The Weekly Update Archive: 2019

October 21, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 24, 20119 starting at 10:00 a.m. The Committee will hear the following bill relating to UW System: AB 531: ID Card Info- requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines. See the public hearing notice for more information.

October 21, 2019

The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System will hold a preliminary public hearing on Friday, November 15, 2019 on the proposed scope statement to amend Chapter UWS 18, Wis. Admin. Code, to address conduct on University lands related to improper use of email and other electronic communications and of telephones to harass […]

October 21, 2019

On Thursday, October 17, the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held a public hearing on AB 452-the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. Staff from UW-Madison, as well as Regent Torrey Tiedeman, that manage and participate in the UW MIA RIP program testified at the hearing. The Assembly […]

October 21, 2019

The State Building Commission met on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, to consider and approve the following projects for the UW System: UW-Eau Claire – Governor’s Hall Addition and Renovation – Authority to Construct – $19,307,000 PRSB UW-Madison – Camp Randall Stadium and Fieldhouse Renovation – Authority to Construct and Waiver of Statute to allow for […]

October 21, 2019

On Wednesday, October 16, Governor Tony Evers signed SB 266-Health insurance for surviving families of officers killed in the line of duty into law. The bill ensures that the surviving immediate family of fallen state and local law enforcement officers, including firefighters, EMS first responders, and UW-System campus police officers continue to receive healthcare insurance […]

October 21, 2019

The Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families held an executive session on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 to vote by paper ballot on the following items that relate to UW System: SB-165 College Course Transfer: transferability of courses between the University of Wisconsin System, technical college system, and tribally controlled and private colleges. Substitute 2 […]

October 14, 2019

The Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children & Families will hold an Executive Session on Tuesday, October 15 starting at 10:00 a.m. The bills affecting UW System are as follows: SB 165: transfer of courses between the University of Wisconsin System, technical college system, and tribally controlled and private colleges. SB 205: credit transfers […]

October 14, 2019

The State Building Commission is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 starting at 9:30 a.m.. See the attached meeting notice and agenda for meeting details.

October 14, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 17, 2019 starting at 9:30 a.m.. The Committee will hear the following bills: AB 452: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project AB 524: farmer tuition assistance grants See the public hearing notice for more details.  

October 14, 2019

The Board of Regents met last week at UW-Superior. The Regents approved a report on the 2018-19 year-end program revenue balances. While total PR balances increased slightly by $11.1 million in FY19, attributable to large increases in restricted gift funds and other restricted funds, the tuition program revenue balance decreased by $55.9 million, a reduction […]