AB506: Bill Text

AB506, s. 28 Section 28. 39.90 (1) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (1) (c).

AB506, s. 29 Section 29. 39.90 (1) (d) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (1) (d).

AB506, s. 30 Section 30. 39.90 (1) (e) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (1) (e).

AB506, s. 31 Section 31. 39.90 (1) (f) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (1) (f).

AB506, s. 32 Section 32. 39.90 (1) (g) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (1) (g).

AB506, s. 33 Section 33. 39.90 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (2).

AB506, s. 34 Section 34. 39.90 (3) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (3).

AB506, s. 35 Section 35. 39.90 (4) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (5) and amended to read:

AB506,10,13 38.50 (5) Employees, quarters. The board shall employ a person to perform the duties of an executive secretary and any other persons under the classified service that may be necessary to carry out the board's responsibilities. The person performing the duties of the executive secretary shall be in charge of the administrative functions of the board. The board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, keep its office with the department of veterans affairs technical college system board.

AB506, s. 36 Section 36. 39.90 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (7).

AB506, s. 37 Section 37. 39.90 (6) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (8), and 38.50 (8) (b) and (c) 5., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB506,11,16 38.50 (8) (b) Solicitor's permit. The application for a solicitor's permit shall be made on a form furnished by the board and shall be accompanied by a fee and a surety bond acceptable to the board in the sum of $2,000. The board shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for a solicitor's permit. The bond may be continuous and shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student suffering loss as the result of any fraud or misrepresentation used in procuring his or her enrollment or as a result of the failure of the school to perform faithfully the agreement the solicitor made with the student, and may be supplied by the solicitor or by the school itself either as a blanket bond covering each of its solicitors in the amount of $2,000 or the surety bond under sub. (5) (7) (i). Upon approval of a permit, the board shall issue an identification card to the solicitor giving his or her name and address, the name and address of the employing school, and certifying that the person whose name appears on the card is authorized to solicit students for the school. A permit shall be valid for one year from the date issued. Liability under this paragraph of the surety on the bond for each solicitor covered by the bond shall not exceed the sum of $2,000 as an aggregate for any and all students for all breaches of the conditions of the bond. The surety of a bond may cancel the bond upon giving 30 days' notice in writing to the board and shall be relieved of liability under this paragraph upon giving the notice for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date of the cancellation. An application for renewal shall be accompanied by a fee, a surety bond acceptable to the board in the sum of $2,000 if a continuous bond has not been furnished, and such information as the board requests of the applicant. The board shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for renewal of a solicitor's permit.

AB506,11,19 (c) 5. Failure of the school which the solicitor represents to meet requirements and standards established by and to comply with rules promulgated by the board under sub. (5) (7).

AB506, s. 38 Section 38. 39.90 (7) (title) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (10) (title).

AB506, s. 39 Section 39. 39.90 (7) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (10) (a) and amended to read:

AB506,12,8 38.50 (10) (a) Authority. All proprietary schools shall be examined and approved by the board before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted to schools meeting the criteria established by the board for a period not to exceed one year. No school may advertise in this state unless approved by the board. All approved schools shall submit quarterly reports, including information on enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications, course offerings, number of graduates, number of graduates successfully employed, and such other information as the board considers necessary. If a school closure results in losses to students, parents, or sponsors, the board may authorize the full or partial payment of those losses from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (5) 20.292 (2) (gm).

AB506, s. 40 Section 40. 39.90 (7) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (10) (b).

AB506, s. 41 Section 41. 39.90 (7) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (10) (c).

AB506, s. 42 Section 42. 39.90 (7) (cm) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (10) (cm).

AB506, s. 43 Section 43. 39.90 (7) (d) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (10) (d).

AB506, s. 44 Section 44. 39.90 (7) (e) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (10) (e).

AB506, s. 45 Section 45. 39.90 (7) (f) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is renumbered 38.50 (10) (f).

AB506, s. 46 Section 46. 45.03 (5) (c) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:

AB506,13,3 45.03 (5) (c) 1. a. Without limitation by reason of any other provisions of the statutes except s. 16.848, unless otherwise required by law, the power to sell and to convey title in fee simple to a nonprofit corporation any land and any existing buildings owned by the state that are under the jurisdiction of the department for the consideration and upon the terms and conditions as in the judgment of the board are in the public interest.

AB506, s. 47 Section 47. 45.03 (13) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB506,13,12 45.03 (13) (j) Provide grants to eligible persons who administer a program to identify, train, and place volunteers at the community level who will assist national guard members, members of the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, and their spouses and dependents, who return to this state after serving on active duty. The department shall make available to the volunteers, veterans, and their spouses and dependents, a packet of information about the benefits that they may be eligible to receive from the state or federal government. This paragraph does not apply after June 30, 2007.

