Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Colleges and Universities

Assembly Bill 64

Relating to: technical college farmer tuition assistance grants and making an appropriation.

By Representatives Oldenburg, VanderMeer, Doyle, Edming, James, Krug, B. Meyers, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Plumer, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Tranel and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Petrowski, Pfaff and Ringhand.

February 12, 2021       Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

March 04, 2021           Public Hearing Held

Present:       (13)      Representative Murphy; Representatives Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Dallman and Shankland.

Appearances For

·      Rep. Loren Oldenburg - author

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Sen. Joan Ballweg - author

·      President Morna Foy - Wisconsin Technical College System

·      Layla Merrifield - WI Technical College District Boards Association

·      Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation

·      Bob Welch - WI Corn Growers Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 11, 2021           Executive Session Held

Present:       (14)      Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Shankland.

Moved by Representative Petryk, seconded by Representative Krug that Assembly Bill 64 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (14)   Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Noes:     (0)     None.

Representative Shankland indicated that she would have voted Aye if present.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0

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Diane Handrick

Committee Clerk