Amendment SSA1-SB228

SB228-SSA1,6,6 f. From among seniors enrolled in high schools with an enrollment of 2,500 or more pupils, the number calculated under par. (k) 1. f.

SB228-SSA1,6 Section 6. 39.41 (1m) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,6,13 39.41 (1m) (c) 4. For each public, private, or tribal high school with an enrollment of at least 80 pupils, notify the school board of the school district operating the public high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school of the number of scholars to be requirement under par. (d) 1. to provide to the executive secretary a list of rankings of seniors who may be designated as scholars under par. (a) or (c) 3m.

SB228-SSA1,7 Section 7. 39.41 (1m) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,6,20 39.41 (1m) (c) 5. For each public, private, or tribal high school with an enrollment of less fewer than 80 pupils, notify the school board of the school district operating the public high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school that the school board or governing body may nominate a senior and an alternate under par. (b) who may be designated as a scholar by the executive secretary.

SB228-SSA1,8 Section 8. 39.41 (1m) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB228-SSA1,7,12 39.41 (1m) (d) 1. By February 25 of each school year, the school board of each school district operating one or more high schools and the governing body of each private high school and of each tribal high school shall identify, for each high school with an enrollment of at least 80 pupils, each senior who has a grade point average in all subjects of at least 3.500 or the equivalent and who has a score of at least 28 on the American college test. The school board or governing body shall create a list of all such seniors for each high school, ranking them, from highest to lowest, in order of grade point average but, in instances where 2 or more seniors have the same grade point average, ordering these seniors with the same grade point average according to their score on the American college test. In instances where 2 or more seniors have the same grade point average and the same score on the American college test, the faculty of the high school shall determine the relative ranking of these seniors and certify the order of ranking of these seniors to the school board or governing body. This list of rankings shall identify, on the list, each senior's grade point average and American college test score. The school board or governing body shall provide this list of rankings to the executive secretary by February 25 of each school year.

SB228-SSA1,7,19 2. From each high school for which the executive secretary receives a list of rankings under subd. 1., the executive secretary shall designate scholars under par. (a) according to the order of ranking of seniors on this list of rankings. After the applicable number of seniors to be designated as scholars under par. (a) have accepted the designation as a scholar as provided in subd. 3., the remaining seniors on this list of rankings shall be considered alternates and the executive secretary shall proceed as provided in par. (k) 2.

SB228-SSA1,8,15 3. Upon receiving notice of his or her designation as a scholar under par. (a), a senior shall give notice to the executive secretary that the senior accepts or declines the designation or shall request an extension of time to accept or decline the designation, which extension may be granted only in writing, upon a showing of good cause, and may not exceed 30 days. The senior shall give this notice accepting or declining the designation, or requesting an extension, in writing and within 10 days of the date of the executive secretary's notice of designation, or by May 1 of the school year in which the senior receives notice of the designation, whichever is later. If the senior requests an extension of time to accept or decline the designation and the request is granted, the senior shall give notice in writing that he or she accepts or declines the designation by the end of the extension period. If a senior does not give timely notice under this subdivision, the designation is revoked and the executive secretary shall designate as a scholar the next senior on the list of rankings under subd. 1. The executive secretary shall repeat this process as necessary until the executive secretary receives timely acceptance of the designation. The executive secretary shall follow this procedure until the executive secretary has designated scholars for the applicable number of seniors to be designated under par. (a) or until the executive secretary has exhausted the list of rankings of seniors. A senior designated as a scholar under par. (a) is not considered to be a designated scholar for purposes of sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) unless the senior has accepted the designation as provided in this subdivision.

SB228-SSA1,8,21 4. For each high school, if the number of eligible seniors on the list of rankings under subd. 1. who accept designation as a scholar is less than the applicable number of seniors to be designated as scholars under par. (a), the executive secretary shall determine the number of scholars the executive secretary was authorized to designate under par. (a) but could not designate because of an insufficient number of eligible seniors who accept the designation.

