SB644: Bill Text

SB644,2,6 36.11 (47) Armed forces. (intro.) If a student who is a member of a national guard or a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces withdraws from school after September 11, 2001, because he or she is called, with or without his or her consent, into state active duty or into active service with the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days, the board shall reenroll do all of the following:

SB644,2,9 (am) Reenroll the student beginning in the semester in which he or she is discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from active duty or the next succeeding semester, whichever the student prefers, shall give .

SB644,2,12 (bm) Give the student the same priority in registering for courses that the student would have had if he or she had registered for courses at the beginning of the registration period, and, at.

SB644,3,2 (c) At the student's request, do one of the following for all courses from which the student had to withdraw:

SB644,2 Section 2. 36.11 (47) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (47) (c) 1.

SB644,3 Section 3. 36.11 (47) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (47) (c) 2.

SB644,4 Section 4. 36.11 (47) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB644,3,9 36.11 (47) (d) Ensure that the student is provided a reasonable opportunity to complete final projects and final examinations for all courses in which the scheduled end date of the course is not more than 30 days after the date of the order calling the student into active duty or service.

SB644,5 Section 5. 36.27 (2) (br) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, is amended to read:

SB644,3,17 36.27 (2) (br) 2. If a student receiving the exemption under this paragraph withdraws from an institution during a semester or session because he or she is called into state active duty or into active service with the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days, the student is entitled to the exemption under this paragraph if he or she reenrolls in an institution during the semester in which he or she is discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from active duty or in the next succeeding semester.

SB644,6 Section 6. 38.12 (13) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB644,3,23 38.12 (13) Armed forces. (intro.) If a student who is a member of a national guard or a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces withdraws from school after September 11, 2001, because he or she is called, with or without his or her consent, into state active duty or into active service with the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days, the district board shall reenroll do all of the following:

SB644,4,3 (am) Reenroll the student beginning in the semester in which he or she is discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from active duty or the next succeeding semester, whichever the student prefers, shall give .

SB644,4,6 (bm) Give the student the same priority in registering for courses that the student would have had if he or she had registered for courses at the beginning of the registration period, and, at.

SB644,4,8 (c) At the student's request, do one of the following for all courses from which the student had to withdraw:

SB644,7 Section 7. 38.12 (13) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (13) (c) 1.

SB644,8 Section 8. 38.12 (13) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (13) (c) 2.

SB644,9 Section 9. 38.12 (13) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB644,4,15 38.12 (13) (d) Ensure that the student is provided a reasonable opportunity to complete final projects and final examinations for all courses in which the scheduled end date of the course is not more than 30 days after the date of the order calling the student into active duty or service.

SB644,10 Section 10. 39.48 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB644,4,25 39.48 Armed forces. (intro.) If a student who is a member of a national guard or a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces withdraws from a private nonprofit college or university located in this state, or from a school approved by the department of safety and professional services under s. 440.52 or the educational approval board under s. 38.50, 2015 stats., or authorized by the distance learning authorization board under s. 39.86, after September 11, 2001, because he or she is called, with or without his or her consent, into state active duty or into active service with the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days, the college or, university, or school shall, at the student's request, do all of the following:

SB644,11 Section 11. 39.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB644,5,4 39.48 (1) Reenroll the student beginning in the semester in which he or she is discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from active duty or the next succeeding semester, whichever the student prefers, and give .

SB644,5,7 (1m) Give the student the same priority in registering for courses that the student would have had if he or she had registered for courses at the beginning of the registration period.

SB644,12 Section 12. 39.48 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 39.48 (2m) (b).

SB644,13 Section 13. 39.48 (2m) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are created to read:

SB644,5,11 39.48 (2m) (intro.) At the student's request, do one of the following for all courses from which the student had to withdraw:

SB644,5,13 (a) Reimburse the student all tuition and fees paid for all the courses and a prorated portion of room and board payments.

SB644,14 Section 14. 39.48 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB644,5,18 39.48 (3) Ensure that the student is provided a reasonable opportunity to complete final projects and final examinations for all courses in which the scheduled end date of the course is not more than 30 days after the date of the order calling the student into active duty or service.

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