2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
February 8, 2008 - Introduced by Representatives Parisi, Black, Hixson, Smith,
Hintz, Hilgenberg, Garthwaite, Sheridan, Hebl, Pocan, Sinicki, Shilling,
Turner, Boyle, Berceau
and A. Williams, cosponsored by Senators Risser,
Hansen
and Roessler. Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
AB780,1,9 1An Act to amend 20.235 (1) (b), 20.235 (1) (fe), 20.235 (1) (ff), 20.235 (1) (km),
220.285 (4) (dd), 20.505 (8) (hm) 10., 36.34 (1) (c) 2. (intro.), 36.34 (1) (c) 2. am.,
336.34 (1) (c) 2. b., 36.34 (1) (c) 2. bm., 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.), 39.435 (7) (b) 2. and
439.435 (7) (b) 2m.; and to create 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ag., 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ar., 39.30 (5),
539.435 (7) (a) 3., 39.435 (7) (a) 4., 39.435 (7) (a) 5., 39.435 (7) (a) 6., 39.435 (7)
6(b) 1g., 39.435 (7) (b) 1r., 39.435 (7) (c) and 39.435 (7) (d) of the statutes; relating
7to:
the method by which the amounts to be appropriated for higher education
8grants, tuition grants, and Lawton minority undergraduate grants are
9calculated and making appropriations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) provides higher
education grants to Wisconsin residents who are enrolled in the University of
Wisconsin (UW) System, a technical college, or a tribal college and tuition grants to
Wisconsin residents who are enrolled in accredited, nonprofit post-high school,
educational institutions in this state. The Board Regents of the UW System provides
grants, known as Lawton grants, to minority undergraduates enrolled in the UW
System.

Currently, sum certain amounts are appropriated in each fiscal year for tuition
grants and for higher education grants for technical college and tribal college
students. For higher education grants for UW System students, beginning with the
2007-09 state fiscal biennium, there is appropriated a sum sufficient equal to the
amount appropriated for those grants in the previous fiscal year (base amount)
increased by the average percentage by which the undergraduate academic fees that
will be charged for the next academic year at each institution within the UW System,
as estimated by HEAB, will increase from the undergraduate academic fees charged
for the current academic year. The same formula is also used to calculate the amount
appropriated for Lawton grants.
This bill changes the formula used to calculate the amounts appropriated for
higher education grants for UW System students and for Lawton grants. The bill
also requires HEAB to use the new formula to calculate the amounts appropriated
for tuition grants and for higher education grants for technical college and tribal
college students. Specifically, under the bill, beginning with the 2009-11 state fiscal
biennium, the amounts appropriated for tuition grants, for Lawton grants, and for
higher education grants for UW System students, technical college students, and
tribal college students are determined by increasing the base amount for each of
those appropriations by the greater of the average percentage increase determined
under current law or the amount obtained by multiplying the increase in the
undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the
UW-Madison for the next academic year, as estimated by HEAB, over the current
academic year by the number of students who are receiving the respective grants for
the current academic year.
For further information see the state 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:
AB780, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.235 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,2,42 20.235 (1) (b) Tuition grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule A sum
3sufficient equal to the amount calculated under s. 39.30 (5)
for the purposes of s.
439.30.
AB780, s. 2 5Section 2. 20.235 (1) (fe) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,3,36 20.235 (1) (fe) Wisconsin higher education grants; University of Wisconsin
7System students.
A sum sufficient equal to $45,057,200 in the 2005-06 fiscal year,
8equal to $39,280,600 in the 2006-07 fiscal year, and equal to
the amount calculated