SB228-SSA1,9 Section 9. 39.41 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,9,17 39.41 (1m) (e) If 2 or more seniors from the same high school of less fewer than 80 pupils have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one nominated senior and one alternate, are otherwise eligible for nomination under par. (b), the faculty of the high school shall select the senior who may be nominated by the school board of the school district operating the public high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school for designation under par. (b) as a scholar by the executive secretary and shall also select an alternate nominee. If that the nominated senior or the alternate is designated as a scholar by the executive secretary, but does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), the faculty of the high school shall select, in order of priority, one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average and with a score of at least 28 on the American college test for certification as a scholar or, if there is no remaining senior with the same grade point average and with a score of at least 28 on the American college test, one or more of the remaining seniors with the next highest grade point average, but not less than 3.800 3.500 or the equivalent, and with a score of at least 28 on the American college test for certification as a scholar, and the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school shall certify to the board one or more of these seniors as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.

SB228-SSA1,10 Section 10. 39.41 (1m) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 39.41 (1m) (g) 1. and amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,9,25 39.41 (1m) (g) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) and except as provided in subd. 2., if a high school of at least 80 pupils closes or merges in the 1991-92 school year or in any school year thereafter, the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school shall, subject to par. (d), for each of the 2 school years following the closure or merger, designate the same number of scholars from among the pupils enrolled in the high school at the time of closure or merger as the number of scholars designated for that high school in the school year the high school closed or merged. Any seniors designated under this paragraph shall be eligible for an original scholarship under this section.

SB228-SSA1,11 Section 11. 39.41 (1m) (g) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB228-SSA1,10,6 39.41 (1m) (g) 2. Any designation under subd. 1. after the 2015-16 school year shall be made by the executive director.

SB228-SSA1,12 Section 12. 39.41 (1m) (h) of the statutes is repealed.

SB228-SSA1,13 Section 13. 39.41 (1m) (i) of the statutes is repealed.

SB228-SSA1,14 Section 14. 39.41 (1m) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,10,15 39.41 (1m) (j) In the event that If 2 or more seniors from the same high school of at least 80 pupils have the same grade point average and score on the American college test and are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (a), the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school shall make the designation of rank the seniors as determined and certified by the faculty of the high school for purposes of under par. (d) or (i).

SB228-SSA1,15 Section 15. 39.41 (1m) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

SB228-SSA1,10,21 39.41 (1m) (k) 1. Based on the numbers determined by the executive secretary under par. (d) 4., the executive secretary shall calculate the total number of scholars authorized to be designated under par. (a) but that could not be designated because of an insufficient number of eligible seniors who accept the designation, for all of the following:

SB228-SSA1,10,23 a. High schools with an enrollment of at least 80 pupils but fewer than 500 pupils.

SB228-SSA1,10,25 b. High schools with an enrollment of at least 500 pupils but fewer than 1,000 pupils.

SB228-SSA1,11,2 c. High schools with an enrollment of at least 1,000 pupils but fewer than 1,500 pupils.

SB228-SSA1,11,4 d. High schools with an enrollment of at least 1,500 pupils but fewer than 2,000 pupils.

SB228-SSA1,11,6 e. High schools with an enrollment of at least 2,000 pupils but fewer than 2,500 pupils.

SB228-SSA1,11,7 f. High schools with an enrollment of 2,500 or more pupils.

SB228-SSA1,11,23 2. After alternates on the list of rankings under par. (d) 1. are determined as provided in par. (d) 2., the executive secretary shall create a new list of rankings of alternates as provided in this subdivision. The executive secretary shall separate the lists of rankings received by the executive secretary under par. (d) 1. into 6 groups to correspond with the 6 groupings of high schools by size of enrollment under subd. 1. and shall include on these lists only seniors the executive secretary has determined to be alternates. Within each of these groups, the executive secretary shall consolidate the lists of rankings of alternates and reorder the rankings, from highest to lowest, according to the seniors' American college test scores. The executive secretary shall designate seniors as scholars under par. (c) 3m. based on the order of ranking, within each group, of seniors by American college test score. If 2 or more seniors have the same American college test score and the number of scholars authorized for designation under par. (c) 3m. is less than the number of seniors with the same American college test score, the executive secretary shall determine by lottery which senior or seniors, among those with the same American college test scores, are designated as scholars under par. (c) 3m.

