{"id":2223,"date":"2019-08-26T17:21:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T22:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?p=2223&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=2223"},"modified":"2019-08-26T17:31:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T22:31:58","slug":"rep-shankland-sen-hansen-bills-introduced-in-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2019\/08\/26\/rep-shankland-sen-hansen-bills-introduced-in-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Shankland\/Sen. Hansen bill package- bills introduced in Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/legis.wisconsin.gov\/assembly\/71\/shankland\">Rep. Katrina Shankland, (D-Stevens Point),<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/legis.wisconsin.gov\/senate\/30\/hansen\">Sen. Dave Hansen, (D-Green Bay),<\/a> introduced a series of bills that affect the UW System. The bills were formally introduced in the Senate and have been assigned as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/proposals\/sb355\">SB-355\u00a0<\/a><strong> UW Blue Ribbon Commission:<\/strong>\u00a0This bill creates a Blue Ribbon Commission in the University of Wisconsin System. Referred to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, and Children and Families.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/proposals\/sb356\">SB-356\u00a0<\/a><strong> UW Funding:<\/strong>\u00a0This bill provides additional funding to the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. Referred to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, and Children and Families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/proposals\/sb357\">SB-357\u00a0<\/a><strong> UW Tuition Freezes:<\/strong>\u00a0This bill requires that all future\u00a0tuition freezes for the University of Wisconsin System are funded. Referred to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, and Children and Families.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/proposals\/sb359\">SB-359\u00a0<\/a><strong> UW Student Grants:<\/strong>\u00a0This bill funds Wisconsin grants for University of Wisconsin System students and technical college students and makes\u00a0an appropriation. Referred to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, and Children and Families.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/proposals\/sb360\">SB-360\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><strong>Tuition Remission:\u00a0<\/strong>This bill remits UW undergraduate student teachers\u2019 academic fees for the semester they are student teaching. Referred to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, and Children and Families.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/proposals\/sb358\">SB-358<\/a> <strong>Tech College Aid:\u00a0<\/strong>This bill is included as part of the package but does not affect the UW System. It provides additional funding \u00a0funding for the technical college system. Referred to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, and Children and Families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Katrina Shankland, (D-Stevens Point), and Sen. Dave Hansen, (D-Green Bay), introduced a series of bills that affect the UW System. The bills were formally introduced in the Senate and have been assigned as follows: SB-355\u00a0 UW Blue Ribbon Commission:\u00a0This bill creates a Blue Ribbon Commission in the University of Wisconsin System. 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