36.65 Annual reports.

(1) Definition. In this section, “chancellor" means the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

(2) Reports. Annually, the board and the chancellor shall each submit an accountability report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The reports shall include all of the following information, the board's report with respect to the system other than the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the chancellor's report with respect to the University of Wisconsin-Madison:

(a) Performance. The graduation rate, the total number of graduates, the time needed to graduate, the number of credits needed to obtain a degree, the number of degrees awarded in fields specified in s. 36.25 (52) (a) 2. a., retention rates, placement of graduates, and the percentage of residents and nonresidents who reside in this state 10 years after graduation.

(b) Financial. Financial reports from each institution and each college campus, prepared using generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Access and affordability. A profile of enrolled students, including mean per capita family income, the percentage of resident and nonresident students who are low-income, the percentage of resident and nonresident students who are members of minority groups, the number of transfers from other institutions and other colleges within this state, a description of any improvements made in the transfer of credit between institutions of higher education, the number of high school pupils who have earned credit, the published cost for resident students and the actual cost for resident students once financial aid is subtracted, and increases in available institutional financial aid for students with a demonstrated need.

(d) Undergraduate education. The extent of access to required courses and to popular majors, the majors offered, improvements in overall student experience, efforts to close the achievement gap between majority and underrepresented minority students, the number of undergraduate students participating in internships or cooperative work experiences, and post-graduation success.

(dm) Teaching hours. Aggregate data on teaching hours reported under s. 36.115 (8) (a) 1.

(e) Graduate and professional education. The number of graduate degrees awarded; the number of professional graduates in key areas, including physicians, nurses, business, engineers, pharmacists, veterinarians, and lawyers; the number of graduate students participating in internships or cooperative work experiences; and incentives provided for remaining in this state after graduation.

(f) Faculty. A profile of the faculty, including faculty teaching loads, success or failure in recruiting and retaining scholars, and teachers who are rated at the top of their fields.

(g) Economic development. The amount and source of research funds and other new revenue brought into the state, the number of government contracts received, the number of research projects in progress or completed, the number of patents and licenses for system inventions, the number of new businesses created or spun off, the number of secondary businesses affiliated with the system or system-sponsored research projects, support provided to existing industries throughout the state, job growth from support to existing industries and new businesses, the number of jobs created in campus areas, the number of jobs created statewide, a comparison of economic indicators for campus and other areas, and a description of the economic development programs, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a), that have been undertaken.

(h) Collaboration. Partnerships and collaborative relationships with system administration and institutions.

(i) Incentive grants. The goals, results, and budget for each program for which the board awarded a grant under s. 36.25 (52) and a summary of this information.

(3) Core general education credit transfers. The board shall include in the report required under sub. (2) a description of the agreement entered into under s. 36.31 (2m) (b) and a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement. This subsection first applies to the report required under sub. (2) that applies to the 2014-15 academic year.

(4) Fees. Annually by October 15, the board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the joint legislative audit committee that lists all fees, including academic fees, tuition, segregated fees, and any other fees, that are charged to students at each institution and college campus and the amount by which the fees have increased in each of the preceding 5 years.

(5) Remedial course reports.

(a) In this subsection:

1. “High school" means a school in this state in which the high school grades are taught, including a school classified as a senior high school under s. 115.01 (2).

2. “Placement test" means an English or mathematics placement test that is required upon a student's admission to the system.

3. “School" means a public school, including a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), and a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r).

4. “Student" means a student who is admitted to the system immediately following high school graduation.

(b) By September 1 of each year, the system administration shall do all of the following:

1. Determine the high schools with more than 6 students who, based on their performance on placement tests in the preceding 12 months, are required to take remedial courses in English or mathematics.

2. Submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and state superintendent of public instruction that identifies the high schools determined under subd. 1. and, for each high school so identified, the number of students who, based on their performance on placement tests in the preceding 12 months, are required to take remedial courses in English or mathematics. The system administration may not disclose in the report the identity of any student who is required to take a remedial course.

(c) Upon receipt of a report submitted under par. (b) 2., the state superintendent of public instruction shall provide a copy of the report to each school board.

(6) Accountability dashboard.

(a) In this subsection, “accountability dashboard” means the accountability dashboard that the board publishes on the system's Internet site.

(b) The board shall publish aggregate data on teaching hours reported under s. 36.115 (8) (a) 1. on the accountability dashboard. The board shall make accessible via links on the accountability dashboard the teaching hours reported by individual faculty and academic staff members under s. 36.115 (8) (a) 1.

History: 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 28; 2017 a. 59; 2019 a. 46.