2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
September 19, 2001 - Introduced by Representatives Hundertmark, M. Lehman,
Gronemus, Musser, Boyle, Nass, Townsend, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Jeskewitz,
Hahn, Gundrum, Gunderson, Stone
and Ott, cosponsored by Senator
Roessler. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB502,1,5 1An Act to amend 39.30 (2) (intro.), 39.30 (3) (intro.), 39.435 (1), 118.55 (5) (intro.)
2and 118.55 (7r) (d) 2.; and to create 118.55 (7t) (c) of the statutes; relating to:
3limiting school board payment for courses taken under the youth options
4program and making pupils in the youth options program eligible for certain
5grants.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a pupil enrolled in a public school in the 11th or 12th grade
may attend an institution of higher education for one or more courses under the
youth options program. The school board of the district in which the pupil is enrolled
is responsible for paying the cost of tuition, fees, and books for the pupil under certain
circumstances. This bill provides that the school board is not responsible for
payment for more than six credits in any semester. The bill also provides that, if a
pupil fails to complete a course, the pupil must reimburse the school board the
amount paid on the pupil's behalf.
Under current law, the Wisconsin higher education grant program (WHEG)
provides need-based grants to resident undergraduates enrolled in the University
of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a tribal college. The tuition grant
program provides need-based grants to resident undergraduates who attend
private, nonprofit postsecondary institutions. This bill provides that pupils
participating in the youth options program are eligible for both of these grant
programs.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB502, s. 1 1Section 1. 39.30 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB502,2,72 39.30 (2) Eligibility. (intro.) A resident student enrolled at least half-time and
3registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior in an accredited, nonprofit,
4post-high school, educational institution in this state, and a pupil attending an
5institution of higher education or technical college under the youth options program
6under s. 118.55,
shall be eligible for grants under this section for each semester of
7attendance, but:
AB502, s. 2 8Section 2. 39.30 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB502,2,119 39.30 (3) Basis of grants. (intro.) The grant to be paid to a resident student
10enrolled at least half-time and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior
11after August 1, 1979,
shall be determined as follows:
AB502, s. 3 12Section 3. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB502,2,2113 39.435 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a higher
14education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at least
15half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in accredited
16institutions of higher education or in tribally controlled colleges in this state, and for
17pupils attending an institution of higher education or a technical college under the
18youth options program under s. 118.55
. Except as authorized under sub. (5) and
19except for pupils participating in the youth options program under s. 118.55
, such
20grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public institutions or
21tribally controlled colleges in this state.
AB502, s. 4
1Section 4. 118.55 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB502,3,72 118.55 (5) Payment. (intro.) Within 30 days after the end of the semester, the
3school board of the school district in which a pupil attending an institution of higher
4education under this section is enrolled shall pay the institution of higher education,
5on behalf of the pupil, the following amount for any course that is taken for high
6school credit and that is not comparable to a course offered in the school district, but
7for no more than a total of 6 credit hours in any semester
:
AB502, s. 5 8Section 5. 118.55 (7r) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB502,3,169 118.55 (7r) (d) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., if the pupil is attending the
10technical college for less than 10 credits during any semester, the school board is not
11responsible for payment for any courses that are comparable to courses offered in the
12school district. If the pupil is attending the technical college for 10 or more credits
13during any semester, the school board is responsible for payment for courses that are
14comparable to courses offered in the school district for one-half of the credits taken
15but no. In either case, the school board is not responsible for payment for more than
166 credits in any semester.
AB502, s. 6 17Section 6. 118.55 (7t) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB502,3,2118 118.55 (7t) (c) Notwithstanding subs. (5) (a) and (c) 1., (6) (a), and (7r) (d) and
19(f), if a pupil fails to complete a course at an institution of higher education or
20technical college for which the school board has made payment, the pupil shall
21reimburse the school board the amount paid on the pupil's behalf.
AB502, s. 7 22Section 7. Initial applicability.
AB502,3,2423 (1) This act first applies to courses taken in the academic semester that begins
24after the effective date of this subsection.
AB502,3,2525 (End)
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