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.
All In Wisconsin Tour – UW-Oshkosh event recap
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 of Wisconsin and to generate additional ideas for the future. See the news release for a full recap.
The next stop on the All In Wisconsin tour is UW-Stevens Point on October 30.
All in Wisconsin Tour- October 22 at UW-Oshkosh
Next stop for the “All in Wisconsin” tour will be UW-Oshkosh on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The event will showcase the incredible value this campus provides for students, families, and taxpayers. The day-long 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. There are three remaining events scheduled through early December. The dates are as follows:
- UW-Stevens Point, Wednesday, October 30
- UW-Eau Claire & UW-Stout, Wednesday, November 20
- UW-Whitewater, Thursday, December 5
Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans, & Military Affairs- public hearing Oct. 22
The Senate Committee On Transportation, Veterans, & Military Affairs will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 starting at 1:00 p.m. The Committee will hear the following bill relating to UW System:
- SB 446: UW MIA Project- The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation.
See the public hearing notice for more information.
Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities- executive session on Oct. 23
The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities will hold an executive session on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 starting at 9:30 a.m. The Committee will consider the following bill related to the UW System:
- AB 452: UW MIA Project- The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation.
See the executive session notice for more information.
Assembly Committee on Education- public hearing on Oct. 24
The Assembly Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on Thursday, October 24, 20119 starting at 10:00 a.m. The Committee will hear the following bill relating to UW System:
- AB 531: ID Card Info- requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines.
See the public hearing notice for more information.
Preliminary public hearing by Board of Regents- November 15, 2019
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System will hold a preliminary public hearing on Friday, November 15, 2019 on the proposed scope statement to amend Chapter UWS 18, Wis. Admin. Code, to address conduct on University lands related to improper use of email and other electronic communications and of telephones to harass another person. The public comment period on this scope statement will be open through Wednesday, November 20, 2019.
Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities Public Hearing-recap
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 bill is scheduled for an executive session on October 23rd, and the Senate companion bill is scheduled for a public hearing on October 22nd.
State Building Commission Recap
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 Design/Build alternative delivery $77,646,000 ($68,046,000 PRSB, $6,600,000 PR-Cash and $3M Gifts)
- UW-Madison – Land Acquisition – $610,000 PR-Cash
- UW-Parkside – We Energies Photovoltaic Array – Authority to construct on university land
- UW-Whitewater – Utility Improvements – Authority to Construct – $6,937,000 ($3,954,000 GFSB and $2,983,000 PRSB)
- UW-Milwaukee – Mitchell Hall Active Learning Classroom – $650,000 GFSB
- UW-Platteville – Science Building Instructional Space Renovations – $1,510,000 GFSB
- UW-Green Bay – Enviro Sciences MEP Infrastructure Renovations – $2,528,000 GFSB
- UW-Whitewater – Multi-Building Elevator Renovations – $2,008,000 ($1,405,600 GFSB and $602,400 PRSB)
- UW-Oshkosh – Halsey Science Center Steam/Condensate Replacement – $880,600 ($449,100 GFSB and $431,500 PR-Cash)
- UW-Stout – Heating Plant Fuel Reliability Upgrade Increase – $969,000 PR-Cash
- UW-Superior – Campus Fiber Optic Backbone Replacement – $967,000 ($647,900 GFSB and $319,100 PRSB)
Dave Erdman, Director of Capital Finance at the Department of Administration, informed the Commission that he anticipates scheduling a bond sale in December. The Commission approved the issue of new bonds as well as refinancing bonds should interest rates be favorable.
Governor signs SB 266 into law
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 coverage after the loss of a loved one in the line of duty. See the news release for more information.