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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
October 10, 1995 - Introduced by
Joint Legislative Council. Referred to
Committee on Education and Financial Institutions.
SB371,1,3
1An Act to create 36.09 (3) (c) of the statutes;
relating to: powers and duties of
2the University of Wisconsin System chancellors and granting rule-making
3authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill is explained in the Note provided by the joint legislative council in the
bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB371, s. 1
4Section
1. 36.09 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB371,1,135
36.09
(3) (c) In order to enhance community or state economic development and
6establish new collaborative ventures between the system and the private sector, the
7chancellor of the extension, the chancellor of the center system and the chancellor
8of each university may exercise the powers granted to the board under s. 36.11 (1)
9(b), subject to the limitations contained in that paragraph. The chancellor of the
10extension may exercise those powers only with respect to the buildings and grounds
11of the extension on each campus. If the building commission approves, the board may
12promulgate rules imposing reasonable limitations on a chancellor's authority under
13this paragraph.
Note: Present s. 36.11 (1) (b) gives the board of regents of the University of
Wisconsin (UW) System the following authority to purchase, sell and otherwise control
UW System property:
"36.11 (1) (b) The board may purchase, have custody of, hold, control, possess, lease,
grant easements and enjoy any lands, buildings, books, records and all other property of
any nature which may be necessary and required for the purposes, objects and uses of the
system authorized by law, except that the board shall not permit a facility that would be
privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without obtaining
prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (12). The board may sell or
dispose of such property as provided by law, or any part thereof when in its judgment it
is for the best interests of the system and the state, except that purchases and sales of
real property shall be subject to the approval of the building commission.".
This bill gives the chancellor of the UW-Extension, the UW Center System and
each university, as the chief executive officer of his or her institution or campus, the same
authority over UW System property as is granted to the board of regents under s. 36.11
(1) (b), but only for the purposes of enhancing community or state economic development
and establishing new collaborative ventures between the UW System and the private
sector. However, the chancellor of the UW-Extension may exercise these powers only
with respect to buildings and grounds of the extension on each campus.
The bill also allows the board of regents, upon approval of the building commission,
to promulgate administrative rules that impose reasonable limitations on a chancellor's
authority to acquire, manage and dispose of UW System property.
