Wisconsin AB582: An Act to amend 36.11 (3) (b), 36.11 (3) (cm) 5., 36.31 (2m) (b), 36.31 (2m) (c), 36.31 (2m) (d), 36.65 (3), 38.12 (14) (a) 1., 38.12 (14) (a) 3., 38.12 (14) (c), 38.12 (14) (d), subchapter I (title) of chapter 106 [precedes 106.001], 118.55 (3) (a), 118.55 (3) (b), 118.55 (5) (e) 1. and 118.55 (8) (a); to create 15.227 (16), 36.31 (2m) (bm) and 106.08 of the statutes; Relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. (FE)

What the bill says

An Act to amend 36.11 (3) (b), 36.11 (3) (cm) 5., 36.31 (2m) (b), 36.31 (2m) (c), 36.31 (2m) (d), 36.65 (3), 38.12 (14) (a) 1., 38.12 (14) (a) 3., 38.12 (14) (c), 38.12 (14) (d), subchapter I (title) of chapter 106 [precedes 106.001], 118.55 (3) (a), 118.55 (3) (b), 118.55 (5) (e) 1. and 118.55 (8) (a); to create 15.227 (16), 36.31 (2m) (bm) and 106.08 of the statutes; relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits.

From the enrolled text, March 26, 2026:

An Act to amend 36.11 (3) (b), 36.11 (3) (cm) 5., 36.31 (2m) (b), 36.31 (2m) (c), 36.31 (2m) (d), 36.65 (3), 38.12 (14) (a) 1., 38.12 (14) (a) 3., 38.12 (14) (c), 38.12 (14) (d), subchapter I (title) of chapter 106 [precedes 106.001], 118.55 (3) (a), 118.55 (3) (b), 118.55 (5) (e) 1. and 118.55 (8) (a); to create 15.227 (16), 36.31 (2m) (bm) and 106.08 of the statutes; relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB582,1Section 1. 15.227 (16) of the statutes is created to read: 15.227 (16) Council on dual enrollment. There is created in the department of workforce development a council on dual enrollment consisting of all of the following members, appointed for 3-year terms: (a) Two members appointed by the president of the University of Wisconsin System. (b) Two members appointed by the director of the technical college system. (c) Two members appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction. (d) Two members appointed by the president of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. (e) One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly. (f) One member appointed by the senate majority leader. (g) One member who …