The Weekly Update Archive: February 2020

  1. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Revenue, & Financial Institutions- executive session and public hearing on February 6

    February 3, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue, & Financial Institutions will hold an executive session on Thursday, February 6, starting at 10:30 a.m. The Committee will hear the following bill related to UW System: SB-645 Tax Exemption: A sales and use tax exemption for building materials that become a part of a facility for the University of […]

  2. Board of Regents- February 6-7

    February 3, 2020

    The next Board of Regents meeting will be hosted by UW-Madison on February 6-7 at Union South. Supporting materials are available to view at the Board of Regents website.  The Regents meeting will be webcast live on Thursday, February 6, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m., and Friday, February 7, 2020, from 9:00 […]

  3. Senate Session on February 19

    February 3, 2020

    The Senate is expected to be in session on Wednesday, February 19, likely to start at 1:00 p.m.  We will continue to update the state relations newsletter with information as it become available.

  4. Bargaining Contracts signed into law

    February 3, 2020

    On Tuesday, January 28, 2020, Governor Tony Evers signed the following bargaining contracts into law: AB-706 Bargaining Contract (Joint Committee on Employment Relations) Ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2018-19 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and […]

  5. Governor Signs Executive Order on Student Debt

    February 3, 2020

    On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, Governor Tony Evers signed Executive Order 67 to create a Task Force on Student Debt. The Task Force will include: Secretary of the Dept. of Financial Institutions (chair), or designee; Governor, or designee; Executive Director, Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board, or designee; Sec. of the Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, and […]

  6. Water Quality Bills Public Hearings

    February 3, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy held a public hearing on Wednesday, January 29 and heard  SB-712– Freshwater Collaborative: funding a University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation. President Ray Cross submitted written testimony in favor of SB 712, attached below. In addition, UW System institutions attended the hearing to provide […]

  7. Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities- recap of Jan. 30 executive session

    February 3, 2020

    The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held an executive session on January 30, and heard the following bills related to UW System: AB 230– Military Transcripts: transferring academic credits from military transcripts to University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges. Passed in a 16-0 vote. AB 556– Teaching Hours: recognizing teaching hours for providing […]

  8. Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children & Families- recap of Jan. 31 executive session

    February 3, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children & Families held an executive session on Friday, January 31 to vote by paper ballot on the following bill relating to UW System: SB 497– Teaching Hours: recognizing teaching hours for providing certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System. The Committee voted to pass the […]