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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
May 17, 2011 - Introduced by Joint Legislative Council. Referred to Committee
on Colleges and Universities.
AB143,1,9 1An Act to amend 20.235 (1) (b), (fe), (ff), (fg) and (km), 20.285 (4) (dd), 20.505
2(8) (hm) 10., 36.34 (1) (c) 1. a. and b., 36.34 (1) (c) 2. (intro.), 36.34 (1) (c) 2. am.,
336.34 (1) (c) 2. b., 36.34 (1) (c) 2. bm., 39.435 (7) (a) 1. and 2., 39.435 (7) (b)
4(intro.), 39.435 (7) (b) 2. and 39.435 (7) (b) 2m.; and to create 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ag.,
536.34 (1) (c) 2. ar., 39.30 (5), 39.435 (7) (a) 3., 4., 5. and 6., 39.435 (7) (b) 1g. and
61r., 39.435 (7) (c) and (d) and 39.44 (6) of the statutes; relating to: the
7Wisconsin higher education grant program, tuition grant program, Lawton
8minority undergraduate grant program, minority undergraduate retention
9grant program, and making appropriations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in
the bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:

Joint Legislative Council prefatory note: This bill was prepared for the Joint
Legislative Council's Special Committee on Review of Higher Education Financial Aid
Programs.
The bill amends appropriations for various higher education grant programs to
make the appropriations sum sufficient rather than sum certain amounts beginning in
the 2012-13 fiscal year. Specifically, the bill amends the appropriations for Wisconsin
higher education grants awarded to Wisconsin residents enrolled in the University of
Wisconsin (UW) System, a technical college, or a tribal college; tuition grants awarded
to Wisconsin residents enrolled in accredited, nonprofit institutions; Lawton grants
awarded to minority undergraduates enrolled in the UW System; and minority
undergraduate retention grants awarded to minority undergraduate students enrolled
at least half-time in independent, technical, and tribal institutions in the state.
Under the bill, the sum sufficient appropriations equal the amount appropriated
for those grants in the previous fiscal year (base amount), increased by the average
percentage by which the undergraduate academic fees for the next academic year are
estimated to exceed those charged during the current academic year.
AB143, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.235 (1) (b), (fe), (ff), (fg) and (km) of the statutes are amended
2to read:
AB143,2,53 20.235 (1) (b) Tuition grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule A sum
4sufficient equal to the amount calculated under s. 39.30 (5)
for the purposes of s.
539.30.
AB143,2,116 (fe) Wisconsin higher education grants; University of Wisconsin System
7students.
A sum sufficient equal to $37,750,000 in the 2009-10 fiscal year, equal to
8$58,345,400 in the 2010-11 fiscal year, and equal to
the amount calculated under s.
939.435 (7) (b) for the Wisconsin higher education grant program under s. 39.435 for
10University of Wisconsin System students, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435
11(2) or (5), thereafter.
AB143,2,1512 (ff) Wisconsin higher education grants; technical college students. Biennially,
13the amounts in the schedule
A sum sufficient equal to the amount calculated under
14s. 39.435 (7) (c)
for the Wisconsin higher education grant program under s. 39.435
15for technical college students, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5).
AB143,3,3
1(fg) Minority undergraduate retention grants program. Biennially, the
2amounts in the schedule
A sum sufficient equal to the amount calculated under s.
339.44 (6)
for the minority undergraduate retention grant program under s. 39.44.
AB143,3,114 (km) Wisconsin higher education grants; tribal college students. Biennially, the
5amounts in the schedule
A sum sufficient equal to the amount calculated under s.
639.435 (7) (d)
for the Wisconsin higher education grant program under s. 39.435 for
7tribal college students, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5). All
8moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 10. shall
9be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (b), the
10unencumbered balance on June 30 of each odd-numbered year shall revert to the
11appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).
Note: This Section amends appropriations for the Wisconsin higher education
grants, tuition grants, and minority undergraduate retention grants to make the
appropriations sum sufficient rather than sum certain.
AB143, s. 2 12Section 2. 20.285 (4) (dd) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,3,1713 20.285 (4) (dd) Lawton minority undergraduate grants program. A sum
14sufficient equal to $6,399,500 in the 2009-10 fiscal year and $6,757,900 in the
152010-11 fiscal year, and in subsequent fiscal years a sum sufficient equal to
the
16amount calculated under s. 36.34 (1) (c), for the Lawton minority undergraduate
17grant program under s. 36.34 (1).
Note: This Section amends the capped sum sufficient appropriation for the
Lawton minority undergraduate grants to remove references to sum certain cap
amounts.
AB143, s. 3 18Section 3. 20.505 (8) (hm) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,3,2119 20.505 (8) (hm) 10. The amount transferred to s. 20.235 (1) (km) shall be the
20amount in the schedule under s. 20.235 (1) (km) as calculated by the higher
21educational aids board under s. 39.435 (7) (d)
.

