Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB889 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 889
5	5	January 5, 2024 - Introduced by Senator FEYEN, cosponsored by Representatives
6	6	MICHALSKI, BINSFELD, BEHNKE, S. JOHNSON, MURPHY, MURSAU and O'CONNOR.
7	7	Referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue.
8	8	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
9	9	AN ACT to create 39.535 and 115.28 (59) (am) of the statutes; relating to:
10	10	academic and career planning services provided to pupils, requiring the
11	11	reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes, and granting
12	12	rule-making authority.
13	13	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
14	14	This bill requires University of Wisconsin System institutions, technical
15	15	colleges, and private nonprofit colleges in this state (higher education institutions)
16	16	to report cost and student outcome data that are ultimately made available as part
17	17	of the academic and career planning services provided to high school juniors and
18	18	seniors.
19	19	The bill requires higher education institutions to collect and annually report to
20	20	the Higher Educational Aids Board all of the following information relating to their
21	21	undergraduate degree programs: 1) the average salary of the institution's graduates
22	22	at intervals of one year, five years, and ten years after graduation, in the aggregate
23	23	and broken down by major; 2) the average debt of the institution's students upon
24	24	graduation or discontinuation of studies, in the aggregate and broken down by major;
25	25	3) the institution's graduation rate, in the aggregate and broken down by major; 4)
26	26	the institution's annual total cost of attendance and average net cost; 5) the financial
27	27	aid available to students; and 6) the 10 most popular degree programs offered by the
28	28	institution. HEAB must incorporate the data from these reports into an electronic
29	29	document formatted in a manner that facilitates comparison of information among
30	30	higher education institutions. HEAB must annually provide this electronic
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37	37	document to the Department of Public Instruction with a list, prepared in
38	38	cooperation with the Department of Workforce Development, of the 50 most
39	39	in-demand jobs in this state, including the average starting salary and required
40	40	education level for each job.
41	41	Under current law, the state superintendent of public instruction must ensure
42	42	that each school board provides academic and career planning services to pupils
43	43	enrolled in grades six to twelve. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the bill
44	44	requires the superintendent to provide the electronic document described above to
45	45	school boards and requires school boards to provide the electronic document to high
46	46	school juniors and seniors as part of the academic and career planning services
47	47	provided to the pupils.
48	48	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
49	49	printed as an appendix to this bill.
50	50	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
51	51	enact as follows:
52	52	SECTION 1. 39.535 of the statutes is created to read:
53	53	39.535 Reporting data related to student costs and outcomes. (1)
54	54	DEFINITION. In this section, “institution of higher education" means any of the
55	55	following:
56	56	(a) An institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), including all branch campuses
57	57	associated with the institution.
58	58	(b) A technical college under ch. 38, including all campuses governed by the
59	59	same technical college district board.
60	60	(c) A private institution, as defined in s. 39.49 (1) (e).
61	61	(2) ANNUAL REPORTING BY INSTITUTIONS. (a) An institution of higher education
62	62	shall collect and, by July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter, report to the board all
63	63	of the following information relating to its undergraduate degree programs:
64	64	1. The average salary of the institution's graduates at intervals of 1 year, 5
65	65	years, and 10 years after graduation, stated both in the aggregate and segregated by
66	66	major.
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86	86	2. The average debt of the institution's students upon the student's graduation
87	87	or discontinuation of studies at the institution for reasons other than transfer, stated
88	88	both in the aggregate and segregated by major.
89	89	3. The institution's graduation rate, stated both in the aggregate and
90	90	segregated by major.
91	91	4. The institution's annual total cost of attendance and average net cost.
92	92	5. The financial aid available to the institution's students.
93	93	6. The 10 most popular degree programs offered by the institution.
94	94	(b) To the extent possible, an institution of higher education shall report
95	95	information under par. (a) using the same methodology that applies to the same or
96	96	similar information provided by the institution under 20 USC 1091 (a) and 34 CFR
97	97	668.41 to 668.45, but the term “major” in par. (a) is not synonymous with the term
98	98	“field of study.”
99	99	(c) To the extent information under par. (a) is not required to be provided by an
100	100	institution of higher education under 20 USC 1091 (a) and 34 CFR 668.41 to 668.45,
101	101	the institution shall use reasonable methods to collect the information, including
102	102	gathering the information from alumni surveys or other relevant sources.
103	103	(d) If an institution of higher education does not have information available for
104	104	all periods specified in par. (a) 1., the institution shall report the information
105	105	required under par. (a) 1. for the periods for which information is available.
106	106	(e) An institution of higher education shall submit reports under this
107	107	subsection in the form and format prescribed by the board.
108	108	(3) BOARD DUTIES. (a) In cooperation with the department of workforce
109	109	development, the board shall prepare a list of the 50 most in-demand jobs in this
110	110	state, including the average starting salary and required education level for each job.
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138	138	(b) From the reports received by the board under sub. (2), the board shall
139	139	incorporate the data into an electronic document formatted in a manner that
140	140	facilitates comparison of information among institutions of higher education. The
141	141	board shall annually provide this electronic document, with the list under par. (a),
142	142	to the department of public instruction.
143	143	(4) RULEMAKING. The board may promulgate rules to create consistent
144	144	standards and methodology for the reporting of information under sub. (2) to ensure
145	145	that institutions of higher education are reporting comparable data.
146	146	SECTION 2. 115.28 (59) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
147	147	115.28 (59) (am) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, annually provide the
148	148	electronic document received from the higher educational aids board under s. 39.535
149	149	(3) (b) to school boards and ensure that every school board provides the electronic
150	150	document to pupils in grades 11 and 12 in the school district as part of the academic
151	151	and career planning services required under par. (a).
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