SB294,9,10 6(2) By April 10, 1998, and annually thereafter, the Wisconsin Association of
7Independent Colleges and Universities shall develop and submit to the board for its
8review under sub. (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of Wisconsin tuition
9grants under s. 39.30 for the upcoming academic year to students enrolled in degree
10programs
at private nonprofit institutions of higher education.
SB294,9,16 11(3) By April 10, 1998, and annually thereafter, each tribally controlled college
12in this state is requested to develop and submit to the board for its review under sub.
13(1) a proposed formula for the awarding of Wisconsin higher education grants under
14s. 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), 39.276 for the
15upcoming academic year to students enrolled in degree programs at that tribally
16controlled college.
SB294, s. 29 17Section 29. 39.29 of the statutes is renumbered 39.23.
SB294, s. 30 18Section 30. 39.30 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB294,9,19 1939.30 (title) Wisconsin tuition grants.
Note: Section 30 of this bill changes the name of the "Tuition Grant Program" to
the "Wisconsin Tuition Grant Program".
SB294, s. 31 20Section 31. 39.30 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB294,9,2221 39.30 (2) Eligibility. (intro.) A resident student enrolled at least half-time in
22a degree program
and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior , or senior in an

1accredited, nonprofit, post-high school, educational institution in this state shall be
2eligible for grants under this section for each semester of attendance, but except that:
Note: Sections 31 and 33 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.
SB294, s. 32 3Section 32. 39.30 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB294,10,64 39.30 (2) (f) No grants may be awarded under this section unless the formula
5submitted under s. 39.285 39.22 (2) or (3) is approved or modified by the board under
6s. 39.285 39.22 (1).
Note: Sections 32, 34, and 35 of this bill changes cross-references to statutory
provisions that are renumbered by this bill to place the various grant and assistance
programs administered by HEAB in a new sequence.
SB294, s. 33 7Section 33. 39.30 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB294,10,108 39.30 (3) Basis of grants. (intro.) The grant to be paid to a resident student
9enrolled at least half-time in a degree program and registered as a freshman,
10sophomore, junior, or senior after August 1, 1979, shall be determined as follows:
SB294, s. 34 11Section 34. 39.30 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB294,10,1512 39.30 (3) (c) Multiply the percentage calculated in par. (b) times the student's
13expected family contribution which has been determined using the same analysis as
14that used to determine the expected family contribution of students applying for
15Wisconsin higher education grants under s. 39.435 39.276.
SB294, s. 35 16Section 35. 39.31 of the statutes is renumbered 39.24, and 39.24 (intro.), as
17renumbered, is amended to read:
SB294,10,21 1839.24 Determination of student costs. (intro.) In determining a student's
19total cost of attending a postsecondary institution for the purpose of calculating the
20amount of a grant under s. 39.25, 39.256, 39.276, or 39.30, 39.38, 39.435 or 39.44, the
21board shall include the following:
SB294, s. 36
1Section 36. 39.38 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 39.25 (title) and
2amended to read:
SB294,11,3 339.25 (title) Indian student grant assistance.
SB294, s. 37 4Section 37. 39.38 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 39.25 (1).
Note: Sections 35, 36, and 37 of this bill renumber statutory provisions to place
the various grant and assistance programs administered by HEAB in a new sequence.
SB294, s. 38 5Section 38. 39.38 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 39.25 (2) and amended to
6read:
SB294,11,217 39.25 (2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
8determined by the board. The minimum grant shall not be less than $250 and the
9maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of which not more than $1,100 may
10be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (k). State aid from this appropriation
11may be matched by a contribution from a federally recognized American Indian tribe
12or band that is deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation
13account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time
14or part-time attendance in a degree or certificate program at any accredited
15institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under
16this section to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket
17under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement
18that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that
19is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). Grants shall be
20renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the
21institution that he or she is attending.
Note: Section 38 of this bill specifies that a student must be enrolled in a degree
or certificate program in order to be eligible for an Indian student assistance grant.
