Dear Friend of Education,

I am emailing you today to inform you of an important piece of legislation concerning education in Wisconsin that was recently scheduled to receive a public hearing in the Assembly Committee on Education (the Committee). The bill, 2015 Assembly Bill 1 (AB 1), is the first legislative order of business proposed by the Republican Party and has raised great concern with many education leaders statewide.

I wanted to make you aware of this proposal, and I would encourage you to testify at the public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, January 14th at 10 AM, or contact the members of this committee to convey your thoughts about this piece of legislation.

Find below a link to AB 1 on the state’s legislative website. Also find below a link to the Public Hearing Notice issued by Committee Chairman Jeremy Thiesfeldt as well as a listing of members who serve on the Committee.

As always, if you have any questions about this or any matter before the State Legislature, do not hesitate to contact my office.

Sincerely,

Dianne Hesselbein
State Representative
79th Assembly District

A copy of Assembly Bill 1 can be found here:
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/proposals/ab1.pdf

A copy of the Public Hearing notice can be found here:
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/raw/cid/1152050

Find below a list of members of the Assembly Committee on Education:

Rep.Thiesfeldt@legis.wisconsin.gov (Chair)
Rep.Kitchens@legis.wisconsin.gov (Vice Chair)
Rep.Jagler@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Knudson@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Rodriguez@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Brooks@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Horlacher@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Murphy@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Quinn@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Hutton@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Pope@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Sinicki@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Genrich@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Barnes@legis.wisconsin.gov
Rep.Considine@legis.wisconsin.gov