Government Relations
Legislative Update
May 30, 2003
Joint Finance Committee Proceedings
The committee's work on the budget stalled this week due to differences between the Senate and Assembly Republicans on a property tax freeze and distribution of shared revenue payments to local governments. The committee is scheduled to reconvene Monday, June 2, with hope of finishing its work on the state budget.
The UW System is still working to delete Gov. Jim Doyle's recommendation to remove the UW Board of Regents exemption from Department of Administration oversight of telecommunications activities. LFB summary of Governor's recommendation, p. 28 Item 2 [PDF]
The committee unanimously approved construction of the UW-Madison/Madison Gas & Electric Cogeneration Plant. LFB paper on the proposed facility. [PDF[
For the Legislative Fiscal Bureau summary of the governor's budget,
click on:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/2003-05budget/Governor/tableofcontents.htm
For the Joint Finance Committee home page and schedule, click on:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/jfc.html
Committee Hearings
The Assembly
Committee on Colleges and Universities will hold votes on the following
UW-related bills on Tuesday,
June 3.
AB-66.
Requires students admitted to the UW Medical School to take
the Medical College Admission Test. Currently, students in
the Medical Scholars program are not required to take the MCAT.
AB-208.
Changes membership of the Board of Regents by substituting
a resident from each of the 16 technical college districts
for the Technical College System Board member and the 14 citizen
members and by adding a student member who is at least 24 years
old.
AB-342.
Makes a student convicted of drug charges ineligible for state
financial aid.
AB-344.
Requires UW System and private colleges to inform residence
hall students about meningococcal disease (Meningitis) and
to obtain confirmation of the student's vaccination or choice
not to be vaccinated.
Legislative Session
The Assembly and the Senate plan to meet Tuesday, June 3.New Legislation Circulating
LRB 2528/2, by Rep. Jeff Wood (R-Chippewa Falls), requires sabbatical leaves for University of Wisconsin faculty to be paid only through gifts and grants.
New Legislation Introduced
AB-366. COLLEGE CREDITS (Bies) This bill requires the Board of Regents to accept all credits transferred within the UW System, including credits transferred between two-year UW System colleges, and all credits transferred from the technical college system. The bill also requires each technical college district board to accept credits transferred from another technical college district or from a UW System institution. Referred to the Colleges and Universities Committee.
Senate Directory
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/sosd.pdf
Assembly Directory
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/assembly/aod.pdf
Information on the Web
UW System Government Relations:
http://www.uwsa.edu/govrel/
UW System Budget:
http://www.uwsa.edu/budplan/
Wisconsin Legislature on the Web
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/
For further information contact Margaret Lewis (608) 262-4464 or David Miller (608) 262-4463