Senate Bill 644
The duties of the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council
Topics: Children and Families, Department of, Children: Protection and services, Milwaukee County
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 25, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, there is created a Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council (council) that is attached to the Department of Children and Families (DCF).
The council is required to do all of the following:
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1. Formulate suggested policies and plans for the improvement of the child welfare system in Milwaukee County and make recommendations with respect to those policies and plans to DCF and the legislature.
2. Formulate suggested measures for evaluating the effectiveness of the child welfare system in Milwaukee County, including outcome measures, and make recommendations with respect to those measures to DCF and the legislature.
3. Formulate suggested funding priorities for the child welfare system in Milwaukee County and make recommendations with respect to those funding priorities to DCF and the legislature.
4. Identify innovative public and private funding opportunities for the child welfare system in Milwaukee County and make recommendations with respect to those funding opportunities to DCF and the legislature.
This bill requires the council to submit an annual report of those recommendations to DCF, which within 60 days after receiving the report must prepare a response to those recommendations and transmit the report, together with its response, to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. The bill also requires the council to hold at least one public hearing each year at which the council must encourage public participation and solicit public input regarding the child welfare system in Milwaukee County.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 20, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 20, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Mar 31, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 25, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development.
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Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 25, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Darling, Coggs and Lassa;Cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Pasch, Stone and Strachota
- Mar 25, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development
- Mar 31, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 20, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 20, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 20, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-22-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Laid on the table
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote