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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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39.256
(1) (a) 1. Is
a Black an African American.
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(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. 54
14Section
54
. 39.45 of the statutes is renumbered 39.248, and 39.248 (1) (a), as
15renumbered, is amended to read:
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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:
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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:
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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:
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(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.