AB1068,3,66 2. “Board” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (2).
AB1068,3,77 3. “College campus” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (6m).
AB1068,3,88 4. “Faculty” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (8).
AB1068,3,99 5. “Institution” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9).
AB1068,3,1010 6. “System” has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (12).
AB1068,3,1111 (b) Subject to par. (f), there is created in the system a blue ribbon commission.
AB1068,3,1212 (c) The blue ribbon commission shall consist of the following members:
AB1068,3,1313 1. The president of the system or his or her designee.
AB1068,3,1714 2. Four members who are faculty of institutions or college campuses that are
15underserved or undergoing significant programmatic changes as identified by the
16system under s. 36.67 (5), appointed by the shared governance body representing
17faculty of the institution or college campus.
AB1068,3,2118 3. Four members who are academic staff of institutions or college campuses
19that are underserved or undergoing significant programmatic changes as identified
20by the system under s. 36.67 (5), appointed by the shared governance body
21representing academic staff of the institution or college campus.
AB1068,3,2322 4. Four members who are students enrolled in the system, appointed by the
23system student representatives.
AB1068,3,2424 5. One member who is a higher education expert, appointed by the board.
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16. One member who is a workforce development expert, appointed by the
2governor.
AB1068,4,53 7. One majority and one minority party senator and one majority and one
4minority party representative to the assembly, appointed as are the members of
5standing committees in their respective houses.
AB1068,4,96 (d) Members of the commission shall serve for a term expiring on December 31,
72020, or when the report under s. 36.67 (4) is submitted, whichever occurs first,
8except that if the commission is renewed under par. (f), each term shall continue
9during any period of renewal.
AB1068,4,1210 (e) No member of the commission may receive any salary for services performed
11as a commission member. Each commission member shall be reimbursed for actual
12and necessary expenses incurred while performing official duties.
AB1068,4,1713 (f) The commission shall terminate upon the commission's submission of the
14report under s. 36.67 (4), unless the governor renews the commission for an
15additional period of 2 years. The governor may thereafter continue to renew the
16commission for additional 2-year periods or allow the commission to terminate upon
17the expiration of any renewal period.
AB1068,5 18Section 5. 36.67 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1068,4,20 1936.67 Blue ribbon commission. (1) In this section, “commission" means the
20blue ribbon commission created under s. 15.915 (4).
AB1068,4,21 21(2) The commission shall study, and facilitate discussion of, all of the following:
AB1068,4,2222 (a) A public agenda for higher education.
AB1068,4,2323 (b) A set of long-term goals and priorities for higher education.
AB1068,4,2424 (c) Accessibility and affordability of higher education.
AB1068,4,25 25(3) The commission shall do all of the following:
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1(a) Define the goals of higher education for this state.
AB1068,5,32 (b) Identify strengths to continue and expand, and weaknesses that need to
3improve, in this state's institutions of higher education.
AB1068,5,54 (c) Identify demographic trends that will affect all institutions of higher
5education in this state.
AB1068,5,76 (d) Identify a new funding structure or new revenue streams for the University
7of Wisconsin System.
AB1068,5,98 (e) Identify new ways to administer financial aid for institutions of higher
9education.
AB1068,5,1110 (f) Offer recommendations to encourage and develop innovations among
11institutions of higher education, whether public or private.
AB1068,5,1312 (g) Offer recommendations to encourage and develop partnerships between
13institutions of higher education, both public and private.
AB1068,5,1614 (h) Offer recommendations to encourage more students to seek higher
15education, including identifying how student debt and the cost of tuition plays a part
16in student decisions.
AB1068,5,1917 (i) Study the success rate of programs designed to increase retention in this
18state's work force of individuals receiving degrees from institutions of higher
19education in this state.
AB1068,5,2120 (j) Study the success rate of programs designed to increase accessibility of
21higher education in this state.
AB1068,5,2322 (k) Study the feasibility of establishing a state program to provide debt-free
23college education to all Wisconsin residents.
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1(4) Not later than December 31, 2020, the commission shall submit a report to
2the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under
3s. 13.172 (2) that includes the information described in sub. (3).
AB1068,6,6 4(5) Under direction of the president, the system shall identify all institutions
5and college campuses that are underserved or undergoing significant programmatic
6changes.
AB1068,6,77 (End)
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