Gov. Tony Evers signed legislation to enumerate capital project investments for UW system-wide capital improvements, renovations at UW–Whitewater, and the UW–Madison engineering building project, according to a press release today.
The three bills signed today, Senate Bill (SB) 895, 896, and 161, now 2023 Wisconsin Acts 102, 103, and 104, respectively, relate to the Wisconsin–Minnesota tuition reciprocity agreement and updates to the State Building Program as enacted by the 2023–25 biennial budget.
SB 161, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 104, authorizes the UW system, rather than the Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board, to enter into and administer with the state of Minnesota a tuition reciprocity agreement, which generally would provide for the waiver of nonresident tuition and for a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in comparable public institutions of higher education located in the other state.
SB 896, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 103:
- Allows UW system institutions to keep the net revenue they earned by attracting students from Minnesota; and
- Along with Senate Bill 161, provides the UW system the opportunity to negotiate on behalf of its institutions to ensure that the tuition reciprocity agreement effectively serves Wisconsin students.
SB 895, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 102:
- Amends the 2023–25 Authorized State Building Program, under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, to include additional enumerations for the UW system; and
- Requires the UW system Board of Regents to submit to the Board of Veterans Affairs a plan to honor the veterans of the state.
