Wisconsin Legislative Council:
This memo summarizes the proposals raised by members during the first four meetings of the Study
Committee on the Future of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System or submitted by members
directly to Chair Nedweski or Legislative Council staff. This memo is intended to guide committee
discussion during the October 24, 2024 meeting and help the committee determine recommendations it
would like to make to the Joint Legislative Council.
Proposed Recommendation #1: Separate UW-Madison From UW SystemRaised by: Several Committee Members
Several committee members propose to separate governance and funding of UW-Madison from the
governance and funding of the other 12 UW campuses. The proposals envision creating a new Board of Regents to oversee UW-Madison and maintaining a separate Board of Regents to oversee the other comprehensive universities. The proposals also envision creating a new state appropriation to provide general purpose revenue (GPR) funding specific to UW-Madison, and maintaining or increasing a separate GPR appropriation for the other comprehensive universities in the UW System.
Individual members propose varying details relating to the separation, such as creation of UW-Madison
as an authority rather than a state agency, a requirement that UW System headquarters be located outside of Madison, and a guaranteed GPR funding percentage increase for both UW-Madison and the separated UW System each biennium.
Proposed Recommendation #2: Cr
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