Hunger Task Force

Registered Principal Details

Business Or Interest:
Anti-hunger organization that works on food security and nutrition issues

Lobbying Interests:
Our agency is concerned with issues related to federal and state nutrition programs, including WIC, TEFAP, summer food, school meals, CSFP, foodshare, and CACFP. In addition, we aqre concerned with health and safety policies that may impact our emergency food providers

Title:
Director of Advocacy

Contact
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Maureen Fitzgerald
201 S Hawley Court
Milwaukee, WI 53214
(414) 238-6475
(414) 777-0480
maureen@hungertaskforce.org
http://www.hungertaskforce.org

Authorized Lobbyists

Lobbyist Name Exclusive Duties Authorized On Withdrawn On

Lobbying Interests

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Assembly Bill 110
Assembly Bill 110
Relating to: a pilot program to limit foods under FoodShare and providing an exemption from rule-making procedures. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Against
Notification Date
4/1/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.
Comments
AB 110 fails to define "sufficient nutritional value" or provide adequate direction for DHS to define. AB 110 will be costly and administratively burdonsome for grocers to implement, and will require new EBT technology.

Budget Bill Subjects

Health Services: Medical Assistance and FoodShare -- Administration
Biennial budget bill treatment of matter relating to
Health Services: Medical Assistance and FoodShare -- Administration

Notification Date
5/17/2013
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

breakfast to students at high poverty schools after the start of the school day
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
breakfast to students at high poverty schools after the start of the school day

Action Intended To Affect
Legislative matter

Notification Date
1/31/2014
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.

Total Lobbying Effort

  2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
Total Lobbying Expenditures 2013
January - June
$2,247.62
2013
July - December
$3,325.85
2014
January - June
$1,590.46
2014
July - December
$3,404.35
Total $10,568.28
Total Hours Communicating 2013
January - June
25.00
2013
July - December
19.75
2014
January - June
11.75
2014
July - December
23.00
Total 79.50
Total Hours Other 2013
January - June
17.45
2013
July - December
14.00
2014
January - June
8.25
2014
July - December
8.75
Total 48.45

Percent Allocation of Lobbying Effort

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Relating to: a pilot program to limit foods under FoodShare and providing an exemption from rule-making procedures. (FE)
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
35%
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total 12%

Budget Bill Subjects

2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
65%
2013
July - December
95%
2014
January - June
77%
2014
July - December
85%
Total 80%

Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

No administrative rulemaking proceedings found.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
23%
2014
July - December
15%
Total 7%

Minor Efforts

(Time spent on matters each of which accounted for less than 10% of the organization's lobbying.)

Minor Efforts
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total
2013
January - June
2013
July - December
5%
2014
January - June
2014
July - December
Total 1%

Other Matters

No other matters found.

Filed Statements of Lobbying Activity and Expenditures