AB100-engrossed,641,2517
39.41
(1m) (f) If 2 or more seniors from the Wisconsin school for the visually
18handicapped have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one
19designated senior, are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 1., the
20executive secretary shall make the designation under par. (c) 1. of the senior who may
21be eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not
22qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate
23one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible
24for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the
25scholarship may be awarded by the
department board.
AB100-engrossed,642,102
39.41
(1m) (fm) If 2 or more seniors from the Wisconsin school for the deaf have
3the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior,
4are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 2., the
executive secretary shall
5make the designation under par. (c) 2. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher
6education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher
7education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the
8remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher
9education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
10may be awarded by the
department board.
AB100-engrossed,642,2212
39.41
(1m) (i) Notwithstanding par. (d), if the school board of a school district
13operating a high school or the governing body of a private high school has complied
14with s. 39.41 (1m) (d), 1991 stats., for the 1993-94 school year and a senior from that
15high school designated as a scholar under s. 39.41 (1m) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 39.41
16(1m) (d), 1991 stats., does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub.
17(2) (a) or (3) (a), the faculty of the high school shall select one or more of the remaining
18seniors with the same grade point average for certification as a scholar. The school
19board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the
20private high school shall certify to the
department
board one or more of these seniors
21as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a)
22until the scholarship may be awarded by the
department
board.
AB100-engrossed,643,424
39.41
(1m) (m) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) and (d), if a high school ranks its
25seniors on the basis of grades in academic subjects, the school board of the school
1district operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school or,
2for purposes of par. (d), the faculty of the high school may request a waiver from the
3executive secretary in order to fulfill its requirements under par. (a), (b) or (d) on the
4basis of grade point averages in academic subjects.
AB100-engrossed,643,106
39.41
(1m) (r) The board, in consultation with the department of public
7instruction, shall develop guidelines that may be used by the faculty of a high school
8to fulfill its requirements under par. (d) or (e). The guidelines shall include a method
9of weighting courses differently for purposes of the calculation of grade point
10averages.
AB100-engrossed,643,2112
39.41
(2) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
13on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
14school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a center or institution
15within the university of Wisconsin system or in a technical college district school that
16is participating in the program under this section, the scholar shall receive a higher
17education scholarship that exempts the scholar from all tuition and fees, including
18segregated fees, at the center, institution or district school for one year,
subject to the
19availability of funds, except that the maximum scholarship for a scholar who receives
20an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year
21thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year.
AB100-engrossed,644,723
39.41
(2) (b) For each year that a scholar who receives a scholarship under par.
24(a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.0 grade point average, or the
25equivalent as determined by the center, institution or district school, and makes
1satisfactory progress toward an associate or a bachelor's degree, the student shall be
2exempt from all tuition and fees, including segregated fees, in the subsequent year,
3subject to the availability of funds, except that the maximum scholarship for a
4scholar who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any
5academic year thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year. No scholar is
6eligible for an exemption for more than 4 years at a center or institution or more than
73 years at a district school.
AB100-engrossed,644,149
39.41
(2) (c) Subject to sub. (4), for each year the student is exempt from tuition
10and fees under par. (a) or (b), the
department board shall pay the center, institution
11or district school, on behalf of the student, an amount equal to 50% of the student's
12tuition and fees, except that the maximum payment for a student who receives an
13original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year
14thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per academic year.
AB100-engrossed,644,2516
39.41
(3) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
17on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
18school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a private institution of
19higher education that is located in this state and participating in the program under
20this section, the
department board shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil,
21an amount equal to 50% of the tuition and fees charged a resident undergraduate at
22the university of Wisconsin-Madison in the same academic year, except that the
23maximum payment for a pupil who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97
24academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $1,125 per
25academic year.
AB100-engrossed,645,102
39.41
(4) (a) The
department board shall make the payments under subs. (2)
3(c) and (3) only if the center, institution, district school or private institution matches
4the amount of the payment from institutional funds, gifts or grants. Beginning in
5the 1992-93 school year, the matching requirement under this paragraph for the
6centers and institutions within the university of Wisconsin system shall be satisfied
7by payments of an amount equal to the total payments from the centers and
8institutions made under this paragraph in the 1991-92 school year and, if such
9payments are insufficient to satisfy the matching requirement, by the waiver of
10academic fees established under s. 36.27.
AB100-engrossed,645,1511
(b) The
department board shall make the payments under subs. (2) (c) and (3)
12from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy)
subject to the availability of funds.
13If the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy) in any fiscal year is
14insufficient to fully make the payments, the amount of each payment shall be
15reduced proportionately.
AB100-engrossed,645,2117
39.41
(5) (a) Each center or institution within the university of Wisconsin
18system, technical college district school and private institution of higher education
19that wishes to participate in the scholarship program under this section shall notify
20the
department board by October 1 prior to the academic year in which the
21institution wishes to participate.
