AB100, s. 1217
7Section
1217. 39.155 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,604,178
39.155
(2) On or before January 15 and September 15 of each year, the medical
9college of Wisconsin, inc., shall submit to the
department of education higher
10educational aids board for its approval a list of the Wisconsin residents enrolled at
11the college who are paying full tuition. The state shall make semiannual payments
12to the medical college of Wisconsin, inc., from the appropriation under s. 20.250 (1)
13(a), upon approval of the list. If the appropriation under s. 20.250 (1) (a) is
14insufficient to pay the amount specified to be disbursed under s. 20.250 (1) (a), the
15payments shall be disbursed on a prorated basis for each student entitled to such aid.
16No more than 8 such payments may be made to the medical college of Wisconsin, inc.,
17from the appropriation under s. 20.250 (1) (a), for any individual student.
AB100, s. 1218
18Section
1218. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 39 [precedes 39.26] of the
19statutes is amended to read:
AB100,604,2020
CHAPTER 39
AB100,604,2221
SUBCHAPTER III
22
HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AIDS
BOARD
AB100, s. 1219
23Section
1219. 39.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,604,25
2439.26 Definition. In this subchapter,
"department" "board" means the
25department of education higher educational aids board.
AB100, s. 1220
1Section
1220. 39.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,605,72
39.28
(1) The
department board shall administer the programs under this
3subchapter and may promulgate such rules as are necessary to carry out its
4functions. The
department board may accept and use any funds which it receives
5from participating institutions, lenders or agencies. The
department board may
6enter into such contracts as are necessary to carry out its functions under this
7subchapter.
AB100, s. 1221
8Section
1221. 39.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,605,149
39.28
(2) The
department board shall establish plans to be administered by the
10department board for participation by this state under any federal acts relating to
11higher education and submit them to the U.S.
commissioner secretary of education
12for the
commissioner's secretary's approval. The
department board may utilize such
13criteria for determination of priorities, participation or purpose as are delineated in
14the federal acts.
AB100, s. 1222
15Section
1222. 39.28 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,605,1816
39.28
(3) (a) In its biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d), the board also shall
17include recommendations for improvement of the state's student financial aid
18programs.
AB100,605,2219
(b) On January 1 and July 1, the board shall report to the joint committee on
20finance and the joint legislative audit committee on the board's loan collection
21activities and efforts to develop collection policies to improve program performance
22through changes in data processing and program review.
AB100, s. 1223
23Section
1223. 39.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,605,2524
39.28
(4) The
department board may assign, sell, convey or repurchase student
25loans made under s. 39.32 subject to prior approval by the joint committee on finance.
AB100, s. 1224
1Section
1224. 39.285 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,606,6
239.285 (title)
Education commission Board review of proposed
3formulae. (1) By May 1,
1996
1998, and annually thereafter, the
education
4commission board shall approve, modify or disapprove any proposed formula for the
5awarding of grants for the upcoming academic year submitted under sub. (2) or s.
636.11 (6) (c) or 38.04 (7m).
AB100,606,11
7(2) By April 10,
1996 1998, and annually thereafter, the Wisconsin Association
8of Independent Colleges and Universities shall develop and submit to the
education
9commission board for its review under sub. (1) a proposed formula for the awarding
10of grants under s. 39.30 for the upcoming academic year to students enrolled at
11private institutions of higher education.
AB100, s. 1225
12Section
1225. 39.29 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,606,14
1339.29 Executive secretary. An executive secretary shall be appointed by the
14governor to serve at his or her pleasure.
AB100, s. 1226
15Section
1226. 39.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,606,1916
39.30
(2) (e) The
department board may not make a grant to a student if the
17department board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the student is
18delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical
19expenses or birth expenses.
AB100, s. 1227
20Section
1227. 39.30 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,606,2321
39.30
(2) (f) No grants may be awarded under this section unless the applicable
22formula submitted under s. 39.285 (2) is approved or modified by the
education
23commission board under s. 39.285 (1).
AB100, s. 1228
24Section
1228. 39.30 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,607,3
139.30
(3) (e) The
department
board shall establish criteria for the treatment
2of financially independent students which are consistent with procedures in pars. (a)
3to (d).
AB100, s. 1229
4Section
1229. 39.30 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,607,85
39.30
(3) (f) The
department board may not make initial awards of grants
6under this section for an academic year in an amount that exceeds 122% of the
7amount appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (b) for the fiscal year in which the grant may
8be paid.
AB100, s. 1230
9Section
1230. 39.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,607,1310
39.30
(4) Forms. The
department board shall prescribe, furnish and make
11available, at locations in the state convenient to the public, application forms for
12grants under this section. Upon request, the
department board shall advise and
13assist applicants in making out such forms.
AB100, s. 1231
14Section
1231. 39.31 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,607,18
1539.31 Determination of student costs. (intro.) In determining a student's
16total cost of attending a postsecondary institution for the purpose of calculating the
17amount of a grant under s. 39.30, 39.38, 39.435 or 39.44
, the
department board shall
18include the following:
AB100, s. 1232
19Section
1232. 39.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,607,2020
39.31
(2) Miscellaneous expenses, as determined by the
department board.
