The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Bernier, Bewley, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Johnson, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith, Stafsholt, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 31.
Noes – None - 0.
Absent or not voting - Senators Ballweg and Erpenbach - 2.
Concurred in.
Senator Roys, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of concurrence in Assembly Bill 960.
Assembly Bill 962
Relating to: UW System institution participation in Department of Public Instruction-initiated landscape analysis.
hist156305Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 963
Relating to: rights reserved to a parent or guardian of a child.
hist156308Senator LeMahieu moved that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 963 be rejected. _____________
Leaves of Absence
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Erpenbach be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
The question was: Rejection of Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 963?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 20.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 11.
Absent or not voting - Senators Ballweg and Erpenbach - 2.
Rejected.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of rejection of Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 963.
hist156310Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time.
The question was: Concurrence in Assembly Bill 963?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Bradley, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 19.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 12.
Absent or not voting - Senators Ballweg and Erpenbach - 2.
Concurred in.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of concurrence in Assembly Bill 963.
Assembly Bill 965
Relating to: the components, methods, and formulas the Department of Public Instruction uses to publish school and school district accountability reports and granting rule-making authority.
hist156314Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time.
The question was: Concurrence in Assembly Bill 965?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 20.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 11.
Absent or not voting - Senators Ballweg and Erpenbach - 2.
Concurred in.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of concurrence in Assembly Bill 965.
Assembly Bill 966
Relating to: reorganizing the Milwaukee Public School System into four to eight school districts and creating a Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission.
hist156318Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time.
The question was: Concurrence in Assembly Bill 966?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 19.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Johnson, Kooyenga, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 12.
Absent or not voting - Senators Ballweg and Erpenbach - 2.
Concurred in.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of concurrence in Assembly Bill 966.
Assembly Bill 967
Relating to: high-performing charter schools authorized by school boards.
hist156323Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time.
The question was: Concurrence in Assembly Bill 967?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 20.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 11.
Absent or not voting - Senators Ballweg and Erpenbach - 2.
Concurred in.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of concurrence in Assembly Bill 967.
Assembly Bill 968
Relating to: creating a Charter School Authorizing Board and allowing the board to authorize independent charter schools.
hist156327Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time.
The question was: Concurrence in Assembly Bill 968?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
