k. The President of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or designee;
l. A member representing Wisconsin's federally recognized tribes and appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Governor;
m. A member representing Wisconsin workers and appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Governor;
n. A member representing Wisconsin employers and appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Governor.
2. The Council shall exist for the exclusive purpose of recommending policies and programs to improve student readiness for college or career in the State of Wisconsin.
3. The Council shall prioritize improvement in the following areas:
a. Reducing dropout and remediation rates as well as income and racial achievement gaps therein;
b. Increasing the overall number of degrees and certificates awarded;
c. Expanding dual enrollment and dual credit opportunities to middle and high school students statewide;
d. Designing shorter, less costly degree programs aimed at filling high-need positions while promoting and supporting technical career pathways for students beginning at a young age;
e. Easing transitions between systems and institutions, specifically through the transfer of credits and the awarding of credit for prior learning, including on-the-job training and other experience; and
f. Any other issues the council deems vital to improving career and college readiness for Wisconsin's students.
4. The Council shall provide a strategic plan detailing the progress towards specific goals related to the above priorities and other priorities set by the Council to the Governor by December 31, 2012.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this thirteenth day of January, in the year two thousand twelve.
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Corrections In:
2011SENATE
BILL
368
Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau
(January 18
, 2012)
In enrolling, the following correction was made:
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2. Page 22, line 23: delete "(a) 1." and substitute "(a).".
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