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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
January 25, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Palmeri, Shelton, Shankland,
Emerson, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Clancy, Conley, Joers, Madison, Neubauer,
Ohnstad, Ratcliff, Sinicki, Stubbs and Subeck, cosponsored by Senators
Larson, Spreitzer, Roys and Agard. Referred to Committee on Colleges and
Universities.
AB989,1,2
1An Act relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate
2tuition freeze and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
The bill prohibits the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
from charging resident undergraduate academic fees in the 2024-25 academic year
that are more than the fees charged in the 2023-24 academic year—this is commonly
referred to as a “tuition freeze.” The freeze is funded by increasing the appropriation
to the UW System for general program operations by $38,000,000 in fiscal year
2024-25.
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:
AB989,1
3Section
1
.
Nonstatutory provisions.
AB989,2,34
(1)
Resident undergraduate tuition. Notwithstanding s. 36.27 (1) (a), the
5Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not charge resident
6undergraduates enrolled in an institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), or college
1campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), in the 2024-25 academic year more in academic
2fees than it charged resident undergraduates enrolled in that institution or college
3campus in the 2023-24 academic year.
AB989,2
4Section
2.
Fiscal changes.
AB989,2,95
(1)
UW System; general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005
6(3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
7System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased
8by $38,000,000 to offset the cost of the undergraduate tuition freeze under
Section 91 (1
) of this act.