Section 38 also creates a minimum Indian assistance grant of $250. Currently, the
maximum grant may not exceed $2,200 per year and there is no minimum grant.
SB294, s. 39
1Section 39. 39.39 of the statutes is renumbered 39.27, and 39.27 (2) (b), as
2renumbered, is amended to read:
SB294,12,73 39.27 (2) (b) Promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules
4establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and
5for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be selected on the basis of
6financial need, as determined by the board, using the needs analysis methodology
7used under s. 39.435 39.276.
Note: Sections 39, 40, 41, and 42 of this bill renumber statutory provisions to place
the various grant and assistance programs administered by HEAB in a new sequence.
SB294, s. 40 8Section 40. 39.393 of the statutes is renumbered 39.271.
SB294, s. 41 9Section 41. 39.395 of the statutes is renumbered 39.274.
SB294, s. 42 10Section 42. 39.398 of the statutes is renumbered 39.275.
SB294, s. 43 11Section 43. 39.40 of the statutes is renumbered 39.258, and 39.258 (1) (a), as
12renumbered, is amended to read:
SB294,12,1313 39.258 (1) (a) A Black An African American.
Note: Section 43 of this bill changes a reference in the Minority Teacher Loan
Program from "Black American" to "African American".
SB294, s. 44 14Section 44. 39.41 of the statutes is renumbered 39.242.
Note: Sections 44, 45, and 46 of this bill renumber statutory provisions to place
the various grant and assistance programs administered by HEAB in a new sequence.
SB294, s. 45 15Section 45. 39.42 of the statutes is renumbered 39.252.
SB294, s. 46 16Section 46. 39.435 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (title) and
17amended to read:
SB294,12,19 1839.276 (title) Wisconsin higher education grants and talent incentive
19grants
.
SB294, s. 47 20Section 47. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (1) and amended
21to read:
SB294,13,7
139.276 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a higher
2education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at least
3half-time in a degree or certificate program and registered as freshmen, sophomores,
4juniors, or seniors in accredited institutions of higher education or in tribally
5controlled colleges in this state. Except as authorized under sub. (5), such Such
6grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public institutions or
7tribally controlled colleges in this state.
Note: Section 47 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.
SB294, s. 48 8Section 48. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 39.272 (1) and amended
9to read:
SB294,13,1710 39.272 (1) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy
11students enrolled at least half-time in a degree or certificate program as first-time
12freshmen at public and private nonprofit institutions located in this state and to
13sophomores, juniors, and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant
14under this subsection may exceed be less than $250 or more than $1,800 for any
15academic year. The board may not award a grant to the same student for more than
1610 consecutive semesters or their equivalent. The board shall promulgate rules
17establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection.
Note: Section 48 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 48 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.
SB294, s. 49 18Section 49. 39.435 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
19is renumbered 39.276 (3).
Note: Sections 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 54 of this bill renumber statutory provisions
to place the various grant and assistance programs administered by HEAB in a new
sequence.
SB294, s. 50
1Section 50. 39.435 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (4), and 39.276 (4)
2(d), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB294,14,43 39.276 (4) (d) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any
4formula approved or modified by the board under s. 39.285 39.22 (1).
SB294, s. 51 5Section 51. 39.435 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 39.246 (3).
SB294, s. 52 6Section 52. 39.435 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (6).
SB294, s. 53 7Section 53. 39.435 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
8is renumbered 39.276 (7).
SB294, s. 54 9Section 54. 39.435 (8) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is
10renumbered 39.276 (8).
SB294, s. 55 11Section 55. 39.44 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 39.256 (title) and
12amended to read:
SB294,14,13 1339.256 (title) Minority undergraduate retention grants.
Note: Section 55 of this bill changes the name of the "minority undergraduate
grant" to the "minority undergraduate retention grant".
SB294, s. 56 14Section 56. 39.44 (1) to (5) of the statutes are renumbered 39.256 (1) to (5), and
1539.256 (1) (a) 1. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB294,14,1616 39.256 (1) (a) 1. Is a Black an African American.
