AB100, s. 1257
6Section
1257. 39.39 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,615,117
39.39
(2) (b) Promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules
8establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and
9for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be selected on the basis of
10financial need, as determined by the
department board, using the needs analysis
11methodology used under s. 39.435.
AB100, s. 1258
12Section
1258. 39.39 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,615,1413
39.39
(4) The
department board may not make any original stipend loans
14under this section.
AB100, s. 1259
15Section
1259. 39.40 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,615,1716
39.40
(2) (intro.) The
department
board shall establish a loan program for
17minority students who meet all of the following requirements:
AB100, s. 1260
18Section
1260. 39.40 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,615,1919
39.40
(2) (c) Meet academic criteria specified by the
department board.
AB100, s. 1261
20Section
1261. 39.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,615,2421
39.40
(3) Loans under sub. (2) shall be made from the appropriation under s.
2220.235 (1) (cr). The
department board shall forgive 25% of the loan and 25% of the
23interest on the loan for each school year the recipient teaches in a school district
24described under sub. (2) (d).
AB100, s. 1262
25Section
1262. 39.40 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,616,3
139.40
(4) The
department
board shall deposit in the general fund as general
2purpose revenue-earned all repayments of loans made under sub. (2) and the
3interest on the loans.
AB100, s. 1263
4Section
1263. 39.40 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,616,75
39.40
(5) The
department board shall administer the repayment and
6forgiveness of loans made under s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats. The
department board 7shall treat such loans as if they had been made under sub. (2).
AB100, s. 1264
8Section
1264. 39.41 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,616,9
939.41 (title)
Governor's scholarship program.
AB100, s. 1265
10Section
1265. 39.41 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,616,1111
39.41
(1) (ae) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.
AB100, s. 1266
12Section
1266. 39.41 (1) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1267
13Section
1267. 39.41 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,616,1814
39.41
(1m) (b) By February 15 of each school year, the school board of each
15school district operating one or more high schools and the governing body of each
16private high school may, for each high school with an enrollment of less than 80
17pupils, nominate the senior with the highest grade point average in all subjects who
18may be designated as a scholar by the
executive secretary under par. (c) 3.
AB100, s. 1268
19Section
1268. 39.41 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,616,2020
39.41
(1m) (c) (intro.) The
executive secretary shall:
AB100, s. 1269
21Section
1269. 39.41 (1m) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,617,222
39.41
(1m) (c) 5. For each public or private high school with an enrollment of
23less than 80 pupils, notify the school board of the school district operating the public
24high school or the governing body of the private high school that the school board or
1governing body may nominate a senior under par. (b) who may be designated as a
2scholar by the
executive secretary.
AB100, s. 1270
3Section
1270. 39.41 (1m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,617,44
39.41
(1m) (cm) The
executive secretary may grant waivers under par. (m).
AB100, s. 1271
5Section
1271. 39.41 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,617,176
39.41
(1m) (d) By February 15 of each school year, if 2 or more seniors from the
7same high school of at least 80 pupils have the same grade point average and, except
8for the limitation on the number of designated scholars, are otherwise eligible for
9designation under par. (a), the faculty of the high school shall select the applicable
10number of seniors for designation under par. (a) as scholars and shall certify, in order
11of priority, any remaining seniors as alternates for a scholar with the same grade
12point average. If a senior from that high school designated as a scholar under par.
13(a) does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), an
14alternate for the scholar with the same grade point average as any senior from that
15high school designated as a scholar under par. (a) shall be eligible for a higher
16education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
17may be awarded by the
department board.
AB100, s. 1272
18Section
1272. 39.41 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,618,719
39.41
(1m) (e) If 2 or more seniors from the same high school of less than 80
20pupils have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one
21nominated senior, are otherwise eligible for nomination under par. (b), the faculty of
22the high school shall select the senior who may be nominated by the school board of
23the school district operating the public high school or the governing body of the
24private high school for designation under par. (b) as a scholar by the
executive 25secretary. If that senior is designated as a scholar by the
executive secretary and does
1not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), faculty of
2the high school shall select one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade
3point average for certification as a scholar and the school board of the school district
4operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school shall
5certify to the
department board one or more of these seniors 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
department board.
AB100, s. 1273
8Section
1273. 39.41 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,618,179
39.41
(1m) (f) If 2 or more seniors from the Wisconsin school for the visually
10handicapped have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one
11designated senior, are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 1., the
12executive secretary shall make the designation under par. (c) 1. of the senior who may
13be eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not
14qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate
15one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible
16for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the
17scholarship may be awarded by the
department board.
