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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
February 3, 1998 - Introduced by Senator C. Potter, cosponsored by
Representative Kreibich. Referred to Committee on Education.
SB430,1,3
1An Act to amend 39.30 (3m) (a) of the statutes;
relating to: increasing the
2maximum amount of tuition grants awarded by the higher educational aids
3board.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the higher educational aids board administers a program
that awards tuition grants to resident undergraduate students who are enrolled in
this state at least half-time in an accredited, nonprofit higher educational
institution or in a tribally controlled college. Students are eligible for grants not
exceeding $1,086 per semester or $2,172 per academic year.
This bill increases these maximum grant amounts to $1,150 per semester and
$2,300 per academic year.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB430,2,26
39.30
(3m) (a) No grant awarded under this section may exceed $
1,086 $1,150 7per semester or a prorated amount in the case of a quarter or trimester institution,
1or
$2,172 $2,300 per academic year. Grants under this section may not be less than
2$250 during any one academic year.
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(1) This act first applies to tuition grants awarded for the 1998-99 academic
5year.