AB506, s. 48 Section 48. 45.03 (13) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB506,13,17 45.03 (13) (k) Provide $117,300 in 2005-06 and $117,300 in 2006-07 to a housing authority in a 1st class city in a county with a population of at least 500,000 to supplement the housing costs of chronically homeless veterans and their families if the housing authority does all of the following:

AB506,13,20 1. Provides evidence that the money will be used to provide multi-family housing for individuals and families that contain at least one veteran who has been chronically homeless.

AB506,13,23 2. Uses at least 50 percent of the money for supplementing temporary privately owned rental housing costs and the remainder for subsidizing public rental housing costs.

AB506,14,2 3. In coordination with the department, submits reports to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor by August 15, 2006, and August 15, 2007, that contain the following information related to the money received in the previous fiscal year:

AB506,14,3 a. The number of veterans that received a housing supplement.

AB506,14,4 b. The size of the veterans' households.

AB506,14,6 c. The amount of the supplement and time that the supplement was provided to each veteran's household.

AB506,14,8 d. The housing status of the assisted veteran's household at the time the supplement ended.

AB506,14,10 e. Any other information that the department considers necessary to evaluate the program.

AB506, s. 49 Section 49. 45.03 (13) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

AB506,14,13 45.03 (13) (L) Provide verification to the educational institution of the information required under s. 36.27 (3p) (a) or 38.24 (8) (a).

AB506, s. 50 Section 50. 45.03 (13) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB506,14,16 45.03 (13) (m) Provide verification to the educational institution of the information required under s. 36.27 (3n) (a) or 38.24 (7) (a).

AB506, s. 51 Section 51. 45.03 (13) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

AB506,14,19 45.03 (13) (n) Provide verification to the department of revenue of the information required under s. 71.07 (6e) (a) 2. or 3.

AB506, s. 52 Section 52. 45.20 of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB506,14,22 45.20 Tuition reimbursement. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB506,14,23 (a) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning given in 20 USC 1001 (a).

AB506,14,24 (c) "Part-time classroom study" means any of the following:

AB506,15,2 1. Enrollment in courses for which no more than 11 semester or the equivalent trimester or quarter credits will be given upon satisfactory completion.

AB506,15,3 2. Enrollment in courses during a summer semester or session.

AB506,15,9 (d) "Tuition," when referring to the University of Wisconsin System, means "academic fees," as described in s. 36.27 (1), when referring to the technical colleges, means "program fees," as described in s. 38.24 (1m) (a) and (b) and, when referring to a high school, a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, means the charge for the courses for which a person is enrolled.

AB506,15,15 (2) Tuition reimbursement program. (a) Administration. 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, enrolling in a public or private high school, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.

AB506,15,21 2. A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise qualified to receive benefits under this subsection may receive the benefits under this subsection upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state, from a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or from a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, if any of the following applies:

AB506,15,25 a. The part-time classroom study is not offered within 50 miles of the veteran's residence by any school or institution under this paragraph and the educational institution from which the study is offered is located not more than 50 miles from the boundary line of this state.

AB506,16,1 b. The correspondence course is not offered in this state.

AB506,16,3 (b) Eligibility. 1. A veteran is eligible for the tuition reimbursement program if he or she meets all of the following criteria:

AB506,16,5 a. The annual income of the veteran and his or her spouse does not exceed $50,000 plus $1,000 for each dependent in excess of 2 dependents.

AB506,16,9 b. The veteran applies for the program for courses begun within 10 years after separation from the service. This subd. 1. b. does not apply to a veteran who is applying for reimbursement for up to 60 credits of part-time classroom study courses.

AB506,16,17 c. The veteran is a resident at the time of application for the program and was a Wisconsin resident at the time of entry into service or was a resident for any consecutive 12-month period after entry into service and before the date of his or her application. If a person applying for a benefit under this subsection meets the residency requirement of 12 consecutive months, the department may not require the person to reestablish that he or she meets that residency requirement when he or she later applies for any other benefit under this chapter that requires that residency.

AB506,16,19 2. In determining eligibility under this subsection, the department shall verify all reported income amounts.

AB506,16,21 3. A veteran is not eligible under this program if the veteran has an undergraduate degree from any institution of higher education.

AB506,17,8 (c) Program benefits. 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) 1. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, any public or private high school, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.