SB228-SSA1,12,19 3. Upon receiving notice of his or her designation as a scholar under par. (c) 3m., a senior shall give notice to the executive secretary that the senior accepts or declines the designation or shall request an extension of time to accept or decline the designation, which extension may be granted only in writing, upon a showing of good cause, and may not exceed 30 days. The senior shall give this notice accepting or declining the designation, or requesting an extension, in writing and within 5 days of the date of the executive secretary's notice of designation, or by May 1 of the school year in which the senior receives notice of the designation, whichever is later. If the senior requests an extension of time to accept or decline the designation and the request is granted, the senior shall give notice in writing that he or she accepts or declines the designation by the end of the extension period. If a senior does not give timely notice under this subdivision, the designation is revoked and the executive secretary shall designate as a scholar the next senior on the executive secretary's applicable consolidated list of rankings under subd. 2. The executive secretary shall repeat this process as necessary until the executive secretary receives timely acceptance of the designation. The executive secretary shall follow this procedure until the executive secretary has made all designations authorized under par. (c) 3m. or until the executive secretary has exhausted the applicable consolidated list of rankings under subd. 2. A senior designated as a scholar under par. (c) 3m. is not considered to be a designated scholar for purposes of sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) unless the senior has accepted the designation as provided in this subdivision.

SB228-SSA1,16 Section 16. 39.41 (1m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,13,2 39.41 (1m) (m) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) and (d), if a high school ranks its seniors on the basis of grades in academic subjects, the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school or, for purposes of par. (d), the faculty of the high school may request a waiver from the executive secretary in order to fulfill its requirements under par. (a), (b) or (d), and the executive secretary may fulfill the requirements under par. (a), on the basis of grade point averages in academic subjects.

SB228-SSA1,17 Section 17. 39.41 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,13,13 39.41 (2) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls, on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in an institution within the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college district school that is participating in the program under this section, the scholar shall receive a higher education scholarship that exempts the scholar from 50 percent of all tuition and fees, including segregated fees, at the institution or district school for one year, except that the maximum scholarship for a scholar who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year.

SB228-SSA1,18 Section 18. 39.41 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,14,2 39.41 (2) (b) For each year that a scholar who receives a scholarship under par. (a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.000 grade point average, or the equivalent as determined by the institution or district school, and makes satisfactory progress toward an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or a vocational diploma, the student scholar shall be exempt from 50 percent of all tuition and fees, including segregated fees, in the subsequent year or, if the scholar does not enroll in a participating institution of higher education in the subsequent year, in the 2nd year following the year in which the scholar received the scholarship , except that the maximum scholarship for a scholar who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year. No scholar is eligible for an exemption for more than 4 years in the University of Wisconsin System or more than 3 years at a district school.

SB228-SSA1,19 Section 19. 39.41 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,14,9 39.41 (2) (c) Subject to sub. (4), for each year the student that a scholar is exempt from tuition and fees under par. (a) or (b), the board shall pay the institution or district school, on behalf of the student scholar, an amount equal to 50% 25 percent of the student's scholar's tuition and fees, except that the maximum payment for a student who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per academic year.

SB228-SSA1,20 Section 20. 39.41 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,14,20 39.41 (3) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls, on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a private institution of higher education that is located in this state and participating in the program under this section, the board shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil scholar, an amount equal to 50% 25 percent of the tuition and fees charged a resident undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the same academic year, except that the maximum payment for a pupil who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per academic year.

SB228-SSA1,21 Section 21. 39.41 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,15,5 39.41 (3) (b) For each year that a scholar who receives a scholarship under par. (a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.000 grade point average, or the equivalent as determined by the private institution, and makes satisfactory progress toward a bachelor's degree, the student scholar is eligible for a higher education scholarship as determined under par. (a) in the subsequent year or, if the scholar does not enroll in a participating institution of higher education in the subsequent year, in the 2nd year following the year in which the scholar received the scholarship. No scholar is eligible for a higher education scholarship for more than 4 years at a private institution of higher education.

