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
