SB 889

This bill requires University of Wisconsin System institutions, technical

colleges, and private nonprofit colleges in this state (higher education institutions)

to report cost and student outcome data that are ultimately made available as part

of the academic and career planning services provided to high school juniors and

seniors.

The bill requires higher education institutions to collect and annually report to

the Higher Educational Aids Board all of the following information relating to their

undergraduate degree programs: 1) the average salary of the institution's graduates

at intervals of one year, five years, and ten years after graduation, in the aggregate

and broken down by major; 2) the average debt of the institution's students upon

graduation or discontinuation of studies, in the aggregate and broken down by major;

3) the institution's graduation rate, in the aggregate and broken down by major; 4)

the institution's annual total cost of attendance and average net cost; 5) the financial

aid available to students; and 6) the 10 most popular degree programs offered by the

institution. HEAB must incorporate the data from these reports into an electronic

document formatted in a manner that facilitates comparison of information among

higher education institutions. HEAB must annually provide this electronic

document to the Department of Public Instruction with a list, prepared in

cooperation with the Department of Workforce Development, of the 50 most

in-demand jobs in this state, including the average starting salary and required

education level for each job.

Under current law, the state superintendent of public instruction must ensure

that each school board provides academic and career planning services to pupils

enrolled in grades six to twelve. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the bill

requires the superintendent to provide the electronic document described above to

school boards and requires school boards to provide the electronic document to high

school juniors and seniors as part of the academic and career planning services

provided to the pupils.