A lawmaker has proposed limiting pay increases for University of Wisconsin administrators to 5 percent. Rep. Steve Nass said the bill, which he is drafting, is indicative of a backlash against the Board of Regents’ action on Friday to raise executive pay ranges.
Nass, R-Whitewater, also proposed outlawing discounts for out-of-state students, which the regents also approved last week.
In approving the pay range increases, regents said UW executives were falling behind the pay of their peers and that could lead them to leave for other institutions. They acknowledged the raises may not be popular with lawmakers or members of the public who are making little money.