Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Education
Assembly Bill 305
Relating to: increasing the per pupil payments in parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship program and the per pupil payments made to independent charter schools and increasing the revenue ceiling for school districts.
By Representative Vos; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Hutton and Jagler.
June 09, 2023������������� Referred to Committee on Education
June 13, 2023������������� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (13)����� Representative Kitchens; Representatives Dittrich, Binsfeld, Duchow, Nedweski, Rozar, Wichgers, Wittke, Shelton, Considine, Myers, Andraca and Hong.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (2)������� Representatives Mursau and Penterman.
Appearances For
������ Rep. Robin Vos - 63rd Assembly District
������ Dr. Howard Fuller - Wisconsin Independent Charter School Advocates
������ Jacob Allen - Wisconsin Independent Charter School Advocates
������ Jim Bender - Wisconsin Independent Charter School Advocates
������ Nazir Ali - Wisconsin Independent Charter School Advocates
������ Donna Bembenck - Catholic Memorial High School
������ Edward DeShazer - Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy
������ John Edelblute IV - American Legion
������ Brittany Kinser - City Forward Collective
������ Colleston Morgan - City Forward Collective
������ La Toya Woods - Rocketship Public Schools
������ Anthony McHenry - Milwaukee Academy of Science
������ Kadeem Gill - City Forward Collective
������ Nataly Andrade - Hispanics for School Choice
������ Chuck Moore - Impact Christian Schools
������ Toriana Pettaway
Appearances Against
������ Amy Nasr - Fox Cities Advocates for Public Education
������ Christian Phelps - WI Public Education Networks
������ Chris Kulow - Wisconsin Association of School Boards
������ Sandy Whisler
������ Ingrid Walker-Henry - Milwaukee Teachers Education Association
������ Peggy Wirtz-Olsen - WEAC
������ Kim Kohlhaas - AFT-Wisconsin
������ Heather DuBois Bourenane - WI Public Education Network
Appearances for Information Only
������ None.
Registrations For
������ Sen. Duey Stroebel - 20th Senate District
������ � Jerry Ponio - Americans for Prosperity
������ Catherine Stampley
������ Susan Mitchell - School Choice Wisconsin Action
������ Mari Cevilla - Bruce School
������ Alex Ignatowski - IRG Action Fund
������ Kaleem Caire - One City Schools
������ Ieshia Wiggins-Vidal - Rocketship Public Schools
������ Rachel VerVelde - WMC
������ Kyle Koenen - Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
������ Brian Pleva - Northwestern Mutual
������ Andrew Davis - MMAC
������ David Earleywine - Wisconsin Catholic Conference
������ Sharon Schmeling - Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools
������ Lois Fletcher
������ Precious Washington
������ Patricia Cifax - City Forward Collective
������ Sharon Schmeling - Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools
������ Kayla Martin - Rocketship Public Schools
������ Brendy� Torres - Rocketship Transformation Prep North Side Campus
������ Jackie Carr - Rocketship Transformation Prep North Side Campus
������ Shawn Nickson
������ Nelly Hernandez - CFC Rocketship
Registrations Against
������ Rep. Ryan Clancy - 19th Assembly District
������ Bryn Horton - Sun Prairie Area School District
������ Nicole Etter - Support Our Schools Wauwatosa
������ Marcia Engen - Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools
Registrations for Information Only
������ Lauri Asbury - Neenah Joint School District
April 11, 2024������������ Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Bob Delaporte
Committee Clerk
