SB44, s. 952
9Section
952. 39.155 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 953
10Section
953. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 39 [precedes 39.26] of the
11statutes is amended to read:
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subchapter iii
14
higher educational aids
board
SB44, s. 954
15Section
954. 39.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1639.26 Definition. In this subchapter, "board" means the
higher educational
17aids board Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
SB44, s. 955
18Section
955. 39.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.28
(1) The board shall administer the programs under this subchapter and
20may
promulgate such rules establish such policies as are necessary to carry out its
21functions. The board may accept and use any funds
which it that the board receives
22from participating institutions, lenders
, or agencies. The board may enter into such
23contracts as are necessary to carry out its functions under this subchapter.
SB44, s. 956
24Section
956. 39.285 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.285
(1) By May 1, 1998, and annually thereafter Annually, by May 1, the
2board shall approve, modify
, or disapprove any proposed formula for the awarding
3of grants for the upcoming academic year submitted under sub. (2) or (3) or s.
36.11
4(6) (c) or 38.04 (7m).
SB44, s. 957
5Section
957. 39.29 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 958
6Section
958. 39.30 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.30
(3m) (b) The board may not make initial awards of grants under this
8section for an academic year in an amount that exceeds 122% of the amount
9appropriated under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (b) for the fiscal year in which the grant
10may be paid.
SB44, s. 959
11Section
959. 39.325 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.325
(3) The board shall
promulgate rules and establish enact policies
13establishing standards and methods of determining the amounts of loans, rates of
14interest
, and other administrative procedures consistent with P.L.
94-484, on July
1529, 1979. The rates of interest shall be set as low as possible, but shall remain
16sufficient to cover all costs of the program under this section.
SB44, s. 960
17Section
960. 39.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.38
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
19determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of
20which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285
21(7) (k). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a
22federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general
23fund and credited to the appropriation account under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (gm).
24Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any
25accredited institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a
1grant under this section to a student whose name appears on the statewide support
2lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment
3agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53
4(5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). Grants shall
5be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at
6the institution that he or she is attending.
SB44, s. 961
7Section
961. 39.39 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.39
(2) (a) Make stipend loans from the appropriations under s.
20.235 (1) 920.285 (7) (cg) and (gg).
SB44, s. 962
10Section
962. 39.39 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.39
(2) (b)
Promulgate rules Establish policies to administer this section,
12including
rules policies establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures
13for loan forgiveness and for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be
14selected on the basis of financial need, as determined by the board, using the needs
15analysis methodology used under s. 39.435.
SB44, s. 963
16Section
963. 39.393 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.393
(2) Beginning in the 2002-03 fiscal year, the The board shall make loans
18under this section from the appropriation under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (cm). The
19maximum amount of loan for a person during any fiscal year is $3,000. The
20maximum that a person may receive under this section is $15,000. The board shall
21ensure that the terms of the loan do not require a loan recipient to repay the loan
22while the recipient is enrolled in a program under sub. (1).
SB44, s. 964
23Section
964. 39.393 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.393
(4) The board shall
promulgate rules establish policies to implement
25and administer this section.
SB44, s. 965
1Section
965. 39.395 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.395
(1) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition
3for persons enrolled in a teacher education program offered by the Milwaukee
4Teacher Education Center, a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under ch.
5181. Loans shall be made from the appropriation under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (cu).
SB44, s. 966
6Section
966. 39.395 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.395
(2) (b) The board shall
promulgate rules establish policies to administer
8this section.
SB44, s. 967
9Section
967. 39.398 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.398
(1) (a) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of
11tuition, fees
, and expenses for residents of this state enrolled in a program that
12prepares persons to be licensed as teachers of visually impaired pupils or as
13orientation and mobility instructors, as defined by the board
by rule, at an accredited
14institution of higher education in this state or in a physically adjacent state, as
15defined in s. 175.46 (1) (d). To the extent possible, the board shall give preference
, 16to persons who are likely to return to this state to work with visually impaired
17persons.
SB44, s. 968
18Section
968. 39.398 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.398
(1) (b) The board shall make loans under this section from the
20appropriation under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (cx). The maximum amount of a loan for
21a person during any fiscal year is $10,000. The maximum amount that a person may
22receive under this section is $40,000. The terms of the loan shall provide that a loan
23recipient is not required to repay the loan while the loan recipient is enrolled in the
24preparatory program described in par. (a).
SB44, s. 969
25Section
969. 39.398 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.398
(2) (b) The board shall
promulgate rules establish policies to administer
2this section.
