Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

Assembly Bill 387

Relating to: creating a child care reimbursement account program, providing an income tax subtraction for certain contributions to a child care reimbursement account, and granting rule-making authority.

By Representatives Goeben, Hurd, Allen, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Rodriguez, Rozar, Schmidt, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tranel, VanderMeer and Armstrong; cosponsored by Senators Quinn and Cabral-Guevara.

September 20, 2023��� Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

October 18, 2023������� Public Hearing Held

Present:������ (5)������� Senator James; Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ballweg, L. Johnson and Hesselbein.

Absent:������ (0)������� None.

Excused:���� (0)������� None.

Appearances For

����� Sen Romaine Quinn

����� Joy Goeben

Appearances Against

����� Theresa Fredericks - Tree Top Child Development Center & Preschool

����� DARREN FREDERICKS - TREE TOP CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND PRESCHOOL

����� BROOKE LEGLER - MYSELF

����� Family Child Care Provider Corrine Hendrickson - Corrine's Little Explorers

����� Owner Director Macy Buhler - Yahara River Learning Center

Appearances for Information Only

����� None.

Registrations For

����� Jack O'Meara - Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Association

����� Rachel Ver Velde - WMC

����� Jack O'Meara - Milwaukee Child Care Alliance

Registrations Against

����� BROOKE LEGLER - WECAN

����� Wfcca Tara Ebben - Wisconsin Family Child Care Association

����� President Jillynn Niemeier - Green County Child Care Network

����� Caitlyn Mitchell - Spots and Stripes Early Learning Center

Registrations for Information Only

����� Brittany De la O - YWCA Rock County

April 11, 2024������������ Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Victoria Casola

Committee Clerk