SB513: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Senate BILL 513

March 1, 2004 - Introduced by Senator Brown, cosponsored by Representatives Pettis, Musser and Turner. Referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.

SB513,1,2 An Act to create 36.27 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes; relating to: exemption from nonresident tuition at the University of Wisconsin System for certain veterans.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, an adult student enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System is exempt from paying nonresident tuition if he or she has been a bona fide Wisconsin resident for at least 12 months before enrollment. In determining bona fide residence, the intent of the person to establish and maintain a permanent home in Wisconsin is determinative, but a student who enters and remains in Wisconsin principally to obtain an education is presumed to continue to reside outside Wisconsin.

This bill grants a nonresident tuition exemption to a person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces in one of specified war periods or crises and who is a resident of Wisconsin for purposes of receiving veterans benefits.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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

SB513, s. 1 Section 1. 36.27 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB513,2,5 36.27 (2) (b) 4. A person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, except service on active duty for training purposes, who meets one of the conditions in s. 45.001 (4) (a) 1. a. to d. and who is a resident for purposes of receiving benefits under ch. 45 is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

SB513, s. 2 Section 2. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB513,2,13 (1) The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall reimburse any student described under section 36.27 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes, as created by this act, who is enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System in the 2003-04 spring semester, an amount equal to the difference between the nonresident tuition paid by the student and the academic fees the student would have paid had section 36.27 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes, as created by this act, been in effect for the 2003-04 spring semester.

SB513, s. 3 Section 3. Initial applicability.

SB513,2,16 (1) This act first applies retroactively to students who enrolled for classes in the spring semester of the 2003-04 academic year.

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