AB100, s. 1233
21Section
1233. 39.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,607,2222
39.31
(3) The cost of child care, as determined by the
department board.
AB100, s. 1234
23Section
1234. 39.32 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,607,2424
39.32
(2) (intro.) The
department
board shall:
AB100, s. 1235
25Section
1235. 39.32 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,608,2
139.32
(3) (intro.) The
department board may make and authorize loans to be
2made to students if:
AB100, s. 1236
3Section
1236. 39.32 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,608,64
39.32
(3) (b) The student's eligibility for a loan is certified to the
department 5board by the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled or has
6been accepted for enrollment.
AB100, s. 1237
7Section
1237. 39.32 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,608,108
39.32
(3) (g) The student is not in default on any previous loan or the
9department board has determined that the student has made satisfactory
10arrangements to repay the defaulted loan.
AB100, s. 1238
11Section
1238. 39.32 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,608,1412
39.32
(5) The
department board may collect any loans made or authorized to
13be made by the
department board pursuant to this section or made prior to July 1,
141966, under s. 49.42, 1963 stats.
AB100, s. 1239
15Section
1239. 39.32 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,608,2516
39.32
(6) The
department board shall satisfy the loan of any student who
17obtained a loan under this section or s. 39.023, 1965 stats., between July 1, 1966, and
18December 15, 1968, where such student died or dies after July 1, 1966, and before
19completing repayment thereof, and shall write off the balance of principal and
20interest owing on the loan on the date it received confirmation of such student's
21death. Obligation to repay such a loan shall terminate on the date of the student's
22death and any payments made thereon to the
department
board after such date shall
23be refunded to the payor or the payor's heirs, executor or administrator from the
24appropriation in s. 20.235 (2) (ba) upon receipt by the
department board of an
25application for refund.
AB100, s. 1240
1Section
1240. 39.32 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,609,62
39.32
(7) The
department board may write off defaulted student loans made
3pursuant to this section or made prior to July 1, 1966, under s. 49.42, 1963 stats.,
4from moneys other than advances from the investment board originally
5appropriated for student loans, and from moneys other than moneys resulting from
6assignment, sale or conveyance of student loans.
AB100, s. 1241
7Section
1241. 39.32 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,609,118
39.32
(8) The
department board may use up to $150,000 annually of student
9revenue bond proceeds for the purpose of consolidating loans for needy students who
10have a state direct loan and one or more federally guaranteed student loans from one
11or more private lenders.
AB100, s. 1242
12Section
1242. 39.32 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,609,1913
39.32
(10) (a) The
department board may enter into contractual agreements
14with lenders in this state and lenders in other states which grant loans to residents
15of this state, and with institutions and agencies wherein the
department board may
16provide and furnish to such lenders, institutions and agencies administrative
17services related to the operation of any programs involving the granting of loans to
18students including but not limited to any and all services and functions related to the
19granting, administering and collecting of any loans made to students.
AB100,610,220
(b) The
department board shall have all powers
as that are reasonably
21appropriate to the provision of such services and the performance of such contracts
22and may include charges or fees to be paid by the lenders, institutions and agencies
23to the
department board for the provision of such administrative services or any
24services or activities related to the collection of any student loans for which the
25department board may become responsible by operation of law or by contractual
1agreements under this paragraph, but such charges or fees, before being instituted
2by the
department board, shall be approved by the secretary of administration.
AB100, s. 1243
3Section
1243. 39.32 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,610,114
39.32
(11) (a) In lieu of the procedure under ch. 812, the
department board, on
5behalf of the corporation under s. 39.33, or the corporation, on its own behalf, may
6certify the department of administration to deduct money from a state employe's
7earnings. The
department board shall specify an amount, not to exceed 25% of the
8employe's disposable earnings, as defined in s. 812.30 (6), to be deducted on a
9continuing basis until the amount certified by the
department board or corporation
10has been paid. The department of administration shall remit moneys deducted to
11the
department board or the corporation.
AB100,610,2012
(b) The procedure in this section may be used only if the amount owed to the
13department board or corporation is reduced to a judgment. At least 30 days prior to
14certification, the
department board or corporation shall notify the debtor under s.
15879.05 (2) or (3) of the intent to certify the debt to the department of administration
16and of the debtor's right to a contested case hearing before the
department board 17under s. 227.42. If the debtor requests a hearing within 20 days after receiving
18notice, the
department board shall notify the department of administration which
19shall not make deductions under par. (a) until a decision is reached under s. 227.47
20or the case is otherwise concluded.
AB100,610,2221
(c) The department of administration shall prescribe the manner and form for
22certification of debts by the
department board or corporation under this subsection.
AB100, s. 1244
23Section
1244. 39.325 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,611,4
2439.325 Wisconsin health education loan program. (1) There is
25established, to be administered by the
department
board, a Wisconsin health
1education loan program under P.L.
94-484, on July 29, 1979, in order to provide
2financial aid to medical and dentistry students enrolled in the university of
3Wisconsin medical school, the medical college of Wisconsin or Marquette university
4school of dentistry.