Note: This Section clarifies the amount of funds transferred to the appropriation
for Wisconsin higher education grants for tribal college students from Indian gaming
receipts are calculated by the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) in the manner
specified under s. 39.435 (7) (d), stats., as created by this bill.
AB143, s. 4 1Section 4. 36.34 (1) (c) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB143,4,52 36.34 (1) (c) 1. a. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
3under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for fiscal year 2011-12 2012-13, "base amount" means the
4amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year
52010-11 2011-12.
AB143,4,86 b. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated under s. 20.285
7(4) (dd) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2011-12 2012-13, "base amount" means
8the appropriation determined under subd. 2. for the previous fiscal year.
Note: This Section amends language related to the appropriation for Lawton
minority undergraduate grants to make it consistent with language created in other
Sections of the bill.
AB143, s. 5 9Section 5. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,4,1210 36.34 (1) (c) 2. (intro.) Beginning in 2011, biennially, by By February 1, 2012,
11and biennially thereafter,
the board shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated
12under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the next biennium 2 fiscal years as follows:
Note: This Section amends language related to the appropriation for Lawton
minority undergraduate grants to make it consistent with language created in other
Sections of the bill.
AB143, s. 6 13Section 6. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ag. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,5,214 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ag. The board shall determine the amount by which the
15undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the
16University of Wisconsin-Madison for the next academic year, as estimated by the
17board, will increase or decrease from the amount of the undergraduate academic fees
18charged for a student to attend that institution for the current academic year and
19multiply the amount of that increase by the number of students who are receiving

1grants from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the current
2academic year.
Note: This Section adds a step to the calculation of the amount to be appropriated
for Lawton minority undergraduate grants to account for any increase or decrease in
academic fees for UW-Madison for the next academic year.
AB143, s. 7 3Section 7. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. am. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,5,84 36.34 (1) (c) 2. am. The board shall determine the percentage by which the
5undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the academic year after the
6next academic year at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System,
7as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated
8undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the next academic year.
Note: This Section changes the term "undergraduate fees" to "undergraduate
academic fees" for consistency in terminology.
AB143, s. 8 9Section 8. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ar. of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,5,1710 36.34 (1) (c) 2. ar. The board shall determine the amount by which the
11undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend the
12University of Wisconsin-Madison for the academic year after the next academic
13year, as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated
14undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for a student to attend that
15institution for the next academic year and multiply the amount of that increase by
16the number of students who will be receiving grants from the appropriation account
17under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the next academic year, as estimated by the board.
Note: This Section adds a step to the calculation of amounts to be appropriated
for Lawton minority undergraduate grants to account for any increase or decrease in
academic fees at UW-Madison in the academic year after the next academic year.
AB143, s. 9 18Section 9. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,6,619 36.34 (1) (c) 2. b. The appropriation for the first next fiscal year of the next
20biennium
shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base

1amount by the average of the percentage increases determined under subd. 2. a. or
2the amount determined under subd. 2. ag., whichever is greater
, except that, if the
3undergraduate academic fees for the next academic year are estimated to decrease
4or not change from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the current
5academic year at each institution specified in subd. 2. a., the appropriation shall be
6the base amount.
Note: This Section amends the procedure for calculating the appropriation for the
Lawton minority undergraduate grants for the next fiscal year.
AB143, s. 10 7Section 10. 36.34 (1) (c) 2. bm. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB143,6,158 36.34 (1) (c) 2. bm. The appropriation for the 2nd fiscal year after the next fiscal
9year of the next biennium shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest
10$100, the base amount by the average of the percentage increases determined under
11subd. 2. am. or the amount determined under subd. 2. ar., whichever is greater,
12except that, if the undergraduate academic fees for the academic year after the next
13academic year are estimated to decrease or not change from the estimated
14undergraduate academic fees charged for the next academic year at each institution
15specified under subd. 2. am., the appropriation shall be the base amount.
Note: This Section amends the procedure for calculating the appropriation for the
Lawton minority undergraduate grants for the fiscal year after the next fiscal year.
AB143, s. 11 16Section 11. 39.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB143,6,1717 39.30 (5) Appropriation calculation. (a) In this subsection:
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