SB288,8,22 18(3) By April 10, 1998, and annually thereafter, each tribally controlled college
19in this state is requested to develop and submit to the board for its review under sub.
20(1) a proposed formula for the awarding of Wisconsin tuition grants under s. 39.435,
21except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5),
39.30 for the upcoming academic
22year to students enrolled at that tribally controlled college.
SB288, s. 27
1Section 27. 39.29 of the statutes is renumbered 39.23.
SB288, s. 28 2Section 28. 39.30 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB288,9,3 339.30 (title) Wisconsin tuition grants.
Note: Section 28 of this bill changes the name of the "tuition grant program" to
the "Wisconsin tuition grant program".
SB288, s. 29 4Section 29. 39.30 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,9,85 39.30 (2) Eligibility. (intro.) A resident student enrolled at least half-time in
6a degree program
and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior in an
7accredited, nonprofit, post-high school, educational institution in this state shall be
8eligible for grants under this section for each semester of attendance, but:
Note: Sections 29 and 31 of this bill require under the renamed Wisconsin tuition
grant program that a student must be enrolled in a degree program in order to be eligible
for the grant.
SB288, s. 30 9Section 30. 39.30 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,9,1210 39.30 (2) (f) No grants may be awarded under this section unless the formula
11submitted under s. 39.285 39.22 (2) is approved or modified by the board under s.
1239.285 39.22 (1).
Note: Section 30 of this bill renumbers statutory provisions to place the various
grant and assistance programs in a new sequence.
SB288, s. 31 13Section 31. 39.30 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,9,1614 39.30 (3) Basis of grants. (intro.) The grant to be paid to a resident student
15enrolled at least half-time in a degree program and registered as a freshman,
16sophomore, junior or senior after August 1, 1979, shall be determined as follows:
SB288, s. 32 17Section 32. 39.30 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,9,2118 39.30 (3) (c) Multiply the percentage calculated in par. (b) times the student's
19expected family contribution which has been determined using the same analysis as
20that used to determine the expected family contribution of students applying for
21Wisconsin higher education grants under s. 39.435 39.276.

Note: Sections 32, 33, 34 and 35 of this bill renumber statutory provisions to place
the various grant and assistance programs in a new sequence.
SB288, s. 33 1Section 33. 39.31 of the statutes is renumbered 39.24, and 39.24 (intro.), as
2renumbered, is amended to read:
SB288,10,6 339.24 Determination of student costs. (intro.) In determining a student's
4total cost of attending a postsecondary institution for the purpose of calculating the
5amount of a grant under s. 39.25, 39.256, 39.276, or 39.30, 39.38, 39.435 or 39.44, the
6board shall include the following:
SB288, s. 34 7Section 34. 39.38 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 39.25 (title) and
8amended to read:
SB288,10,9 939.25 (title) Indian student grant assistance.
SB288, s. 35 10Section 35. 39.38 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 39.25 (1).
SB288, s. 36 11Section 36. 39.38 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9,
12section 912, is renumbered 39.25 (2) and amended to read:
SB288,11,313 39.25 (2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
14determined by the board. The minimum grant shall not be less than $250 and the
15maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of which not more than $1,100 may
16be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (k). State aid from this appropriation
17may be matched by a contribution from a federally recognized American Indian tribe
18or band that is deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation
19account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time
20or part-time attendance in a degree or certificate program at any accredited
21institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under
22this section to a student if the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that
23the student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past

1support, medical expenses or birth expenses. Grants shall be renewable for up to 5
2years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the institution that he or
3she is attending.
Note: Sections 36 and 37 of this bill specify that a student must be enrolled in a
degree or certificate program in order to be eligible for an Indian student assistance
grant. These sections also create a minimum Indian assistance grant of $250. Currently,
the maximum grant may not exceed $2,200 per year and there is no minimum grant.
SB288, s. 37 4Section 37 . 39.38 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9,
5section 912c, is renumbered 39.25 (2) and amended to read:
SB288,11,206 39.25 (2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
7determined by the board. The minimum grant shall not be less than $250 and the
8maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of which not more than $1,100 may
9be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (k). State aid from this appropriation
10may be matched by a contribution from a federally recognized American Indian tribe
11or band that is deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation
12account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time
13or part-time attendance in a degree or certificate program at any accredited
14institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under
15this section to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket
16under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement
17that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that
18is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). Grants shall be
19renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the
20institution that he or she is attending.
SB288, s. 38 21Section 38. 39.39 of the statutes is renumbered 39.27, and 39.27 (2) (b), as
22renumbered, is amended to read:
SB288,12,5
139.27 (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, using the needs analysis methodology
5used under s. 39.435 39.276.
Note: Sections 38, 39 and 40 of this bill renumber statutory provisions to place
the various grant and assistance programs in a new sequence.
SB288, s. 39 6Section 39. 39.395 of the statutes is renumbered 39.274.
SB288, s. 40 7Section 40. 39.398 of the statutes is renumbered 39.275.
SB288, s. 41 8Section 41. 39.40 of the statutes is renumbered 39.258, and 39.258 (1) (a), as
9renumbered, is amended to read:
SB288,12,1010 39.258 (1) (a) A Black An African American.
Note: Section 41 of this bill changes a reference in the minority teacher loan
program from "Black American" to "African American".
SB288, s. 42 11Section 42. 39.41 of the statutes is renumbered 39.242.
Note: Sections 42, 43 and 44 of this bill renumber statutory provisions to place
the various grant and assistance programs in a new sequence.
SB288, s. 43 12Section 43. 39.42 of the statutes is renumbered 39.252.
SB288, s. 44 13Section 44. 39.435 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (title) and
14amended to read:
SB288,12,16 1539.276 (title) Wisconsin higher education grants and talent incentive
16grants
.
SB288, s. 45 17Section 45. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (1) and amended
18to read:
SB288,13,419 39.276 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a higher
20education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at least
21half-time in a degree or certificate program and registered as freshmen, sophomores,

