LRB-6050/1
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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
March 7, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Rozar,
Cabral-Guevara, Krug, Armstrong, Brooks, Edming, Horlacher, Moses
and Steffen, cosponsored by Senators Testin,
Nass and Feyen. Referred to
Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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1An Act to create 36.11 (59) and 38.12 (15) of the statutes;
relating to: nursing
2degree program enrollment at University of Wisconsin System schools and
3technical colleges.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
and technical college district boards to collect data identifying, respectively, the
number of qualified applicants denied enrollment in a nursing degree program of a
UW institution or technical college because of program capacity constraints, and to
annually report to the legislature 1) this number, and 2) the admissions criteria used
to determine applicants' qualifications. The bill also requires the Board of Regents
and technical college district boards to submit to the legislature a plan to increase
enrollment capacity in UW System and technical college nursing degree programs
in the 10-year period following the plan's submission.
For further information see the state and local 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:
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4Section
1. 36.11 (59) of the statutes is created to read:
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136.11
(59) Report on nursing program capacity and applicant qualifications.
2 (a) The board shall collect data identifying, for each institution with a nursing
3degree program, the number of qualified applicants denied enrollment in any
4nursing degree program of the institution because of program capacity constraints.
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(b) By July 1 of each year, the board shall submit to the chief clerk of each house
6of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report
7identifying all of the following for the most recent academic year:
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1. The number of qualified applicants denied enrollment as described in par.
9(a) at each applicable institution.
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2. The admissions criteria used by each applicable institution to determine
11applicants' qualifications for enrollment in the institution's nursing degree
12programs.
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13Section
2. 38.12 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
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38.12
(15) Report on nursing program capacity and applicant qualifications. 15(a) If the district board offers any nursing degree program, the district board shall
16collect data identifying the number of qualified applicants denied enrollment in any
17nursing degree program of a technical college in the district because of program
18capacity constraints.
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(b) By July 1 of each year, the district board shall submit to the technical college
20system board and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution
21to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report identifying all of the following for the
22most recent school year:
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1. The number of qualified applicants denied enrollment as described in par.
24(a).
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12. The admissions criteria used by the district board to determine applicants'
2qualifications for enrollment in the technical college's nursing degree programs.
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3Section 3
.
Nonstatutory provisions.
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(1)
Plan to increase enrollment capacity for University of Wisconsin
5System nursing programs.
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(a) In this subsection:
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71. “Board” means the Board of Regents of the system.
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82. “System” means the University of Wisconsin System.
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(b) No later than December 1, 2022, the board shall submit to the legislature
10in the manner provided in s. 13.172 (2) a plan to increase enrollment capacity in the
11system's nursing degree programs in the 10-year period following submission of the
12plan.
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(2)
Plan to increase enrollment capacity for technical college nursing
14programs.
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(a) In this subsection:
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161. “District” has the meaning given in s. 38.01 (5).
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172. “District board” has the meaning given in s. 38.01 (6).
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(b) No later than December 1, 2022, each district board offering a nursing
19degree program shall submit to the technical college system board and to the
20legislature, in the manner provided in s. 13.172 (2), a plan to increase enrollment
21capacity in the nursing degree programs of the technical colleges in the district in the
2210-year period following submission of the plan.
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23Section
4.
Initial applicability.
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1(1)
Nursing program capacity report. The treatment of ss. 36.11 (59) (b) and
238.12 (15) (b) first applies to reports required by July 1, 2022.