SB294,14,2017 (b) There is established, to be administered by the board, the a minority
18undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled at
19least half-time in a degree or certification program
in private, nonprofit higher
20educational institutions in this state or in technical colleges in this state.
Note: Section 56 of this bill changes a reference in the renamed Minority
Undergraduate Retention Grant Program from "Black American" to "African American".
SB294, s. 57 21Section 57 . 39.45 of the statutes is renumbered 39.248, and 39.248 (1) (a), as
22renumbered, is amended to read:
SB294,15,3
139.248 (1) (a) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private
2nonprofit educational institution meeting the requirements of s. 39.276 or 39.30 or
339.435
for the purpose of awarding grants under those sections.
Note: Sections 57 to 60 renumber statutory provisions to place the various grant
and assistance programs administered by HEAB in a new sequence.
SB294, s. 58 4Section 58. 39.46 of the statutes is renumbered 39.244.
SB294, s. 59 5Section 59. 39.47 of the statutes is renumbered 39.254, and 39.254 (2), as
6renumbered, is amended to read:
SB294,15,187 39.254 (2) The agreement under this section shall provide for the waiver of
8nonresident tuition for a resident of either state who is enrolled in a public vocational
9school located in the other state. The agreement shall also establish a reciprocal fee
10structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher
11education, other than vocational schools, located in the other state. The reciprocal
12fee may not exceed the higher of the resident tuition that would be charged the
13student at the public institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled
14or the resident tuition that would be charged the student at comparable public
15institutions of higher education located in his or her state of residence, as specified
16in the annual administrative memorandum under sub. (2g). The agreement shall
17take effect on July 1, 1998. The agreement is subject to the approval of the joint
18committee on finance under s. 39.42 39.252.
SB294, s. 60 19Section 60. 39.48 of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Assembly Bill 19, is
20renumbered 39.376.
SB294, s. 61 21Section 61. 45.25 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
22is amended to read:
SB294,16,6
145.25 (1m) Administration. The department shall administer a tuition
2reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any
3institution of higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state, enrolling
4in a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), enrolling in a proprietary school that
5is approved under s. 45.54, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47
639.254.
Note: Sections 61 to 64 of the bill change cross-references to various statutory
provisions that are renumbered by the bill to place the various grant and assistance
programs that are administered by HEAB in a new sequence.
SB294, s. 62 7Section 62. 45.25 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
8is amended to read:
SB294,16,219 45.25 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), an individual who meets the
10requirements under sub. (2), upon satisfactory completion of a full-time
11undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, as defined in s.
1245.396 (1) (a), in this state, any school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), any
13proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or any institution from which the
14individual receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 39.254, may be
15reimbursed an amount not to exceed the total cost of the individual's tuition minus
16any grants or scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that the individual
17receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or the standard cost of tuition for
18a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of
19Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less. Reimbursement is available only for tuition
20that is part of a curriculum that is relevant to a degree in a particular course of study
21at the institution.
SB294, s. 63 22Section 63. 45.25 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB294,17,8
145.25 (4) (a) An individual is not eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2) for
2more than 120 credits or 8 full semesters of full-time study at any institution of
3higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state, 60 credits or 4 full
4semesters of full-time study at any institution of higher education, as defined in s.
545.396 (1) (a), in this state that offers a degree upon completion of 60 credits, or an
6equivalent amount of credits at a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), at a
7proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or at an institution where he or
8she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 39.254.
SB294, s. 64 9Section 64 . 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB294,17,1610 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a claimant for tuition expenses for
11a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant's child and the claimant's
12dependent who is claimed under section 151 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, to
13attend any university, college, technical college, or a school approved under s. 45.54,
14that is located in Wisconsin or to attend a public vocational school or public
15institution of higher education in Minnesota under the Minnesota-Wisconsin
16reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47 39.254, calculated as follows:
SB294,17,1717 (End)
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