Assembly Bill 379
Creating a Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Higher Education in the University of Wisconsin 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
Jun 7, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates a 19-member Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Higher Education in the University of Wisconsin System. Members of the commission include the presidents of the UW System and the Technical College System; faculty, staff, and students of the UW System and technical colleges; a higher education expert and a workforce development expert; two legislators; and the governor. The commission must study, and facilitate discussion of, a public agenda for higher education; a set of long-term goals and priorities for higher education; and accessibility and affordability of higher education. In addition, the commission must study and develop recommendations with all of the following objectives: 1) to define the goals of higher education for this state; 2) to identify strengths to continue and expand, and weaknesses that need to be improved, in this state's institutions of higher education; 3) to identify demographic trends affecting higher education in the state; 4) to identify strategies to enhance the state's attainment rate; 5) to encourage and develop innovations among institutions of higher education; 6) to encourage and develop partnerships between the UW System and the Technical College System; 7) to explore strategies to strengthen access and equity in higher education for students and potential students; 8) to explore strategies to reduce barriers to enrollment and degree completion; 9) to explore sustainable funding sources in state support and examine state funding challenges; and 10) to identify new ways to administer financial aid. The commission must submit a report to the legislature that includes all of this information by December 31, 2023. Upon submission of the report, the commission terminates, unless the governor renews the commission for an additional two-year period. The governor may continue to renew the commission for successive two-year periods.
Who's behind it
21 lawmakers are its . All 21 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (21)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 9, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 24, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 18, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 7, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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Jun 7, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 7, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Billings, Considine, Emerson, Andraca, Cabrera, Conley, Hebl, Hesselbein, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining, Vruwink and Anderson; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, L. Taylor and Wirch
- Jun 7, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
- Jun 18, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 24, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 9, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
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