AB150-engrossed,666,2
2339.36 Repayment of stipends for teachers of the handicapped. 24Notwithstanding s. 39.36, 1969 stats., s. 39.37 (3) (b), 1969 stats., and s. 39.36, 1991
1stats., the
board department shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to
2repay a stipend awarded under this section.
AB150-engrossed,666,104
39.37
(2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the
5student loan repayment fund consisting of all revenues received in repayment of
6student loans funded under this section, and any other revenues dedicated to it by
7the
board department. The
board department may pledge revenues received or to
8be received by the fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this section, and
9shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the proceeds of
10the revenue obligations and loan repayments in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
AB150-engrossed,666,1612
39.37
(3) All student loans funded with revenue obligations issued under this
13section shall be fully guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest from
14among a nonstock corporation organized under s. 39.33 (1), the United States, its
15agencies or instrumentalities. The
board department may enter into agreements
16necessary to affect this guaranty.
AB150-engrossed,666,2518
39.374
(2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the
19Wisconsin health education loan repayment fund consisting of all revenues received
20in repayment of loans funded under this section or loans financed from moneys made
21available under
chapter 20, laws of 1981, section
2022 (1). The
board department 22may pledge revenues received or to be received by the fund to secure revenue
23obligations issued under this section, and shall have all other powers necessary and
24convenient to distribute the proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments
25in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
AB150-engrossed,667,52
39.374
(3) All loans funded with revenue obligations issued under this section
3shall be fully guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest by the United
4States, its agencies or instrumentalities. The
board
department may enter into
5agreements necessary to effect this guaranty.
AB150-engrossed,667,97
39.38
(1) There is established, to be administered by the
board department, a
8grant program to assist those Indian students who are residents of this state to
9receive a higher education.
AB150-engrossed,667,2411
39.38
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
12determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year
, of
13which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fb).
14State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a federally
15recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general fund and
16credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be
17awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited
18institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under
19this section to a student if it receives a certification under s. 46.255 (7) that the
20student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments. Grants shall be
21renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the
22institution he or she is attending. The American Indian language and culture
23education board shall advise the board on the allocation of grants to students
24enrolled less than half-time.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1887g
1Section 1887g. 39.38 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-engrossed,668,163
39.38
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
4determined by the department. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per
5year, of which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235
6(1) (fb). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a
7federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general
8fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall
9be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited
10institution of higher education in this state. The department may not make a grant
11under this section to a student if the department receives a certification under s.
1273.255 (7) that the student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments.
13Grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic
14standing at the institution that he or she is attending. The American Indian
15language and culture education board shall advise the department on the allocation
16of grants to students enrolled less than half-time.
AB150-engrossed,668,2018
39.39
(1) (a) (intro.) There is established, to be administered by the
board 19department, a stipend loan program for resident students, including registered
20nurses, who are:
AB150-engrossed,668,2222
39.39
(2) (intro.) The
board department shall:
AB150-engrossed,669,324
39.39
(2) (b) Promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules
25establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and
1for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be selected on the basis of
2financial need, as determined by the
board department, using the needs analysis
3methodology used under s. 39.435.
AB150-engrossed,669,65
39.39
(4) The board may not make any original stipend loans under this section
6after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].
AB150-engrossed, s. 1892
7Section
1892. 39.39 (4) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
8(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-engrossed,669,109
39.39
(4) The department may not make any original stipend loans under this
10section.
AB150-engrossed,669,1312
39.40
(2) (intro.) The
board department shall establish a loan program for
13minority students who meet all of the following requirements:
AB150-engrossed,669,1715
39.40
(2) (a) Are registered as juniors or seniors, or hold a bachelor's degree and
16are registered as special students,
in the University of Wisconsin System or in an
17accredited, private institution of higher education located in this state.
AB150-engrossed,669,1919
39.40
(2) (c) Meet academic criteria specified by the
board department.
AB150-engrossed,669,2521
39.40
(2m) Loans under sub. (2) shall be awarded to students registered at an
22eligible institution of higher education on the basis of the institution's participation
23in the loan program under this section or s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats., and the number
24of its students eligible for such loans. Loans awarded to recipients shall be disbursed
25directly to the eligible institutions of higher education.
AB150-engrossed,670,52
39.40
(3) Loans under sub. (2) shall be made from the appropriation under s.
320.235 (1) (cr). The
board department shall forgive 25% of the loan and 25% of the
4interest on the loan for each school year the recipient teaches in a school district
5described under sub. (2) (d).
AB150-engrossed,670,97
39.40
(4) The
board department shall deposit in the general fund as general
8purpose revenue-earned all repayments of loans made under sub. (2) and the
9interest on the loans.
