Administration Secretary Michael Huebsch said Thursday that the state is preparing for large crowds next week as the Legislature begins the process of approving Gov. Scott Walker's budget.

"We are anticipating, we are preparing for the height of what we saw in the early part of March. A mass crowd that actually rushed the Capitol," Huebsch told Journal Sentinel reporters and members of the newspaper's Editorial Board.

On March 9, the Senate voted, 18-1, with no Democrats present, to eliminate most collective bargaining for most public employees. At the time, protesters swept past security and converged on the inside and outside of the Capitol.

"I am preparing for that. I hope we never get to that again," Huebsch said.

Huebsch said he was at the Capitol that night and saw people crawling through open windows at the Capitol. "They just flooded in." he said.

"We didn't have control of it," he said.

Next week, Huebsch said there will be more officers on duty. The officers will come from the Capitol Police, the Department of Justice, the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Department of Natural Resources. Huebsch said he had not requested additional assistance from other law enforcement agencies around the state.

Huebsch said police and policy makers are trying to come up with a plan that balances the rights of protesters with the need for security.

He said that one of the lessons from the protests earlier this year was that crowds were incited because of their failure to get into the Capitol in a timely fashion.

"I still believe that the screening and monitoring of individuals as they come to the Capitol is a prudent and safe measure to do. I will continue to do this at least through the end of this," he said.

Currently, there are two doors open for getting into the Capitol. Officers screen visitors there.

"While I am looking at greater access, I have to balance that with the health and safety of the individuals who need to get into the building, as well as the fiscal constraints of how many doors I can continue to monitor," Huebsch said.