Contents Include:
1. New Heal Without Harm Coalition Promotes Ethical Research
2. Upcoming Hearings of Interest
3. New Bills of Interest
4. Websites of Interest
New Heal Without Harm Coalition Promotes Ethical Research
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference, Wisconsin Right to Life, Pro-Life Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Family Action have formed a new coalition, Heal Without Harm, to educate the public and the Legislature on the ethical problems surrounding abortion-derived fetal body parts. The coalition has created a Question & Answer resource to explain the importance of supporting Assembly Bill 305 and companion Senate Bill 260. Capitol Update readers are encouraged to share this resource with others and to contact their legislators, urging passage of these bills. Go to http://legis.wisconsin.gov/ and type in home address under "Find My Legislators." You can also call the Legislative Hotline in Madison, 266-9960, or toll-free, 1-800-362-9472.
Upcoming Hearings of Interest
(N.B. Only bills of interest are flagged. In most cases, committees will be considering other bills as well.)
Speaker's Task Force on Urban Education, Oct 13
10:00am: Jerome I. Case High School, 7345 Washington Ave, Racine (Tour)
11:30am: Southport Elementary School, 723 76th St., Kenosha (Tour)
2pm: UW-Parkside Student Center, University Ballroom A, 900 Wood Rd, Kenosha
The Task Force will hear invited testimony on:
Mental Health, Behavior Problems and Truancy
New Bills of Interest
SB-280 Age of Criminal Adult Jurisdiction (Petrowski, Jerry (R)) The age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who has not been charged with certain violent offenses, and has not, after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent, been charged with a crime or alleged in a complaint or citation to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. Referred to Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
SB-290 Court Order Verification for Public Assistance (Kapenga, Chris (R)) Requiring verification from court orders for eligibility for public assistance programs. Referred to Senate Public Benefit and Regulatory Reform
AB-378 Age of Criminal Adult Jurisdiction (Hutton, Rob (R)) The age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who has not been charged with certain violent offenses, and has not, after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent, been charged with a crime or alleged in a complaint or citation to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. Referred to Assembly Judiciary
AB-386 Court Order Verification for Public Assistance (Krug, Scott (R)) Requiring verification from court orders for eligibility for public assistance programs. Referred to Assembly Public Benefits Reform
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