Madison Metropolitan School District

Registered Principal Details

Cessation Date
8/17/2020 11:06:30 AM

Business Or Interest:
Legislation governing K-12 education.

Lobbying Interests:
Legislation governing K-12 education.

Title:
Media and Government Relations Director

Contact
LM
Liz Merfeld
545 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 663-1903
elmerfeld@madison.k12.wi.us
http://www.mmsd.org

Authorized Lobbyists

Lobbyist Name Exclusive Duties Authorized On Withdrawn On
Rachel Strauch-Nelson Exclusive Duties No Authorized On 1/7/2019 Withdrawn On 11/5/2019

Lobbying Interests

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Assembly Bill 465
Assembly Bill 465
Relating to: counting pupils enrolled in four-year-old kindergarten. (FE)

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
10/3/2019
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.

Budget Bill Subjects

Public Instruction: Departmentwide
Biennial budget bill treatment of matter relating to
Public Instruction: Departmentwide

Notification Date
7/31/2019
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
Funding to public education.

Total Lobbying Effort

  2019
January - June
2019
July - December
2020
January - June
2020
July - December
Total
Total Lobbying Expenditures 2019
January - June
$3,900.00
2019
July - December
$1,501.00
2020
January - June
$0.00
2020
July - December
$0.00
Total $5,401.00
Total Hours Communicating 2019
January - June
68.00
2019
July - December
1.00
2020
January - June
0.00
2020
July - December
0.00
Total 69.00
Total Hours Other 2019
January - June
2.00
2019
July - December
26.00
2020
January - June
0.00
2020
July - December
0.00
Total 28.00

Percent Allocation of Lobbying Effort

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

No legislative bills/resolutions found.

Budget Bill Subjects

2019
January - June
2019
July - December
2020
January - June
2020
July - December
Total
2019
January - June
75%
2019
July - December
75%
2020
January - June
2020
July - December
Total 75%

Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

No administrative rulemaking proceedings found.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

No topics found.

Minor Efforts

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

Minor Efforts
2019
January - June
2019
July - December
2020
January - June
2020
July - December
Total
2019
January - June
10%
2019
July - December
10%
2020
January - June
2020
July - December
Total 10%

Other Matters

Includes time spent on:

  • Gubernatorial nominations
  • Matters on which the organization made no lobbying communication

Other Matters
2019
January - June
2019
July - December
2020
January - June
2020
July - December
Total
2019
January - June
15%
2019
July - December
15%
2020
January - June
100%
2020
July - December
Total 15%

Filed Statements of Lobbying Activity and Expenditures