Relating to: the appointment of certain employees of the University of Wisconsin System and faculty governance.
SB 751 modifies how the University of Wisconsin System appoints leaders and governs faculty roles. It removes requirements that only tenured faculty or those with the highest academic degrees could be considered for positions like chancellor, dean, or department chair. The bill also expands faculty and academic staff input in governance, ensuring non-tenured faculty and academic staff with teaching/research roles can participate equally. These changes directly affect all UW System leadership appointments and institutional governance processes across the university system.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara
upper
Dec 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senator Cabral-Guevara;
cosponsored by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Dittrich and O'Connor
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
RRepublican
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