2005 WISCONSIN ACT 267
An Act to amend 39.41 (2) (b); and to create 39.41 (1) (c) of the statutes; relating to: eligibility of a student enrolled in a 2-year, full-time vocational diploma program at a technical college for an academic excellence higher education scholarship.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 39.41 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
39.41 (1) (c) "Vocational diploma" means a diploma granted to a person who has completed a 2-year, full-time program in an area designated and approved by the technical college system board for which the course requirements are established by that board.
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2. 39.41 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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 or degree, a bachelor's degree
, or a vocational diploma, the student shall be exempt from all tuition and fees, including segregated fees, in the subsequent 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. 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.
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3.
Initial applicability.
(1) Eligibility for academic excellence higher education scholarships. This act first applies to an academic excellence higher education scholarship originally awarded for the 2005-06 academic year.