Current law requires the Board of Regents and each district board to grant full
remission of academic fees charged for up to 128 credits or eight semesters,
whichever is longer, less the amount of any academic fees paid under the federal
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Program, the federal Veterans Vocational
Rehabilitation Act, or the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of
2008, commonly referred to as the "New GI Bill."
This bill requires the Board of Regents and each district board to grant full
remission of academic fees charged for 128 credits or eight semesters, whichever is
longer, less 50 percent of the number of credits or semesters for which the student
received educational assistance under the federal ROTC Program, the federal
Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation Act, or the federal New GI Bill. As such, if a
student received 128 credits or eight semesters of educational assistance under those
federal programs, the bill permits the student to receive full remission of academic
fees charged for 64 credits or four semesters, whichever is longer.
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:
AB781,2,93
36.27
(3n) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and
par. pars. (bd)
4and (bg), the board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees
5for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or
6semesters for which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (7) and 7charged for a semester, less the amount of any academic fees or segregated fees
for
8that semester paid under
38 USC 3319, to any resident student who is also any of
9the following:
AB781, s. 2
10Section
2. 36.27 (3n) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB781,2,1511
36.27
(3n) (bd) The board shall grant remission of academic fees and
12segregated fees under par. (b) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less
13the number of credits or semesters for which the resident student received remission
14of fees under s. 38.24 (7) and less 50 percent of the number of credits or semesters
15for which the resident student received educational assistance under
38 USC 3319.
AB781,3,9
136.27
(3n) (bg) Before the Board of Regents may grant a remission of academic
2fees and segregated fees under par. (b), the Board of Regents shall require the
3resident student to apply to the payment of those fees all educational assistance to
4which the resident student is entitled under
38 USC 3319. This requirement applies
5notwithstanding the fact that the resident student may be entitled to educational
6assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10 USC 16163a,
38 USC 3001 to 3036, or
38 USC
73500 to
3566 as well as under
38 USC 3319, unless the resident student has 12
8months or less of eligibility remaining for educational assistance under
10 USC
916132a,
10 USC 16163a,
38 USC 3001 to 3036, or
38 USC 3500 to
3566.
AB781,3,1812
36.27
(3p) (b) Except as provided in
par. pars. (bd) and (bg), the board shall
13grant full remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees
14charged for
128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits
15or semesters for which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (8) and 16a semester, less the amount of any academic fees or segregated fees
for that semester 17paid under
10 USC 2107 (c),
38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or
38 USC 3313, to any student
18who is a veteran.
AB781, s. 5
19Section
5. 36.27 (3p) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB781,3,2520
36.27
(3p) (bd) The board shall grant remission of nonresident tuition,
21academic fees, and segregated fees under par. (b) for 128 credits or 8 semesters,
22whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the student
23received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (8) and less 50 percent of the number of
24credits or semesters for which the student received educational assistance under
10
25USC 2107 (c),
38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or
38 USC 3313.
AB781,4,93
38.24
(7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and
par. pars. (bd) and 4(bg), the district board shall grant full remission of fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c)
for
5128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or
6semesters for which the person received remission of fees from any other district
7board under this subsection and from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3n) (b) and 8charged for a semester, less the amount of any fees
for that semester paid under
38
9USC 3319, to any resident student who is also any of the following:
AB781, s. 7
10Section
7. 38.24 (7) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB781,4,1611
38.24
(7) (bd) The district board shall grant remission of fees under par. (b) for
12128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or
13semesters for which the resident student received remission of fees from any other
14district board under this subsection and from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27
15(3n) and less 50 percent of the number of credits or semesters for which the resident
16student received educational assistance under
38 USC 3319.
AB781,5,219
38.24
(7) (bg) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par.
20(b), the district board shall require the resident student to apply to the payment of
21those fees all educational assistance to which the resident student is entitled under
2238 USC 3319. This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the resident
23student may be entitled to educational assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10 USC
2416163a,
38 USC 3001 to 3036, or
38 USC 3500 to
3566 as well as under
38 USC 3319,
25unless the resident student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for
1educational assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10 USC 16163a,
38 USC 3001 to 3036, 2or
38 USC 3500 to
3566.
AB781,5,115
38.24
(8) (b) Except as provided in
par. pars. (bd) and (bg), the district board
6shall grant full remission of the fees charged under sub. (1m) (a) to (c)
for 128 credits
7or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which
8the person received remission of fees from any other district board under this
9subsection and from the Board of Regents under s. 38.27 (3p) and
charged for a
10semester, less the amount of any fees
for that semester paid under
10 USC 2107 (c),
1138 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or
38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran.
AB781, s. 10
12Section
10. 38.24 (8) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB781,5,1913
38.24
(8) (bd) The district board shall grant remission of fees under par. (b) for
14128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or
15semesters for which the student received remission of fees from any other district
16board under this subsection and from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3p) and
17less 50 percent of the number of credits or semesters for which the student received
18educational assistance under
10 USC 2107 (c),
38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or
38 USC
193313.
AB781,5,2221
(1)
Fee remission. This act first applies to a student who is enrolled in the
22spring 2010 semester.
AB781,5,2424
(1)
Fee remission. This act takes effect retroactively on January 1, 2010.