Assembly Bill 241
Differential tuition at certain institutions and colleges of the University of Wisconsin System
Topics: University of Wisconsin: Green Bay, University of Wisconsin: Parkside, University of Wisconsin: Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin: Tuition, University of Wisconsin: Two year campus
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Aug 30, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law generally prohibits the Board of Regents (board) of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System from charging resident undergraduates enrolled in the 2011-12 or 2012-13 academic year academic fees that are more than 5.5 percent greater than the academic fees charged in the previous academic year. However, the prohibition does not apply to differential tuition approved by the board before June 1, 2011. Any differential tuition approved after that date is subject to the prohibition.
Although current law does not define differential tuition, the board adopted a policy prior to June 1, 2011, that describes differential tuition as tuition that is added to the base tuition level for the purpose of supplementing services and programming for students within an institution of the UW System. The policy also establishes procedures for institutions to submit proposals for differential tuition to the board for approval.
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Under this bill, the prohibition does not apply to differential tuition for students at UW-Stevens Point, UW-Green Bay, UW-Parkside, or the two-year UW colleges that is approved by the board pursuant to the policy described above, even if the board approves the differential tuition after June 1, 2011.
Who's behind it
17 lawmakers are its . 12 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 8, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 7, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 30, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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Aug 30, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Barca, Bies, Brooks, Kerkman, Krug, Molepske Jr, Mursau, A. Ott, Petryk, Ripp, Steinbrink, Tauchen, Turner, Van Roy, Vruwink and Williams;Cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Lassa, Galloway and Wirch
- Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Colleges and Universities
- Sep 7, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Ballweg
- Nov 8, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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