1under s. 39.435 (7) (b) for the Wisconsin higher education grant program under s.
239.435 for University of Wisconsin System students, except for grants awarded
3under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), thereafter.
AB780, s. 3 4Section 3. 20.235 (1) (ff) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,3,95 20.235 (1) (ff) Wisconsin higher education grants; technical college students.
6Biennially, the amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient equal to the amount
7calculated under s. 39.435 (7) (c)
for the Wisconsin higher education grant program
8under s. 39.435 for technical college students, except for grants awarded under s.
939.435 (2) or (5).
AB780, s. 4 10Section 4. 20.235 (1) (km) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,3,1811 20.235 (1) (km) Wisconsin higher education grants; tribal college students.
12Biennially, the amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient equal to the amount
13calculated under s. 39.435 (7) (d)
for the Wisconsin higher education grant program
14under s. 39.435 for tribal college students, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435
15(2) or (5). All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8)
16(hm) 10. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001
17(3) (b), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each odd-numbered year shall
18revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).
AB780, s. 5 19Section 5. 20.285 (4) (dd) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,3,2420 20.285 (4) (dd) Lawton minority undergraduate grants program. A sum
21sufficient equal to $5,218,300 in the 2005-06 fiscal year and $5,531,400 in the
222006-07 fiscal year, and in subsequent fiscal years a sum sufficient equal to
the
23amount calculated under s. 36.34 (1) (c), for the Lawton minority undergraduate
24grant program under s. 36.34 (1).
AB780, s. 6 25Section 6. 20.505 (8) (hm) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,4,3
120.505 (8) (hm) 10. The amount transferred to s. 20.235 (1) (km) shall be the
2amount in the schedule under s. 20.235 (1) (km) as calculated by the higher
3educational aids board under s. 39.435 (7) (d)
.
AB780, s. 7 4Section 7. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,4,75 36.34 (1) (c) 2. (intro.) Beginning in 2007, biennially, by By February 1, 2009,
6and biennially thereafter,
the board shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated
7under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the next biennium as follows:
AB780, s. 8 8Section 8. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ag. of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,4,169 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ag. The board shall determine the amount by which the
10undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the
11University of Wisconsin-Madison for the next academic year, as estimated by the
12board, will increase or decrease from the amount of the undergraduate academic fees
13charged for a student to attend that institution for the current academic year and
14multiply the amount of that increase by the number of students who are receiving
15grants from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the current
16academic year.
AB780, s. 9 17Section 9. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. am. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,4,2218 36.34 (1) (c) 2. am. The board shall determine the percentage by which the
19undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the academic year after the
20next academic year at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System,
21as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated
22undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the next academic year.
AB780, s. 10 23Section 10. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ar. of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,5,624 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ar. The board shall determine the amount by which the
25undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the

1University of Wisconsin-Madison for the academic year after the next academic
2year, as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated
3undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend that
4institution for the next academic year and multiply the amount of that increase by
5the number of students who will be receiving grants from the appropriation account
6under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the next academic year, as estimated by the board.
AB780, s. 11 7Section 11. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,5,158 36.34 (1) (c) 2. b. The appropriation for the first fiscal year of the next biennium
9shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by
10the average of the percentage increases determined under subd. 2. a. or the amount
11determined under subd. 2. ag., whichever is greater
, except that, if the
12undergraduate academic fees for the next academic year are estimated to decrease
13or not change from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the current
14academic year at each institution specified in subd. 2. a., the appropriation shall be
15the base amount.
AB780, s. 12 16Section 12. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. bm. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,5,2417 36.34 (1) (c) 2. bm. The appropriation for the 2nd fiscal year of the next
18biennium shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base
19amount by the average of the percentage increases determined under subd. 2. am.
20or the amount determined under subd. 2. ar., whichever is greater, except that, if the
21undergraduate academic fees for the academic year after the next academic year are
22estimated to decrease or not change from the estimated undergraduate academic
23fees charged for the next academic year at each institution specified under subd. 2.
24am., the appropriation shall be the base amount.
AB780, s. 13 25Section 13. 39.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,6,1
139.30 (5) Appropriation calculation. (a) In this subsection:
AB780,6,42 1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235
3(1) (b) for fiscal year 2009-10, "base amount" means the amount shown in the
4schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for that appropriation for fiscal year 2008-09.
AB780,6,75 2. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235
6(1) (b) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2009-10, "base amount" means the
7appropriation amount calculated under par. (b) for the previous fiscal year.
AB780,6,98 (b) By February 1, 2009, and biennially thereafter, the board shall calculate the
9amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (b) for the next biennium as follows:
AB780,6,1410 1. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate
11academic fees that will be charged for the next academic year at each institution
12within the University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the board, will increase
13or decrease from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic
14year.
AB780,6,2115 2. The board shall determine the amount by which the undergraduate
16academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the University of
17Wisconsin-Madison for the next academic year, as estimated by the board, will
18increase or increase from the amount of undergraduate academic fees charged for a
19student to attend that institution for the current academic year and multiply the
20amount of that increase by the number of students who are receiving grants from the
21appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (b) for the current academic year.
AB780,7,222 3. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate
23academic fees that will be charged for the academic year after the next academic year
24at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the

