The Regents will hold a preliminary public hearing on a 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. This is different than the proposed rule to amend Chapter UWS 17, Wis. Admin. Code, which addresses student conduct related to the free expression of others. This proposed change in code will help to bring the UW in line with recommendations made by FIRE.
Assembly Committee on Government Accountability And Oversight- Nov. 6 hearing recap
The Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight held a public hearing on Wednesday, November 6. President Ray Cross and UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Laurent Heller provided testimony in opposition of AB 370– UW Debt Guarantees relating to state debt guarantees; delegations by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System; organizations affiliated with the UW System; and standards of conduct for certain UW System employees. See the WisconsinEye coverage of the hearing for a full recap. To view testimony documents, follow this link.
Board of Regents- Nov. 7 meeting recap
The UW System Board of Regents met on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in Madison. The meeting included a variety of presentations and discussions focused on the scope and significance of the research performed at all UW System campuses. Presentations included the UW-Madison Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute’s study known as the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP), UW-Milwaukee’s efforts with the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery, and the partnership between UW-Oshkosh’s Alta Resources Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and WiSys. Refer to the news release on research for more information.
See the news summary for a full recap of the November 7 meeting. Meeting materials, including agenda and video webcast, can be found at the Board of Regents website.
Assembly Floor Session recap
The Assembly Floor session was held on Thursday, November 7. The Assembly passed the following bills relating to UW System:
- AB 531– information on suicide prevention on ID cards including Assembly Amendment 1– voice vote
- SB 142– late payments of benefits to student veterans-voice vote
For a full recap of the Assembly Floor session, a recording can be viewed online on WisconsinEye.
Senate Floor Session- Nov. 5
The Senate Floor session is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2019 starting at 11:00 a.m. The bills affecting the UW System are as follows:
- SB 117-Athlete Agents
- SB 205-Military Transfer Credit
- SB 334-Requirements for students called into active duty
- AB 38- Research Contracts
- AB 189- Credit Transfer
In addition, Regents Edmund Manydeeds III, Karen Walsh, and Olivia Woodmansee are scheduled to be confirmed during this floor session.
For more information, please refer to the Senate Calendar.
Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB)- Nov. 1 meeting recap
The Higher Education Aids Board met on Friday, November 1 to review and share updates on several financial aid programs, including the formula for how Wisconsin Grants are awarded at the Wisconsin Technical Colleges System, private non-profit colleges, and UW Systems schools. More information on the meeting can be found in the attached PDF below.
Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform- Oct. 31 executive session recap
The Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform held an executive session on Thursday, Oct. 31, and heard AB 82- Athletes Agents Act: adopting revisions to the state’s uniform athlete agents act and providing a penalty. The committee passed the bill, including Amendment 1 and Amendment 2, in a 7-1 vote.
Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight- public hearing Nov. 6
The Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 6, starting at 1:00 p.m. The Committee will hear the following bill relating to UW System:
- AB 370– UW Debt Guarantees: state debt guarantees; delegations by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System; organizations affiliated with the UW System; and standards of conduct for certain UW System employees.
See the public hearing notice for more details.
All In Wisconsin Tour- UW-Stevens Point event recap
President Ray Cross, along with Regents Mike Jones, Karen Walsh, and Olivia Woodmansee, joined UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie Patterson for a series of events at UW-Stevens Point and UW-Stevens Point at Wausau on Wednesday, October 30 for the sixth 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. A full recap of the UW-Stevens Point event can be found here.
The next stop on the All In Wisconsin tour is UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout on November 20.
Assembly Committee on Education- Oct. 29 public hearing recap
The Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session on Tuesday, October 29 and voted on AB 531: ID Card Info – requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines, including Assembly Amendment 1, which authors worked on with UW-Madison. The committee voted to pass AB 531, including Amendment 1, in a 12-0 vote.