The Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 22, starting at 9:30 a.m. The Committee will hear the following bills relating to UW System:

• SB 343-Resident undergraduate tuition
• SB 403– Free expression: free expression within the University of Wisconsin System, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

See the public hearing notice for more information.

The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities will hold an executive session on Thursday, January 23, starting at 9:30am and a public hearing after the conclusion of the executive session.

During the executive session, the committee will consider the following bills relating to the UW System:

• AB 444– Free expression: free expression within the University of Wisconsin System, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
• AB 536– Career Advancement Scholarship: establishing a career advancement scholarship program and making an appropriation

During the public hearing, the committee will consider the following bills relating to the UW System:

• AB 230– Military Transcripts: transferring academic credits from military transcripts to University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges.
• AB 556– Teaching Hours: recognizing teaching hours for providing certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System.
• AB 663– Veteran Application Fees: exempting veterans and members of the armed forces from admissions application fees at University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges.

The Assembly will be in session on Wednesday, January 15 starting at 1:00 p.m.  The following bills relating to UW System have been added to the calendar:

• AB-361: Active Duty Service– requirements for colleges when service member students are called into active duty.
• AB-707: Bargaining Contract– ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2019-20 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
• AB-708: Bargaining Contract– ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2018-19 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
• AB-709: Bargaining Contract– ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2019-20 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
• AB-710: Bargaining Contract– ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2018-19 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
• AB-711: Bargaining Contract– ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2019-20 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

The bargaining contracts were approved by JCOER in December but need to be ratified by the full legislature.

Members have also been told to keep their schedules open for the week of January 21 for an additional session.

The Senate is planning to be in session on Tuesday, January 21. The calendar has not been released yet. We will provide an update when the calendar is available.

The registration deadline for the 2020 Research in the Rotunda event on March 11, 2020, has been extended to Friday, January 31.  Campus coordinators must submit a list of poster titles to universityrelations@uwsa.edu prior to registering. Once poster titles are submitted, students and faculty advisers can complete their registration for the event at: wisconsin.edu/research-in-the-rotunda/registration/. January 31 will be the final deadline for all faculty advisers and students. Special guests have until February 14 to register.

Questions regarding registration or the Research in the Rotunda event should be directed to David Specht-Boardman at dspecht-boardman@uwsa.edu.

The 2019 fall graduate lists are due to the UW System State Relations team by Monday, February 3, 2020. If this date is not feasible for your institution, please let Jeff Buhrandt (jbuhrandt@uwsa.edu) know ahead of time. Graduate lists should include the following data fields: First Name, Last Name, Address, City, State, and Postal Code. The lists should be sent to Julie Jonuzi at njonuzi@uwsa.edu.