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2023 SENATE BILL 522
October 16, 2023 - Introduced by Senators WANGGAARD and MARKLEIN, cosponsored
by Representatives NEDWESKI, SCHUTT, O'CONNOR, RETTINGER, PENTERMAN,
AUGUST, MURPHY and VOS. Referred to Committee on Economic Development
and Technical Colleges.
1 AN ACT to amend 38.08 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) and 38.08 (1) (a) 1g. (intro.) of the
2 statutes; relating to: technical college district board membership.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, technical college district boards must be composed of nine
members who are residents of the district. This bill requires that technical college
district board members also be United States citizens.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
3 SECTION 1. 38.08 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
4 38.08 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) A district board shall administer the district and, except
5 as provided in subd. 1g., shall be composed of 9 members who are U.S. citizens and
6 residents of the district, consisting of the following:
7 SECTION 2. 38.08 (1) (a) 1g. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
8 38.08 (1) (a) 1g. (intro.) The district board governing the Milwaukee area
9 technical college shall be composed of 9 members who are U.S. citizens and residents
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SENATE BILL 522 SECTION 2
1 of the district, 7 of whom are residents of Milwaukee County, consisting of the
2 following:
3 SECTION 3.0Initial applicability.
4 (1) This act first applies to a technical college district board member who begins
5 a term on or after the effective date of this bill.
6 (END)


Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 38.08(1)(a)1.(intro.), 38.08, 38.08(1)(a)1g.(intro.)