Senate Bill 342
Uniform course numbering and the transfer of course credits among technical colleges and University of Wisconsin System schools, and eliminating certain restrictions on the respective educational roles of the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System. (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
Aug 8, 2019
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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, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families. 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
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Author
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System Board to implement a universal course numbering and credit transfer system within five years. The bill also eliminates a restriction on the respective educational roles of the UWS and TCS.
Under current law, one of the purposes of the TCS is to provide a collegiate transfer program, but collegiate transfer programs may not comprise more than 25 percent of the approved credit hours offered in any technical college district. A “collegiate transfer program" is a full-time program, approved by the TCS Board, in which the credits earned may be transferable to a four-year institution of higher education. The TCS Board, in agreement with the Board of Regents, may designate courses as transferable for collegiate credit between the two systems. The Board of Regents must establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits between UWS institutions and may establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits with other educational institutions, including technical colleges. In addition, the Board of Regents and the TCS Board must enter into an agreement identifying at least 30 credits of core general education courses that are transferable between the UWS and TCS. Private colleges and tribal colleges may also participate in this agreement related to course credit transfers. The Board of Regents must further establish and maintain a computer-based credit transfer system.
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This bill requires the Board of Regents and the TCS Board to implement a universal course numbering and credit transfer system under which credits for courses with the same universal course number are automatically transferable among UWS institutions and technical colleges. If a UWS institution or technical college offers a course, the UWS institution or technical college must award academic credit to a student who successfully completes a course with the same universal course number at any other UWS institution or technical college and the course credit awarded must be applied toward degree requirements, as applicable.
This bill also eliminates the following prohibitions relating to the respective educational roles of the UWS and the TCS: 1) that the Board of Regents not broaden the UWS's mission to include training for semiprofessional or skilled-trade occupations beyond that offered during the 1972-73 academic year unless the TCS Board approves; and 2) that the TCS Board not broaden TCS collegiate transfer program offerings beyond those in existence during the 1972-73 academic year unless the Board of Regents approves.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 18, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 3, 2019 to Sep 9, 2019
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Aug 29, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 8, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families.
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Aug 8, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 8, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Wichgers, Kulp, Kerkman, Vorpagel, Nygren, Felzkowski, Mursau, Ramthun and Zimmerman
- Aug 8, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families
- Aug 29, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 3, 2019 · Senate
Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor
- Sep 9, 2019 · Senate
Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor
- Sep 18, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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