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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 991

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

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

Higher educational aids board Technical college Technical college system board University of wisconsin

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 funding 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 resident students enrolled in specified

postsecondary institutions, including UW institutions and technical colleges.

The bill increases HEAB's appropriations for Wisconsin grants for UW students

by $22,518,700 in fiscal year 2024-25 and for technical college students by

$8,357,700 in fiscal year 2024-25.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Baldeh (D) , Bare (D) , Clancy (D) , Conley (D) , Emerson (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

6 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Emerson, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Bare, Clancy, Conley, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer, Roys, Larson and Agard

  2. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. Feb 9, 2024 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1