AB100,611,14
5(2) The
department board shall lend to students who qualify under sub. (1) any
6moneys appropriated or authorized through the issuance of revenue obligations. The
7department board shall require a student borrowing moneys under this section to
8pay interest while in medical or dental school and during his or her residency
9training at the rate of at least 3% per year on the sum of the principal amount of the
10student's obligation and the accumulated interest, unless federal law provides
11otherwise as a condition of guaranteeing the loan. Principal and interest payable on
12maturing revenue obligations shall, when necessary, be paid from funded reserves,
13authorized under subch. II of ch. 18, or from moneys made available under
chapter
1420, laws of 1981, section
2022 (1).
AB100,611,19
15(3) The
department board shall promulgate rules and establish standards and
16methods of determining the amounts of loans, rates of interest and other
17administrative procedures consistent with P.L.
94-484, on July 29, 1979. The rates
18of interest shall be set as low as possible, but shall remain sufficient to cover all costs
19of the program under this section.
AB100, s. 1245
20Section
1245. 39.33 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,611,25
2139.33 Guaranteed student loan program. (1) The
department board may
22organize and maintain a nonstock corporation under ch. 181 to provide for a
23guaranteed student loan program in this state under P.L.
89-287 and P.L.
89-329 24as may from time to time be amended. The
department
board may make use of and
25pay for the use of the facilities and services of such corporation.
AB100,612,6
1(2) The
department board may provide administrative services for the
2nonstock corporation with which the
department board has entered into a
3contractual agreement for purposes of providing for a guaranteed student loan
4program in this state. Services provided under this section shall be in accordance
5with the decision of the
department board as to the type and scope of services
6requested and the civil service range of any employe assigned to them.
AB100,612,10
7(3) The
department board or the legislature or any person delegated by the
8legislature may inspect and examine or cause an inspection and examination of all
9records relating to all programs that are, or are to be, administered under
10contractual agreement between the
department board and the corporation.
AB100, s. 1246
11Section
1246. 39.34 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,612,14
1239.34 Medical student loan program. Notwithstanding s. 39.34, 1991
13stats., the
department board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to
14repay a loan awarded under this section.
AB100, s. 1247
15Section
1247. 39.35 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,612,19
1639.35 Repayment of scholarships for teachers in educationally
17disadvantaged areas. Notwithstanding s. 39.35, 1969 stats., and s. 39.35, 1991
18stats., the
department board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to
19repay a student aid award made under this section.
AB100, s. 1248
20Section
1248. 39.36 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,612,24
2139.36 Repayment of stipends for teachers of the handicapped. 22Notwithstanding s. 39.36, 1969 stats., s. 39.37 (3) (b), 1969 stats., and s. 39.36, 1991
23stats., the
department board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to
24repay a stipend awarded under this section.
AB100, s. 1249
25Section
1249. 39.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,613,7
139.37
(2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the
2student loan repayment fund consisting of all revenues received in repayment of
3student loans funded under this section, and any other revenues dedicated to it by
4the
department board. The
department board may pledge revenues received or to
5be received by the fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this section, and
6shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the proceeds of
7the revenue obligations and loan repayments in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
AB100, s. 1250
8Section
1250. 39.37 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,613,139
39.37
(3) All student loans funded with revenue obligations issued under this
10section shall be fully guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest from
11among a nonstock corporation organized under s. 39.33 (1), the United States, its
12agencies or instrumentalities. The
department board may enter into agreements
13necessary to affect this guaranty.
AB100, s. 1251
14Section
1251. 39.374 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,613,2215
39.374
(2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the
16Wisconsin health education loan repayment fund consisting of all revenues received
17in repayment of loans funded under this section or loans financed from moneys made
18available under
chapter 20, laws of 1981, section
2022 (1). The
department board 19may pledge revenues received or to be received by the fund to secure revenue
20obligations issued under this section, and shall have all other powers necessary and
21convenient to distribute the proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments
22in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
AB100, s. 1252
23Section
1252. 39.374 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,614,224
39.374
(3) All loans funded with revenue obligations issued under this section
25shall be fully guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest by the United
1States, its agencies or instrumentalities. The
department board may enter into
2agreements necessary to effect this guaranty.
AB100, s. 1253
3Section
1253. 39.38 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,614,64
39.38
(1) There is established, to be administered by the
department board, a
5grant program to assist those Indian students who are residents of this state to
6receive a higher education.
AB100, s. 1254
7Section
1254. 39.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,614,238
39.38
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
9determined by the
department board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200
10per year, of which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s.
1120.235 (1) (fb). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution
12from a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the
13general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm).
14Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any
15accredited institution of higher education in this state. The
department board may
16not make a grant under this section to a student if the
department board receives a
17certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the student is delinquent in child support or
18maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses.
19Grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic
20standing at the institution that he or she is attending. The American Indian
21language and culture education board shall advise the
department higher
22educational aids board on the allocation of grants to students enrolled less than
23half-time.
AB100, s. 1255
24Section
1255. 39.39 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,615,3
139.39
(1) (a) (intro.) There is established, to be administered by the
department 2board, a stipend loan program for resident students, including registered nurses,
3who are:
AB100, s. 1256
4Section
1256. 39.39 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: