The Weekly Update Archive: Week Recap

October 28, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Education held a public hearing on Thursday, October 24, and heard testimony on AB 531: ID Card Info – requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines. There was no action taken by committee.

October 28, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held an executive session on Wednesday, October 23, and heard AB 452: UW MIA Project – The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. This is the companion bill to SB 446. The committee passed the bill in a 13-0 vote.

October 28, 2019

The Senate Committee On Transportation, Veterans, & Military Affairs held a public hearing on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, and heard SB 446: UW MIA Project – The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. The committee did not take any action on this bill.

October 28, 2019

President Ray Cross, Regent President Andrew S. Petersen, and Regents José Delgado and Becky Levzow joined UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt for a series of events at UW-Oshkosh on Tuesday, October 22, for the fifth stop of UW System’s All In Wisconsin tour. The tour is intended to demonstrate how the UW System meets the needs […]

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 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 […]

October 14, 2019

The Assembly Floor session was held on Thursday, October 10, 2019. The Assembly voted to pass AB 189– Transfer of Courses with Substitute Amendment 2  and SB 266 with Substitute Amendment 1–  Health Insurance for Survivors of a Law Enforcement Officer Who Dies in the Line of Duty.  SB 266 heads to the Governor for […]