow, Mursau, Nedweski, Penterman, Rozar, Wichgers, Wittke, Shelton, Considine, Myers and Andraca.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Hong.
Appearances For
· Rep. Patrick Snyder - 85th Assembly District
· Rep. Katrina Shankland - 71st Assembly District
· Caitlin Lee - Eau Claire Area School District Hmong PTA
· Dr. Mai See Thau
· Angela Wang
· Neema Mollel
· Kabby Hong
· Kaen Yang
· Rose Vue
· Peggy Wirtz-Olsen - WEAC
· Emilio DeTorre - Milwaukee Turners
· Benjamiin DeTorre
· Nicole Vafadari - Verona Area School Board
· Haiyun Lu
· Ray Gorman
· Aimika Ketiilson - TASA
· Keertana Bora
· Angela Miller
· Hope Mikkelson - Verona High School
· Nori Ehlenbach
· Jonah Hansen
· Sidney Moore
· Ben Arnoldsen
· Mika Kern
· Chong Moua
· Felix Vaitys
· William Dick III
· Abigail Dick
· William Dick Jr.
· Carl Zabat
· Paul Vang
· Kathleen Kludt
· Logan Holcomb
· Natalia Holcomb
· Kaleb Her
· Destiny Yang - Freedom Inc.
· Chai Moua - Freedom Inc.
· Youa Vang - BBWPC
· Sheur Yang - Freedom Inc.
· E Her Vang - AAPI Coalition of WI
· Ann Yang - Freedom Inc.
· Zon Moua - Freedom Inc.
· Milcah Rimmer - Freedom Inc.
· Selena Yang
· Sekani Adams - Freedom Inc.
· Gao Jaua
· Xang Xiong - Cia Siab Inc.
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Cory Tomczyk - 29th Senate District
· Kevyn Radcliffe - Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
· David Watkins
· Nathan Miller
· Capri Oliviero
· Tiim Schaefer - First Baptist Church of Madison
· Peter Bakken - Wisconsin Council of Churches
· Danielle Holcomb - JK Lee Black Belt Academy
· Marc Herstand - National Association of Social Workers - Wisconsin
· Angela Jenkins
· Mang Xiong - WUCMAA
· Anna Morken
· Andrea Bernstein - Jewish Council, Milwaukee Jewish Federation
· David Earleywine - Wisconsin Catholic Conference
· Jeff Eide - Wisconsin Rural School Alliance
· Cecilia Thao - Freedom Inc.
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· Dee Pettack - School Administrators Alliance
· Dan Knodl - 8th Senate District
October 10, 2023 Executive Session Held
Present: (13) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Dittrich, Binsfeld, Mursau, Nedweski, Penterman, Rozar, Wichgers, Wittke, Shelton, Considine, Andraca and Hong.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Duchow and Myers.
Moved by Representative Hong, seconded by Representative Penterman that Assembly Bill 232 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (13) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Dittrich, Binsfeld, Mursau, Nedweski, Penterman, Rozar, Wichgers, Wittke, Shelton, Considine, Andraca and Hong.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0
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Bob Delaporte
Committee Clerk