AB100-engrossed,645,2522
(b) Each designated scholar who is eligible for a higher education scholarship
23under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) shall notify the
department board as soon as practicable
24of the institution of higher education he or she will be attending in the next academic
25year.
AB100-engrossed,646,3
1(c) Annually, the
department board shall notify each scholar who will be
2attending a participating institution of higher education in the next academic year
3of the amount of his or her higher education scholarship.
AB100-engrossed,646,95
39.41
(7) By August 1,
1993 1997, and annually thereafter, the
department 6board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance evaluating the success
7of the program under this section. The report shall specify the number and amount
8of the scholarships awarded in the current fiscal year and the institutions of higher
9education chosen by the scholarship recipients.
AB100-engrossed,646,1211
39.41
(8) The
executive secretary shall promulgate rules establishing criteria
12for the designation of scholars under sub. (1m) (c) 3.
AB100-engrossed,646,24
1439.42 Interstate agreements. The
department board, with the approval of
15the joint committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported
16institution of post-high school education, with the approval of the
department board 17and the joint committee on finance, may enter into agreements or understandings
18which include remission of nonresident tuition for designated categories of students
19at state institutions of higher education with appropriate state agencies and
20institutions of higher education in other states to facilitate use of public higher
21education institutions of this state and other states. Such agreements and
22understandings shall have as their purpose the mutual improvement of educational
23advantages for residents of this state and such other states or institutions of other
24states with which agreements are made.
AB100-engrossed,647,6
139.435
(1) There is established, to be administered by the
department board,
2a higher education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at
3least half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in
4accredited institutions of higher education in this state. Except as authorized under
5sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public
6institutions in this state.
AB100-engrossed,647,158
39.435
(2) The
department board shall award talent incentive grants to
9uniquely needy students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public
10and private nonprofit institutions located in this state and to sophomores, juniors
11and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection
12may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The
department board may not award a
13grant to the same student for more than 10 consecutive semesters or their
14equivalent. The
department board shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility
15criteria for grants under this subsection.
AB100-engrossed,647,2317
39.435
(3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
18academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
19amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $1,800 during
20any one academic year. The
department board shall, by rule, establish a reporting
21system to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other
22rules the
department board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the
23program.
AB100-engrossed,648,5
139.435
(4) (a) The
department
board shall promulgate rules establishing
2policies and procedures for determining dependent and independent status and for
3the calculation of expected parental and student contributions. The rules shall be
4consistent with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs
5analysis methodology.
AB100-engrossed,648,97
39.435
(4) (b) 1. Annually, the
department board shall establish equity award
8levels for students enrolled in the university of Wisconsin system and for students
9enrolled in technical colleges.
AB100-engrossed,648,1210
2. From the equity levels established under subd. 1., the
department board 11shall subtract the amount of the expected parental contribution and the expected
12student contribution to determine the amount of the student's grant.
AB100-engrossed,648,1514
39.435
(4) (c) Grants paid to independent students shall be determined by the
15department board consistent with the rules and procedures under pars. (a) and (b).
AB100-engrossed,648,1817
39.435
(4) (d) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any
18formula approved or modified by the
education commission board under s. 39.285 (1).
AB100-engrossed,649,220
39.435
(5) The
department board shall ensure that grants under this section
21are made available to students attending private or public institutions in this state
22who are deaf or hard of hearing or visually handicapped and who demonstrate need.
23Grants may also be made available to such handicapped students attending private
24or public institutions in other states under criteria established by the
department
1board. In determining the financial need of these students special consideration
2shall be given to their unique and unusual costs.
AB100-engrossed,649,74
39.435
(6) The
department board may not make a grant under this section to
5a person if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the
6person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support,
7medical expenses or birth expenses.
AB100-engrossed,649,129
39.44
(1) (b) There is established, to be administered by the
department board,
10the minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates
11enrolled in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in
12technical colleges in this state.
AB100-engrossed,649,1814
39.44
(2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the
15appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fg), with 50% distributed to the eligible private
16institutions and 50% distributed to the eligible technical colleges
, except as provided
17in 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9127 (1et). The
department board shall audit the
18enrollment statistics annually.
AB100-engrossed,649,2120
39.44
(3) (b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
department board that such
21funds do not replace institutional grants to the recipients.
AB100-engrossed,650,223
39.44
(3) (c) Annually report to the
department board the number of awards
24made, the amount of each award, the minority status of each recipient, other
1financial aid awards made to each recipient and the total amount of financial aid
2made available to the eligible students.
AB100-engrossed,650,94
39.44
(4) The
department board shall notify an institution or school receiving
5funds under sub. (2) if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855
6(7) that a student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes
7past support, medical expenses or birth expenses. An institution or school may not
8award a grant under this section to a student if it receives a notification under this
9subsection concerning that student.
