6. Apply and do all that is necessary to gain admission to an eligible institution, which shall be shown in one of the following ways:
a. has been admitted to at least one eligible institution; or
b. plans to apply to at least 3 eligible institutions and meets those institutions' admission guidelines.
(c) Complete the Wisconsin Covenant Scholar verification form, consistent with the Wisconsin Covenant Scholar verification instructions, and submit the form to the office by April 1st of the student's senior year of high school. The form must be signed by the school principal or the principal's designee to be considered valid.
(2) By April 15th of each year, the office will submit to the board a list of scholars eligible for grant consideration.
(a) The current Wisconsin covenant scholar verification instructions and form will be available on the office's website (
www.wisconsincovenant.wi.gov) by August 1
st of each year and must be completed and sent to the office by April 1 of the following year. In addition, the current Wisconsin covenant scholar verification instructions and form will be mailed to students who have enrolled in the Wisconsin covenant scholars program under sub. (1) (a) by October 31 of their senior year of high school.
Adm 80.04 Scholar Qualifications for Award. (1) A scholar who meets the requirements of s.
Adm 80.03 shall receive an award only if all of the following apply:
(a) The scholar is eligible for in-state tuition under guidelines to be issued by the office; and
(b) The scholar is admitted to an eligible institution and enrolled, within one academic year of high school graduation, in a program eligible for federal student aid under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act leading to an undergraduate degree, diploma, or certificate from an eligible institution. Board staff may make exceptions to the one year enrollment requirement on a case-by-case basis due to health, military service or other personal reasons.
Adm 80.05 Continuing Scholar Eligibility. (1) The scholar may receive the grant award for no more than the equivalent of eight semesters. The equivalent may include a combination of traditional semesters, summer terms or other measurements of academic year. The eight semesters need not be continuous, but the student is eligible for the grant only within five academic years of his or her high school graduation.
(2) The scholar may not receive a grant in any semester in which the student is not enrolled at least half-time.
(3) Eligibility for the grant awards ceases if:
(a) The scholar does not maintain acceptable academic standards as prescribed by the student's institution of higher education; or
(b) The scholar does not file an updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually; or
(d) The scholar is convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanor.
Adm 80.06 Terms of Grants.
(1) Eligible institutions shall enter into a five-year contract with the board using the established financial aid distribution process. Annual program funds for the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars grant program will be allocated through these contracts for a period of five academic years following the high school graduation of each class of Wisconsin Covenant Scholars.
(2) Grant amounts will be determined by the Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) calculated by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) based on the following designations:
(a) For students attending an eligible institution full time:
1. Scholars with an EFC of $0 will receive $1,000 yearly grant for the first two years of postsecondary education. For the second two years of postsecondary education, the office shall develop and submit to the board a formula for awarding grants for the upcoming academic years to scholars enrolled in an eligible institution. This award amount assumes that the Wisconsin Covenant Foundation will continue to grant $1,500 per year for the first two years of postsecondary education for students with an EFC of $0. If the Wisconsin Covenant Foundation does not award at least $1,500 per year for the first two years of postsecondary education, then students with a $0 EFC will receive $1,500 per year for the first two years of postsecondary education.
2. Scholars with an EFC of $1 to $3,499 will receive $1,500 yearly grant for the first two years of postsecondary education. For the second two years of postsecondary education, the office shall develop and submit to the board a formula for awarding grants for the upcoming academic years to scholars enrolled in an eligible institution.
3. Scholars with an EFC of $3,500 to $11,999 will receive $1,000 yearly grant for the first two years of postsecondary education. For the second two years of postsecondary education, the office shall develop and submit to the board a formula for awarding grants for the upcoming academic years to scholars enrolled in an eligible institution.
4. Scholars with an EFC of $12,000 or greater will receive $250 yearly grant for the first two years of postsecondary education. For the second two years of postsecondary education, the office shall develop and submit to the board a formula for awarding grants for the upcoming academic years to scholars enrolled in an eligible institution.
(b) For students attending an eligible institution part time:
1. Scholars with an EFC of $0 to $3,499 will receive $750 yearly grant for the first two years of postsecondary education. For the second two years of postsecondary education, the office shall develop and submit to the board a formula for awarding grants for the upcoming academic years to scholars enrolled in an eligible institution.
2. Scholars with an EFC of $3,500 to $11,999 will receive $500 yearly grant for the first two years of postsecondary education. For the second two years of postsecondary education, the office shall develop and submit to the board a formula for awarding grants for the upcoming academic years to scholars enrolled in an institution.
3. Scholars with an EFC of $12,000 or greater will receive $125 yearly grant for the first two years of postsecondary education. For the second two years of postsecondary education, the office shall develop and submit to the board a formula for awarding grants for the upcoming academic years to scholars enrolled in an eligible institution.
Adm 80.07 High School Responsibilities. (1) On or before January 31 of each year, the office will provide to each high school principal or principal's designee a list of students who are eligible for verification in that year. By April 5 of each year, each high school principal or principal's designee is required to provide a list of students who completed the pledge and have been verified via a form provided by the office, as well as those students who did not present a form for verification.
Adm 80.08 Institutional and Partner Responsibilities. (1) Each eligible institution shall ensure that the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars grant does not replace other need-based federal, state, or institutional grant assistance in the package of financial aid offered to the scholar by the institution.
(2) Funds shall be returned to the board, using the board's established Return of Funds policy HEA 1.07 for scholars who withdraw, drop out or fail to enroll.
