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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 161

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Relating to: the Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement and making an appropriation. (FE)

Higher educational aids board Reciprocity Technical college University of wisconsin — Regents

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Higher Educational Aids Board administers and has

authority to renegotiate the Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement.

The agreement provides for the waiver of nonresident tuition for residents of either

state who are enrolled in public vocational schools and for a reciprocal fee structure

for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher

education located in the other state.

This bill requires the University of Wisconsin System to enter into, administer,

and renegotiate with Minnesota a tuition reciprocity agreement that provides for the

waiver of nonresident tuition and for a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either

state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher education located in the other

state. The bill requires that all the tuition paid by Minnesota students attending UW

institutions under the agreement, including tuition commonly referred to as

differential reciprocity tuition, be credited to a UW System appropriation account

from which UW System expenditures are authorized. The bill requires the Board of

Regents to ensure that each institution is allocated the amounts received under the

tuition reciprocity agreement in proportion to the total amount each institution

charged its students with Minnesota residence in tuition and fees.

This bill also requires HEAB to enter into, administer, and renegotiate with

Minnesota a fee reciprocity agreement that provides for the waiver of nonresident

fees for residents of either state who are enrolled in public vocational schools in the

other state.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , James (R) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Marklein (R) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stafsholt (R)

19 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Brooks (R) , Carpenter (D) , Dallman (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Petryk (R) , Rozar (R) , Shankland (D) , Summerfield (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Sep 7, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 7, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 7, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 7, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 32–0 Feb 20, 2024 official source full page

Full history

  1. Apr 3, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Ballweg, Cowles, James, L. Johnson, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Zimmerman, Behnke, Brooks, Dallman, Edming, Green, Magnafici, Mursau, Oldenburg, Summerfield, Wichgers, Wittke and Rozar

  2. Apr 3, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue

  3. Apr 11, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 18, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jun 8, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Moses added as a cosponsor

  6. Aug 9, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Petryk added as a cosponsor

  7. Aug 23, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Sep 6, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Sep 7, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  10. Sep 7, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  12. Sep 15, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  13. Jan 2, 2024 · Senate

    LRB correction

  14. Jan 10, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  15. Jan 18, 2024 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stafsholt

  16. Feb 5, 2024 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  17. Feb 6, 2024 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Stafsholt

  18. Feb 7, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. Feb 7, 2024 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  20. Feb 7, 2024 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  21. Feb 7, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  22. Feb 7, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Feb 19, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  27. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  29. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  30. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  32. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  33. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  34. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:06 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28

  35. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  36. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  37. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  38. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  39. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  40. Feb 22, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  41. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)

  42. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  43. Feb 28, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2024 by directive of the Majority Leader

  44. Mar 6, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-6-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 104

  45. Mar 6, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-7-2024