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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
December 17, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Roth and Nass,
cosponsored by Representatives
Vos, Murphy, Allen, Magnafici, Moses,
Armstrong, Horlacher, Dittrich, Rozar, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan,
Spiros, Kuglitsch, Knodl and Wichgers. Referred to Committee on
Universities and Technical Colleges.
SB792,1,2
1An Act to create 36.11 (44) of the statutes;
relating to: courses satisfying
2University of Wisconsin System core general education requirements.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill specifies that, if any University of Wisconsin System institution
requires that core general education courses include a course in diversity or ethnic
studies, this requirement may be satisfied by a student's successful completion of a
course in the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB792,1
3Section
1. 36.11 (44) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.11
(44) Core general education courses; diversity or ethnic studies. (a)
5In this subsection, “core general education courses” has the meaning given in s. 36.31
6(2m) (a) 2.
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(b) The board shall ensure that, if any institution requires that core general
8education courses include a course in diversity or ethnic studies, this requirement
1may be satisfied by a student's successful completion of a course in the U.S.
2Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.