(3) To help make the Wisconsin Covenant a reality for Wisconsin students and their families, the University of Wisconsin System, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Wisconsin Technical College System, and the Department of Public Instruction shall work together to ensure:
(a) There is a place for each Covenant Scholar in higher education. The respective systems will work to prioritize the entrance of the Covenant Scholars into their systems and identify a place for each Scholar in the higher education system of their choice.
(b) Covenant Scholars can access available financial resources including but not limited to scholarships, grants, loans, and work that will put higher education within reach for each Covenant Scholar.
(c) Support for the Covenant Scholars in middle and high school to help them achieve their goals through the continuation, expansion, or establishment of pre-college programming, mentoring, tutoring, and other local supports.
(4) The University of Wisconsin System, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Wisconsin Technical College System, and the Department of Public Instruction will report annually to the office detailing the nature of support the system is providing for the Covenant Scholars as well the outcomes of this support. This report is intended to connect college access programs with students who have signed the pledge or students who have been designated Wisconsin Covenant Scholars and to highlight best practices of college access programming statewide. The office will work in conjunction with the reporting agencies regarding the annual goals and substance of the report.
Adm 80.09 Wisconsin Covenant College Access Network Council. (1) Pursuant to s.
16.257, the office shall establish a Wisconsin Covenant College Access Network Council charged with coordinating statewide college access programs and organizations in an effort to minimize duplication of effort and maximize student pursuit of postsecondary education.
(a) The members of this council shall include:
1. Director, Office of the Wisconsin Covenant;
2. President, University of Wisconsin System;
3. President, Wisconsin Technical College System;
4. President, Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities;
5. Superintendent, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction;
6. Executive Secretary, Higher Education Aids Board
(b) In addition, the council shall appoint associate members representing the following each of the following:
1. A non-profit organization with significant college access programming; and
2. A non-profit organization that provides significant funding for college access programming; and
3. A representative from the business community
Adm 80.10 Reporting System. (1) The reporting system contemplated by s.
39.437 (5) (a), Stats., is established under s.
HEA 1.02 and administered by the board. The board will share this information on an annual basis with the office.
Agency Contact Person
Shannon Loredo
Office of the Wisconsin Covenant
101 E. Wilson Street
P.O. Box 7869
Madison, WI 53707-7869
Phone: 608-261-8652
Notice of Hearing
Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to authority vested in the Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board in ss.
15.08 (5) (b),
227.11 (2) and
454.06 (2) (c),
(3) (d),
(4) (c),
(5) (c) and
(6) (c), Stats., the Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider an order to revise Chapter
BC 7, relating to examinations for barbers and cosmetologists, aestheticians, electrologists, manicurists, and managers.
Hearing Information
Date: May 3, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: 1400 East Washington Avenue
Room 121A
Madison, Wisconsin
Appearances at the Hearing and Submission of Written Comments
Interested persons are invited to present information at the hearing. Persons appearing may make an oral presentation but are urged to submit facts, opinions and argument in writing as well. Facts, opinions and argument may also be submitted in writing without a personal appearance by mail addressed to Pamela Haack, Paralegal, Department of Regulation and Licensing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 152, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8935, or by email to
pamela.haack@wisconsin.gov. Comments must be received on or before
May 3, 2010, to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.
Copies of Proposed Rule
Copies of this proposed rule are available upon request to Pamela Haack, Paralegal, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Division of Board Services, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or by email at
pamela.haack@wisconsin.gov.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Regulation and Licensing
Statutes interpreted
Statutory authority
Explanation of agency authority
Plain language analysis
This proposed rule-making amends ch.
BC 7, Examinations, to modify some of the provisions to conform to current practice and to clean up redundant language to make the rules easier to read and use.
SECTION 1 repeals a section that specified detailed requirements for the scheduling and administration of the required examinations. The section is recreated to allow the board to prepare, administer and grade examinations or to approve an examination prepared, administered and graded by a test service provider. The section also requires the board to ensure there is an appeal process for applicants who fail the examination.
SECTION 2 repeals a provision that simply said examinations shall test for entry level competence. It is recreated to require the board to determine the subject matters that will be tested and to design the test for minimum competence.
SECTION 3 amends the current requirement that the board furnish upon request information describing the competencies that will be tested. The board will now be required to make that information generally available.
SECTION 4 combines into one provision the requirement that an applicant for a barber or cosmetologist, aesthetician, electrologist, or manicurist license is required to take a written and practical examination. This section also amends a provision to make it clear that a manager must only complete a written examination.
SECTION 5 repeals the provisions that became unnecessary after its substance was combined into one section in SECTION 4.
SECTION 6 combines into one provision the requirement that a passing score shall be based on the board's determination of what is minimum competence.
SECTION 7 repeals the provisions that became unnecessary after its substance was combined into one section in SECTION 6.
SECTION 8 amends a provision to grant the board the authority to deny a license or to withhold an examination score to an applicant who gives or receives unauthorized assistance during the examination.
SECTION 9 repeals a provision that requires two examiners to confer before issuing a failing score in the practical examination and that required the board to provide the examinee with a written description of the reasons for that failure. This section is recreated to require the board to provide an applicant a report of the reasons for failure.
SECTION 10 repeals two provisions, the first of which is the section that contained specific requirements to be followed when an applicant requested a review of a failed examination. The provision provided that applicants could review the examination and write comments, questions or claims of error regarding any question in the examination. Those notes had to remain with the proctor to be used later at a potential hearing. The board was required to review the applicant's claims. The second repealed provision contained the process by which an applicant would appeal and ultimately request a hearing on a claim of error. The right to request an appeal was moved to s.
BC 7.01 (2).
The provisions allowing review of examination questions had to be repealed because the questions themselves are proprietary intellectual property under law.
SECTION 11 renumbers a provision to make the order of the rule provisions follow in a logical manner.
