Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

Assembly Bill 772

Relating to: the tuition grant program for national guard members administered by the Department of Military Affairs.

By Representatives Duchow, Joers, Allen, C. Anderson, Bare, Brandtjen, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Edming, Emerson, Goeben, Goyke, Gustafson, Jacobson, S. Johnson, Madison, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Sinicki, Subeck, Tittl and Haywood; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Hesselbein, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, James, Marklein, Nass and Spreitzer.

December 08, 2023     Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

January 11, 2024         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (14)      Representative Edming; Representatives VanderMeer, Allen, Michalski, Penterman, Petryk, Snyder, Sortwell, Summerfield, Tittl, Riemer, Sinicki, Ratcliff and Goyke.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Ortiz-Velez.

Appearances For

·      Sen Patrick Testin - 24th Senate District

·      Rep. Alex Joers - 79th Assembly District

·      Yolanda Medina - UW-Milwaukee

·      James Cocroft - UW-Milwaukee

·      Joe Rasmussen - UW-Madison

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Rep. Cindi Duchow - 99th Assembly District

·      Sen. Dianne Hesselbein - 27th Senate District

·      Bridget Esser - Department of Military Affairs

·      Deej Lundgren - Universities of Wisconsin

·      Nicole Stockman - UW-Green Bay

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

January 25, 2024         Executive Session Held

Present:       (15)      Representative Edming; Representatives VanderMeer, Allen, Michalski, Penterman, Petryk, Snyder, Sortwell, Summerfield, Tittl, Riemer, Sinicki, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff and Goyke.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Tittl, seconded by Representative Ratcliff that Assembly Bill 772 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (15)   Representative Edming; Representatives VanderMeer, Allen, Michalski, Penterman, Petryk, Snyder, Sortwell, Summerfield, Tittl, Riemer, Sinicki, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff and Goyke.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0

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Tyler Longsine

Committee Clerk