Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 13 R cosponsors

AB 189 — Relating to: transferability of courses between the University of Wisconsin System, technical college system, and tribally controlled and private colleges. (FE)

Last action — Published 11-22-2019

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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 25, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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  • 21 sponsors

    21 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

120 added · 67 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Assembly Bill 189 has made some significant changes to how college credits can transfer between various higher education institutions in Wisconsin. Specifically, it replaces the previous requirement for a broad agreement on 30 core general education credits with a more flexible approach that allows for program-to-program articulation agreements. This means that institutions will work together to define how specific program requirements can transfer, rather than relying on a standard set of transferable courses. This change aims to make the transfer process smoother for students, ensuring that their education is more aligned with their specific career goals.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBs0109/1 MDK:ahe ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 189 September 27, 2019 - Offered by RepresentativeORN.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-2581/1 MDK:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 189 April 25, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives B ORN, ZIMMERMAN , JAGLER , D UCHOW , KOWRONSKI , UNDRUM , LUMER , USLER, EDMING, MURSAU , ROOKS , D ITTRIC, FELZKOWSKI , KNODL, H ORLACHER , MURPHY, K RUG, JAMES, K ULP, M YERS and K UGLITSCH, cosponsored by Senators S TROEBEL, FEYEN, N ASS, M ARKLEIN, WANGGAARD and TESTIN.
A N A CT to amend 36.11 (3) (cm) 5., 36.31 (2m) (b), 36.31 (2m) (c), 36.65 (3) and 38.04 (4) (cm);
Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
and to create 36.31 (2m) (a) 4.
A N A CT to renumber and amend 36.31 (2m) (b);
and 36.31 (2m) (am) of the statutes;
to amend 36.11 (3) (cm) 5.
and 36.65 (3);
and to create 36.31 (2m) (b) 2., 36.31 (2m) (b) 3., 36.31 (2m) (b) 4.
and 36.31 (2m) (bm) of the statutes;
higher education core general education course credit transfers and program-to-program articulation agreements.
transferability of courses between the University of Wisconsin System, technical college system, and tribally controlled and private colleges.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill makes changes to requirements under current law regarding the transferability of credits between certain institutions of higher education.
Under current law, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System Board are required to enter into an agreement for ensuring that, beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, no fewer than 30 credits in core general education courses identified in the agreement are transferable between UW institutions and technical colleges.
Current law also allows tribally controlled and private nonprofit colleges in this state to participate in the agreement.
This bill eliminates the above agreement and requires instead that the Board of Regents and TCS Board enter into an agreement that establishes policies for ensuring that, beginning in the 2020-21 academic year, credits for courses in different subject areas are transferable, which may include core general education courses.
The agreement must specify the total number of course credits that are transferable, which may not be less than 75 credits or nine credits for each course subject area, whichever is greater.
Also, the agreement must establish policies for - 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2581/1 MDK:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 189 faculty to periodically identify the courses with transferable credits.
In addition, the agreement must include procedures for revising the agreement every two years.
As under current law, the bill allows tribally controlled and private nonprofit colleges in this state to participate in the agreement.
The bill also includes two requirements for passive review by the Joint Committee on Finance.
First, no later than December 31, 2019, the Board of Regents and TCS Board must submit to JCF the agreement and the list of courses with transferable credits that are initially identified by faculty.
If JCF does not schedule a meeting by a specified deadline to review the agreement and list, the bill allows the agreement and list to be implemented.
However, if JCF schedules such a meeting, neither the agreement nor the list may be implemented unless approved or modified by JCF.
Second, any revision of the agreement to decrease the number of transferable credits must be submitted to JCF.
If JCF does not schedule a meeting by a specified deadline to review a revised agreement, the revised agreement may be implemented.
However, if JCF schedules such a meeting, the revised agreement may not be implemented unless approved or modified by JCF.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
Core general education courses that are subject to the agreement required under s.
Core general education courses that are subject tourses for which credits are transferable under the agreement required under s.
36.31 (2m) (b) SECTION 2.
36.31 (2m).
36.31 (2m) (a) 4.
SECTION 2.
36.31 (2m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 36.31 (2m) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
36.31 (2m) (b) (intro.) Notwithstanding s.
36.09 (3) (a) and subject to par.
(bm) the Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall, and the governing boards of tribally controlled colleges in this state and the association, on behalf of private colleges, may, enter into and implement an agreement that identifies core general education courses totaling not fewer than 30 credits and establishes does all of the following:
LRB-2581/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - MDK:cdc SECTION 2 ASSEMBLY BILL 189 1.
Establishespolicies for ensuring that, beginning in the 2014-15 2020-21 academic year, credits for completing the courses in different subject areas, which may include core general education courses, are transferable and would satisfy general education requirements at the receiving institution or college, between and within each institution, college campus, and technical college, and each tribally controlled college and private college that elects to participate in the agreement.
SECTION 3.
36.31 (2m) (b) 2.
36.31 (2m) (a) 4.
36.31 (2m) (b) 2.
“Program-to-program articulation agreement” means an agreement that articulates how the completion of requirements for a specified program of study at an educational institution transfers toward completion of requirements for a specified program of study at another educational institution.
Specifies the total number of course credits that are transferable under the policies established under subd.
LRBs0109/1 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - MDK:ahe SECTION 3 SECTION 3.
1., which may not be less than 75 credits or 9 credits for each course subject area, whichever is greater.
36.31 (2m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
36.31 (2m) (am) 1.
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Notwithstanding s.
36.09 (3) (a), the Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall, and the governing boards of tribally controlled colleges in this state and the association, on behalf of private colleges, may, enter into an agreement to promote and support program-to-program articulation agreements that will apply to programs of study specified in the agreements between institutions of the system, technical colleges, and the tribally controlled colleges and private colleges that elect to participate in the agreement.
The agreement shall identify and prioritize program-to-program articulation agreements in fields of study that are in high demand or included under program-to-program articulation agreements between institutions and technical colleges that are entered into before the effective date of this subdivision ....
[LRB inserts date].
2.
No later than April 1, 2021, the Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall jointly submit a report on progress in complying with subd.
1.
to the joint committee on finance and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s.
13.172 (3).
36.31 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.31 (2m) (b) 3.
36.31 (2m) (b) Notwithstanding s.
of the statutes is created to read:
36.09 (3) (a), the Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall, and the governing boards of tribally controlled colleges in this state and the association, on behalf of private colleges, may, enter into and implement an agreement that identifies an array of not less than 72 credits of core general education courses totaling not fewer than 30 credits and establishes policies for ensuring that, beginning in the 2014-15 2022-23 academic year, credits for completing the courses are transferable and would satisfy general education requirements at the receiving institution or college, between and within each LRBs0109/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - MDK:ahe SECTION 4 institution, college campus, technical college, and each tribally controlled college and private college that elects to participate in the agreement.
36.31 (2m) (b) 3.
S ECTION 5.
Establishes policies for institution and technical college faculty and faculty of tribally controlled and private colleges that elect to participate in the agreement to periodically identify the courses for which credits are transferable under the agreement.
36.31 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SECTION 5.
36.31 (2m) (c) The Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall ensure that the governing bodies of tribally controlled colleges and the association, on behalf of private colleges, have an opportunity to elect to participate in the agreement agreements specified in par.
36.31 (2m) (b) 4.
pars.
of the statutes is created to read:
(am) and (b).
36.31 (2m) (b) 4.
S ECTION 6.
Includes procedures for revising the agreement every 2 years.
SECTION 6.
36.31 (2m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
36.31 (2m) (bm) 1.
No later than December 31, 2019, the Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall submit to the joint committee on finance the agreement required under par.
(b) and the list of courses initially identified by faculty under par.
(b) 3.
If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the board within 14 working days after the date of the submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the agreement and list, the agreement and list shall be implemented.
If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the - 2020 Legislature - 4 - LRB-2581/1 MDK:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 189 S ECTION 6 cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the agreement or list, neither the agreement nor list may be implemented unless the committee approves or modifies the agreement or list.
If the committee modifies the agreement or list, the agreement and list may be implemented only as modified by the committee.
2.
If the agreement required under par.
(b) is revised to decrease the number of course credits that are transferable under the agreement, the Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall submit the revised agreement to the joint committee on finance.
If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the board within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of a revised agreement that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the revised agreement, the revised agreement shall be implemented.
If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of a revised agreement, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the revised agreement, the revised agreement may not be implemented unless the committee approves or modifies the revised agreement.
If the committee modifies a revised agreement, the revised agreement may be implemented only as modified by the committee.
S ECTION 7.
36.65 (3) CORE GENERAL EDUCATION CREDIT TRANSFERS.The board shall include in the report required under sub.
36.65 (3) CORE GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITC REDIT TRANSFERS.The board shall include in the report required under sub.
36.31 (2m) (b)and a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement.
36.31 (2m) and a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement.
(2) that applies to the 2014-15 academic year.
(2) that applies to the 2014-15020-21 academic year.
S ECTION 7.
38.04 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.04(4) (cm) The board shall enter into the agreement required under s.
36.31 (2m) (b) The board shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the legislature under s.
13.172 (2) that describes the agreement entered into under s.
36.31 (2m) (b)nd a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement.
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Action History

