WisconsinBill would let some DACA students pay resident tuition
The failed proposal would let some UW System students with approved DACA status and a year of Wisconsin residence pay resident tuition.
What it does
A person with approved DACA status and 12 months of Wisconsin residence before enrolling would qualify for resident tuition at a UW System institution.
Argument forEligible students who have lived in Wisconsin for a year could pay the resident rate, which may make UW System enrollment more affordable.
Argument againstOther nonresident students who do not meet these requirements could still pay the higher nonresident rate, while eligible students pay resident tuition.
More detail
A person who meets both requirements would qualify for the resident tuition rate. The person must have lived in Wisconsin for the 12 months immediately before the semester or session when they register at a UW System institution. The person must have approved deferred action status under the federal DACA program. The exemption would first apply to people who enroll for a semester or session after the act's effective date.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 17Fiscal estimate receivedLatest
- Mar 30Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Major
- Mar 19Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and UniversitiesMinor
- Mar 19Introduced by Representatives Emerson, Anderson, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Roe, Brown, Sheehan, McCarville, Phelps, Cruz, Udell, Stubbs, Stroud, Clancy and Prado; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Ratcliff, Larson, Carpenter, Roys, Spreitzer and HesselbeinIntroduced
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