AB150-engrossed,670,1311
39.40
(5) The department shall administer the repayment and forgiveness of
12loans made under s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats. The department shall treat such loans
13as if they had been made under sub. (2).
AB150-engrossed,670,1616
39.41
(1) (bg) "Secretary" means the secretary of education.
AB150-engrossed,670,2218
39.41
(1m) (b) By February 15 of each school year, the school board of each
19school district operating one or more high schools and the governing body of each
20private high school may, for each high school with an enrollment of less than 80
21pupils, nominate the senior with the highest grade point average in all subjects who
22may be designated as a scholar by the
executive secretary under par. (c) 3.
AB150-engrossed,670,2424
39.41
(1m) (c) (intro.) The
executive secretary shall:
AB150-engrossed,671,5
139.41
(1m) (c) 5. For each public or private high school with an enrollment of
2less than 80 pupils, notify the school board of the school district operating the public
3high school or the governing body of the private high school that the school board or
4governing body may nominate a senior under par. (b) who may be designated as a
5scholar by the
executive secretary.
AB150-engrossed,671,77
39.41
(1m) (cm) The
executive secretary may grant waivers under par. (m).
AB150-engrossed,671,209
39.41
(1m) (d) By February 15 of each school year, if 2 or more seniors from the
10same high school of at least 80 pupils have the same grade point average and, except
11for the limitation on the number of designated scholars, are otherwise eligible for
12designation under par. (a), the faculty of the high school shall select the applicable
13number of seniors for designation under par. (a) as scholars and shall certify, in order
14of priority, any remaining seniors as alternates for a scholar with the same grade
15point average. If a senior from that high school designated as a scholar under par.
16(a) does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), an
17alternate for the scholar with the same grade point average as any senior from that
18high school designated as a scholar under par. (a) shall be eligible for a higher
19education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
20may be awarded by the
board department.
AB150-engrossed,672,1022
39.41
(1m) (e) If 2 or more seniors from the same high school of less than 80
23pupils have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one
24nominated senior, are otherwise eligible for nomination under par. (b), the faculty of
25the high school shall select the senior who may be nominated by the school board of
1the school district operating the public high school or the governing body of the
2private high school for designation under par. (b) as a scholar by the
executive 3secretary. If that senior is designated as a scholar by the
executive secretary and does
4not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), faculty of
5the high school shall select one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade
6point average for certification as a scholar and the school board of the school district
7operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school shall
8certify to the
board department one or more of these seniors as eligible for a higher
9education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
10may be awarded by the
board department.
AB150-engrossed,672,2012
39.41
(1m) (f) If 2 or more seniors from the Wisconsin school for the visually
13handicapped have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one
14designated senior, are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 1., the
15executive secretary shall make the designation under par. (c) 1. of the senior who may
16be eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not
17qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate
18one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible
19for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the
20scholarship may be awarded by the
board department.
AB150-engrossed,673,522
39.41
(1m) (fm) If 2 or more seniors from the Wisconsin school for the deaf have
23the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior,
24are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 2., the
executive secretary shall
25make the designation under par. (c) 2. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher
1education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher
2education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the
3remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher
4education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
5may be awarded by the
board department.
AB150-engrossed,673,177
39.41
(1m) (i) Notwithstanding par. (d), if the school board of a school district
8operating a high school or the governing body of a private high school has complied
9with s. 39.41 (1m) (d), 1991 stats., for the 1993-94 school year and a senior from that
10high school designated as a scholar under s. 39.41 (1m) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 39.41
11(1m) (d), 1991 stats., does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub.
12(2) (a) or (3) (a), the faculty of the high school shall select one or more of the remaining
13seniors with the same grade point average for certification as a scholar. The school
14board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the
15private high school shall certify to the
board department one or more of these seniors
16as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a)
17until the scholarship may be awarded by the
board
department.
AB150-engrossed,673,2419
39.41
(1m) (m) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) and (d), if a high school ranks its
20seniors on the basis of grades in academic subjects, the school board of the school
21district operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school or,
22for purposes of par. (d), the faculty of the high school may request a waiver from the
23executive secretary in order to fulfill its requirements under par. (a), (b) or (d) on the
24basis of grade point averages in academic subjects.
AB150-engrossed,674,10
139.41
(2) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
2on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
3school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a center or institution
4within the university of Wisconsin system or in a technical college district school that
5is participating in the program under this section, the scholar shall receive a higher
6education scholarship that exempts the scholar from all tuition and fees, including
7segregated fees, at the center, institution or district school for one year, subject to the
8availability of funds
, except that the maximum scholarship for a scholar who receives
9an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year
10thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year.