1board, will increase or decrease from the estimated undergraduate academic fees
2that will be charged for the next academic year.
AB780,7,103 4. The board shall determine the amount by which the undergraduate
4academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the University of
5Wisconsin-Madison for the academic year after the next academic year, as estimated
6by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated undergraduate academic
7fees that will be charged for a student to attend that institution for the next academic
8year and multiply the amount of that increase by the number of students who will
9be receiving grants from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (b) for the next
10academic year, as estimated by the board.
AB780,7,1711 5. The appropriation for the first fiscal year of the next biennium shall be the
12result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the average
13of the percentage increases determined under subd. 1. or the amount determined
14under subd. 2., whichever is greater, except that, if the undergraduate academic fees
15for the next academic year are estimated to decrease or not change from the
16undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year at each
17institution specified in subd. 1., the appropriation shall be the base amount.
AB780,7,2518 6. The appropriation for the 2nd fiscal year of the next biennium shall be the
19result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the average
20of the percentage increases determined under subd. 3. or the amount determined
21under subd. 4., whichever is greater, except that, if the undergraduate academic fees
22for the academic year after the next academic year are estimated to decrease or not
23change from the estimated undergraduate academic fees charged for the next
24academic year at each institution specified under subd. 3., the appropriation shall
25be the base amount.
AB780, s. 14
1Section 14. 39.435 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,8,42 39.435 (7) (a) 3. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
3under s. 20.235 (1) (ff) for fiscal year 2009-10, "base amount" means the amount
4shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year 2008-09.
AB780, s. 15 5Section 15. 39.435 (7) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,8,96 39.435 (7) (a) 4. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
7under s. 20.235 (1) (ff) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2009-10, "base amount"
8means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (c) for the previous fiscal
9year.
AB780, s. 16 10Section 16. 39.435 (7) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,8,1311 39.435 (7) (a) 5. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
12under s. 20.235 (1) (km) for fiscal year 2009-10, "base amount" means the amount
13shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year 2008-09.
AB780, s. 17 14Section 17. 39.435 (7) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,8,1815 39.435 (7) (a) 6. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
16under s. 20.235 (1) (km) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2009-10, "base amount"
17means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (d) for the previous fiscal
18year.
AB780, s. 18 19Section 18. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,8,2220 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Biennially, beginning on By February 1, 2007 2009, and
21biennially thereafter
, the board shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under
22s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next biennium as follows:
AB780, s. 19 23Section 19. 39.435 (7) (b) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,9,624 39.435 (7) (b) 1g. The board shall determine the amount by which the
25undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the

1University of Wisconsin-Madison for the next academic year, as estimated by the
2board, will increase or decrease from the amount of the undergraduate academic fees
3charged for a student to attend that institution for the current academic year and
4multiply the amount of that increase by the number of students who are receiving
5grants from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the current
6academic year.
AB780, s. 20 7Section 20. 39.435 (7) (b) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,9,158 39.435 (7) (b) 1r. The board shall determine the amount by which the
9undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the
10University of Wisconsin-Madison for the academic year after the next academic
11year, as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated
12undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend that
13institution for the next academic year and multiply the amount of that increase by
14the number of students who will be receiving grants from the appropriation account
15under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next academic year, as estimated by the board.
AB780, s. 21 16Section 21. 39.435 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,9,2317 39.435 (7) (b) 2. The appropriation for the first fiscal year of the next biennium
18shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by
19the average of the percentage increases determined under subd. 1. or the amount
20determined under subd. 1g., whichever is greater
, except that, if the undergraduate
21academic fees for the next academic year are estimated to decrease or not change
22from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year at each
23institution specified in subd. 1., the appropriation shall be the base amount.
AB780, s. 22 24Section 22. 39.435 (7) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB780,10,8
139.435 (7) (b) 2m. The appropriation for the 2nd fiscal year of the next biennium
2shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by
3the average of the percentage increases determined under subd. 1m. or the amount
4determined under subd. 1r., whichever is greater
, except that, if the undergraduate
5academic fees for the academic year after the next academic year are estimated to
6decrease or not change from the estimated undergraduate academic fees charged for
7the next academic year at each institution specified in subd. 1m., the appropriation
8shall be the base amount.
AB780, s. 23 9Section 23. 39.435 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,10,1210 39.435 (7) (c) By February 1, 2009, and biennially thereafter, the board shall
11calculate the amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (ff) for the next fiscal year
12as follows:
AB780,10,1713 1. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate
14academic fees that will be charged for the next academic year at each institution
15within the University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the board, will increase
16or decrease from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic
17year.
AB780,10,2418 2. The board shall determine the amount by which the undergraduate
19academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the University of
20Wisconsin-Madison for the next academic year, as estimated by the board, will
21increase or decrease from the amount of undergraduate academic fees charged for
22a student to attend that institution for the current academic year and multiply the
23amount of that increase by the number of students who are receiving grants from the
24appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (ff) for the current academic year.
AB780,11,5
13. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate
2academic fees that will be charged for the academic year after the next academic year
3at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the
4board, will increase or decrease from the estimated undergraduate academic fees
5that will be charged for the next academic year.
AB780,11,136 4. The board shall determine the amount by which the undergraduate
7academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the University of
8Wisconsin-Madison for the academic year after the next academic year, as estimated
9by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated undergraduate academic
10fees that will be charged for a student to attend that institution for the next academic
11year and multiply the amount of that increase by the number of students who will
12be receiving grants from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (ff) for the next
13academic year, as estimated by the board.
AB780,11,2014 5. The appropriation for the next fiscal year shall be the result obtained by
15increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the highest percentage increase
16determined under subd. 1. or the amount determined under subd. 2., whichever is
17greater, except that, if the undergraduate academic fees for the current academic
18year decreased or did not change from the undergraduate academic fees charged for
19the previous academic year at each institution specified under subd. 1., the
20appropriation shall be the base amount.
AB780,12,321 6. The appropriation for the 2nd fiscal year of the next biennium shall be the
22result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the average
23of the percentage increases determined under subd. 3. or the amount determined
24under subd. 4., whichever is greater, except that, if the undergraduate academic fees
25for the academic year after the next academic year are estimated to decrease or not

