Committee Hearings and Upcoming Sessions
Committee Hearings
On December 10, the Joint Committee on Economic and Job Development held a public hearing on SB 409, the Wisconsin C.O.R.E Jobs Act. Video footage of this hearing is available from WisconsinEye. The UW System supports this legislation (read the full bill position here) and individuals testifying in support of the bill included:
Upcoming Legislative Sessions
Governor Doyle has called the Wisconsin Legislature into special session on December 16 to consider two bills:
On December 10, the Joint Committee on Economic and Job Development held a public hearing on SB 409, the Wisconsin C.O.R.E Jobs Act. Video footage of this hearing is available from WisconsinEye. The UW System supports this legislation (read the full bill position here) and individuals testifying in support of the bill included:
- Joe Gow, Chancellor, UW-La Crosse
- Maliyakal John, Managing Director, WiSys
- Kathleen Enz Finken, Provost, UW-La Crosse
- Tim Lyden, Professor, Department of Biology, UW-River Falls
- Darrel Burnett, President, VeriPure, Inc.
Upcoming Legislative Sessions
Governor Doyle has called the Wisconsin Legislature into special session on December 16 to consider two bills:
- SB 405, which allows mayoral oversight of Milwaukee Public Schools; and
- AB 534, which empowers the state superintendent of public instruction to intervene in chronically failing schools.
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