AB150-ASA,652,19
1739.34 Medical student loan program. Notwithstanding s. 39.34, 1991
18stats., the
board department shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to
19repay a loan awarded under this section.
AB150-ASA,652,24
2139.35 Repayment of scholarships for teachers in educationally
22disadvantaged areas. Notwithstanding s. 39.35, 1969 stats., and s. 39.35, 1991
23stats., the
board department shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to
24repay a student aid award made under this section.
AB150-ASA,653,4
139.36 Repayment of stipends for teachers of the handicapped. 2Notwithstanding s. 39.36, 1969 stats., s. 39.37 (3) (b), 1969 stats., and s. 39.36, 1991
3stats., the
board department shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to
4repay a stipend awarded under this section.
AB150-ASA,653,126
39.37
(2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the
7student loan repayment fund consisting of all revenues received in repayment of
8student loans funded under this section, and any other revenues dedicated to it by
9the
board department. The
board department may pledge revenues received or to
10be received by the fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this section, and
11shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the proceeds of
12the revenue obligations and loan repayments in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
AB150-ASA,653,1814
39.37
(3) All student loans funded with revenue obligations issued under this
15section shall be fully guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest from
16among a nonstock corporation organized under s. 39.33 (1), the United States, its
17agencies or instrumentalities. The
board department may enter into agreements
18necessary to affect this guaranty.
AB150-ASA,654,220
39.374
(2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the
21Wisconsin health education loan repayment fund consisting of all revenues received
22in repayment of loans funded under this section or loans financed from moneys made
23available under
chapter 20, laws of 1981, section
2022 (1). The
board department 24may pledge revenues received or to be received by the fund to secure revenue
25obligations issued under this section, and shall have all other powers necessary and
1convenient to distribute the proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments
2in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
AB150-ASA,654,74
39.374
(3) All loans funded with revenue obligations issued under this section
5shall be fully guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest by the United
6States, its agencies or instrumentalities. The
board
department may enter into
7agreements necessary to effect this guaranty.
AB150-ASA,654,119
39.38
(1) There is established, to be administered by the
board department, a
10grant program to assist those Indian students who are residents of this state to
11receive a higher education.
AB150-ASA,655,213
39.38
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
14determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year
, of
15which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fb).
16State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a federally
17recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general fund and
18credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be
19awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited
20institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under
21this section to a student if it receives a certification under s. 46.255 (7) that the
22student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments. Grants shall be
23renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the
24institution he or she is attending. The American Indian language and culture
1education board shall advise the board on the allocation of grants to students
2enrolled less than half-time.
AB150-ASA, s. 1887g
3Section 1887g. 39.38 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
4(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,655,185
39.38
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
6determined by the department. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per
7year, of which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235
8(1) (fb). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a
9federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general
10fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall
11be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited
12institution of higher education in this state. The department may not make a grant
13under this section to a student if the department receives a certification under s.
1449.855 (7) that the student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments.
15Grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic
16standing at the institution that he or she is attending. The American Indian
17language and culture education board shall advise the department on the allocation
18of grants to students enrolled less than half-time.
AB150-ASA, s. 1888
19Section
1888. 39.39 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,655,2220
39.39
(1) (a) (intro.) There is established, to be administered by the
board 21department, a stipend loan program for resident students, including registered
22nurses, who are:
AB150-ASA,655,2424
39.39
(2) (intro.) The
board department shall:
AB150-ASA,656,5
139.39
(2) (b) Promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules
2establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and
3for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be selected on the basis of
4financial need, as determined by the
board department, using the needs analysis
5methodology used under s. 39.435.
AB150-ASA,656,87
39.39
(4) The board may not make any original stipend loans under this section
8after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].
AB150-ASA, s. 1892
9Section
1892. 39.39 (4) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
10(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,656,1211
39.39
(4) The department may not make any original stipend loans under this
12section.
AB150-ASA,656,1514
39.40
(2) (intro.) The
board department shall establish a loan program for
15minority students who meet all of the following requirements:
AB150-ASA,656,1917
39.40
(2) (a) Are registered as juniors or seniors, or hold a bachelor's degree and
18are registered as special students,
in the University of Wisconsin System or in an
19accredited, private institution of higher education located in this state.
AB150-ASA,656,2121
39.40
(2) (c) Meet academic criteria specified by the
board department.
AB150-ASA,657,223
39.40
(2m) Loans under sub. (2) shall be awarded to students registered at an
24eligible institution of higher education on the basis of the institution's participation
25in the loan program under this section or s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats., and the number
1of its students eligible for such loans. Loans awarded to recipients shall be disbursed
2directly to the eligible institutions of higher education.
