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State Building Commission approves UW System budget adjustments; second item passes 5–3
Summary
The State Building Commission approved two UW System comprehensive budget adjustments and construction authorizations; item 1 passed with no objections and item 2 passed on a 5–3 roll-call vote. A commission member asked the UW System to track what share of graduates remain living and working in Wisconsin two and five years after graduation.
The State Building Commission on July 9 approved two "UW System comprehensive budget adjustments and authority to construct" items, advancing capital and budget changes for the university system.
Representative Billings moved approval of Item 1, describing it as the UW System comprehensive budget adjustments and authority to construct, part 1; the commission recorded a second and the chair called for a vote. With no objections recorded, the chair announced the motion carried and the record noted there were no objections.
During discussion on Item 1, a committee member raised questions about the composition and long-term state impact of the UW student body and asked the UW System to provide tracking of graduate retention in Wisconsin. The committee member said, "the UW system has approximately 31% out-of-state students. For UW Madison, that number is 55%. But for the College of Engineering, I believe it's approximately 60%. About a third of those are international students. About a third of those are from China." The member requested that the university track what percentage of those graduates are living and working in Wisconsin two and five years after graduation to provide a baseline for evaluating the investment’s long-term workforce impact. Governor Evers said the request would be passed on to the university system.
Representative Billings then moved approval of Item 2, the UW System comprehensive budget adjustments, part 2. A roll-call vote was held at the committee member's request. The clerk recorded the following votes: Governor Evers — Aye; Senator Paff — Aye; Senator Felskowski — Aye; Senator Jacques — No; Representative Billings — Aye; Representative Swearingen — No; Representative Whitkey — No; Barb Wurster — Aye. The chair announced the motion carried by a 5–3 majority.
The commission’s actions on both agenda items conclude the business on today’s agenda; the chair thanked members and adjourned the meeting.
The commission did not specify implementation timelines or budget totals in the meeting record; the request to track graduate retention was noted to be forwarded to the UW System for follow-up.