AB506,17,10 2. An application for reimbursement of tuition under this subsection shall meet all of the following requirements:

AB506,17,14 a. Be completed and received by the department no later than 60 days after the completion of the semester or course. The department may accept an application received more than 60 days after the completion of the semester or course if the applicant shows good cause for the delayed receipt.

AB506,17,16 b. Contain the information necessary to establish eligibility as determined by the department.

AB506,17,17 c. Be on the application form established by the department.

AB506,17,20 d. Contain the signatures of both the applicant and a representative of the institution or school certifying that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the semester.

AB506,18,4 3. Reimbursement provided under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (tf). If the amount of funds applied for exceeds the amount available under s. 20.485 (2) (tf), the department may reduce the reimbursement percentage, except to disabled veterans who are eligible for 100 percent of tuition and fees under par. (e), or deny applications for reimbursement that would otherwise qualify under this subsection. In those cases, the department shall determine the reimbursement percentage, except to disabled veterans who are eligible for 100 percent of tuition and fees under par. (e), and eligibility on the basis of the dates on which applications for reimbursement were received.

AB506,18,8 4. Reimbursement of tuition for a course may be provided at an institution or school under this paragraph other than the one from which the veteran is receiving his or her degree or certificate of graduation or course completion if all of the following apply:

AB506,18,10 a. The curriculum at the institution or school consists only of courses necessary to complete a degree in a particular course of study.

AB506,18,13 b. The course is accepted as transfer credits at the institution or school listed under this paragraph from which the veteran is receiving his or her degree but is not available at that institution or school.

AB506,18,18 (d) Limitations. 1. A veteran's eligibility for reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, at a public or private high school, or at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 is limited to the following:

AB506,18,22 a. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training purposes, for 90 to 180 days, the veteran may be reimbursed for a maximum of 30 credits or 2 semesters, or an equivalent amount of credits or semesters if at a school other than an institution of higher education.

AB506,19,2 b. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training purposes, for 181 to 730 days, the veteran may be reimbursed for a maximum of 60 credits or 4 semesters, or an equivalent amount of credits or semesters if at a school other than an institution of higher education.

AB506,19,6 c. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training purposes, for more than 730 days, the veteran may be reimbursed for a maximum of 120 credits or 8 semesters, or an equivalent amount of credits or semesters if at a school other than an institution of higher education.

AB506,19,11 2. The department may provide reimbursement under this subsection to a veteran who is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or who owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses, as established by appearance of the veteran's name on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), only if the veteran provides the department with one of the following:

AB506,19,14 a. A repayment agreement that the veteran has entered into, that has been accepted by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that has been kept current for the 6-month period immediately preceding the date of the application.

AB506,19,18 b. A statement that the veteran is not delinquent in child support or maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses or birth expenses, signed by the department of workforce development or its designee within 7 working days before the date of the application.

AB506,19,21 3. A veteran may not receive reimbursement under this subsection for any semester in which he or she is eligible for or received a grant under s. 21.49 or under 10 USC 2007.

AB506,19,24 4. A veteran may not receive reimbursement under this subsection for any semester in which the veteran fails to receive at least a 2.0 grade point average or an average grade of "C".

AB506,20,7 (e) Disabled veteran eligibility. A disabled veteran who meets the requirements under this subsection and whose disability is rated at 30% or more under 38 USC 1114 or 1134 may be reimbursed for up to 100% of the cost of tuition and fees, but that reimbursement is limited to 100% of the standard cost for a state resident for tuition and fees for an equivalent undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison per course if the tuition and fees are for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education.

AB506,20,12 (f) Reporting requirements. The department shall promulgate a rule that establishes the number of days after the commencement of an academic term that begins after December 31, 2005, by which a veteran who will be seeking reimbursement under this section must provide the department with all of the following information:

AB506,20,13 1. The veteran's name.

AB506,20,14 2. The educational institution the veteran is attending.

AB506,20,16 3. Whether the veteran is enrolled full-time or part-time at the educational institution.

AB506,20,18 4. An estimate of the amount of tuition reimbursement that the veteran will claim at the end of the academic term.

AB506, s. 53 Section 53. 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:

AB506,20,25 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved by the educational approval board under s. 39.90 38.50, other than a proprietary school offering a 4-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.

AB506, s. 54 Section 54. 45.31 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:

AB506,21,7 45.31 (9) "Home" means a building or portion of a building used as the veteran's principal place of by the veteran as a residence, and includes condominiums and income-producing property, a portion of which is used as a principal place of residence by the veteran, and the land, including existing improvements, appertaining to the building.

AB506, s. 55 Section 55. 45.31 (15) of the statutes is created to read: