AB427,19,96 37.70 (6) Recovery by students. The bond in force under par. (b) sub. (2) shall
7not limit or impair any right of recovery otherwise available under law, nor shall the
8amount of the bond be relevant in determining the amount of damages or other relief
9to which any plaintiff may be entitled.
AB427, s. 63 10Section 63. 38.50 (8) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 37.70 (7) and amended
11to read:
AB427,19,1712 37.70 (7) Recovery on contracts. No recovery shall be had by any school or
13its assignee on any contract for or in connection with a course or course of instruction
14program if the representative who sold or solicited the course the program or
15recruited the student for the program
was not the holder of a solicitor's
16representative's permit under this subsection section at the time of the sale or
17solicitation recruitment.
AB427, s. 64 18Section 64. 38.50 (8) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB427, s. 65 19Section 65. 38.50 (8) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB427, s. 66 20Section 66. 38.50 (10) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB427, s. 67 21Section 67. 38.50 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (1) and amended
22to read:
AB427,20,1423 37.40 (1) Authority. Approval. All proprietary schools shall be examined and
24No school may operate or advertise in this state, offer a program to a resident of this
25state, change its ownership or control, or establish a teaching location, and no person

1may act as a representative, unless the school or representative is first
approved by
2the board before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted to schools meeting
3the criteria
. If a school, program, change in ownership or control, teaching location,
4or representative meets the requirements and standards
established by the board
5and complies with rules promulgated by the board, the board shall approve the
6school, program, change in ownership or control, teaching location, or
7representative. Approval for a school, program, teaching location, or representative
8shall be
for a period not to exceed one year. No school may advertise in this state
9unless approved by the board. All approved schools shall submit quarterly reports,
10including information on enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications,
11course offerings, number of graduates, number of graduates successfully employed,
12and such other information as the board considers necessary. If a school closure
13results in losses to students, parents, or sponsors, the board may authorize the full
14or partial payment of those losses from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (2) (gm).
AB427, s. 68 15Section 68. 38.50 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (2) and amended
16to read:
AB427,21,217 37.40 (2) Application. Application for initial approval or renewal of approval
18of a school or a course of instruction, approval of a teaching location, change of
19ownership, or control of a school, renewal of approval of a school or
program, approval
20of a substantially revised program,
reinstatement of approval of a school or course
21of instruction that
or program whose approval has been revoked, approval of a
22teaching location, approval of a change of ownership or control of a school, or
23approval of a representative
shall be made on a form furnished by the board and shall
24be accompanied by a fee set by the board under par. (c) sub. (3) and any other
25information as that the board considers necessary to evaluate the school, program,

1teaching location, change of ownership or control, or representative
in carrying out
2the purpose of this section chapter.
AB427, s. 69 3Section 69. 38.50 (10) (c) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (title)
4and amended to read:
AB427,21,55 37.40 (3) (title) Fees; rule making.
AB427, s. 70 6Section 70. 38.50 (10) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3)
7(intro.).
AB427, s. 71 8Section 71. 38.50 (10) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (a) and
9amended to read:
AB427,21,1210 37.40 (3) (a) Require that the amount of fees collected under this paragraph
11subsection be sufficient to cover all costs that the board incurs in examining and
12approving proprietary schools under this subsection sub. (1).
AB427, s. 72 13Section 72. 38.50 (10) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (b) and
14amended to read:
AB427,21,1615 37.40 (3) (b) Give consideration to establishing a variable fee structure based
16on the size of a proprietary school.
AB427, s. 73 17Section 73. 38.50 (10) (c) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (c) and
18amended to read:
AB427,21,1919 37.40 (3) (c) Specify a fee to accompany all applications under par. (b) sub. (2).
AB427, s. 74 20Section 74. 38.50 (10) (c) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (3) (d).
AB427, s. 75 21Section 75. 38.50 (10) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 37.40 (4) and
22amended to read:
AB427,21,2523 37.40 (4) Limit on student protection fee. The board shall discontinue
24collecting annual student protection fees under par. (c) 4. sub. (3) (d) during the
25period that the balance in the fund created by those fees exceeds $1,000,000.
AB427, s. 76
1Section 76. 38.50 (10) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 37.50 (2) and amended
2to read:
AB427,22,63 37.50 (2) Enforcement. The attorney general or any district attorney may
4bring an action in circuit court for the enforcement of this subsection chapter,
5including bringing an action to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any
6violation of par. (a) this chapter.
AB427, s. 77 7Section 77. 38.50 (10) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 37.50 (3) and amended
8to read:
AB427,22,119 37.50 (3) Penalties. Any person who violates par. (a) any provision of this
10chapter
may be required to forfeit not more than $500. Each day of operation in
11continued violation of par. (a) constitutes a separate offense.
AB427, s. 78 12Section 78. 38.50 (10) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 37.50 (4) and amended
13to read:
AB427,22,1714 37.50 (4) Other remedies. In addition to any other remedies provided by law,
15a student who attends a school that is in violation of par. (a) this chapter may bring
16a civil action to recover fees paid to the school in violation of par. (a) this chapter
17together with costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney fees.
AB427, s. 79 18Section 79. 38.50 (11) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (title).
AB427, s. 80 19Section 80. 38.50 (11) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB427, s. 81 20Section 81. 38.50 (11) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB427, s. 82 21Section 82. 38.50 (11) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB427, s. 83 22Section 83. 38.50 (11) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (1) and
23amended to read:
AB427,23,924 37.55 (1) "Student In this section, "student record" means, in the case of a
25school, as defined in sub. (1) (e) (intro.),
a transcript for a student or former student

