EmR2027 Hearing Information

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM

September 25, 2020

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Virtual Meeting hosted on WebEx

(requires registration)

Register at: https://wisconsin.webex.com/wisconsin/onstage/g.php?MTID=e5f3beecf4914afc508c4b0345dd98883 *After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on how to join the event.

Or join by telephone at:

+ 1-415-655-0003

Access code: 120 625 8713

The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System will hold a public hearing on Chapters UWS 4, UWS 7, UWS 11, and UWS 17, Wis. Admin. Code emergency rules as provided in s. 227.24(4), Wis. Stats. The emergency rules bring the University of Wisconsin System into compliance with the new federal Title IX regulations found at 34 C.F.R Part 106. The federal regulations became effective on August 14, 2020.

Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments

UW System personnel or a member of the Board of Regents will preside over the virtual public hearing on behalf of the Board of Regents to provide interested persons with the opportunity to make an oral presentation on the emergency rules. Each individual who registers to speak will be given up to five minutes to give an oral presentation. Persons making oral presentations are requested to also submit their comments in writing.

The Board of Regents will accept written comments until October 9th, 2020. Comments may be submitted:

(1) on the web at www.wisconsin.edu/compliance/public-comment-form/

(2) by email to: [e-mail]

(3) by mail to:

Office of the Board of Regents
1860 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53706

To request a paper copy of the Board’s Emergency Rule Order, which contains the text of the emergency rules and the plain language analysis, contact the Office of the Board of Regents at the address above or by email at [e-mail] or phone at [phone]. The Emergency Rule Order is also available for review at www.wisconsin.edu/compliance/focus-areas/title-ix/. This site includes additional documents associated with this proposed emergency rules promulgation.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

The proposed emergency rules will not have an effect on small businesses, as defined under s. 227.114(1), Stats.

Accessibility

Persons with special needs or circumstances regarding communication or accessibility at the hearing should call Jess Lathrop, Executive Director, Office of the Board of Regents, at [phone] prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as ASL interpreters, English translators, or materials in audio format will be made available on request to the fullest extent possible.