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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 545
October 18, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives NEDWESKI, AUGUST, MURPHY,
O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, RETTINGER, SCHUTT and VOS, cosponsored by Senators
WANGGAARD and MARKLEIN. Referred to Committee on Colleges and
Universities.
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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ASSEMBLY BILL 545 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:
Text as Enrolled: 38.08(1)(a)1.(intro.), 38.08, 38.08(1)(a)1g.(intro.)
Bill Text: 38.08(1)(a)1.(intro.), 38.08, 38.08(1)(a)1g.(intro.)