Amendment ASA1-AB73

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, To 1995 ASSEMBLY BILL 73

May 23, 1995 - Offered by Joint committee on Finance.

AB73-ASA1,1,3 An Act to amend 21.49 (3) (a) and 21.49 (3) (b) 1.; and to create 21.49 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes; relating to: national guard tuition grants and making an appropriation.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB73-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 21.49 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:

AB73-ASA1,1,5 21.49 (2) (a) An officer or warrant officer.

AB73-ASA1,1,6 (b) An individual with a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.

AB73-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 21.49 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB73-ASA1,1,12 21.49 (3) (a) Any eligible guard member upon satisfactory completion of a full-time or part-time course in a qualifying school is eligible for a tuition grant equal to 50% 45% of the actual tuition charged by the school or 50% 45% of the maximum resident undergraduate tuition charged by the university of Wisconsin-Madison for a comparable number of credits, whichever amount is less.

AB73-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 21.49 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB73-ASA1,2,2 21.49 (3) (b) 1. Be submitted to the department for approval of payment no later than 6 months 90 days after the completion date of the course;

AB73-ASA1, s. 4 Section 4. Appropriation changes.

AB73-ASA1,2,8 (1)  National guard tuition grants. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of military affairs under section 20.465 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1993 and 1995, the dollar amount is increased by $590,300 for fiscal year 1994-95 to provide additional tuition grants to national guard members.

AB73-ASA1, s. 5 Section 5. Initial applicability.

AB73-ASA1,2,10 (1)  This act first applies to courses commenced after January 1, 1995.

AB73-ASA1,2,11 (End)