SB44: Bill Text

SB44,482,8 39.155 (2) On or before January 15 and September 15 of each year, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall submit to the higher educational aids board Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System for its approval a list of the Wisconsin residents enrolled at the college who are paying full tuition. The state shall make semiannual payments to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., from the appropriation under s. 20.250 (1) (a), upon approval of the list. No more than 8 such payments may be made to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., from the appropriation under s. 20.250 (1) (a), for any individual student.

SB44, s. 952 Section 952. 39.155 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 953 Section 953. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 39 [precedes 39.26] of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,482,12 chapter 39

SB44,482,14 subchapter iii higher educational aids board

SB44, s. 954 Section 954. 39.26 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,482,17 39.26 Definition. In this subchapter, "board" means the higher educational aids board Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

SB44, s. 955 Section 955. 39.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,482,23 39.28 (1) The board shall administer the programs under this subchapter and may promulgate such rules establish such policies as are necessary to carry out its functions. The board may accept and use any funds which it that the board receives from participating institutions, lenders, or agencies. The board may enter into such contracts as are necessary to carry out its functions under this subchapter.

SB44, s. 956 Section 956. 39.285 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,483,4 39.285 (1) By May 1, 1998, and annually thereafter Annually, by May 1, the board shall approve, modify, or disapprove any proposed formula for the awarding of grants for the upcoming academic year submitted under sub. (2) or (3) or s. 36.11 (6) (c) or 38.04 (7m).

SB44, s. 957 Section 957. 39.29 of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 958 Section 958. 39.30 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,483,10 39.30 (3m) (b) The board may not make initial awards of grants under this section for an academic year in an amount that exceeds 122% of the amount appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (b) for the fiscal year in which the grant may be paid.

SB44, s. 959 Section 959. 39.325 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,483,16 39.325 (3) The board shall promulgate rules and establish enact policies establishing standards and methods of determining the amounts of loans, rates of interest, and other administrative procedures consistent with P.L. 94-484, on July 29, 1979. The rates of interest shall be set as low as possible, but shall remain sufficient to cover all costs of the program under this section.

SB44, s. 960 Section 960. 39.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,484,6 39.38 (2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (k). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (gm). Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under this section to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). Grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the institution that he or she is attending.

SB44, s. 961 Section 961. 39.39 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,484,9 39.39 (2) (a) Make stipend loans from the appropriations under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (cg) and (gg).

SB44, s. 962 Section 962. 39.39 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,484,15 39.39 (2) (b) Promulgate rules Establish policies to administer this section, including rules policies establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be selected on the basis of financial need, as determined by the board, using the needs analysis methodology used under s. 39.435.

SB44, s. 963 Section 963. 39.393 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,484,22 39.393 (2) Beginning in the 2002-03 fiscal year, the The board shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (cm). The maximum amount of loan for a person during any fiscal year is $3,000. The maximum that a person may receive under this section is $15,000. The board shall ensure that the terms of the loan do not require a loan recipient to repay the loan while the recipient is enrolled in a program under sub. (1).

SB44, s. 964 Section 964. 39.393 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,484,25 39.393 (4) The board shall promulgate rules establish policies to implement and administer this section.

SB44, s. 965 Section 965. 39.395 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,485,5 39.395 (1) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition for persons enrolled in a teacher education program offered by the Milwaukee Teacher Education Center, a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181. Loans shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (cu).

SB44, s. 966 Section 966. 39.395 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,485,8 39.395 (2) (b) The board shall promulgate rules establish policies to administer this section.

SB44, s. 967 Section 967. 39.398 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,485,17 39.398 (1) (a) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition, fees, and expenses for residents of this state enrolled in a program that prepares persons to be licensed as teachers of visually impaired pupils or as orientation and mobility instructors, as defined by the board by rule, at an accredited institution of higher education in this state or in a physically adjacent state, as defined in s. 175.46 (1) (d). To the extent possible, the board shall give preference, to persons who are likely to return to this state to work with visually impaired persons.

SB44, s. 968 Section 968. 39.398 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,485,24 39.398 (1) (b) The board shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (cx). The maximum amount of a loan for a person during any fiscal year is $10,000. The maximum amount that a person may receive under this section is $40,000. The terms of the loan shall provide that a loan recipient is not required to repay the loan while the loan recipient is enrolled in the preparatory program described in par. (a).

SB44, s. 969 Section 969. 39.398 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,486,2 39.398 (2) (b) The board shall promulgate rules establish policies to administer this section.

SB44, s. 970 Section 970. 39.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,486,7 39.40 (3) Loans under sub. (2) shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (cr). The board shall forgive 25% of the loan and 25% of the interest on the loan for each school year the recipient teaches in a school district described under sub. (2) (d).

SB44, s. 971 Section 971. 39.41 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 972 Section 972. 39.41 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,486,14 39.41 (1m) (b) By February 15 of each school year, the school board of each school district operating one or more high schools and the governing body of each private high school may, for each high school with an enrollment of less than 80 pupils, nominate the senior with the highest grade point average in all subjects who may be designated as a scholar by the executive secretary board under par. (c) 3.

SB44, s. 973 Section 973. 39.41 (1m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,486,16 39.41 (1m) (c) (intro.) The executive secretary board shall:

SB44, s. 974 Section 974. 39.41 (1m) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,486,22 39.41 (1m) (c) 5. For each public or private high school with an enrollment of less than 80 pupils, notify the school board of the school district operating the public high school or the governing body of the private high school that the school board or governing body may nominate a senior under par. (b) who may be designated as a scholar by the executive secretary board.

