LRB-0996/P1
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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Mott, BB0132 - Outcomes-based funding
For 2019-2021 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Higher education
1. Distribution of performance-based funding for UW Schools
This bill specifies the UW System institutions eligible to receive performance funding after the UW System's restructuring under the plan approved by the Higher Learning Commission on or about June 28, 2018.
Current law requires the Board of Regents of the UW System to identify at least four metrics to measure a UW System institution's progress toward meeting each of the following goals: 1) growing and ensuring student access; 2) improving and excelling at student progress and completion; 3) expanding contributions to the workforce; and 4) enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness. An institution includes the extension, but the Board of Regents may specify different metrics for the extension. The Board of Regents must develop a formula for distributing money to UW System institutions based on each institution's performance with respect to these metrics. The Board of Regents must submit this formula to JCF for approval before using the formula to distribute money. The amount of money allocated for distribution under the formula is $26,250,000 in each fiscal year.
This bill modifies the definition of an institution for purposes of performance funding. Under the bill, an institution eligible to receive performance funding, based on the Board of Regents' metrics and distribution formula, is any of the following:
1. A four-year UW System school, including any two-year UW System school associated with it as a branch campus under the UW System restructuring plan.
2. Any operational unit of the UW-Madison assigned former functions of the UW-Extension as a result of the UW System restructuring.
3. Any operational unit of the UW System administration assigned former functions of the UW-Extension as a result of the UW System restructuring.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 36.112 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.112 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
36.112 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section,:
(a) Notwithstanding s. 36.05 (9), “institution” includes the extension. means any of the following:
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2. 36.112 (1) (a) 1., 2. and 3. and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
36.112 (1) (a) 1. Any university, including any branch campus associated with the university as a result of the system restructuring.
2. Any operational unit of the University of Wisconsin-Madison assigned former functions of the University of Wisconsin-Extension as a result of the system restructuring.
3. Any operational unit of system administration assigned former functions of the University of Wisconsin-Extension as a result of the system restructuring.
(b) “System restructuring” means the system's restructuring plan approved by the Higher Learning Commission on or about June 28, 2018.
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3. 36.112 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.112 (2) (b) For each goal specified in par. (a), the Board of Regents shall identify at least 4 metrics to measure an institution's progress toward meeting the goal. As the Board of Regents determines is appropriate, the board may specify different metrics for the extension an institution described in sub. (1) (a) 2. or 3.
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4. 36.112 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.112 (7) (c) Approve a peer group for each institution that includes institutions of higher education with comparable missions and service populations. This paragraph does not apply to an institution described in sub. (1) (a) 2. or 3.
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