AB150-ASA,657,74
39.40
(3) Loans under sub. (2) shall be made from the appropriation under s.
520.235 (1) (cr). The
board department shall forgive 25% of the loan and 25% of the
6interest on the loan for each school year the recipient teaches in a school district
7described under sub. (2) (d).
AB150-ASA,657,119
39.40
(4) The
board department shall deposit in the general fund as general
10purpose revenue-earned all repayments of loans made under sub. (2) and the
11interest on the loans.
AB150-ASA,657,1513
39.40
(5) The department shall administer the repayment and forgiveness of
14loans made under s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats. The department shall treat such loans
15as if they had been made under sub. (2).
AB150-ASA,657,1818
39.41
(1) (bg) "Secretary" means the secretary of education.
AB150-ASA,657,2420
39.41
(1m) (b) By February 15 of each school year, the school board of each
21school district operating one or more high schools and the governing body of each
22private high school may, for each high school with an enrollment of less than 80
23pupils, nominate the senior with the highest grade point average in all subjects who
24may be designated as a scholar by the
executive secretary under par. (c) 3.
AB150-ASA, s. 1903
25Section
1903. 39.41 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,658,1
139.41
(1m) (c) (intro.) The
executive secretary shall:
AB150-ASA,658,73
39.41
(1m) (c) 5. For each public or private high school with an enrollment of
4less than 80 pupils, notify the school board of the school district operating the public
5high school or the governing body of the private high school that the school board or
6governing body may nominate a senior under par. (b) who may be designated as a
7scholar by the
executive secretary.
AB150-ASA,658,99
39.41
(1m) (cm) The
executive secretary may grant waivers under par. (m).
AB150-ASA,658,2211
39.41
(1m) (d) By February 15 of each school year, if 2 or more seniors from the
12same high school of at least 80 pupils have the same grade point average and, except
13for the limitation on the number of designated scholars, are otherwise eligible for
14designation under par. (a), the faculty of the high school shall select the applicable
15number of seniors for designation under par. (a) as scholars and shall certify, in order
16of priority, any remaining seniors as alternates for a scholar with the same grade
17point average. If a senior from that high school designated as a scholar under par.
18(a) does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), an
19alternate for the scholar with the same grade point average as any senior from that
20high school designated as a scholar under par. (a) shall be eligible for a higher
21education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
22may be awarded by the
board department.
AB150-ASA,659,1224
39.41
(1m) (e) If 2 or more seniors from the same high school of less than 80
25pupils have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one
1nominated senior, are otherwise eligible for nomination under par. (b), the faculty of
2the high school shall select the senior who may be nominated by the school board of
3the school district operating the public high school or the governing body of the
4private high school for designation under par. (b) as a scholar by the
executive 5secretary. If that senior is designated as a scholar by the
executive secretary and does
6not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), faculty of
7the high school shall select one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade
8point average for certification as a scholar and the school board of the school district
9operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school shall
10certify to the
board department one or more of these seniors as eligible for a higher
11education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
12may be awarded by the
board department.
AB150-ASA,659,2214
39.41
(1m) (f) If 2 or more seniors from the Wisconsin school for the visually
15handicapped have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one
16designated senior, are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 1., the
17executive secretary shall make the designation under par. (c) 1. of the senior who may
18be eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not
19qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate
20one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible
21for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the
22scholarship may be awarded by the
board department.
AB150-ASA,660,724
39.41
(1m) (fm) If 2 or more seniors from the Wisconsin school for the deaf have
25the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior,
1are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 2., the
executive secretary shall
2make the designation under par. (c) 2. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher
3education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher
4education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the
5remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher
6education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
7may be awarded by the
board department.
AB150-ASA,660,199
39.41
(1m) (i) Notwithstanding par. (d), if the school board of a school district
10operating a high school or the governing body of a private high school has complied
11with s. 39.41 (1m) (d), 1991 stats., for the 1993-94 school year and a senior from that
12high school designated as a scholar under s. 39.41 (1m) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 39.41
13(1m) (d), 1991 stats., does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub.
14(2) (a) or (3) (a), the faculty of the high school shall select one or more of the remaining
15seniors with the same grade point average for certification as a scholar. The school
16board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the
17private high school shall certify to the
board department one or more of these seniors
18as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a)
19until the scholarship may be awarded by the
board
department.
AB150-ASA,661,221
39.41
(1m) (m) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) and (d), if a high school ranks its
22seniors on the basis of grades in academic subjects, the school board of the school
23district operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school or,
24for purposes of par. (d), the faculty of the high school may request a waiver from the
1executive secretary in order to fulfill its requirements under par. (a), (b) or (d) on the
2basis of grade point averages in academic subjects.