SB44, s. 975 Section 975. 39.41 (1m) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,486,25 39.41 (1m) (cm) The executive secretary board may grant waivers under par. (m).

SB44, s. 976 Section 976. 39.41 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,487,15 39.41 (1m) (e) Except as provided under par. (em), if 2 or more seniors from the same high school of less than 80 pupils have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one nominated senior, are otherwise eligible for nomination under par. (b), the faculty of the high school shall select the senior who may be nominated by the school board of the school district operating the public high school or the governing body of the private high school for designation under par. (b) as a scholar by the executive secretary board. If that senior is designated as a scholar by the executive secretary board and does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), faculty of the high school shall select one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average for certification as a scholar and the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school shall certify to the board one or more of these seniors as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.

SB44, s. 977 Section 977. 39.41 (1m) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,488,2 39.41 (1m) (em) If the high school weights different courses differently to determine a pupil's grade point average, and the senior designated as a scholar by the executive secretary board under par. (e) does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), the faculty of the high school shall select one senior with the same grade point average for certification as a scholar, or, if there is no senior with the same grade point average, one senior with the next highest grade point average for certification as a scholar, and the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school shall certify to the board the selected senior as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.

SB44, s. 978 Section 978. 39.41 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,488,13 39.41 (1m) (f) If 2 or more seniors from the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior, are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 1., the executive secretary board shall make the designation under par. (c) 1. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.

SB44, s. 979 Section 979. 39.41 (1m) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,488,24 39.41 (1m) (fm) If 2 or more seniors from the school operated by the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior, are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 2., the executive secretary board shall make the designation under par. (c) 2. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.

SB44, s. 980 Section 980. 39.41 (1m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,489,6 39.41 (1m) (m) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) and (d), if a high school ranks its seniors on the basis of grades in academic subjects, the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private high school or, for purposes of par. (d), the faculty of the high school may request a waiver from the executive secretary board in order to fulfill its the requirements under par. (a), (b) or (d) on the basis of grade point averages in academic subjects.

SB44, s. 981 Section 981. 39.41 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,489,9 39.41 (4) (b) The board shall make the payments under subs. (2) (c) and (3) from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fy).

SB44, s. 982 Section 982. 39.41 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,489,12 39.41 (8) The executive secretary board shall promulgate rules enact policies establishing criteria for the designation of scholars under sub. (1m) (c) 3.

SB44, s. 983 Section 983. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,489,21 39.435 (2) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy students enrolled at least half-time 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 $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 enact policies establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection.

SB44, s. 984 Section 984. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,490,3 39.435 (3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $1,800 during any one academic year. The board shall, by rule, establish a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other rules the board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the program.

SB44, s. 985 Section 985 . 39.435 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB44,490,11 39.435 (3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the amount of the minimum grant. The board shall, by rule, establish enact policies establishing a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other rules enact other policies that the board deems considers necessary to assure uniform administration of the program.

SB44, s. 986 Section 986. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,490,16 39.435 (7) (a) 1. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fe) for fiscal year 2003-04, "base amount" means the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe), 2001 stats., for fiscal year 2002-03.

SB44, s. 987 Section 987. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,490,21 39.435 (7) (a) 2. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2003-04, "base amount" means the maximum appropriation amount determined under par. (b) for the previous fiscal year.

SB44, s. 988 Section 988. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,490,24 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Annually, by February 1, the board shall determine the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fe) for the next fiscal year as follows:

SB44, s. 989 Section 989. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44,491,2 39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of Wisconsin System students from the appropriations under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) and (ke).

SB44, s. 990 Section 990. 39.435 (8) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB44,491,7 39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of Wisconsin System students from the appropriations under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fe) and (ke).

SB44, s. 991 Section 991. 39.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,491,12 39.44 (2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fg), with 50% distributed to the eligible private institutions and 50% distributed to the eligible technical colleges. The board shall audit the enrollment statistics annually.

SB44, s. 992 Section 992. 39.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,491,17 39.45 (6) From the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) 20.285 (7) (fc), the board shall use available funds to make grant awards under this section, but no award may be made before March 1 for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic year.

SB44, s. 993 Section 993. 39.45 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,491,25 39.45 (7) The board shall promulgate rules establish policies to administer this section, including policies establishing criteria and procedures for repayment of grants awarded under this section, including interest, by certain grant recipients who no longer reside in this state or do not successfully complete requirements for a degree. The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all repayments of grants awarded under this section and the interest on the grants.

SB44, s. 994 Section 994. 39.46 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 995 Section 995. 40.02 (17) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,492,17 40.02 (17) (intro.) "Creditable service" means the creditable current and prior service, expressed in years and fractions of a year to the nearest one-hundredth, for which a participating employee receives or is considered to receive earnings under sub. (22) (e) or (em) and for which contributions have been made as required by s. 40.05 (1) and (2) and creditable military service, service credited under s. 40.25 (7) 40.285 (2) (b) and service credited under s. 40.29, expressed in years and fractions of years to the nearest one-hundredth. How much service in any annual earnings period is the full-time equivalent of one year of creditable service shall be determined by rule by the department and the rules may provide for differing equivalents for different types of employment. Except as provided under pars. (i) and (k) s. 40.285 (2) (e) and (f), the amount of creditable service for periods prior to January 1, 1982, shall be the amount for which the participant was eligible under the applicable laws and rules in effect prior to January 1, 1982. No more than one year of creditable service shall be granted for any annual earnings period. Creditable service is determined in the following manner for the following persons: