SB 190

Current law requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin (UW)

System to establish policies for transferring credits between UW System institutions

and allows the Board of Regents to establish policies for credit transfers with other

educational institutions. The Board of Regents and the Technical College System

(TCS) Board must also enter into an agreement, which private colleges may join, for

transferring credits for core general education courses.

Current law also requires technical college district boards to establish district

policies, which are subject to review and approval by the TCS Board.

This bill requires the Board of Regents and technical college district boards to

establish policies requiring, respectively, UW System institutions and technical

colleges to award academic credit to a student who is a current or former member of

the U.S. armed forces or of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces (veteran) for any

course that was part of the veteran's military training or service experience if the

veteran demonstrates that the course: 1) meets the standards of the American

Council on Education, or equivalent standards, for awarding academic credit; and

2) is similar in subject matter to a course offered by the UW System institution or

technical college.