Democratic members on the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges issued this statement objecting to passage of the so-called ‘committee repot’ entitled “A Wisconsin Roadmap to Success in Higher Education for the Twenty-First Century.”
This ‘report’ was crafted without the input of committee members and does not reflect any collaborative work done between committee members or the public. Most egregiously, our shared values of accessible and affordable higher education throughout our state are directly threatened by this report’s self-declared recommendations. The report elevates the very un-Wisconsin idea of consolidating programs ad shuttering UW campuses around the state, limiting access for students throughout the state.
This unusual document was drafted by the committee chair and apparently derived from “invite-only” informational hearings. The chair did not communicate his intention to produce a report to those he invited to testify. Furthermore, committee members were only afforded 48 hours to review a 93-page report, with no notice it is coming-demonstrating contempt for ordinary professional communications and courtesy.
The Wisconsin Idea teaches us that our UW System is meant to propel the entire state forward, reaching far beyond the confines of the classroom and improving our communities. The unique local relationships between campuses and their communities spur economic growth, local innovation, and provide strong relationships of reliance and resilience.
Should the legislature act on these ill-advices recommendations, it will lead to a reduction in educational access, a loss of campus identity, and well as significant economic and cultural loss for many communities across the state. It is the wrong path forward.
This report has been offered by:
CHRIS LARSON
Senator
JON ERPENBACH
Senator
KELDA HELEN ROYS
Senator
BRAD PFAFF
Senator
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Delivery of Committee Reports
Pursuant to Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure, Sec. 666, Senate President Kapenga allowed Senator Roth, chair of the Senate committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, 5 minutes to deliver the May 7, 2021 Report on Informational Hearings.
Senate President Kapenga allowed Senator Larson, ranking member of the Senate committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, 5 minutes to deliver the May 10, 2021, minority report to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges’ Report on Informational Hearings.
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Petitions and Communications
hist133742Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 143. hist133759Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 154. hist133471Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 20. hist133509Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 100. hist133510Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 124. hist133788Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 156. hist133511Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 161. hist133473Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 169. hist133760Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 186. hist133448Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Spreitzer, Subeck, Emerson, Loudenbeck and S. Rodriguez added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 186. hist133512Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 197. hist133519Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 203. hist133518Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 204. hist133517Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 206. hist133516Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 214. hist133513Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 248. hist133515Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 322. hist133520Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Steffen, Shankland and Tauchen added as cosponsors of Senate Joint Resolution 30. hist133660Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Drake added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 31. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Ethics Commission
May 11, 2021
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §13.685 (7), we are providing the enclosed information. Please visit the Wisconsin Ethics Commission’s Eye on Lobbying website, https://lobbying.wi.gov, for more detailed information about lobbyists, lobbying principals (organizations), and state agency liaisons. Blumenfeld, Michael Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association
Ermert, George Aviat Networks
Lee, Christopher National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
Lund, Daryll Wisconsin Bankers Association
Mollica, Tony Humana Inc
Oswald Poels, Rose Wisconsin Bankers Association
Walsh, Kenneth Aviat Networks
Sincerely,
DANIEL A. CARLTON, JR.
Administrator
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Messages from the Assembly
By Edward A. Blazel, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Passed and asks concurrence in:
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Messages from the Assembly Considered
Assembly Bill 142
Relating to: immunity from liability resulting from good faith actions under the child abuse and neglect reporting law.
By Representatives Rozar, Snyder, Armstrong, Baldeh, Billings, Dittrich, Emerson, Gundrum, Hebl, Moses, Ortiz-Velez, Ramthun, S. Rodriguez, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Tauchen, Vruwink and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Johnson, Ballweg, Carpenter, Felzkowski, Jacque, Larson, L. Taylor and Wanggaard.
hist133635Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 143
Relating to: qualified residential treatment programs and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Rozar, Snyder, Armstrong, Billings, Cabrera, Considine, Dittrich, Edming, Emerson, Hebl, Ramthun, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Johnson, Ballweg, Felzkowski and Larson.
hist133636Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 154
Relating to: creating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day.
By Representatives Snyder, Tusler, Spiros, Billings, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Edming, Hong, Kitchens, Krug, Moses, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez, Petryk, Shankland, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vorpagel, Vruwink and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Wimberger, Carpenter, Bradley, Cowles, Jacque, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Smith and Wirch.
hist133637Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 166
Relating to: temporary practice by registered nurses at camps, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Magnafici, Edming, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, James, Knodl, Milroy, Moses, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Ramthun, Rozar, Skowronski, Spiros, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Bewley, Cowles, Jacque, Marklein and Nass.
hist133668Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 277
Relating to: sales of alcohol beverages at the state fair park.
