The Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 6, starting at 1:00 p.m. The Committee will hear the following bill relating to UW System:
See the public hearing notice for more details.
President Ray Cross, along with Regents Mike Jones, Karen Walsh, and Olivia Woodmansee, joined UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie Patterson for a series of events at UW-Stevens Point and UW-Stevens Point at Wausau on Wednesday, October 30 for the sixth stop of UW System’s All In Wisconsin tour. The tour is intended to demonstrate how the UW System meets the needs of Wisconsin and to generate additional ideas for the future. A full recap of the UW-Stevens Point event can be found here.
The next stop on the All In Wisconsin tour is UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout on November 20.
The Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session on Tuesday, October 29 and voted on AB 531: ID Card Info – requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines, including Assembly Amendment 1, which authors worked on with UW-Madison. The committee voted to pass AB 531, including Amendment 1, in a 12-0 vote.
The Assembly Rules Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 starting at 4:00 p.m. to vote on the proposed calendar for the Assembly Floor Session on Thursday, November 7, 2019. The bills impacting UW System are as follows:
The Assembly is planning to have another floor session on Tuesday, November 12th. We will provide updates when we see the proposed calendar for this session.
The Assembly Committee on Education will hold an executive session on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 starting at 10:00 a.m. The Committee will consider the following bill relating to UW System:
See executive session notice for more information.
The Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks, and Outdoor Recreation will hold an information hearing on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Dr. Melinda Vokoun, Associate Professor of Forestry at UW-Stevens Point will be presenting on the Wisconsin Forest Practices Study and Mass Timber.
Next stop for the All In Wisconsin tour will be UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. The event will showcase the incredible value this university provides for students, families, and taxpayers. The event will involve meetings with business and community leaders, direct engagement with students, and media opportunities to promote the benefits and value of the campus to its region. Two remaining events are scheduled through early December. The dates are as follows:
The Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform will hold an executive session on Thursday, October 31, 2019, starting at 10:00 a.m. The Committee will consider the following bill relating to the UW System:
See the executive session notice for more information.
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.
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.