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State Relations
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Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
The Committee will be holding a public hearing on Tuesday, January 6, at 10AM on AB 673, relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty.
Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
The Committee will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday, January 7, at 10AM on several UW related bills.
- SB 640: Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans.
- SB 652: Relating to: race-based higher education programs and requirements.
- SB 591/AB 582: Relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. The UWs submitted and testified for information only on this legislation during the assembly public hearing.
The hearing is being held at Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee, WI.
Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities
The Committee will be holding an executive session and a public hearing on Thursday, January 8, at 10AM. See below for the UW related bills on the agenda.
Executive Session:
- AB 663: Relating to: imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. The UWs and UW-Madison submitted testimony for information only during the assembly public hearing.
- AB 486: Relating to: permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. The UWs and UW-Madison submitted testimony for information only during the assembly public hearing.
Public Hearing:
- AB 545: Relating to: course fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions. The UWs testified in opposition to this bill during the senate public hearing.
- AB 669: Relating to: race-based higher education programs and requirements.
- AB 659: Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans.
Federal Relations
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Full House and Senate Hearing Schedule
If interested, you can see a full list of upcoming hearings on the Senate Hearings & Meetings Page. A review of the committee hearings in the House of Representatives is available via the Committee Schedule within the House of Representatives Legislative Activity section on the Chamber’s main page.
House and Senate Floor Schedules
When the House of Representatives and Senate return to Washington, a full list of votes will be found on the respective websites for the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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