1of a school showing the name of the student, the title of the program in which the
2student was or is enrolled, the total number of credits or hours of instruction
3completed by the student, the dates of enrollment, the grade for each course, lesson,
4or unit of instruction completed by the student, the student's cumulative grade for
5the program, and an explanation of the school's credit and grading system. In the
6case of a school described in sub. (1) (e) 1., 6., 7., or 8., "student record" means a
7transcript for a student or former student of the school showing such information
8about the academic work completed by the student or former student as is
9customarily maintained by the school.
AB427, s. 84 10Section 84. 38.50 (11) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (2) and
11amended to read:
AB427,23,1912 37.55 (2) If a school operating in this state discontinues its operations, proposes
13to discontinue its operations, or is in imminent danger of discontinuing its operations
14as determined by the board, if the student records of the school are not taken into
15possession under subd. 2.
, and if the board determines that the student records of the
16school are in danger of being destroyed, secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made
17unavailable to the persons who are the subjects of those student records or the
18authorized representatives of those persons, the board may take possession of those
19student records.
AB427, s. 85 20Section 85. 38.50 (11) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB427, s. 86 21Section 86. 38.50 (11) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (3) and amended
22to read:
AB427,24,223 37.55 (3) If necessary to protect student records from being destroyed, secreted,
24mislaid, or otherwise made unavailable to the persons who are the subjects of those
25student records or the authorized representatives of those persons, the board or

1association
may seek a court order authorizing the board or association to take
2possession of those student records.
AB427, s. 87 3Section 87. 38.50 (11) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 37.55 (4) and amended
4to read:
AB427,24,155 37.55 (4) The board or association shall preserve a student record that comes
6into the possession of the board or association under par. (b) 1. or 2. sub. (2) and shall
7keep the student record confidential as provided under 20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR
8part 99. A student record in the possession of the board is not open to public
9inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). Upon request of the person who is the subject
10of a student record or an authorized representative of that person, the board or
11association
shall provide a copy of the student record to the requester. The board or
12association
may charge a fee for providing a copy of a student record. The fee shall
13be based on the administrative cost of taking possession of, preserving, and providing
14the copy of the student record. All fees collected by the board under this paragraph
15subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.292 (2) (i).
AB427, s. 88 16Section 88. 38.50 (12) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (title).
AB427, s. 89 17Section 89. 38.50 (12) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (1)
18(intro.) and amended to read:
AB427,25,219 37.60 (1) (intro.) No person that holds itself out to the public in any way as a
20legitimate institution of higher education may use the term "college" or "university"
21in the person's name unless the person provides an educational program for which
22the person awards an associate or higher degree and the person has accreditation
23recognized by the U.S. secretary of education, has the foreign equivalent of that
24accreditation, as determined by the board, or has accreditation recognized by the

1Council for Higher Education Accreditation. This paragraph subsection does not
2apply to any of the following:
AB427, s. 90 3Section 90. 38.50 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (1) (a).
AB427, s. 91 4Section 91. 38.50 (12) (a) 1m. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act
532
, is renumbered 37.60 (1) (am) and amended to read:
AB427,25,106 37.60 (1) (am) A person described in sub. (1) (e) 1. s. 37.01 (6) (a) whose
7administrative headquarters and principal place of business is in the village of Union
8Grove that provides a residential facility located in that village to assist young adults
9with disabilities in transitioning from home and school to work and independent
10living.
AB427, s. 92 11Section 92. 38.50 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (1) (b) and
12amended to read:
AB427,25,1413 37.60 (1) (b) A person described in sub. (1) (e) 3. to 7. s. 37.01 (6) (c) to (f) that
14was doing business in this state prior to May 27, 2010.
AB427, s. 93 15Section 93. 38.50 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (2) and amended
16to read:
AB427,25,2517 37.60 (2) No school, including a school described in sub. (1) (e) 1. to 8. s. 37.01
18(6) (a) to (f)
, may use the term "state" or "Wisconsin" in its name if the use of that term
19operates to mislead the public into believing that the school is affiliated with the
20University of Wisconsin System or the technical college system, unless the school
21actually is so affiliated. This paragraph subsection does not apply to a school
22described in sub. (1) (e) 1. s. 37.01 (6) (a) that has accreditation recognized by the U.S.
23secretary of education, has the foreign equivalent of that accreditation, as
24determined by the board, or has accreditation recognized by the Council for Higher
25Education Accreditation.
AB427, s. 94
1Section 94. 38.50 (12) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (3) and amended
2to read:
AB427,26,63 37.60 (3) The attorney general or any district attorney may bring an action in
4circuit court for the enforcement of this subsection section, including bringing an
5action to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of par. (a) or
6(b)
sub. (1) or (2).
AB427, s. 95 7Section 95. 38.50 (12) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (4) and amended
8to read:
AB427,26,119 37.60 (4) Any person who violates par. (a) or (b) sub. (1) or (2) may be required
10to forfeit not more than $500. Each day of operation in violation of par. (a) or (b) sub.
11(1) or (2)
constitutes a separate offense.
AB427, s. 96 12Section 96. 38.50 (12) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 37.60 (5) and amended
13to read:
AB427,26,1714 37.60 (5) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, a student who
15attends a school that is in violation of par. (a) or (b) sub. (1) or (2) may bring a civil
16action to recover fees paid to the school, together with costs and disbursements,
17including reasonable attorney fees.
AB427, s. 97 18Section 97. 38.50 (13) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (title).
AB427, s. 98 19Section 98. 38.50 (13) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1)
20(intro.) and amended to read:
AB427,26,2121 37.65 (1) (intro.) In this subsection section:
AB427, s. 99 22Section 99. 38.50 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1) (a) and
23amended to read:
AB427,27,224 37.65 (1) (a) "Academic credential" means a degree, transcript, certificate, or
25other similar document that indicates the completion of a program, course, or course

