1. Assembly Session- recap of February 11 session

    The Assembly was in session on Tuesday, February 11 and heard the following bills relating to UW System: AB-444 UW Free Expression: free expression within the University of Wisconsin System, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority. Passed, including substitute amendment 1, in a 62-37 vote AB-531 ID Card Info: requiring that student identification cards […]

  2. Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology, & Consumer Protection- recap of February 11 executive session

    The Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology, & Consumer Protection held an executive session on Tuesday, February 11 and heard the following bills relating to UW System: SB-612 Increasing Retirement Age: increasing the minimum retirement age under the Wisconsin Retirement System; decreasing the minimum break in service for annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are […]

  3. Joint Committee on Finance- recap of 13.10 meeting

    The Joint Committee on Finance held a meeting on Wednesday, February 12 and heard the following case relating to UW System: Department of Justice – Josh Kaul, Attorney General Case: UW Board of Regents v. Sonnleitner and Wells. Settlement approved in a 13-0 vote

  4. Assembly Committee on Science and Technology- recap of February 12 public hearing

    The Assembly Committee on Science and Technology held an executive session on Wednesday, February 12, and heard the following bills relating to UW System: AB-870 Access to Data: consumer access to personal data processed by a controller and providing a penalty. AB-871 Deleting Data: deletion of consumer personal data by controllers and providing a penalty. AB-872 Data Restrictions: […]

  5. Joint Committee on Finance- recap of February 12 executive session

    The Joint Committee on Finance held an executive session on Wednesday, February 12 and heard the following bills relating to UW System: AB-536 Scholarship Program: establishing a career advancement scholarship program and making an appropriation. Passed including Amendment 1 in a 16-0 vote.   SB-537 Tuition Grants: veteran-related tuition grants for certain veterans and dependents enrolled in private […]

  6. Assembly Committee on Veteran and Military Affairs- recap of February 13 public hearing

    The Assembly Committee on Veteran and Military Affairs held a public hearing on Thursday, February 13 and heard the following bill relating to UW System: AB-689 Tuition Remission: tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. The committee took no action on this […]

  7. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue, & Financial Institutions- recap of February 13 executive session

    The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue, & Financial Institutions held an executive session on Thursday, February 13, and voted by paper ballot on the following bill relating to UW System: SB-563 Extension Services: funding for certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. The Committee passed this bill in a 9-0 […]

  8. Assembly State Affairs- recap of February 13 executive session

    The Assembly Committee on State Affairs held an executive session on Thursday, February 13 and heard the following bill relating to UW System: AB-670 Increasing Retirement Age: increasing the minimum retirement age under the Wisconsin Retirement System; decreasing the minimum break in service for annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating […]

  9. All In Wisconsin Tour- UW-Milwaukee event recap

    UW System President Ray Cross and Regent President Andrew S. Petersen, along with Regents Eve Hall and Torrey Tiedeman, joined UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone for a series of events at UW-Milwaukee on Thursday, February 13, for the ninth stop of UW System’s All In Wisconsin tour, aimed at demonstrating the value the UW System brings […]

  10. Joint Committee on Finance- executive session on February 17

    The Joint Committee on Finance will hold an executive session on Monday, February 17, starting at 2:00 p.m. The Committee will hear the following bills related to UW System: AB-627 Extension Services: funding for certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. SB-563 Extension Services: funding for certain extension services of the […]