Amendment ASA1-AB201

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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 201

May 20, 2013 - Offered by Representatives Hesselbein and Nass.

AB201-ASA1,1,3 An Act to create 36.11 (47m) of the statutes; relating to: giving veterans and members of the armed forces priority in registering for courses at the University of Wisconsin System.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This substitute amendment directs the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System to ensure that students who are veterans or members of the U.S. armed forces are given priority in registering for courses at any UW campus.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB201-ASA1,1 Section 1. 36.11 (47m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB201-ASA1,2,2 36.11 (47m) Service members; priority registration. (a) In this subsection, "service member" means a person who has served or is serving on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces.

AB201-ASA1,2,4 (b) The board shall ensure that a student who is a service member is given priority in registering for courses at any college campus or institution.

AB201-ASA1,2 Section 2. Initial applicability.

AB201-ASA1,2,7 (1) This act first applies to registration for courses offered in the first semester beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

AB201-ASA1,2,8 (End)