Assembly Bill 738
Limiting nonallocable segregated fee and resident tuition increases at the University of Wisconsin System
Topics: University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin: Tuition
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 11, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law the Board of Regents (board) of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System may not increase resident undergraduate tuition beyond an amount sufficient to fund all of the following: 1) in an odd-numbered year, the highest amount shown in the appropriation schedule for the tuition appropriation for that year in the Joint Committee of Finance version of the budget bill, the engrossed budget bill, or the enrolled budget bill; 2) in an even-numbered year, the amount shown in the appropriation schedule for the tuition appropriation; 3) the approved recommendations of the director of the Office of State Employment Relations for compensation and fringe benefits for staff; 4) projected losses of revenue caused by enrollment declines; 5) certain state-imposed costs; 6) nontraditional courses; and 7) differential tuition.
In addition to tuition, the board charges students segregated fees. Under board policies, there are two types of segregated fees: allocable and nonallocable. Allocable fees support campus student activities, such as student organizations, concerts, and lectures. Nonallocable fees support fixed obligations and programs that require stable funding, such as debt service, base operating funds for student unions, and student health services.
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In fiscal years 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, and 2012-13, this bill suspends the restrictions described above. Instead, the bill limits any increase in resident undergraduate tuition during those fiscal years to no more than 4 percent above the tuition in effect in the previous fiscal year. In addition, the bill limits any increase in total nonallocable segregated fees for resident and nonresident undergraduate students during those fiscal years to no more than 4 percent above the total nonallocable segregated fees in effect during the previous fiscal year. However, the bill provides an exception to the limit on increases for nonallocable segregated fees.
If the undergraduate students enrolled at an institution of the UW System approve an increase in nonallocable segregated fees for a specified fiscal year that exceeds the foregoing limit, the board may increase nonallocable segregated fees for undergraduates at that institution for that fiscal year by the amount approved. For the exception to apply, more than 10 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled at an institution must vote to approve the increase. In addition, the ballot used in the referendum must do the following: 1) identify the amount of the increase and the fiscal years for which the increase applies; and 2) explain the reasons for the increase.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (12)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 10, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 11, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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Feb 11, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murtha, LeMahieu, Nerison, Spanbauer, Lothian, Roth, A. Ott, Vos, Townsend, Suder, Nygren and Petrowski;Cosponsored by Senator Grothman
- Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Colleges and Universities
- Mar 10, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate