AB 551

This bill changes the composition of the district board for the Milwaukee Area

Technical College, which, under current law, consists of the following nine members:

five employers, one school district administrator, one elected official, and two

additional members. Under current law, the district boards of all other technical

colleges consist of the following nine members: two employers, two employees, one

school district administrator, one elected official, and three additional members.

Under this bill, the composition of the district board of the Milwaukee Area Technical

College is the same as the other boards under current law.

The bill also adds three members to the appointment committee that appoints

members to the district board for the Milwaukee Area Technical College. Under

current law, the appointment committee consists of the county executive of

Milwaukee County and the chairpersons of the Milwaukee, Ozaukee, and

Washington County boards of supervisors. This bill adds the following three

members to the appointment committee: the mayor of the city of Milwaukee or his

or her designee; the president of the common council of the city of Milwaukee or his

or her designee; and the president of the board of school directors of the city of

Milwaukee or his or her designee. Under current law, three members of the

appointment committee constitute a quorum. Under the bill, four members

constitute a quorum.