AB100-engrossed,650,1311
39.45
(2) There is established, to be determined by the
department board, a
12grant program for resident students who are current recipients of aid to families with
13dependent children under s. 49.19.
AB100-engrossed,650,2315
39.45
(3) Grants under this section shall be awarded on the basis of financial
16need, as determined by the
department board, to resident students enrolled for at
17least 6 academic credits in the 2nd or 3rd year in programs leading to an associate
18degree or the 3rd, 4th or 5th year in programs leading to a bachelor's degree. Except
19as provided in sub. (5), no grant may exceed $4,000 per academic year. Students may
20apply for grants, upon a form prepared and furnished by the
department board, on
21or after February 1 of any year for the fall semester or session of the upcoming
22academic year. No student is eligible to receive a grant under this section for more
23than 3 academic years.
AB100-engrossed,651,5
139.45
(4) The
department
board shall give preference, as much as practicable,
2in awarding grants under this section to students enrolled in courses likely to
3increase the immediate employment opportunities of such students. The
4department board shall publish a list of such courses and shall include courses that
5have an occupational or vocational objective in areas with existing labor needs.
AB100-engrossed,651,127
39.45
(5) The
department board may award supplemental grants of between
8$500 and $1,000 per child per semester or session to students for the cost of child care
9for preschool children of the students. The student shall demonstrate, as determined
10by the
department board, financial need for the supplemental grant. In awarding
11grants under this subsection, the
department board may not exceed 20% of the
12appropriation for a given fiscal year for the grant program.
AB100-engrossed,651,1714
39.45
(6) From the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fc), the
department board 15shall use available funds to make grant awards under this section, but no award may
16be made before March 1 for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic
17year.
AB100-engrossed,651,2419
39.45
(7) The
department board shall promulgate rules to administer this
20section, including criteria and procedures for repayment of grants awarded under
21this section, including interest, by certain grant recipients who no longer reside in
22this state or do not successfully complete requirements for a degree. The
department 23board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all
24repayments of grants awarded under this section and the interest on the grants.
AB100-engrossed,652,2
139.45
(8) No student is eligible for an original grant under this section after the
21996-97 academic year.
AB100-engrossed,652,104
39.46
(1) On or before July 1 of each year, the
department board shall initiate,
5investigate and formulate for procurement, a contract for dental education services
6in accordance with this section. Thereafter, the
department board shall conduct a
7biennial analysis of the program and include a report on its findings and
8recommendations in its reports under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The legislative audit bureau
9shall biennially postaudit expenditures under this section. Section 16.75 (1) to (5)
10are waived with respect to such contract.
AB100-engrossed,652,1812
39.46
(2) (d) That the dental school administer and operate its courses and
13programs in dentistry in conformity with academic and professional standards, rules
14and requirements and seek progressively to enrich and improve its courses of dental
15education, research and public service by full and efficient use of budgetary and other
16resources available to it. In monitoring compliance with this paragraph the
17department board may rely on 3rd-party evaluations conducted by appropriate and
18recognized accrediting bodies.
AB100-engrossed,653,220
39.47
(1) There is established, to be administered by the
department board, a
21Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement, the purpose of which shall be
22to ensure that neither state shall profit at the expense of the other and that the
23determination of any amounts owed by either state under the agreement shall be
24based on an equitable formula which reflects the educational costs incurred by the
252 states. The
department board, representing this state, shall enter into an
1agreement meeting the requirements of this section with the designated body
2representing the state of Minnesota.
AB100-engrossed,653,174
39.47
(2) The agreement under this section shall provide for the waiver of
5nonresident tuition for a resident of either state who is enrolled in a public vocational
6school located in the other state. The agreement shall also establish a reciprocal fee
7structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher
8education, other than vocational schools, located in the other state. The reciprocal
9fee shall be the average academic fee that would be charged the student at a
10comparable public institution of higher education located in his or her state of
11residence, as specified in the agreement
, except that, for a Wisconsin resident first
12enrolled in the University of Minnesota Law School in the 1996-97 academic year
13or thereafter, the reciprocal fee may be the fee that is charged a Minnesota resident
14enrolled in the University of Minnesota Law School. The agreement shall take effect
15on July 1, 1991. The agreement shall provide for a biennial review of the costs,
16charges and payments associated with the agreement. The agreement is subject to
17the approval of the joint committee on finance under s. 39.42.
AB100-engrossed,653,2219
39.47
(2m) No resident of this state may receive a waiver of nonresident tuition
20under this section if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7)
21that the resident is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes
22past support, medical expenses or birth expenses.
AB100-engrossed,653,24
2439.51 (title)
Educational approval board.
AB100-engrossed,654,1
139.51
(1) (a) "Board" means the educational approval board.