AB150-engrossed,674,2112
39.41
(2) (b) For each year that a scholar who receives a scholarship under par.
13(a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.0 grade point average, or the
14equivalent as determined by the center, institution or district school, and makes
15satisfactory progress toward an associate or a bachelor's degree, the student shall be
16exempt from all tuition and fees, including segregated fees, in the subsequent year,
17subject to the availability of funds
, except that the maximum scholarship for a
18scholar who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any
19academic year thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year. No scholar is
20eligible for an exemption for more than 4 years at a center or institution or more than
213 years at a district school.
AB150-engrossed,675,323
39.41
(2) (c) Subject to sub. (4), for each year the student is exempt from tuition
24and fees under par. (a) or (b), the
board department shall pay the center, institution
25or district school, on behalf of the student, an amount equal to 50% of the student's
1tuition and fees
, except that the maximum payment for a student who receives an
2original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year
3thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per academic year.
AB150-engrossed,675,145
39.41
(3) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
6on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
7school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a private institution of
8higher education that is located in this state and participating in the program under
9this section, the
board department shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil,
10an amount equal to 50% of the tuition and fees charged a resident undergraduate at
11the university of Wisconsin-Madison in the same academic year
, except that the
12maximum payment for a pupil who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97
13academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per
14academic year.
AB150-engrossed,675,2416
39.41
(4) (a) The
board department shall make the payments under subs. (2)
17(c) and (3) only if the center, institution, district school or private institution matches
18the amount of the payment from institutional funds, gifts or grants. Beginning in
19the 1992-93 school year, the matching requirement under this paragraph for the
20centers and institutions within the university of Wisconsin system shall be satisfied
21by payments of an amount equal to the total payments from the centers and
22institutions made under this paragraph in the 1991-92 school year and, if such
23payments are insufficient to satisfy the matching requirement, by the waiver of
24academic fees established under s. 36.27.
AB150-engrossed,676,5
1(b) The
board department shall make the payments under subs. (2) (c) and (3)
2from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy) subject to the availability of funds.
3If the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy) in any fiscal year is
4insufficient to fully make the payments, the amount of each payment shall be
5reduced proportionately.
AB150-engrossed,676,117
39.41
(5) (a) Each center or institution within the university of Wisconsin
8system, technical college district school and private institution of higher education
9that wishes to participate in the scholarship program under this section shall notify
10the
board department by October 1 prior to the academic year in which the
11institution wishes to participate.
AB150-engrossed,676,1512
(b) Each designated scholar who is eligible for a higher education scholarship
13under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) shall notify the
board
department as soon as practicable
14of the institution of higher education he or she will be attending in the next academic
15year.
AB150-engrossed,676,1816
(c) Annually, the
board department shall notify each scholar who will be
17attending a participating institution of higher education in the next academic year
18of the amount of his or her higher education scholarship.
AB150-engrossed,676,2420
39.41
(7) By August 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the
board department 21shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance evaluating the success of the
22program under this section. The report shall specify the number and amount of the
23scholarships awarded in the current fiscal year and the institutions of higher
24education chosen by the scholarship recipients.
AB150-engrossed,677,2
139.41
(8) The
executive secretary shall promulgate rules establishing criteria
2for the designation of scholars under sub. (1m) (c) 3.
AB150-engrossed,677,14
439.42 Interstate agreements. The
board department, with the approval of
5the joint committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported
6institution of post-high school education, with the approval of the
board department 7and the joint committee on finance, may enter into agreements or understandings
8which include remission of nonresident tuition for designated categories of students
9at state institutions of higher education with appropriate state agencies and
10institutions of higher education in other states to facilitate use of public higher
11education institutions of this state and other states. Such agreements and
12understandings shall have as their purpose the mutual improvement of educational
13advantages for residents of this state and such other states or institutions of other
14states with which agreements are made.
AB150-engrossed,677,2116
39.435
(1) There is established, to be administered by the
board department 17a higher education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at
18least half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in
19accredited institutions of higher education in this state. Except as authorized under
20sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public
21institutions in this state.
AB150-engrossed,678,523
39.435
(2) The
board department shall award talent incentive grants to
24uniquely needy students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public
25and private nonprofit institutions located in this state and to sophomores, juniors
1and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection
2may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The
board
department may not award a
3grant to the same student for more than 10 consecutive semesters or their
4equivalent. The
board department shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility
5criteria for grants under this subsection.
AB150-engrossed,678,137
39.435
(3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
8academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
9amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $1,800 during
10any one academic year. The
board department shall, by rule, establish a reporting
11system to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other
12rules the
board department deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the
13program.