Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB199 Compare Versions

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4	4	2025 SENATE BILL 199
5	5	April 14, 2025 - Introduced by Senator FEYEN, cosponsored by Representatives
6	6	MELOTIK, MAXEY, BEHNKE, DITTRICH, GREEN, GUNDRUM, KNODL, KREIBICH,
7	7	SHEEHAN and WICHGERS. Referred to Committee on Universities and
8	8	Technical Colleges.
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 and requiring the
11	11	reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes.
12	12	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
13	13	This bill requires University of Wisconsin System institutions, technical
14	14	colleges, and private nonprofit colleges in this state (higher education institutions)
15	15	to report cost and student outcome data that are ultimately made available as part
16	16	of the academic and career planning services provided to high school juniors and
17	17	seniors.
18	18	The bill requires higher education institutions to collect and annually report
19	19	to the Higher Educational Aids Board all of the following information relating to
20	20	their undergraduate degree programs: 1) the average salary of the institution[s
21	21	graduates six months and, every fifth year, five years after graduation, in the
22	22	aggregate and broken down by major; 2) the average debt of the institution[s
23	23	students upon graduation or discontinuation of studies, in the aggregate and
24	24	broken down by major; 3) the institution[s graduation rate, in the aggregate and
25	25	broken down by major; 4) the institution[s annual total cost of attendance and
26	26	average net cost; 5) the financial aid available to students; and 6) the 10 most
27	27	popular degree programs offered by the institution. HEAB must incorporate the
28	28	data from these reports into an electronic document formatted in a manner that
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36	36	facilitates comparison of information among higher education institutions. HEAB
37	37	must annually provide this electronic document to the Department of Public
38	38	Instruction with a list, prepared in cooperation with the Department of Workforce
39	39	Development, of the 50 most in-demand jobs in this state, including the average
40	40	starting salary and required 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 6 to 12. Beginning in the 2027]28 school year, the bill requires
44	44	the superintendent to provide the electronic document described above to school
45	45	boards and requires school boards to provide the electronic document to high school
46	46	juniors and seniors as part of the academic and career planning services provided
47	47	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, Xinstitution of higher educationY 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
62	62	education shall collect and, by July 1, 2027, and each July 1 thereafter, report to the
63	63	board all of the following information relating to its undergraduate degree
64	64	programs:
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82	82	1. The average salary of the institution[s graduates 6 months after
83	83	graduation, stated both in the aggregate and segregated by major. In addition,
84	84	every 5th year, beginning no later than July 1, 2032, the annual report shall include
85	85	the average salary of the institution's graduates 5 years after graduation, stated
86	86	both in the aggregate and segregated by major. The institution, to the best of its
87	87	ability, shall further identify every 5th year, for each major, the percentage of
88	88	graduates in the major who are employed 5 years after graduation in the field of
89	89	their major, the average salary of these graduates employed in the field of their
90	90	major, and the average salary of the graduates not employed in the field of their
91	91	major.
92	92	2. The average debt of the institution[s students upon the student[s
93	93	graduation or discontinuation of studies at the institution for reasons other than
94	94	transfer, stated both in the aggregate and segregated by major.
95	95	3. The institution[s graduation rate, stated both in the aggregate and
96	96	segregated by major.
97	97	4. The institution[s annual total cost of attendance and average net cost.
98	98	5. The financial aid available to the institution[s students.
99	99	6. The 10 most popular degree programs offered by the institution.
100	100	(b) To the extent possible, an institution of higher education shall report
101	101	information under par. (a) using the same methodology that applies to the same or
102	102	similar information provided by the institution under 20 USC 1091 (a) and 34 CFR
103	103	668.41 to 668.45, but the term XmajorY in par. (a) is not synonymous with the term
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132	132	(c) To the extent information under par. (a) is not required to be provided by
133	133	an institution of higher education under 20 USC 1091 (a) and 34 CFR 668.41 to
134	134	668.45, the institution shall use reasonable methods to collect the information,
135	135	including gathering the information from alumni surveys or other relevant sources.
136	136	(d) If an institution of higher education does not have information available
137	137	for all periods specified in par. (a) 1., the institution shall report the information
138	138	required under par. (a) 1. for the periods for which information is available.
139	139	(e) An institution of higher education shall submit reports under this
140	140	subsection in the form and format prescribed by the board.
141	141	(3) BOARD DUTIES. (a) In cooperation with the department of workforce
142	142	development, the board shall prepare a list of the 50 most in-demand jobs in this
143	143	state, including the average starting salary and required education level for each
144	144	job. The board shall make this list publicly available on the board[s website.
145	145	(b) From the reports received by the board under sub. (2), the board shall
146	146	incorporate the data into an electronic document formatted in a manner that
147	147	facilitates comparison of information among institutions of higher education. The
148	148	board shall annually provide this electronic document, with the list under par. (a),
149	149	to the department of public instruction.
150	150	SECTION 2. 115.28 (59) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
151	151	115.28 (59) (am) Beginning in the 2027-28 school year, annually provide the
152	152	electronic document received from the higher educational aids board under s.
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180	180	electronic document to pupils in grades 11 and 12 in the school district as part of
181	181	the academic and career planning services required under par. (a).
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