Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Education
Senate Bill 973
Relating to: requiring the community approach to four-year-old kindergarten.
By Senator Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Armstrong, Behnke, Born, Dittrich, Hong, Hurd, S. Johnson, Murphy, O'Connor and Summerfield.
January 30, 2024 Referred to Committee on Education
February 06, 2024 Public Hearing Held
Present: (7) Senator Jagler; Senators Quinn, Nass, Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara, Larson and Agard.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Renae Henning - Community Care Preschool and Child Care
· Director Tricia Peterson - Myself group center
· Joan Beck - Willows Christian child care
· Adminstrator Linda Kudrna - Learning ladder preschool and childcare
· Corrine Hendrickson - Corrine's Little Explorers
· Rep Joy Goeben
· Paula Drew - Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
· Rep Karen Hurd
· Brooke Legler - Myself
· Sen. Romaine Quinn
Appearances Against
· Dr. Bryan Davis - Oshkosh Area School District
· Executve Director Sue Doyle - CESA 1
· Tom McCarthy - DPI
Appearances for Information Only
· Deputy Secretay Jeff Pertl - DCF with Priya Bhatia
Registrations For
· Kathi Kilgore - Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Association
Registrations Against
· Executive Director,SWSA Faith VanderHorst - Southeastern Wisconsin Schools Alliance
· Faith VanderHorst - SWSA
· Agency administrator Al Betry - Cesar 9
· Elizabeth Knudten - Spasd
· Chris Kulow - WASB
· WiRSA Executive Director Jeff Eide - Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance
· Rebecca Penticoff
· Director of early learning Culleen Witthuhn - Madison school district
· Executive Director Bob Baxter - Wisconsin Education Association Council WEAC
· Kathy Champea - Wisconsin State Reading Association
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 11, 2024 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Charlie Bellin
Committee Clerk
