As the chair of the Speaker’s Task Force on Adoption, I was extremely proud to vote for this legislative package.
At the beginning of this process, Speaker Vos charged the task force with finding ways to lower cost, reduce timelines, examine the termination of parental rights process, and bring awareness to adoption. These bills address those topics and tackle issues with the goal to reduce trauma and place children in loving, stable homes more quickly.
According to the Department of Children and Families in FY2018, 754 children were adopted in Wisconsin; 7,832 children were in an Out of Home Placement.
Six of the eight bills were passed with broad bipartisan support; all eight bills passed the State Assembly and are now under consideration in the State Senate.
VETO OVERRIDE FAILS: PLACING PARTY POLITICS AHEAD OF SAVING LIVES
Overburdensome regulation puts Wisconsin at a serious disadvantage with our neighboring states.
Did you know that Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA's) would have to pass the same exam under the new CNA Shortage Relief Legislation as under Wisconsin's current law? With more assisted living facilities going up around the 38th Assembly District, I am so very disappointed that my esteemed colleagues made this into a partisan issue. Our elderly and disabled will continue to suffer for it.
Furthermore, there is a growing number of organizations registered in support of the legislation including:
This upcoming week will be busy as the Assembly and Senate have scheduled a full day for floor session, the governor will be delivered the State of the State Address, as well as various committee and constituent meetings.
Floor sessions (and some committee meetings) are streamed on WisEye.
Our first responders see and experience some horrific things. When they've been sidelined by post-traumatic stress in the line of duty, they want to get back to work. That's why I'm standing with our firefighters on AB 569, which will allow them to collect Workman's Comp for PTSD, when they visited my office this week.
I was grateful to Jim Small, Oconomowoc resident and Palmyra Public Safety Director, for visiting my office and stopping by the Assembly Parlor so I could step off the Floor for a moment to chat with him.
Bob Duffy, Oconomowoc Director of Economic Development, and others visited to discuss important WEDA issues as the Assembly Session comes to a close in the coming months.
MLK, JR DAY COMMEMORATION/OFFICE CLOSED
Rep. Barbara Dittrich's office will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2020 in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr Day.
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