Wisconsin Assembly Bill AJR66

Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 6/6/25
• Refer: 6/6/25
• Refer: 6/16/25
• Engrossed: 6/18/25
• Passed: 6/19/25

Caption

Relating to: congratulating Southwest Wisconsin Technical College for winning the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

Summary

Assembly Joint Resolution 66 is a ceremonial resolution that congratulates Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore for winning the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The resolution describes the Aspen Prize as a national award recognizing community colleges with strong and improving student outcomes, especially for students from historically underserved backgrounds, and notes that the award is based on data analysis, interviews, and site visits. The resolution highlights the college’s recognition as the top two-year college in the country and references the $700,000 prize attached to the award. It also praises the college for its teaching and learning practices, advising, work-based learning, employer partnerships, and collaboration with four-year universities, while extending appreciation to faculty, staff, students, and community partners.

Impact

AJR66 does not change state law, create new programs, or appropriate funds; it is a nonbinding legislative commendation. Its practical effect is symbolic, formally recognizing Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s national achievement and publicly affirming the value of Wisconsin’s technical college system, workforce training, and higher education partnerships.

Sentiment

The sentiment around the resolution is strongly positive and celebratory. The bill’s language is entirely laudatory, and there is no indication of opposition, controversy, or divided views in the available voting or committee information. The enrolled status suggests it moved through the legislature without recorded contention in the provided materials.

Contention

There is no notable policy contention in the bill text or the available legislative history. Because the resolution is honorary rather than regulatory, there were no apparent disputes over legal effects, funding, or implementation. Any discussion would likely have centered on the merits of the college’s achievement and the broader importance of community college excellence rather than on conflicting positions.