The Weekly Update Archive: 2019

November 11, 2019

The UW System Board of Regents met on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in Madison. The meeting included a variety of presentations and discussions focused on the scope and significance of the research performed at all UW System campuses. Presentations included the UW-Madison Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute’s study known as the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP), […]

November 11, 2019

The Assembly Floor session was held on Thursday, November 7.  The Assembly passed the following bills relating to UW System: AB 531– information on suicide prevention on ID cards including Assembly Amendment 1– voice vote SB 142– late payments of benefits to student veterans-voice vote For a full recap of the Assembly Floor session, a […]

November 4, 2019

The Senate Floor session is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2019 starting at 11:00 a.m. The bills affecting the UW System are as follows: SB 117-Athlete Agents SB 205-Military Transfer Credit SB 334-Requirements for students called into active duty AB 38- Research Contracts AB 189- Credit Transfer In addition, Regents Edmund Manydeeds III, Karen Walsh, […]

November 4, 2019

The Higher Education Aids Board met on Friday, November 1 to review and share updates on several financial aid programs, including the formula for how Wisconsin Grants are awarded at the Wisconsin Technical Colleges System, private non-profit colleges, and UW Systems schools. More information on the meeting can be found in the attached PDF below.

November 4, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform held an executive session on Thursday, Oct. 31, and heard AB 82- Athletes Agents Act: adopting revisions to the state’s uniform athlete agents act and providing a penalty. The committee passed the bill, including Amendment 1 and Amendment 2, in a 7-1 vote.

November 4, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 6, starting at 1:00 p.m. The Committee will hear the following bill relating to UW System: AB 370– UW Debt Guarantees: state debt guarantees; delegations by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System; organizations affiliated with […]

November 4, 2019

President Ray Cross, along with Regents Mike Jones, Karen Walsh, and Olivia Woodmansee, joined UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie Patterson for a series of events at UW-Stevens Point and UW-Stevens Point at Wausau on Wednesday, October 30 for the sixth stop of UW System’s All In Wisconsin tour. The tour is intended to demonstrate how the […]

November 4, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session on Tuesday, October 29 and voted on AB 531: ID Card Info – requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines, including Assembly Amendment 1, which authors worked on with UW-Madison. The committee voted to pass AB 531, including Amendment 1, in a […]

November 4, 2019

The Assembly Rules Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 starting at 4:00 p.m. to vote on the proposed calendar for the Assembly Floor Session on Thursday, November 7, 2019. The bills impacting UW System are as follows: AB 161/SB 142-late payments of benefits to student veterans AB 531– information on suicide prevention on […]

October 28, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Education will hold an executive session on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 starting at 10:00 a.m. The Committee will consider the following bill relating to UW System: AB 531– ID Card Info: requiring student identification cards to include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines. See executive session notice for more information.