{"id":2791,"date":"2020-02-17T15:28:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T21:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?p=2791&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=2791"},"modified":"2020-02-17T15:28:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T21:28:27","slug":"joint-committee-on-finance-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2020\/02\/17\/joint-committee-on-finance-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Committee on Finance- recap of February 12 executive session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Joint Committee on Finance held an executive session on Wednesday, February 12 and heard the following bills relating to UW System:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/document\/session\/2019\/REG\/AB536\">AB-536<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Scholarship Program<\/strong>: establishing a career advancement scholarship program and making an appropriation. <strong><em>Passed including <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/related\/amendments\/ab536\/aa1_ab536\"><strong><em>Amendment 1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> in a 16-0 vote.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/document\/session\/2019\/REG\/SB537\">SB-537<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Tuition Grants<\/strong>: veteran-related tuition grants for certain veterans and dependents enrolled in private nonprofit institutions of higher education and making an appropriation. <strong><em>Passed including <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/related\/amendments\/sb537\/sa1_sb537\"><strong><em>Amendment 1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> in a 16-0 vote.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/document\/session\/2019\/REG\/AB684\">AB-684<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Tuition Grants<\/strong>: veteran-related tuition grants for certain veterans and dependents enrolled in private nonprofit institutions of higher education and making an appropriation. <strong><em>Passed including <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/related\/amendments\/ab684\/aa1_ab684\"><strong><em>Amendment 1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> in a 16-0 vote.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/document\/session\/2019\/REG\/SB718\">SB-718<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Nitrate Reduction Pilot<\/strong>: creating a pilot grant program for farmers to reduce nitrate loading, funding research for nitrate loading reduction methods, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. <strong><em>Passed including <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/related\/amendments\/sb718\/sa1_sb718\"><strong><em>Amendment 1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> in a 16-0 vote. <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/document\/session\/2019\/REG\/AB796\">AB-796<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Nitrate Reduction Pilot<\/strong>: creating a pilot grant program for farmers to reduce nitrate loading, funding research for nitrate loading reduction methods, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. <strong><em>Passed including <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/related\/amendments\/ab796\/aa1_ab796\"><strong><em>Amendment 1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> in a 16-0 vote.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/document\/session\/2019\/REG\/SB709\">SB-709<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Water Policy Office<\/strong>: creating an office of water policy and making an appropriation. <strong><em>Passed including <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/related\/amendments\/sb709\/sa1_sb709\"><strong><em>Amendment 1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> in a 16-0 vote.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/document\/session\/2019\/REG\/AB799\">AB-799<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Water Policy Office<\/strong>: creating an office of water policy and making an appropriation. <strong><em>Passed including <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/related\/amendments\/ab799\/aa1_ab799\"><strong><em>Amendment 1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0 in a 16-0 vote.<\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/document\/session\/2019\/REG\/SB722\">SB-722<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Well Testing Grants<\/strong>: supporting the Center for Watershed Science and Education, creating a hydrogeologist position, funding research on phosphorus recovery and reuse, creating grant programs for counties to test wells and provide public education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.<em> <strong>Passed including <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/related\/amendments\/sb722\/sa1_sb722\"><strong><em>Amendment 1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0 and <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2019\/related\/amendments\/sb722\/sa2_sb722\"><strong><em>Amendment 2<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0 in a 16-0 vote.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/document\/session\/2019\/REG\/AB800\">AB-800<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Well Testing Grants<\/strong>: supporting the Center for Watershed Science and Education, creating a hydrogeologist position, funding research on phosphorus recovery and reuse, creating grant programs for counties to test wells and provide public education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. <strong><em>Passed 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