MADISON - Republicans who control the Legislature set in motion a plan Thursday to end the freeze on in-state tuition that has been in place for eight years at University of Wisconsin schools.
The Joint Finance Committee voted 11-4 along party lines to end the tuition freeze this fall. The Republicans put no limit on how much tuition could go up.
They included the provision as part of a state budget that would increase taxpayer funding for UW by $8.25 million over two years. That s about 4% of the $190 million for UW that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed.
The committee is expected to send the full budget to the Assembly and Senate in June. From there it will go to Evers, who can reshape the budget with line-item vetoes.
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Blank and Mone contest legislators claim that UW system can rely on federal stimulus money. By Henry Redman - Apr 24th, 2021 11:42 am //end headline wrapper ?>UWM Sandburg Residence Halls. Photo by Christopher Hillard.
Legislative leaders in Wisconsin have recoiled at a number of proposals in Gov.
Tony Evers’ proposed budget on the grounds that more spending isn’t necessary in areas ranging from expanding broadband access to higher education spending that will be boosted by federal money coming from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
On Thursday, two UW System chancellors pushed back on that claim, saying the ARPA money isn’t even enough to fill the COVID-sized hole in their finances, much less provide the investment in the state’s public education system that they say is required.