Note: The Committee hearings and bills listed below reflect action on legislation impacting county government.
For a complete listing of weekly hearings, please visit here
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Monday, March 27, 2017
Joint Committee on Finance, 1:30 p.m.
January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 2 - treatment and diversion programs and making appropriations.
WCA supports this bill.
January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 7 - grants to establish and expand graduate training in an addiction specialty and making an appropriation.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 8 - creating additional opioid treatment programs and making an appropriation.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 9 - addiction medicine consultation program and making an appropriation.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 11 - mental health training program and making an appropriation.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
Senate Bill 49 - the information technology block grant program, the broadband expansion grant program, waiving certain fees and appraisals, and making appropriations.
WCA supports this bill.
Assembly Bill 25 - child labor permits and modifying references to child labor in the statutes.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform, 10:00 a.m.
The Committee will hear testimony from the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Workforce Development regarding public benefits their respective Departments provide throughout Wisconsin.
Joint Committee on Finance, 9:00 a.m.
The JCF will hold agency budget briefings on the following agencies:
- Department of Administration, including a budget overview
- Department of Employee Trust Funds
- Elections Commission
- Supreme Court, including Circuit Courts
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Safety and Professional Services
Assembly Committee on Transportation, 1:00 p.m.
Assembly Bill 142 - use of the construction manager-general contractor process for highway project contracting, major highway project reports, and cost-benefit analyses of certain services related to transportation.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
Assembly Committee on Local Government - EXECUTIVE SESSION - 10:00 a.m.
Assembly Bill 27/
Senate Bill 12 - multiple jurisdiction health departments.
WCA supports these bills.
Assembly Bill 109 - modifying the requirements for certain towns to withdraw from county zoning.
WCA opposes this bill.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Assembly Committee on Children and Families, 10:00 a.m.
Assembly Bill 79/
Senate Bill 35 - mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect by juvenile correctional officers.
WCA is monitoring these bills.
Joint Committee on Finance, 9:00 a.m.
The JCF will hold agency budget briefings on the following agencies:
- Department of Justice
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Department of Health Services
- Department of Children and Families
- Department of Revenue
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
- Department of Transportation
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, 10:00 a.m.
Senate Bill 52 - time limit on a restrictive custody sanction under the Serious Juvenile Offender Program.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
Senate Bill 53 - expungement of certain offenses committed before the age of 25 and making an appropriation.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
Senate Bill 54 - recommendation to revoke parole, probation, and extended supervision if a person is charged with a crime.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
Senate Bill 59 - acts for which a juvenile may be placed in correctional placement or the Serious Juvenile Offender Program.
WCA is monitoring this bill.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, 10:00 a.m.
The committee will hold an informational hearing. Testimony is limited to representatives from the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Joint Committee on Finance, 9:00 a.m.
The JCF will hold agency budget briefings on the following agencies:
- Public Service Commission
- Department of Natural Resources
- Wisconsin Technical College System
- University of Wisconsin System
- Department of Public Instruction
- Historical Society
- Department of Workforce Development
- Labor and Industry Review Commission
For a listing of all bills impacting county government and WCA's positions on those bills, please visit the WCA website.
