University of Wisconsin System segregated fees. (FE)

The bill imposes restrictions on segregated fees for intercollegiate athletics and capital construction projects. For intercollegiate athletics, the amount charged to an individual student for an academic year may not exceed the lesser of $225 or the amount charged for the 2020-21 academic year. For a capital construction project at a UW school, segregated fees may be charged only if the project is authorized by a majority vote of the school's entire student body in two consecutive academic years.

In addition, no more than 50 percent of a project's cost may be funded with segregated fees.

The bill also provides that an institution's students have responsibility for the disposition of all segregated fees. Under current law, that responsibility is limited to fees that constitute substantial support for campus student activities. However, as under current law, student responsibility is subject to final confirmation of the Board of Regents.

Finally, the bill does not affect the requirements under current law that the Board of Regents must ensure that segregated fees are used only for the purpose for which they are charged or that any fees for inter-institutional student government organization must be optional, not mandatory.