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Legislative Update

Special Budget Edition
June 4 , 2007

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STATE UPDATE

Biennial Budget

The Growth Agenda (UW System’s proposed operating budget) is before JFC tomorrow. UW System students, alumni, and community partners will likely continue their active support of the UW System’s budget and a strategic re-investment in higher education. An updated set of fact sheets is available online to help explain these budget initiatives: Growth Agenda for Wisconsin.

Links to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau's papers for Tuesday are included below.

University of Wisconsin System

LFB Paper 820 Growth Agenda Initiatives

LFB Paper 821 UW-La Crosse                                                      

LFB Paper 822 Retention of High Demand Faculty

LFB Paper 823 Biomedical Technology Alliance

LFB Paper 824 Islet Transplantation

LFB Paper 825 Lawton and Advanced Opportunity Program

LFB Paper 826 Application Fee Increase

LFB Paper 827 UW-Madison Intercollegiate Athletics

LFB Paper 828 Nonresident Tuition Remission for Certain Undocumented Persons

End Sheet

Higher Educational Aids Board

LFB Paper 460 Wisconsin Higher Education Grants and Tuition Grants

LFB Paper 461 WHEG

LFB Paper 462 Veterans Tuition Remission Reimbursement

LFB Paper 463 Wisconsin Covenant Program

Employee Trust Funds

LFB Paper 284 Initial State Payments for Health Insurance Premiums for Certain State Employees

LFB Paper 285 Health Insurance Coverage for Domestic Partners of State Employees and State Annuitants

Here is a link to the position papers prepared by UW System on each of those issues: Growth Agenda Position Papers

In addition, UW System is asking for support on an individual motion related to BadgerNet funding, not addressed in the LFB papers.  This requested statutory change costs no money to the state, can send no money back to the general fund, but ultimately will help all campuses receive Universal Service Funds.  Please see the attached memo for details:  BadgerNet Motion.

Finally, LFB Paper 463  related to the veteran’s tuition remission program contains an option to create a deadline for application for claiming tuition remission (Alternative C1 in the paper, p. 6).  UW System has taken a strong position in support of this in communication to the legislature, saying “This clarification will permit campuses to determine the usage of these remissions in a timely fashion and will permit financial aid which, if not provided to veterans and dependents, would be available to other deserving students”.  Timing is short – however, additional communications to legislators regarding this would be very helpful!  

FEDERAL UPDATE

No federal update this issue.

UPCOMING EVENTS     

June  
7-8 UW System Board of Regents Meeting – at UW-Milwaukee

 

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