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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 588

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Relating to: exempting veterans and members of the armed forces from admissions application fees at University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges. (FE)

Military personnel Technical college University of wisconsin — Entrance requirement Veteran — Education

  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 creates an application fee exemption for veterans and members of the

U.S. armed forces applying for admission to University of Wisconsin System schools

or technical colleges.

Under current law, a student who is a service member must be given priority

in registering for courses at UW System schools and technical colleges. A “service

member” is defined as a person who has served or is serving on active duty under

honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the

U.S. armed forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed

forces.

Under this bill, a UW System school or technical college may not charge an

application fee to a service member applying for admission to the UW System school

or technical college or to any program offered at the school or technical college.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , L. Taylor (D)

13 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Bowen (D) , Cabrera (D) , Edming (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Ramthun (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Nov 27, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Wichgers, Anderson, Cabrera, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Kurtz, Sinicki, Bowen, Spiros, Magnafici, Tranel and Ramthun

  2. Nov 27, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Dec 16, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 16, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1