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:
AB389,1 1Section 1 . 15.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB389,2,132 15.01 (2) “Commission" means a 3-member governing body in charge of a
3department or independent agency or of a division or other subunit within a
4department, except for the employment relations commission which shall consist of
5one chairperson, the Wisconsin waterways commission which shall consist of 5
6members, the blue ribbon commission which shall consist of 19 members, the
7elections commission which shall consist of at least 6 members, the ethics
8commission which shall consist of at least 6 members, and the parole commission
9which shall consist of 4 members. A Wisconsin group created for participation in a
10continuing interstate body, or the interstate body itself, shall be known as a
11“commission", but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The parole
12commission created under s. 15.145 (1) shall be known as a “commission", but is not
13a commission for purposes of s. 15.06.
AB389,2 14Section 2. 15.06 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB389,2,1615 15.06 (1) (f) Members of the blue ribbon commission shall be appointed and
16serve terms as provided under s. 15.915 (4).
AB389,3 17Section 3. 15.06 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB389,3,1
115.06 (3) (a) 7. The members of the blue ribbon commission.
AB389,4 2Section 4. 15.915 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB389,3,33 15.915 (4) Blue ribbon commission. (a) In this subsection:
AB389,3,44 1. “Academic staff” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (1).
AB389,3,55 2. “Board” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (2).
AB389,3,66 3. “College campus” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (6m).
AB389,3,77 4. “Faculty” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (8).
AB389,3,88 5. “Institution” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9).
AB389,3,99 6. “System” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (12).
AB389,3,1010 (b) Subject to par. (f), there is created in the system a blue ribbon commission.
AB389,3,1111 (c) The blue ribbon commission shall consist of the following members:
AB389,3,1212 1. The president of the system or his or her designee.
AB389,3,1613 2. Four members who are faculty of institutions or college campuses that are
14underserved or undergoing significant programmatic changes as identified by the
15system under s. 36.67 (5), appointed by the shared governance body representing
16faculty of the institution or college campus.
AB389,3,2017 3. Four members who are academic staff of institutions or college campuses
18that are underserved or undergoing significant programmatic changes as identified
19by the system under s. 36.67 (5), appointed by the shared governance body
20representing academic staff of the institution or college campus.
AB389,3,2221 4. Four members who are students enrolled in the system, appointed by the
22system student representatives.
AB389,3,2323 5. One member who is a higher education expert, appointed by the board.
AB389,3,2524 6. One member who is a workforce development expert, appointed by the
25governor.
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17. One majority and one minority party senator and one majority and one
2minority party representative to the assembly, appointed as are the members of
3standing committees in their respective houses.
AB389,4,74 (d) Members of the commission shall serve for a term expiring on December 31,
52022, or when the report under s. 36.67 (4) is submitted, whichever occurs first,
6except that if the commission is renewed under par. (f), each term shall continue
7during any period of renewal.
AB389,4,108 (e) No member of the commission may receive any salary for services performed
9as a commission member. Each commission member shall be reimbursed for actual
10and necessary expenses incurred while performing official duties.
AB389,4,1511 (f) The commission shall terminate upon the commission's submission of the
12report under s. 36.67 (4), unless the governor renews the commission for an
13additional period of 2 years. The governor may thereafter continue to renew the
14commission for additional 2-year periods or allow the commission to terminate upon
15the expiration of any renewal period.
AB389,5 16Section 5. 36.67 of the statutes is created to read:
AB389,4,18 1736.67 Blue ribbon commission. (1) In this section, “commission" means the
18blue ribbon commission created under s. 15.915 (4).
AB389,4,19 19(2) The commission shall study, and facilitate discussion of, all of the following:
AB389,4,2020 (a) A public agenda for higher education.
AB389,4,2121 (b) A set of long-term goals and priorities for higher education.
AB389,4,2222 (c) Accessibility and affordability of higher education.
AB389,4,23 23(3) The commission shall do all of the following:
AB389,4,2424 (a) Define the goals of higher education for this state.
AB389,5,2
1(b) Identify strengths to continue and expand, and weaknesses that need to
2improve, in this state's institutions of higher education.
AB389,5,43 (c) Identify demographic trends that will affect all institutions of higher
4education in this state.
AB389,5,65 (d) Identify a new funding structure or new revenue streams for the University
6of Wisconsin System.
AB389,5,87 (e) Identify new ways to administer financial aid for institutions of higher
8education.
AB389,5,109 (f) Offer recommendations to encourage and develop innovations among
10institutions of higher education, whether public or private.
AB389,5,1211 (g) Offer recommendations to encourage and develop partnerships between
12institutions of higher education, both public and private.
AB389,5,1513 (h) Offer recommendations to encourage more students to seek higher
14education, including identifying how student debt and the cost of tuition play a part
15in student decisions.
AB389,5,1816 (i) Study the success rate of programs designed to increase retention in this
17state's work force of individuals receiving degrees from institutions of higher
18education in this state.
AB389,5,2019 (j) Study the success rate of programs designed to increase accessibility of
20higher education in this state.
AB389,5,2221 (k) Study the feasibility of establishing a state program to provide debt-free
22college education to all Wisconsin residents.
AB389,5,25 23(4) Not later than December 31, 2022, the commission shall submit a report to
24the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under
25s. 13.172 (2) that includes the information described in sub. (3).
AB389,6,3
1(5) Under direction of the president, the system shall identify all institutions
2and college campuses that are underserved or undergoing significant programmatic
3changes.
AB389,6,44 (End)
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