Amendment AA3-AB777

2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 3, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 777

January 31, 2018 - Offered by Representative Ballweg.

AB777-AA3,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB777-AA3,1,3 1. Page 1, line 3: delete “remissions for" and substitute “foster care remissions, private institution foster care grants,".

AB777-AA3,1,4 2. Page 2, line 5: after “remissions" insert “and grants".

AB777-AA3,1,5 3. Page 3, line 6: delete lines 6 to 9 and substitute:

AB777-AA3,1,9 “20.235 (1) (fx) Foster care remissions and grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to reimburse the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, technical college district boards, and private institutions under s. 39.51 for fee remissions and grants.”.

AB777-AA3,1,10 4. Page 6, line 9: after that line insert:

AB777-AA3,1,11 “(2m) Private institutions. (a) In this subsection:

AB777-AA3,1,12 1. “Eligible individual” has the meaning given in s. 36.27 (3g) (a) 1.

AB777-AA3,1,13 2. “Federal assistance” has the meaning given in s. 36.27 (3g) (a) 2.

AB777-AA3,2,3 3. “Private institution” means a private and nonprofit postsecondary institution that is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

AB777-AA3,2,6 (b) A private institution that provides grants to eligible individuals for a semester or session may obtain reimbursement for the grants under par. (c) if all of the following are satisfied:

AB777-AA3,2,8 1. The individuals complete the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid, as described in 20 USC 1090 (a), for that semester or session.

AB777-AA3,2,10 2. The individuals are enrolled in associate or bachelor's degree programs for that semester or session.

AB777-AA3,2,12 3. The amount of a grant to each individual is equal to the lesser of the following:

AB777-AA3,2,15 a. The amount of tuition the private institution charges the individual for that semester or session less the amount of any federal assistance awarded for the individual for that semester or session.

AB777-AA3,2,19 b. The amount of in-state tuition charged by the University of Wisconsin-Madison during that semester or session for a program that is comparable to the associate or bachelor's degree program in which the individual is enrolled.

AB777-AA3,2,22 4. The grants are not made to an individual after the private institution awards him or her a bachelor's degree or he or she attains the age of 25, whichever occurs first.

AB777-AA3,2,24 5. The grants are made to an individual for no more than a total of 12 semesters. For purposes of this subdivision, a session is counted as a semester.

AB777-AA3,3,2 6. The institution makes an additional grant to each individual from its own institutional funds, gifts, or grants that matches the amount under subd. 3.

AB777-AA3,3,9 (c) At the end of each semester, a private institution may certify to the board the number of students enrolled in the private institution to whom the private institution has made grants in compliance with par. (b) and the total amount of the grants after deducting the total amount of additional grants made under par. (b) 6. Subject to sub. (3), if the board approves the information certified under this paragraph, the board, from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fx), shall reimburse the private institution for the full amount of the grants.”.

AB777-AA3,3,10 5. Page 6, line 10: delete lines 10 to 18 and substitute:

AB777-AA3,3,21 “(3) Prorated reimbursement. In June of each fiscal year, the board shall determine the total amount of fees remitted by the Board of Regents that are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (1), the total amount of fees remitted by the district boards that are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2), and the total amount of grants by private institutions that are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2m). If the moneys appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fx) are not sufficient to reimburse the Board of Regents for the full amount of those fees, each district board for the full amount of those fees, and each private institution for the full amount of those grants, the board shall prorate the reimbursement paid under subs. (1), (2), and (2m) in the proportion that the moneys available bears to the total amount eligible for reimbursement under subs. (1), (2), and (2m).”.

AB777-AA3,4,3 6. Page 6, line 22: delete “or Technical College System" and substitute “, the Technical College System, or a private institution, as defined in section 39.51 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes, as created by this act".

AB777-AA3,4,4 (End)