LRB-2285/3
MDK:kjf&wlj:rs
2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
August 30, 2011 - Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Barca, Bies, Brooks,
Kerkman, Krug, Molepske Jr, Mursau, A. Ott, Petryk, Ripp, Steinbrink,
Tauchen, Turner, Van Roy, Vruwink and Williams, cosponsored by Senators
Olsen, Lassa, Galloway and Wirch. Referred to Committee on Colleges and
Universities.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law generally prohibits the Board of Regents (board) of the University
of Wisconsin (UW) System from charging resident undergraduates enrolled in the
2011-12 or 2012-13 academic year academic fees that are more than 5.5 percent
greater than the academic fees charged in the previous academic year. However, the
prohibition does not apply to differential tuition approved by the board before June
1, 2011. Any differential tuition approved after that date is subject to the prohibition.
Although current law does not define differential tuition, the board adopted a policy
prior to June 1, 2011, that describes differential tuition as tuition that is added to the
base tuition level for the purpose of supplementing services and programming for
students within an institution of the UW System. The policy also establishes
procedures for institutions to submit proposals for differential tuition to the board
for approval.
Under this bill, the prohibition does not apply to differential tuition for students
at UW-Stevens Point, UW-Green Bay, UW-Parkside, or the two-year UW colleges
that is approved by the board pursuant to the policy described above, even if the
board approves the differential tuition after June 1, 2011.
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:
AB241,2,62[
2011 Wisconsin Act 32] Section 9152 (1pc) (b) The limit under paragraph (a)
3does not apply to differential tuition
for students at the University of
4Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of
5Wisconsin-Parkside, or the University of Wisconsin Colleges that is approved by the
6Board of Regents
pursuant to policies adopted by the board before June 1, 2011.
