AAS working group recommends new curriculum committee
At its May 24 meeting, the WTCS State Board was presented with a plan to establish a committee charged advising the State President on statewide educational issues.
If approved, the new committee will give WTCS faculty an important voice in statewide educational issues.
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JFC continues work on budget bill
The Joint Finance Committee, the Legislature's powerful budget writing committee, is currently in the process of developing its version of the state budget.
The Committee has acted on a series of items that affect the WTCS, including the elimination of economic development initiatived proposed by the governor. It has also increased the amount of need-based financial aid available for WTCS students.
Importantly, the JFC did not consider a motion to eliminiate the $6.5 million incentive grant program. Instead, the JFC passed a $2.0 million cut to WTCS funding.
http://www.weac.org/constit/wtcs/techmemo/2004-05/6_7/3.htm Bill would raise retirement age
A bill that would increase the state's retirement age is "another slap in the face" of teachers, technical college faculty, education support professionals and other dedicated public employees, WEAC President Stan Johnson said.
Assembly Bill 361 would increase the minimum age for retirement under the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) from 55 to 59.5.
http://www.weac.org/constit/wtcs/techmemo/2004-05/6_7/2.htm MPTC contracts out IT services
The Moraine Park Technical College District Board voted on May 18 to contract out its information technology management services to Florida-based SunGuard Collegis, Inc.
The Moraine Park Educational Support Personnels (MPESP), the union that represents information technology staff and other support staff at MPTC, expressed concern that good-paying local jobs were being lost to an out-of-state firm.
MPESP was particularily distressed that the College contracted out the student-staffed IT help-desk to the Florida company.
Republicans consider restriction of bargaining rights in budget bill
As the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee continues work on the governor's 2005-07 state budget proposal, Republican leaders have signaled their intent to draft a proposal that would restrict public employees' collective bargaining rights by making the choice of health insurance providers a prohibited subject of bargaining.
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WTCS members are encouraged to visit Madison this summer to lobby on education issues. WEAC's Lobby Day, which will be at the Monona Terrace Convention Center and the Capitol on June 16, will include visits with legislators, speeches by key political leaders and discussions with colleagues. You can register for Lobby Day on OnWEAC's Members Only Web site. http://www.weacm.org
WEAC is now accepting registrations for the 2005 Summer Academy, which will be held July 31-August 3 at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton. Space is limited, and sessions are expected to fill quickly. More information is available on OnWEAC. http://www.weac.org |
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