SB44, s. 970
3Section
970. 39.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.40
(3) Loans under sub. (2) shall be made from the appropriation under s.
520.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (cr). The board shall forgive 25% of the loan and 25% of the
6interest on the loan for each school year the recipient teaches in a school district
7described under sub. (2) (d).
SB44, s. 971
8Section
971. 39.41 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 972
9Section
972. 39.41 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(1m) (b) By February 15 of each school year, the school board of each
11school district operating one or more high schools and the governing body of each
12private high school may, for each high school with an enrollment of less than 80
13pupils, nominate the senior with the highest grade point average in all subjects who
14may be designated as a scholar by the
executive secretary board under par. (c) 3.
SB44, s. 973
15Section
973. 39.41 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(1m) (c) (intro.) The
executive secretary board shall:
SB44, s. 974
17Section
974. 39.41 (1m) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(1m) (c) 5. For each public or private high school with an enrollment of
19less than 80 pupils, notify the school board of the school district operating the public
20high school or the governing body of the private high school that the school board or
21governing body may nominate a senior under par. (b) who may be designated as a
22scholar by the
executive secretary board.
SB44, s. 975
23Section
975. 39.41 (1m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(1m) (cm) The
executive secretary board may grant waivers under par.
25(m).
SB44, s. 976
1Section
976. 39.41 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(1m) (e) Except as provided under par. (em), if 2 or more seniors from the
3same high school of less than 80 pupils have the same grade point average and,
4except for the limitation of one nominated senior, are otherwise eligible for
5nomination under par. (b), the faculty of the high school shall select the senior who
6may be nominated by the school board of the school district operating the public high
7school or the governing body of the private high school for designation under par. (b)
8as a scholar by the
executive secretary board. If that senior is designated as a scholar
9by the
executive secretary board and does not qualify for a higher education
10scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), faculty of the high school shall select one or
11more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average for certification as
12a scholar and the school board of the school district operating the high school or the
13governing body of the private high school shall certify to the board one or more of
14these seniors as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub.
15(2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.
SB44, s. 977
16Section
977. 39.41 (1m) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(1m) (em) If the high school weights different courses differently to
18determine a pupil's grade point average, and the senior designated as a scholar by
19the
executive secretary board under par. (e) does not qualify for a higher education
20scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), the faculty of the high school shall select one
21senior with the same grade point average for certification as a scholar, or, if there is
22no senior with the same grade point average, one senior with the next highest grade
23point average for certification as a scholar, and the school board of the school district
24operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school shall
25certify to the board the selected senior as eligible for a higher education scholarship
1as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the
2board.
SB44, s. 978
3Section
978. 39.41 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(1m) (f) If 2 or more seniors from the school operated by the Wisconsin
5Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired have the same grade point average and,
6except for the limitation of one designated senior, are otherwise eligible for
7designation under par. (c) 1., the
executive secretary
board shall make the
8designation under par. (c) 1. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher education
9scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher education
10scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the remaining
11seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher education
12scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be
13awarded by the board.
SB44, s. 979
14Section
979. 39.41 (1m) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(1m) (fm) If 2 or more seniors from the school operated by the Wisconsin
16Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing have the same grade
17point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior, are otherwise
18eligible for designation under par. (c) 2., the
executive secretary board shall make the
19designation under par. (c) 2. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher education
20scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher education
21scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the remaining
22seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher education
23scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be
24awarded by the board.
SB44, s. 980
25Section
980. 39.41 (1m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.41
(1m) (m) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) and (d), if a high school ranks its
2seniors on the basis of grades in academic subjects, the school board of the school
3district operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school or,
4for purposes of par. (d), the faculty of the high school may request a waiver from the
5executive secretary board in order to fulfill
its the requirements under par. (a), (b)
6or (d) on the basis of grade point averages in academic subjects.
SB44, s. 981
7Section
981. 39.41 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(4) (b) The board shall make the payments under subs. (2) (c) and (3) from
9the appropriation under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fy).
SB44, s. 982
10Section
982. 39.41 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.41
(8) The
executive secretary
board shall
promulgate rules enact policies 12establishing criteria for the designation of scholars under sub. (1m) (c) 3.
SB44, s. 983
13Section
983. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(2) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy
15students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public and private
16nonprofit institutions located in this state and to sophomores, juniors
, and seniors
17who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection may exceed
18$1,800 for any academic year. The board may not award a grant to the same student
19for more than 10 consecutive semesters or their equivalent. The board shall
20promulgate rules enact policies establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this
21subsection.