SB228-SSA1,22 Section 22. 39.41 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB228-SSA1,15,11 39.41 (3m) In addition to receiving a scholarship under sub. (2) or (3), if the scholar graduates from an institution within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college district school, or a private institution of higher education located in this state with a bachelor's degree, an associate degree, or a vocational diploma, the scholar may claim the credit under s. 71.07 (5p).

SB228-SSA1,23 Section 23. 39.41 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB228-SSA1,15,19 39.41 (5) (a) 1. Each institution within the University of Wisconsin System, technical college district school and private institution of higher education that wishes to participate in the scholarship program under this section in an academic year 1999-2000 and thereafter shall notify the board by October 1, 1998, of the immediately preceding academic year that the institution wishes to participate. A notice of intent to participate given under this subdivision continues in effect for subsequent academic years, subject to any notice given under subd. 2.

SB228-SSA1,24 Section 24. 71.07 (5p) of the statutes is created to read:

SB228-SSA1,15,22 71.07 (5p) Academic scholarship tax credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

SB228-SSA1,16,2 1. "Claimant" means an individual who files a claim under this subsection, who has received a scholarship under s. 39.41 (2) or (3), and who has graduated from the institution or school with regard to which he or she received the scholarship, as described in s. 39.41 (3m).

SB228-SSA1,16,11 2. "Eligible amount" means 50 percent of all tuition and fees, including segregated fees, that would have been charged to a single full-time student by the institution or school attended by an individual who received a higher education scholarship under s. 39.41 (2) for the years in which the individual received the scholarship under that subsection, or 50 percent of all tuition and fees charged a single full-time resident undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the years in which an individual who received a scholarship under s. 39.41 (3) attended a private institution of higher education located in this state for the years in which the individual received the scholarship under that subsection.

SB228-SSA1,16,17 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the conditions and limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, one-seventh of an eligible amount in the taxable year that immediately follows the year in which the individual graduates, as described in s. 39.41 (3m), and an additional one-seventh of an eligible amount in each of the next 6 successive taxable years.

SB228-SSA1,16,21 (c) Conditions and limitations. 1. No individual may file a claim under this subsection unless he or she submits to the department with his or her tax return, on a form prepared by the department, information regarding the calculation of that individual's eligible amount.

SB228-SSA1,16,23 2. No individual may file a claim under this subsection unless he or she was a full-year resident of this state in the year to which the claim relates.

SB228-SSA1,16,25 3. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the period specified under s. 71.75 (2).

SB228-SSA1,17,5 4. Except as provided in subd. 5., no individual may file a claim under this subsection for any taxable year other than the taxable year that begins immediately after the taxable year in which the claimant graduates from the institution or school with regard to which he or she received the scholarship, as described in s. 39.41 (3m), and the next 6 successive taxable years.

SB228-SSA1,17,12 5. An individual may delay the time when he or she is otherwise required to begin claiming the credit under this subsection as described in subd. 4. if, in the taxable year that immediately follows the year in which the individual graduates, as described in s. 39.41 (3m), the individual is a full-time student enrolled in a course of study that is leading to a higher degree. For purposes of this subdivision, an associate degree is higher than a vocational diploma, and a bachelor's degree is higher than an associate degree.

SB228-SSA1,17,14 (d) Administration. Subsection (5m) (d), as it applies to the credit under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.

SB228-SSA1,25 Section 25. 71.10 (4) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:

SB228-SSA1,17,16 71.10 (4) (cs) Academic scholarship tax credit under s. 71.07 (5p).

SB228-SSA1,26 Section 26. Initial applicability.

SB228-SSA1,17,23 (1) Academic excellence higher education scholarships. The treatment of section 39.41 (1) (ag), (1m) (a), (b), (c) 3m., 4. and 5., (d), (e), (g) 1. and 2., (h), (i), (j), (k), and (m), (2) (a), (b), and (c), (3) (a) and (b), and (3m) of the statutes first applies to students who enroll in an institution within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college district school, or a private institution of higher education in the 2016-17 academic year.

SB228-SSA1,18,2 (2) Academic scholarship tax credit. The treatment of section 71.07 (5p) first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

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