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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 359

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Relating to: funding for Wisconsin grants for University of Wisconsin System students and technical college students and making an appropriation. (FE)

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  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 increases the appropriations for Wisconsin grants for University of

Wisconsin System students and technical college students.

Under current law, the Wisconsin grant program, administered by the Higher

Educational Aids Board, provides grants to postsecondary resident students

enrolled at least half time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or

seniors in specified postsecondary institutions, including UW schools and technical

colleges.

This bill increases HEAB's biennial appropriation for Wisconsin grants for UW

students by $27,000,000 in each year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium and for

technical college students by $18,000,000 in each year of the 2019-21 fiscal

biennium.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Hansen (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Ringhand (D) , Schachtner (D) , Smith (D)

21 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Emerson (D) , Fields (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kolste (D) , Neubauer (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vruwink (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Aug 22, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hansen, Smith, Bewley, Larson, Ringhand, Schachtner and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Skowronski, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Cabrera, Emerson, Fields, Hesselbein, Kolste, Neubauer, Sargent, Sinicki, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Zamarripa and Brostoff

  2. Aug 22, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families

  3. Sep 9, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 11, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 18, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Thiesfeldt added as a cosponsor

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1