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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 696

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Relating to: acceptance of credit for International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme courses by University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges. (FE)

School — Curriculum Technical college University of wisconsin

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges

to accept academic credits for completing International Baccalaureate Diploma

Programme (IB) courses if 1) the student completes the IB course with a score of four

or higher and requests that the course be accepted by the UW System school or

technical college for credit; and 2) the general subject matter of the IB course is

similar to a course offered by the UW System school or technical college. Credits

accepted must be applied to satisfy general education requirements at the UW

System school or technical college.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , L. Taylor (D)

8 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Crowley (D) , Genrich (D) , Macco (R) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hansen, Carpenter and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Genrich, Anderson, Berceau, Crowley, Macco, Sargent, Sinicki and Pope

  2. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  3. Mar 2, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1