AB100, s. 1274
18Section
1274. 39.41 (1m) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,619,219
39.41
(1m) (fm) If 2 or more seniors from the Wisconsin school for the deaf have
20the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior,
21are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 2., the
executive secretary shall
22make the designation under par. (c) 2. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher
23education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher
24education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the
25remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher
1education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
2may be awarded by the
department board.
AB100, s. 1275
3Section
1275. 39.41 (1m) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,619,144
39.41
(1m) (i) Notwithstanding par. (d), if the school board of a school district
5operating a high school or the governing body of a private high school has complied
6with s. 39.41 (1m) (d), 1991 stats., for the 1993-94 school year and a senior from that
7high school designated as a scholar under s. 39.41 (1m) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 39.41
8(1m) (d), 1991 stats., does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub.
9(2) (a) or (3) (a), the faculty of the high school shall select one or more of the remaining
10seniors with the same grade point average for certification as a scholar. The school
11board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the
12private high school shall certify to the
department
board one or more of these seniors
13as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a)
14until the scholarship may be awarded by the
department
board.
AB100, s. 1276
15Section
1276. 39.41 (1m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,619,2116
39.41
(1m) (m) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) and (d), if a high school ranks its
17seniors on the basis of grades in academic subjects, the school board of the school
18district operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school or,
19for purposes of par. (d), the faculty of the high school may request a waiver from the
20executive secretary in order to fulfill its requirements under par. (a), (b) or (d) on the
21basis of grade point averages in academic subjects.
AB100, s. 1277
22Section
1277. 39.41 (1m) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,620,223
39.41
(1m) (p) A senior attending a public school outside his or her school
24district of residence under s. 118.51 is not eligible for designation as a scholar under
1par. (a) or nomination under par. (b) unless the senior also attended public school in
2that school district for his or her entire junior year.
AB100, s. 1278
3Section
1278. 39.41 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,620,94
39.41
(2) (c) Subject to sub. (4), for each year the student is exempt from tuition
5and fees under par. (a) or (b), the
department board shall pay the center, institution
6or district school, on behalf of the student, an amount equal to 50% of the student's
7tuition and fees, except that the maximum payment for a student who receives an
8original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year
9thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per academic year.
AB100, s. 1279
10Section
1279. 39.41 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,620,2011
39.41
(3) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
12on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
13school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a private institution of
14higher education that is located in this state and participating in the program under
15this section, the
department board shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil,
16an amount equal to 50% of the tuition and fees charged a resident undergraduate at
17the university of Wisconsin-Madison in the same academic year, except that the
18maximum payment for a pupil who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97
19academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per
20academic year.
AB100, s. 1280
21Section
1280. 39.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,621,522
39.41
(4) (a) The
department board shall make the payments under subs. (2)
23(c) and (3) only if the center, institution, district school or private institution matches
24the amount of the payment from institutional funds, gifts or grants. Beginning in
25the 1992-93 school year, the matching requirement under this paragraph for the
1centers and institutions within the university of Wisconsin system shall be satisfied
2by payments of an amount equal to the total payments from the centers and
3institutions made under this paragraph in the 1991-92 school year and, if such
4payments are insufficient to satisfy the matching requirement, by the waiver of
5academic fees established under s. 36.27.
AB100,621,106
(b) The
department board shall make the payments under subs. (2) (c) and (3)
7from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy) subject to the availability of funds.
8If the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy) in any fiscal year is
9insufficient to fully make the payments, the amount of each payment shall be
10reduced proportionately.
AB100, s. 1281
11Section
1281. 39.41 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,621,1612
39.41
(5) (a) Each center or institution within the university of Wisconsin
13system, technical college district school and private institution of higher education
14that wishes to participate in the scholarship program under this section shall notify
15the
department board by October 1 prior to the academic year in which the
16institution wishes to participate.
AB100,621,2017
(b) Each designated scholar who is eligible for a higher education scholarship
18under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) shall notify the
department board as soon as practicable
19of the institution of higher education he or she will be attending in the next academic
20year.
AB100,621,2321
(c) Annually, the
department board shall notify each scholar who will be
22attending a participating institution of higher education in the next academic year
23of the amount of his or her higher education scholarship.
AB100, s. 1282
24Section
1282. 39.41 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 39.41 (6) (a).
AB100, s. 1283
25Section
1283. 39.41 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,622,4
139.41
(6) (b) In any printed material or other information disseminated or
2otherwise distributed by the board, the scholarship program under this section shall
3be referred to as the governor's scholarship program and scholars shall be referred
4to as governor's scholars.
