The Weekly Update Archive: March 2020

March 30, 2020

The regular session of the Legislature officially ended on Thursday, March 26, 2020. All legislation which did not pass both houses fails pursuant to SJR-1. However, bills that did not pass through both houses can be revived in an extraordinary session to be acted upon. The Senate was scheduled to come in one more time […]

March 23, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the statutory, regulatory, and policy landscape is rapidly changing. To ensure the health and safety of students, employees, and visitors to UW institutions, UW System has created a COVID-19 Interim Policy Resources website for staff to use as resource on already granted regulatory flexibilities and other regulatory relief and […]

March 17, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced today, March 17, 2020, that the Senate’s March floor session will be postponed.  Fitzgerald said he and Assembly Speaker Vos will call the Legislature into an extraordinary session this spring so the Senate can complete legislative business. The State Relations team will continue to monitor this and other legislation […]

March 16, 2020

The 17th annual Research in the Rotunda event was held on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in the Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda. Undergraduate student researchers from across the University of Wisconsin System, together with their faculty advisers, presented their research findings on a variety of important topics to legislators, state leaders, UW alumni, and other supporters. See […]

March 16, 2020

As the expanding COVID-19 issue continues to present challenges for us all, we want to assure you that the safety of our students, faculty, staff, and communities is the UW System’s top priority. Given the rapidly changing landscape of the coronavirus situation, it is important that we have a clear understanding of our policies and […]

March 9, 2020

On Monday, March 2, 2020, Governor Tony Evers signed a series of bills into law. Among the bills was AB 531: ID Card Info, now Wisconsin Act 116. Act 116 will require all newly issued student identification cards to include contact information for local and national suicide prevention hotlines. On Tuesday, March 3, 2020 the […]

March 9, 2020

The Board of Regents held a public hearing on Thursday, March 5, on proposed amendments to Chapter UWS 17, Wis. Admin. Code and Chapter UWS 18, Wis. Admin. Code.   Written comments for each rule will be accepted until March 12, 2020. Comments may be submitted: on the web (Chapter 17; Chapter 18) by email to board@uwsa.edu; […]

March 2, 2020

The 17th annual Research in the Rotunda event will be held Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Outstanding undergraduate student researchers from across the University of Wisconsin System, together with their faculty advisers, will fill the Capitol Rotunda to share their research findings on a variety of important topics with legislators, state leaders, UW alumni, and other supporters. See […]

March 2, 2020

The State Assembly’s final meeting of the legislative session was on Thursday, February 20, however there are a number of active bills that could still become law. This includes bills that have been passed by the State Assembly and are awaiting State Senate action and bills that have been passed by both houses and have […]

March 2, 2020

The Wisconsin State Building Commission met on Thursday, February 27, to vote on state and UW System building and improvement proposals. The Commission considered and approved the following items on behalf of the University of Wisconsin: UW-La Crosse: Authority to Construct the Fieldhouse and Soccer Support Facility – $49,035,000 ($24,517,500 PRSB and $24,517,000 PR-Cash) UW-Madison: […]