The Weekly Update Archive: January 2020

  1. Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Energy- public hearing on January 29

    January 27, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 29, starting at 12:30 p.m. The Committee will hear the following bill relating to UW System: SB-712– Freshwater Collaborative: funding a University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation. See the public hearing notice for more details.

  2. Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities- public hearing and executive session on January 30

    January 27, 2020

    The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities will hold an executive session and public hearing on Thursday, January 30 starting at 10:00 a.m. The Committee will hear the following bills relating to UW System: AB 801– Freshwater Collaborative: funding a University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation. AB 800– Freshwater Collaborative– supporting […]

  3. State of the State Address recap

    January 27, 2020

    Governor Tony Evers delivered the second annual state of the state address on Wednesday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m. A full copy of the Governors speech is attached below. See Regent President Petersen’s statement on the state of the state address here.

  4. Senate Session- January 21 Session Recap

    January 27, 2020

    The Senate was in session on Tuesday, January 21, and heard the following bills relating to UW System: SB-446 UW MIA Project: The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. Passed in a 33-0 vote. AB-531 ID Card Info: requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines. Passed […]

  5. Governor Evers signs SB-334 into law

    January 27, 2020

    On Tuesday, January 21, Governor Tony Evers signed SB-334: Active Duty Service into law, Wisconsin Act 75. The bill expands protections and considerations for students who are called into active military service while they are enrolled in a university, technical, or private institution.

  6. Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families – Jan. 22 public hearing recap

    January 27, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families held a public hearing on Wednesday, January 22, and heard the following bills relating to UW System: SB 343-Resident undergraduate tuition President Ray Cross provided verbal testimony in opposition of SB 343, which can be found attached below. SB 403– Free expression: free expression within […]

  7. Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities – Jan 23. public hearing and executive session recap

    January 27, 2020

    The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held an executive session and public hearing on Thursday, January 23. During the executive session, the committee considered 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. The Committee […]

  8. 2020 State of the State Address

    January 21, 2020

    Governor Tony Evers’ second annual state of the state address has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m.  The speech is held before a joint session of the legislature in the Assembly chambers, and it is traditionally in the late afternoon or evening. You can watch the address live on Wisconsin Eye.

  9. Senate Session on Tuesday, January 21

    January 21, 2020

    The Senate will be in session on Tuesday, January 21 starting at 11:00 a.m.  The following bills relating to UW System have been added to the calendar: SB-446 UW MIA Project: The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation AB-531 ID Card Info: requiring that student identification cards include contact information for […]

  10. Assembly Session- Tuesday, January 21

    January 21, 2020

    The Assembly is planning to be in session on Tuesday, January 21, starting at 1:00 p.m. There are no bills relating to UW System on the calendar. We will continue to update the newsletter should any changes come up. Update on remaining session days: The Speaker recently indicated the Assembly intends to adjourn the 2019-20 […]