SB294: Bill Text

SB294,12,19 39.276 (title) Wisconsin higher education grants and talent incentive grants.

SB294, s. 47 Section 47. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (1) and amended to read:

SB294,13,7 39.276 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a higher education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at least half-time in a degree or certificate program and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in accredited institutions of higher education or in tribally controlled colleges in this state. Except as authorized under sub. (5), such Such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public institutions or tribally controlled colleges in this state.

Note: Section 47 of this bill specifies that a student must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program in order to be eligible for a Wisconsin higher education grant.

SB294, s. 48 Section 48. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 39.272 (1) and amended to read:

SB294,13,17 39.272 (1) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy students enrolled at least half-time in a degree or certificate program as first-time freshmen at public and private nonprofit institutions located in this state and to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection may exceed be less than $250 or more than $1,800 for any academic year. The board may not award a grant to the same student for more than 10 consecutive semesters or their equivalent. The board shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection.

Note: Section 48 of this bill specifies that a student must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program in order to be eligible for a talent incentive grant. Section 48 also creates a minimum talent incentive grant of $250. Currently, the maximum grant may not exceed $1,800 per year and there is no minimum grant.

SB294, s. 49 Section 49. 39.435 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is renumbered 39.276 (3).

Note: Sections 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 54 of this bill renumber statutory provisions to place the various grant and assistance programs administered by HEAB in a new sequence.

SB294, s. 50 Section 50. 39.435 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (4), and 39.276 (4) (d), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB294,14,4 39.276 (4) (d) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any formula approved or modified by the board under s. 39.285 39.22 (1).

SB294, s. 51 Section 51. 39.435 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 39.246 (3).

SB294, s. 52 Section 52. 39.435 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 39.276 (6).

SB294, s. 53 Section 53. 39.435 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is renumbered 39.276 (7).

SB294, s. 54 Section 54. 39.435 (8) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is renumbered 39.276 (8).

SB294, s. 55 Section 55. 39.44 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 39.256 (title) and amended to read:

SB294,14,13 39.256 (title) Minority undergraduate retention grants.

Note: Section 55 of this bill changes the name of the "minority undergraduate grant" to the "minority undergraduate retention grant".

SB294, s. 56 Section 56. 39.44 (1) to (5) of the statutes are renumbered 39.256 (1) to (5), and 39.256 (1) (a) 1. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB294,14,16 39.256 (1) (a) 1. Is a Black an African American.

SB294,14,20 (b) There is established, to be administered by the board, the a minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled at least half-time in a degree or certification program in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in technical colleges in this state.

Note: Section 56 of this bill changes a reference in the renamed Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant Program from "Black American" to "African American".

SB294, s. 57 Section 57 . 39.45 of the statutes is renumbered 39.248, and 39.248 (1) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB294,15,3 39.248 (1) (a) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private nonprofit educational institution meeting the requirements of s. 39.276 or 39.30 or 39.435 for the purpose of awarding grants under those sections.

Note: Sections 57 to 60 renumber statutory provisions to place the various grant and assistance programs administered by HEAB in a new sequence.

SB294, s. 58 Section 58. 39.46 of the statutes is renumbered 39.244.

SB294, s. 59 Section 59. 39.47 of the statutes is renumbered 39.254, and 39.254 (2), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB294,15,18 39.254 (2) The agreement under this section shall provide for the waiver of nonresident tuition for a resident of either state who is enrolled in a public vocational school located in the other state. The agreement shall also establish a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher education, other than vocational schools, located in the other state. The reciprocal fee may not exceed the higher of the resident tuition that would be charged the student at the public institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled or the resident tuition that would be charged the student at comparable public institutions of higher education located in his or her state of residence, as specified in the annual administrative memorandum under sub. (2g). The agreement shall take effect on July 1, 1998. The agreement is subject to the approval of the joint committee on finance under s. 39.42 39.252.

SB294, s. 60 Section 60. 39.48 of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Assembly Bill 19, is renumbered 39.376.

SB294, s. 61 Section 61. 45.25 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is amended to read:

SB294,16,6 45.25 (1m) Administration. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 39.254.

Note: Sections 61 to 64 of the bill change cross-references to various statutory provisions that are renumbered by the bill to place the various grant and assistance programs that are administered by HEAB in a new sequence.

SB294, s. 62 Section 62. 45.25 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is amended to read:

SB294,16,21 45.25 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), an individual who meets the requirements under sub. (2), upon satisfactory completion of a full-time undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state, any school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), any proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or any institution from which the individual receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 39.254, may be reimbursed an amount not to exceed the total cost of the individual's tuition minus any grants or scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that the individual receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less. Reimbursement is available only for tuition that is part of a curriculum that is relevant to a degree in a particular course of study at the institution.

SB294, s. 63 Section 63. 45.25 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB294,17,8 45.25 (4) (a) An individual is not eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2) for more than 120 credits or 8 full semesters of full-time study at any institution of higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state, 60 credits or 4 full semesters of full-time study at any institution of higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state that offers a degree upon completion of 60 credits, or an equivalent amount of credits at a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), at a proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 39.254.

SB294, s. 64 Section 64 . 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB294,17,16 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a claimant for tuition expenses for a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant's child and the claimant's dependent who is claimed under section 151 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, to attend any university, college, technical college, or a school approved under s. 45.54, that is located in Wisconsin or to attend a public vocational school or public institution of higher education in Minnesota under the Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47 39.254, calculated as follows:

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