1of instruction
leading to, or the earning of academic credit toward, the granting of
2an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree.
AB427, s. 100 3Section 100. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1)
4(b) (intro.).
AB427, s. 101 5Section 101. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1) (b) 1.
AB427, s. 102 6Section 102. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1) (b) 2.
AB427, s. 103 7Section 103. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1) (b) 3.
8and amended to read:
AB427,27,109 37.65 (1) (b) 3. Operates in this state and is a school described in sub. (1) (e)
101. to 8
s. 37.01 (6) (a) to (f).
AB427, s. 104 11Section 104. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. d. of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1) (b) 4.
AB427, s. 105 12Section 105. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. e. of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1) (b) 5.
AB427, s. 106 13Section 106. 38.50 (13) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1) (c).
AB427, s. 107 14Section 107. 38.50 (13) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (1) (d).
AB427, s. 108 15Section 108. 38.50 (13) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (2).
AB427, s. 109 16Section 109. 38.50 (13) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (3).
AB427, s. 110 17Section 110. 38.50 (13) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 37.65 (4) and
18amended to read:
AB427,27,2319 37.65 (4) The board may charge a fee for evaluating an educational institution
20under par. (a) 2. e. sub. (1) (b) 5. in an amount that is sufficient to cover all costs that
21the board incurs in evaluating the institution. All fees collected by the board under
22this paragraph subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s.
2320.292 (2) (g).
AB427, s. 111 24Section 111. 45.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB427,28,6
145.20 (1) (d) "Tuition," when referring to the University of Wisconsin System,
2means academic fees and segregated fees; when referring to the technical colleges,
3means "program fees" and "additional fees" as described in s. 38.24 (1m) and (1s); and
4when referring to a high school, a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or a
5proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 ch. 37, means the charge for the
6courses or programs for which a person is enrolled.
AB427, s. 112 7Section 112. 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
832
, is amended to read:
AB427,28,159 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement
10program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of
11higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03
12(11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 ch. 37, enrolling
13in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001
14(15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under
15s. 39.47.
AB427, s. 113 16Section 113. 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB427,28,2217 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise
18qualified to receive benefits under this subsection may receive the benefits under
19this subsection upon the completion of any correspondence courses course, program,
20or part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside
21this state, from a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or from a proprietary
22school that is approved under s. 38.50 ch. 37, if any of the following applies:
AB427, s. 114 23Section 114. 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB427,29,1124 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b)
251. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in

1any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of
2a course or program at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any
3proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 ch. 37, any public or private high
4school, any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from
59 to 12, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident
6tuition under s. 39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement
7may not exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or
8scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or,
9if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education,
10the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate
11semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
AB427, s. 115 12Section 115. 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB427,29,1913 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for
14reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this
15state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is
16approved under s. 38.50 ch. 37, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school,
17as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an
18institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47
19is limited to the following:
AB427, s. 116 20Section 116. 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB427,30,221 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college
22under ch. 38 or in a proprietary program in a school in the state approved by the
23educational approval board under s. 38.50 ch. 37, other than a proprietary school
24offering a 4-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job

1training program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department
2by rule.
AB427, s. 117 3Section 117. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB427,30,104 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a claimant for tuition expenses and
5mandatory student fees for a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant's
6child and the claimant's dependent who is claimed under section 151 (c) of the
7Internal Revenue Code, to attend any university, college, technical college or a school
8approved under s. 38.50 ch. 37, that is located in Wisconsin or to attend a public
9vocational school or public institution of higher education in Minnesota under the
10Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47, calculated as follows:
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