1juniors or seniors in accredited institutions of higher education or in tribally
2controlled colleges in this state. Except as authorized under sub. (5), such Such
3grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public institutions or
4tribally controlled colleges in this state.
Note: Section 45 of this bill specifies that a student must be enrolled in a degree
or certificate program in order to be eligible for a Wisconsin higher education grant.
SB288, s. 46 5Section 46. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 39.272 (1) and amended
6to read:
SB288,13,147 39.272 (1) The board shall award talent incentive program grants to uniquely
8needy students enrolled at least half-time in a degree or certificate program as
9first-time freshmen at public and private nonprofit institutions located in this state
10and to sophomores, juniors and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No
11grant under this subsection may exceed be less than $250 or more than $1,800 for
12any academic year. The board may not award a grant to the same student for more
13than 10 consecutive semesters or their equivalent. The board shall promulgate rules
14establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection.
Note: Section 46 of this bill specifies that a student must be enrolled in a degree
or certificate program in order to be eligible for a talent incentive grant. Section 46 also
creates a minimum talent incentive grant of $250. Currently, the maximum grant may
not exceed $1,800 per year and there is no minimum grant.
SB288, s. 47 15Section 47. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (3).
Note: Sections 47, 48, 49 and 50 of this bill renumber statutory provisions to place
the various grant and assistance programs in a new sequence.
SB288, s. 48 16Section 48. 39.435 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (4), and 39.276 (4)
17(d), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB288,13,1918 39.276 (4) (d) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any
19formula approved or modified by the board under s. 39.285 39.22 (1).
SB288, s. 49 20Section 49. 39.435 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 39.246 (3).
SB288, s. 50
1Section 50. 39.435 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (6).
SB288, s. 51 2Section 51. 39.44 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 39.256 (title) and
3amended to read:
SB288,14,4 439.256 (title) Minority undergraduate retention grants.
Note: Section 51 of this bill changes the name of the "minority undergraduate
grant" to the "minority undergraduate retention grant".
SB288, s. 52 5Section 52. 39.44 (1) to (4) of the statutes are renumbered 39.256 (1) to (4), and
639.256 (1) (a) 1. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB288,14,77 39.256 (1) (a) 1. Is a Black an African American.
SB288,14,118 (b) There is established, to be administered by the board, the minority
9undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled at
10least half-time in a degree or certification program
in private, nonprofit higher
11educational institutions in this state or in technical colleges in this state.
Note: Section 52 of this bill changes a reference in the renamed minority
undergraduate retention grant program from "Black American" to "African American".
SB288, s. 53 12Section 53. 39.44 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is
13renumbered 39.256 (5).
SB288, s. 54 14Section 54 . 39.45 of the statutes is renumbered 39.248, and 39.248 (1) (a), as
15renumbered, is amended to read:
SB288,14,1816 39.248 (1) (a) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private
17nonprofit educational institution meeting the requirements of s. 39.276 or 39.30 or
1839.435
for the purpose of awarding grants under those sections.
Note: Sections 54 to 63 renumber statutory provisions to place the various grant
and assistance programs in a new sequence.
SB288, s. 55 19Section 55. 39.46 of the statutes is renumbered 39.244.
SB288, s. 56 20Section 56. 39.47 of the statutes is renumbered 39.254, and 39.254 (2), as
21renumbered, is amended to read:
SB288,15,12
139.254 (2) The agreement under this section shall provide for the waiver of
2nonresident tuition for a resident of either state who is enrolled in a public vocational
3school located in the other state. The agreement shall also establish a reciprocal fee
4structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher
5education, other than vocational schools, located in the other state. The reciprocal
6fee may not exceed the higher of the resident tuition that would be charged the
7student at the public institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled
8or the resident tuition that would be charged the student at comparable public
9institutions of higher education located in his or her state of residence, as specified
10in the annual administrative memorandum under sub. (2g). The agreement shall
11take effect on July 1, 1998. The agreement is subject to the approval of the joint
12committee on finance under s. 39.42 39.252.
SB288, s. 57 13Section 57. 45.25 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is
14amended to read:
SB288,15,2015 45.25 (1) Administration. The department of veterans affairs shall administer
16a tuition and fee reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as
17undergraduates in any institution of higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a),
18in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), enrolling in
19a proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or receiving a waiver of
20nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 39.254.
SB288, s. 58 21Section 58. 45.25 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
22is amended to read:
SB288,16,1023 45.25 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), an individual who meets the
24requirements under sub. (2), upon satisfactory completion of a full-time
25undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, as defined in s.

