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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 792

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Relating to: courses satisfying University of Wisconsin System core general education requirements.

Constitution united states Constitutional amendments — First consideration Minority groups University of wisconsin — Courses

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill specifies that, if any University of Wisconsin System institution

requires that core general education courses include a course in diversity or ethnic

studies, this requirement may be satisfied by a student's successful completion of a

course in the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Nass (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R)

15 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Rozar (R) , Spiros (R) , Vos (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 4

Passed 5–4 Feb 16, 2022 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Dec 17, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Roth and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Murphy, Allen, Magnafici, Moses, Armstrong, Horlacher, Dittrich, Rozar, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Spiros, Kuglitsch, Knodl and Wichgers

  2. Dec 17, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  3. Feb 10, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 4

  6. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 2-22-2022

  9. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Laid on table

  10. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1