  1. Published 11-22-2019

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 11-21-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 46

  3. Presented to the Governor on 11-14-2019 by directive of the Speaker

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 11-13-2019

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  13. Available for scheduling

  14. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Received from Assembly

  16. Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Read a third time and passed

  18. Rules suspended

  19. Ordered to a third reading

  20. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  21. Read a second time

  22. Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules

  23. Referred to committee on Rules

  24. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 1

  25. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  26. Executive action taken

  27. Representatives Wittke and Allen added as coauthors

  28. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Born

  29. Public hearing held

  30. Representative Quinn added as a coauthor

  31. Fiscal estimate received

  32. Fiscal estimate received

  33. Fiscal estimate received

  34. Fiscal estimate received

  35. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Born

  36. Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  37. Introduced by Representatives Born, Zimmerman, Jagler, Duchow, Skowronski, Gundrum, Plumer, Tusler, Edming, Mursau, Brooks, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Knodl, Horlacher, Murphy, Krug, James, Kulp, Myers and Kuglitsch; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Feyen, Nass, Marklein, Wanggaard and Testin

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Who sponsors AB 189?
AB 189 is sponsored by Born, Mark (Republican), Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Jagler, John (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Skowronski, Plumer, Tusler, Ron (Republican), Edming, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Horlacher, Murphy, David (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), James, Kulp, Myers, Kuglitsch, Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), and Gundrum, Rick (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 25, 2019. Enacted.
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