145.396 (1) (a), in this state, any school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), any
2proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or any institution from which the
3individual receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 39.254, may be
4reimbursed an amount not to exceed the total cost of the individual's tuition and fees
5minus any grants or scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that the
6individual receives specifically for the payment of the tuition or fees, or 85% of the
7standard cost for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate course at the
8University of Wisconsin-Madison per course, whichever is less. Reimbursement is
9available only for tuition and fees that are part of a curriculum that is relevant to a
10degree in a particular course of study at the institution.
SB288, s. 59 11Section 59. 45.25 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,16,2412 45.25 (3) (am) A disabled individual who meets the requirements under sub.
13(2) and whose disability is rated at 30% or more under 38 USC 1114 or 1134, upon
14satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher
15education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state or any institution from which
16the individual receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 39.254, may
17be reimbursed for up to 100% of the individual's tuition and fees. The reimbursement
18under this paragraph is limited to 100% of the standard cost for a state resident for
19an equivalent undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison per
20course, or the difference between the individual's tuition and fees and the grants or
21scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that the individual receives
22specifically for the payment of the tuition or fees, whichever is less. Reimbursement
23is available only for tuition and fees that are part of a curriculum that is relevant to
24a degree in a particular course of study at the institution.
SB288, s. 60
1Section 60. 45.25 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
2is amended to read:
SB288,17,103 45.25 (4) (a) An individual is not eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2) for
4more than 120 credits or 8 full semesters of full-time study at any institution of
5higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state, 60 credits or 4 full
6semesters of full-time study at any institution of higher education, as defined in s.
745.396 (1) (a), in this state that offers a degree upon completion of 60 credits, or an
8equivalent amount of credits at a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), at a
9proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or at an institution where he or
10she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 39.254.
SB288, s. 61 11Section 61. 49.855 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,17,1812 49.855 (7) The department of workforce development may provide a
13certification under sub. (1) to a state agency or authority under s. 21.49 (2) (e), 36.11
14(6) (b), 36.25 (14), 36.34 (1), 39.246 (4), 39.25 (2), 39.256 (4), 39.254 (2m), 39.272 (2),
1539.276 (6),
39.30 (2) (e), 39.38 (2), 39.435 (6), 39.44 (4), 39.47 (2m), 45.356 (6), 45.396
16(6), 45.74 (6), 145.245 (5m) (b), 234.04 (2), 234.49 (1) (c), 234.59 (3) (c), 234.65 (3) (f),
17234.83 (2) (a) 3., 234.90 (3) (d) or (3g) (c), 234.905 (3) (d), 281.65 (8) (L) or 949.08 (2)
18(g).
SB288, s. 62 19Section 62. 49.855 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act ....
20(this act), is repealed.
SB288, s. 63 21Section 63 . 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,18,322 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a claimant for tuition expenses for
23a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant's child and the claimant's
24dependent who is claimed under section 151 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, to
25attend any university, college, technical college or a school approved under s. 45.54,

1that is located in Wisconsin or to attend a public vocational school or public
2institution of higher education in Minnesota under the Minnesota-Wisconsin
3reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47 39.254, calculated as follows:
SB288, s. 64 4Section 64. Effective dates. This act takes effect on January 2, 2002, or on
5the day after publication, whichever is later, except as follows:
SB288,18,106 (1) The treatment of section 39.38 (2) (by Section 37 ) of the statutes and the
7repeal of section 49.855 (7) of the statutes take effect on the date stated in the notice
8published by the department of workforce development in the Wisconsin
9Administrative Register under section 49.854 (2) of the statutes or on the effective
10date of this subsection, whichever is later.
SB288,18,1111 (End)
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