SB44, s. 984
22Section
984. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
24academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
25amount of the minimum grant.
Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $1,800 during
1any one academic year. The board shall, by rule, establish a reporting system to
2periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other rules the
3board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the program.
SB44, s. 985
4Section
985
. 39.435 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
5(this act), is amended to read:
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39.435
(3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
7academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
8amount of the minimum grant. The board shall
, by rule, establish enact policies
9establishing a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data and
10shall
promulgate other rules enact other policies that the board
deems considers 11necessary to assure uniform administration of the program.
SB44, s. 986
12Section
986. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(7) (a) 1. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s.
20.235
14(1) 20.285 (7) (fe) for fiscal year 2003-04, "base amount" means the amount shown
15in the schedule under s. 20.005 for
that the appropriation
under s. 20.235 (1) (fe),
162001 stats., for fiscal year 2002-03.
SB44, s. 987
17Section
987. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(7) (a) 2. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s.
20.235
19(1) 20.285 (7) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2003-04, "base amount" means
20the maximum appropriation amount determined under par. (b) for the previous fiscal
21year.
SB44, s. 988
22Section
988. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(7) (b) (intro.) Annually, by February 1, the board shall determine the
24appropriation under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fe) for the next fiscal year as follows:
SB44, s. 989
25Section
989. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
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139.435
(8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
2Wisconsin System students from the appropriations under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) and (ke).
SB44, s. 990
3Section
990. 39.435 (8) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
4(this act), is amended to read:
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39.435
(8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
6Wisconsin System students from the appropriations under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fe)
7and (ke).
SB44, s. 991
8Section
991. 39.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.44
(2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the
10appropriation under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fg), with 50% distributed to the eligible
11private institutions and 50% distributed to the eligible technical colleges. The board
12shall audit the enrollment statistics annually.
SB44, s. 992
13Section
992. 39.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.45
(6) From the appropriation under s.
20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fc), the board
15shall use available funds to make grant awards under this section, but no award may
16be made before March 1 for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic
17year.
SB44, s. 993
18Section
993. 39.45 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.45
(7) The board shall
promulgate rules establish policies to administer this
20section, including
policies establishing criteria and procedures for repayment of
21grants awarded under this section, including interest, by certain grant recipients
22who no longer reside in this state or do not successfully complete requirements for
23a degree. The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose
24revenue-earned all repayments of grants awarded under this section and the
25interest on the grants.
SB44, s. 994
1Section
994. 39.46 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 995
2Section
995. 40.02 (17) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.02
(17) (intro.) "Creditable service" means the creditable current and prior
4service, expressed in years and fractions of a year to the nearest one-hundredth, for
5which a participating employee receives or is considered to receive earnings under
6sub. (22) (e) or (em) and for which contributions have been made as required by s.
740.05 (1) and (2) and creditable military service, service credited under s.
40.25 (7) 840.285 (2) (b) and service credited under s. 40.29, expressed in years and fractions
9of years to the nearest one-hundredth. How much service in any annual earnings
10period is the full-time equivalent of one year of creditable service shall be
11determined by rule by the department and the rules may provide for differing
12equivalents for different types of employment. Except as provided under
pars. (i) and
13(k) s. 40.285 (2) (e) and (f), the amount of creditable service for periods prior to
14January 1, 1982, shall be the amount for which the participant was eligible under
15the applicable laws and rules in effect prior to January 1, 1982. No more than one
16year of creditable service shall be granted for any annual earnings period. Creditable
17service is determined in the following manner for the following persons:
SB44, s. 996
18Section
996. 40.02 (17) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 40.285 (2) (d) and
19amended to read:
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40.285
(2) (d)
Qualifying service. Each participating employee in the Wisconsin
21retirement system whose creditable service terminates on or after January 1, 1982,
22who was previously a participant in the Wisconsin retirement fund and who has not
23received a separation benefit may receive creditable service equal to the period of
24service during any qualifying period under s. 41.02 (6) (c), 1969 stats., s. 66.901 (4)
25(d), 1967 stats., or under any predecessor statute, but not to exceed 6 months. The
1additional creditable service shall be granted upon application by the employee if the
2applicant pays to the department a lump sum payment equal to 5% of one-twelfth
3of the employee's highest earnings in a single annual earnings period multiplied by
4the number of months of creditable service granted under this paragraph.
That
5amount shall be credited and treated as an employee required contribution for all
6purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system.