Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 403
5	5	September 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senators NASS, STROEBEL, CABRAL-GUEVARA,
6	6	KNODL and TOMCZYK, cosponsored by Representatives SORTWELL, BEHNKE,
7	7	BODDEN, BROOKS, DITTRICH, GUNDRUM, GUSTAFSON, MAGNAFICI, PENTERMAN
8	8	and WICHGERS. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
9	9	AN ACT to create 36.28 of the statutes; relating to: prorated University of
10	10	Wisconsin System housing and meal plan contracts.
11	11	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
12	12	This bill prohibits the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
13	13	and UWS institutions from entering into a housing or meal plan contract with a
14	14	student unless the contract is prorated to return to the student any value of the
15	15	contract that the student cannot access for more than seven days because the student
16	16	is not permitted to be present on campus or to reap the benefits of such contract for
17	17	any reason that is outside of the student's control and that is imposed by the state
18	18	or by an institution. For the purposes of the bill, it is not considered outside of the
19	19	student's control if the student is not permitted to be present on campus or to reap
20	20	the benefits of the contract because the student is subject to sanctions for student
21	21	misconduct.
22	22	The bill also requires that any housing or meal plan contract value reimbursed
23	23	to the student be accompanied by a statement detailing the amounts reimbursed and
24	24	detailing the calculations used to determine the reimbursement amounts.
25	25	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
26	26	an appendix to this bill.
27	27	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
28	28	enact as follows:
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32	32	SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 403
33	33	SECTION 1. 36.28 of the statutes is created to read:
34	34	36.28 Student housing and meal plan contracts. (1) Neither the board
35	35	nor an institution may enter into a housing or meal plan contract with a student
36	36	unless the contract is prorated to return to the student any value of the contract that
37	37	the student cannot access for more than 7 days because the student is not permitted
38	38	to be present on campus or to reap the benefits of such contract for any reason that
39	39	is outside of the student's control and that is imposed by the state or an institution.
40	40	For the purposes of this section, it is not considered outside of the student's control
41	41	if the student is not permitted to be present on campus or to reap the benefits of the
42	42	contract because the student is subject to sanctions for student misconduct.
43	43	(2) Any value reimbursed to the student under this section shall be
44	44	accompanied by a statement detailing the amounts reimbursed and detailing the
45	45	calculations used to determine the reimbursement amounts.
46	46	SECTION 2.0Initial applicability.
47	47	(1) This act first applies to contracts entered into, or extended, modified, or
48	48	renewed, on the effective date of this subsection.
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