1change from the estimated undergraduate academic fees charged for the next
2academic year at each institution specified under subd. 3., the appropriation shall
3be the base amount.
AB780, s. 24 4Section 24. 39.435 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB780,12,75 39.435 (7) (d) By February 1, 2009, and biennially thereafter, the board shall
6calculate the amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (km) for the next
7biennium as follows:
AB780,12,118 1. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate
9academic fees charged for the next academic year at each institution within the
10University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease
11from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year.
AB780,12,1812 2. The board shall determine the amount by which the undergraduate
13academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the University of
14Wisconsin-Madison for the next academic year, as estimated by the board, will
15increase or decrease from the amount of undergraduate academic fees charged for
16a student to attend that institution for the current academic year and multiply the
17amount of that increase by the number of students who are receiving grants from the
18appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (km) for the current academic year.
AB780,12,2319 3. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate
20academic fees that will be charged for the academic year after the next academic year
21at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the
22board, will increase or decrease from the estimated undergraduate academic fees
23that will be charged for the next academic year.
AB780,13,624 4. The board shall determine the amount by which the undergraduate
25academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the University of

1Wisconsin-Madison for the academic year after the next academic year, as estimated
2by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated undergraduate academic
3fees that will be charged for a student to attend that institution for the next academic
4year and multiply the amount of that increase by the number of students who will
5be receiving grants from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (km) for the
6next academic year, as estimated by the board.
AB780,13,137 5. The appropriation for the next fiscal year shall be the result obtained by
8increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the highest percentage increase
9determined under subd. 1. or the amount determined under subd. 2., whichever is
10greater, except that, if the amount of the undergraduate academic fees for the current
11academic year decreased or did not change from the undergraduate academic fees
12charged for the previous academic year at each institution specified in subd. 1., the
13appropriation shall be the base amount.
AB780,13,2114 6. The appropriation for the 2nd fiscal year of the next biennium shall be the
15result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the average
16of the percentage increases determined under subd. 3. or the amount determined
17under subd. 4., whichever is greater, except that, if the undergraduate academic fees
18for the academic year after the next academic year are estimated to decrease or not
19change from the estimated undergraduate academic fees charged for the next
20academic year at each institution specified under subd. 3., the appropriation shall
21be the base amount.
AB780, s. 25 22Section 25. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
23except as follows:
AB780,14,3
1(1) Tuition, higher education, and Lawton grants. The treatment of sections
220.235 (1) (b), (ff), and (km), and 20.505 (8) (hm) 10. of the statutes takes effect on
3July 1, 2009.
AB780,14,44 (End)
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