AB150-ASA,661,134
39.41
(2) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
5on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
6school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a center or institution
7within the university of Wisconsin system or in a technical college district school that
8is participating in the program under this section, the scholar shall receive a higher
9education scholarship that exempts the scholar from all tuition and fees, including
10segregated fees, at the center, institution or district school for one year, subject to the
11availability of funds
, except that the maximum scholarship for a scholar who receives
12an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year
13thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year.
AB150-ASA,661,2415
39.41
(2) (b) For each year that a scholar who receives a scholarship under par.
16(a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.0 grade point average, or the
17equivalent as determined by the center, institution or district school, and makes
18satisfactory progress toward an associate or a bachelor's degree, the student shall be
19exempt from all tuition and fees, including segregated fees, in the subsequent year,
20subject to the availability of funds
, except that the maximum scholarship for a
21scholar who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any
22academic year thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year. No scholar is
23eligible for an exemption for more than 4 years at a center or institution or more than
243 years at a district school.
AB150-ASA,662,6
139.41
(2) (c) Subject to sub. (4), for each year the student is exempt from tuition
2and fees under par. (a) or (b), the
board department shall pay the center, institution
3or district school, on behalf of the student, an amount equal to 50% of the student's
4tuition and fees
, except that the maximum payment for a student who receives an
5original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year
6thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per academic year.
AB150-ASA,662,178
39.41
(3) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
9on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
10school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a private institution of
11higher education that is located in this state and participating in the program under
12this section, the
board department shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil,
13an amount equal to 50% of the tuition and fees charged a resident undergraduate at
14the university of Wisconsin-Madison in the same academic year
, except that the
15maximum payment for a pupil who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97
16academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per
17academic year.
AB150-ASA,663,219
39.41
(4) (a) The
board department shall make the payments under subs. (2)
20(c) and (3) only if the center, institution, district school or private institution matches
21the amount of the payment from institutional funds, gifts or grants. Beginning in
22the 1992-93 school year, the matching requirement under this paragraph for the
23centers and institutions within the university of Wisconsin system shall be satisfied
24by payments of an amount equal to the total payments from the centers and
25institutions made under this paragraph in the 1991-92 school year and, if such
1payments are insufficient to satisfy the matching requirement, by the waiver of
2academic fees established under s. 36.27.
AB150-ASA,663,73
(b) The
board department shall make the payments under subs. (2) (c) and (3)
4from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy) subject to the availability of funds.
5If the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy) in any fiscal year is
6insufficient to fully make the payments, the amount of each payment shall be
7reduced proportionately.
AB150-ASA,663,139
39.41
(5) (a) Each center or institution within the university of Wisconsin
10system, technical college district school and private institution of higher education
11that wishes to participate in the scholarship program under this section shall notify
12the
board department by October 1 prior to the academic year in which the
13institution wishes to participate.
AB150-ASA,663,1714
(b) Each designated scholar who is eligible for a higher education scholarship
15under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) shall notify the
board
department as soon as practicable
16of the institution of higher education he or she will be attending in the next academic
17year.
AB150-ASA,663,2018
(c) Annually, the
board department shall notify each scholar who will be
19attending a participating institution of higher education in the next academic year
20of the amount of his or her higher education scholarship.
AB150-ASA,664,222
39.41
(7) By August 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the
board department 23shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance evaluating the success of the
24program under this section. The report shall specify the number and amount of the
1scholarships awarded in the current fiscal year and the institutions of higher
2education chosen by the scholarship recipients.
AB150-ASA,664,54
39.41
(8) The
executive secretary shall promulgate rules establishing criteria
5for the designation of scholars under sub. (1m) (c) 3.
AB150-ASA,664,17
739.42 Interstate agreements. The
board department, with the approval of
8the joint committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported
9institution of post-high school education, with the approval of the
board department 10and the joint committee on finance, may enter into agreements or understandings
11which include remission of nonresident tuition for designated categories of students
12at state institutions of higher education with appropriate state agencies and
13institutions of higher education in other states to facilitate use of public higher
14education institutions of this state and other states. Such agreements and
15understandings shall have as their purpose the mutual improvement of educational
16advantages for residents of this state and such other states or institutions of other
17states with which agreements are made.
AB150-ASA,664,2419
39.435
(1) There is established, to be administered by the
board department 20a higher education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at
21least half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in
22accredited institutions of higher education in this state. Except as authorized under
23sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public
24institutions in this state.