Senate Bill 290
Three-year bachelor's degree statements for University of Wisconsin System universities. (FE)
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
Jun 2, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. 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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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
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.
This bill requires each university in the University of Wisconsin System to submit statements to the Board of Regents of the UW System regarding how students may complete majors for baccalaureate degrees within three academic years. The chronology of the statements must begin with the fall semester of a student's first academic year. By January 1, 2018, the bill requires a university to submit statements for at least 25 percent of the baccalaureate degree programs offered by the university. By June 30, 2020, the bill requires a university to submit statements for at least 50 percent of such programs.
The bill allows the statements to include the following methods for contributing to earning a baccalaureate degree in three academic years: advanced placement credit; international baccalaureate program credit; completing course work during summer sessions; and earning postsecondary credit under the course or youth options programs under current law. The statements may also include satisfying degree and credit-hour requirements by completing courses that are widely available at technical colleges or through online programs offered by the UW System or private nonprofit institutions of higher education. In addition, the statements may include waiving foreign language degree requirements based on a proficiency examination specified by the university. The statements may also include any other method specified by the university.
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Upon submitting a statement to the Board of Regents, the bill requires a university to post the statement on the university's Internet site. When the Board of Regents receives a statement, the Board of Regents must provide copies to the state superintendent of public instruction, who in turn must distribute copies to the following entities: school boards that operate high school grades; operators of charter schools that operate high school grades; and governing bodies of private high schools that participate in the parental choice or special needs scholarship programs under current law. The bill requires those entities to make the copies available to high school principals, guidance counselors, or equivalent positions.
Finally, the bill requires the Board of Regents and UW-Madison chancellor to include information about baccalaureate degrees awarded within three academic years in annual accountability reports that must be submitted to the governor and legislature under current law. The information required is the following: 1) the number of baccalaureate degrees awarded that were completed within three academic years; and 2) the percentage of baccalaureate degree programs for which statements were submitted to the Board of Regents under the bill.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Republicans.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 5, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 2, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.
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Jun 2, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 2, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Feyen, Testin, Stroebel, Kapenga and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Macco, Tittl, R. Brooks, Ripp, Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Tauchen, Quinn and Hutton
- Jun 2, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
- Jul 5, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
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