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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 989 |
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| 5 | 5 | | January 25, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives PALMERI, SHELTON, SHANKLAND, |
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| 6 | 6 | | EMERSON, J. ANDERSON, BALDEH, CLANCY, CONLEY, JOERS, MADISON, NEUBAUER, |
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| 7 | 7 | | OHNSTAD, RATCLIFF, SINICKI, STUBBS and SUBECK, cosponsored by Senators |
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| 8 | 8 | | LARSON, SPREITZER, ROYS and AGARD. Referred to Committee on Colleges and |
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| 9 | 9 | | Universities. |
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| 10 | 10 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate |
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| 12 | 12 | | tuition freeze and making an appropriation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | The bill prohibits the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System |
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| 15 | 15 | | from charging resident undergraduate academic fees in the 2024-25 academic year |
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| 16 | 16 | | that are more than the fees charged in the 2023-24 academic year—this is commonly |
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| 17 | 17 | | referred to as a “tuition freeze.” The freeze is funded by increasing the appropriation |
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| 18 | 18 | | to the UW System for general program operations by $38,000,000 in fiscal year |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2024-25. |
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| 20 | 20 | | For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 21 | 21 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 23 | 23 | | enact as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1.0Nonstatutory provisions. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE TUITION. Notwithstanding s. 36.27 (1) (a), the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not charge resident |
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| 27 | 27 | | undergraduates enrolled in an institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), or college |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 989 |
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| 36 | 36 | | campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), in the 2024-25 academic year more in academic |
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| 37 | 37 | | fees than it charged resident undergraduates enrolled in that institution or college |
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| 38 | 38 | | campus in the 2023-24 academic year. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 2.0Fiscal changes. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (1) UW SYSTEM; GENERAL PROGRAM OPERATIONS. In the schedule under s. 20.005 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin |
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| 42 | 42 | | System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased |
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| 43 | 43 | | by $38,000,000 to offset the cost of the undergraduate tuition freeze under SECTION |
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| 44 | 44 | | 1 (1) of this act. |
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| 45 | 45 | | (END) |
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