AB100, s. 1284
5Section
1284. 39.41 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,622,106
39.41
(7) By August 1,
1993 1997, and annually thereafter, the
department 7board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance evaluating the success
8of the program under this section. The report shall specify the number and amount
9of the scholarships awarded in the current fiscal year and the institutions of higher
10education chosen by the scholarship recipients.
AB100, s. 1285
11Section
1285. 39.41 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,622,1312
39.41
(8) The
executive secretary shall promulgate rules establishing criteria
13for the designation of scholars under sub. (1m) (c) 3.
AB100, s. 1286
14Section
1286. 39.42 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,622,25
1539.42 Interstate agreements. The
department board, with the approval of
16the joint committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported
17institution of post-high school education, with the approval of the
department board 18and the joint committee on finance, may enter into agreements or understandings
19which include remission of nonresident tuition for designated categories of students
20at state institutions of higher education with appropriate state agencies and
21institutions of higher education in other states to facilitate use of public higher
22education institutions of this state and other states. Such agreements and
23understandings shall have as their purpose the mutual improvement of educational
24advantages for residents of this state and such other states or institutions of other
25states with which agreements are made.
AB100, s. 1287
1Section
1287. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,623,72
39.435
(1) There is established, to be administered by the
department board,
3a higher education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at
4least half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in
5accredited institutions of higher education in this state. Except as authorized under
6sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public
7institutions in this state.
AB100, s. 1288
8Section
1288. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,623,169
39.435
(2) The
department board shall award talent incentive grants to
10uniquely needy students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public
11and private nonprofit institutions located in this state and to sophomores, juniors
12and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection
13may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The
department board may not award a
14grant to the same student for more than 10 consecutive semesters or their
15equivalent. The
department board shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility
16criteria for grants under this subsection.
AB100, s. 1289
17Section
1289. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,623,2418
39.435
(3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
19academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
20amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $1,800 during
21any one academic year. The
department board shall, by rule, establish a reporting
22system to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other
23rules the
department board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the
24program.
AB100, s. 1290
25Section
1290. 39.435 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,624,5
139.435
(4) (a) The
department
board shall promulgate rules establishing
2policies and procedures for determining dependent and independent status and for
3the calculation of expected parental and student contributions. The rules shall be
4consistent with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs
5analysis methodology.
AB100, s. 1291
6Section
1291. 39.435 (4) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB100,624,97
39.435
(4) (b) 1. Annually, the
department board shall establish equity award
8levels for students enrolled in the university of Wisconsin system and for students
9enrolled in technical colleges.
AB100,624,1210
2. From the equity levels established under subd. 1., the
department board 11shall subtract the amount of the expected parental contribution and the expected
12student contribution to determine the amount of the student's grant.
AB100, s. 1292
13Section
1292. 39.435 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,624,1514
39.435
(4) (c) Grants paid to independent students shall be determined by the
15department board consistent with the rules and procedures under pars. (a) and (b).
AB100, s. 1293
16Section
1293. 39.435 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,624,1817
39.435
(4) (d) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any
18formula approved or modified by the
education commission board under s. 39.285 (1).
AB100, s. 1294
19Section
1294. 39.435 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,625,220
39.435
(5) The
department board shall ensure that grants under this section
21are made available to students attending private or public institutions in this state
22who are deaf or hard of hearing or visually handicapped and who demonstrate need.
23Grants may also be made available to such handicapped students attending private
24or public institutions in other states under criteria established by the
department
1board. In determining the financial need of these students special consideration
2shall be given to their unique and unusual costs.
AB100, s. 1295
3Section
1295. 39.435 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,625,74
39.435
(6) The
department board may not make a grant under this section to
5a person if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the
6person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support,
7medical expenses or birth expenses.
AB100, s. 1296
8Section
1296. 39.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,625,129
39.44
(1) (b) There is established, to be administered by the
department board,
10the minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates
11enrolled in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in
12technical colleges in this state.
AB100, s. 1297
13Section
1297. 39.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,625,1814
39.44
(2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the
15appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fg), with 50% distributed to the eligible private
16institutions and 50% distributed to the eligible technical colleges
, except as provided
17in 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9127 (1et). The
department board shall audit the
18enrollment statistics annually.
AB100, s. 1298
19Section
1298. 39.44 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,625,2120
39.44
(3) (b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
department board that such
21funds do not replace institutional grants to the recipients.
AB100, s. 1299
22Section
1299. 39.44 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,626,223
39.44
(3) (c) Annually report to the
department board the number of awards
24made, the amount of each award, the minority status of each recipient, other
1financial aid awards made to each recipient and the total amount of financial aid
2made available to the eligible students.
AB100, s. 1300
3Section
1300. 39.44 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: