SB70: Bill Text

SB70,650 Section 650 . 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,610,21 36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time of registering at an institution, and who is a veteran as described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm), is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

SB70,651 Section 651. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,610,24 36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is not a citizen of the United States is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:

SB70,611,2 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

SB70,611,5 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

SB70,611,9 3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

SB70,652 Section 652 . 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,611,12 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).

SB70,653 Section 653. 36.61 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,611,15 36.61 (1) (ae) “Dental assistant” means an individual who holds a certified dental assistant credential issued by a national credentialing organization.

SB70,654 Section 654. 36.61 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,611,18 36.61 (1) (af) “Dental auxiliary” means an expanded function dental auxiliary holding a certification under s. 447.04 (3).

SB70,655 Section 655. 36.61 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,611,21 36.61 (1) (ak) “Dental therapist” means an individual licensed under s. 447.04 (1m).

SB70,656 Section 656. 36.61 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,612,2 36.61 (1) (am) “Eligible practice area" has the meaning given in s. 36.60 (1) (ag), except that, with respect to a dental hygienist , dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental therapist, “eligible practice area" means a dental health shortage area or a free or charitable clinic.

SB70,657 Section 657. 36.61 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (1) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70,612,5 36.61 (1) (b) (intro.) “Health care provider" means a any of the following:

SB70,612,6 1. A dental hygienist,.

SB70,612,7 2. A physician assistant,.

SB70,612,8 3. A nurse-midwife, or.

SB70,612,9 4. A nurse practitioner.

SB70,658 Section 658. 36.61 (1) (b) 5., 6., 7. and 8. of the statutes are created to read:

SB70,612,11 36.61 (1) (b) 5. A medical assistant.

SB70,612,12 6. A dental assistant.

SB70,612,13 7. A dental auxiliary.

SB70,612,14 8. A dental therapist.

SB70,659 Section 659. 36.61 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,612,18 36.61 (1) (c) “Medical assistant” means an individual who has received a medical assistant technical diploma from a technical college under ch. 38 or who has successfully completed the national certification examination for medical assistants.

SB70,660 Section 660. 36.61 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (2) (a) and amended to read:

SB70,612,25 36.61 (2) (a) The Except as provided in par. (b), the board may repay, on behalf of a health care provider, up to $25,000 in educational loans obtained by the health care provider from a public or private lending institution for education related to the health care provider's field of practice, as determined by the board with the advice of the council.

SB70,661 Section 661. 36.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,613,3 36.61 (2) (b) For a health care provider that is a medical assistant, the board's repayment under par. (a) may not exceed $12,500.

SB70,662 Section 662. 36.61 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,613,11 36.61 (3) (a) The board shall enter into a written agreement with the health care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this state or in a rural area, except that a health care provider in the expanded loan assistance program under sub. (8) who is not a dental hygienist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental therapist may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area.

SB70,663 Section 663. 36.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,613,17 36.61 (3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the board to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) (br) and (qj).

SB70,664 Section 664. 36.61 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (4) (am), and 36.61 (4) (am) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB70,613,22 36.61 (4) (am) (intro.) Principal Except as provided in par. (bm), principal and interest due on loans, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the board at the following rate:

SB70,665 Section 665. 36.61 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,614,3 36.61 (4) (bm) For a health care provider that is a medical assistant, principal and interest due on loans, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the board at the following rate:

SB70,614,5 1. Up to 40 percent of the principal of the loan or $5,000, whichever is less, during the first year of participation in the program under this section.

SB70,614,8 2. Up to an additional 40 percent of the principal of the loan or $5,000, whichever is less, during the 2nd year of participation in the program under this section.

SB70,614,11 3. Up to an additional 20 percent of the principal of the loan or $2,500, whichever is less, during the 3rd year of participation in the program under this section.

SB70,666 Section 666. 36.61 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,614,16 36.61 (5) (a) The obligation of the board to make payments under an agreement entered into under sub. (3) is subject to the amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) (br) and (qj).

SB70,667 Section 667. 36.61 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,614,24 36.61 (5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants, when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements, exceeds the total amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) (br) and (qj), then, subject to par. (bm), the board shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following considerations:

SB70,668 Section 668. 36.61 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,615,7 36.61 (5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for medical care in the eligible practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in which an eligible applicant who is not a dental hygienist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental therapist desires to practice and the degree to which there is an extremely high need for dental care in the dental health shortage area or rural area in which an eligible applicant who is a dental hygienist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental therapist desires to practice.

SB70,669 Section 669. 36.61 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,615,13 36.61 (8) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area, if the health care provider is not a dental hygienist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental therapist, or in a dental health shortage area, if the health care provider is a dental hygienist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental therapist.

SB70,670 Section 670. 36.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,615,18 36.62 (2) Advise the board on the amount, up to $25,000 for health care providers other than medical assistants and up to $12,500 for medical assistants, to be repaid on behalf of each health care provider who participates in the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 36.61.

SB70,671 Section 671. 38.04 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,615,24 38.04 (7m) Financial aids. By February 10 of each year, the board shall develop and submit to the higher educational aids board for its review under s. 39.285 (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the next fiscal year to students enrolled in the technical colleges.

SB70,672 Section 672. 38.04 (25) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,616,5 38.04 (25) Grants to technical colleges for dual enrollment courses related to health care. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (c), the board shall award grants to technical colleges to reimburse the technical colleges for expenses related to providing to high school students dual enrollment courses related to health care, as determined by the board.

SB70,673 Section 673. 38.16 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,616,12 38.16 (3) (a) 4. “Valuation factor" means a percentage equal to the greater of either zero 2 percent as compared to the previous year or the percentage change in the district's January 1 equalized value due to the aggregate new construction, less improvements removed, in municipalities located in the district between the previous year and the current year, as determined by the department of revenue under par. (am).

SB70,674 Section 674. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,616,15 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States if that person meets all of the following requirements:

SB70,616,17 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

SB70,616,20 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

SB70,616,24 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

SB70,675 Section 675 . 38.22 (6) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,617,1 38.22 (6) (g) Any person who meets all of the following requirements:

SB70,617,4 1. The person, or the person's parent or grandparent, is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or is a member of a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan.

SB70,617,8 2. The person has resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan, or in any combination of these states, for at least 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session in which the person enrolls in a district school.

SB70,676 Section 676 . 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,617,11 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).

SB70,677 Section 677. 38.274 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,617,16 38.274 Workforce advancement training grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f), the board shall award grants to district boards for the purpose of increasing the number of customized instruction and training opportunities for businesses to meet current workforce demands in various industries.

SB70,678 Section 678. 38.276 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,617,21 38.276 Open educational resources grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f), the board shall award grants to district boards for the creation of open educational resources that will allow the public and technical colleges across the technical college system to access technical college course materials.

SB70,679 Section 679. 38.34 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,618,6 38.34 Grant to support advanced manufacturing engineering technology and apprenticeship center. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f), the board shall award a grant of $250,000 to Mid-State Technical College in each fiscal year for an advanced manufacturing engineering technology and apprenticeship center to train and maintain a workforce to meet workforce needs for the state's paper, pulp, and converting mills. Grants may be used for the center's maintenance of capital equipment and supplies, information technology equipment, equipment for student learning infrastructure and student learning support, and the center's ongoing operations.

SB70,680 Section 680. 39.285 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,618,19 39.285 (1) (b) If the board determines during a fiscal year that any formula approved under par. (a) during the prior fiscal year needs to be modified during the fiscal year in order to expend the entire amount appropriated for grants to students under s. 39.30 or 39.435, except s. 39.435 (2) or (5), in that fiscal year, the board shall submit the modified formula to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified formula within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the modified formula may be implemented as proposed by the board. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified formula, the modified formula may be implemented only upon approval of the committee.

SB70,681 Section 681. 39.285 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,618,25 39.285 (3) By February 10 of each year, each tribally controlled college in this state is requested to develop and submit to the board for its review under sub. (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the next fiscal year to students enrolled at that tribally controlled college.

SB70,682 Section 682. 39.30 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB70,619,5 39.30 (3) Basis of grants. (a) The board shall award grants under this section based on a formula that accounts for a family's expected family contribution, as defined in s. 39.437 (3) (a), and that is consistent with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs analysis methodology.

SB70,619,7 (b) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any formula approved or modified by the board under s. 39.285 (1).

SB70,683 Section 683. 39.31 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,619,12 39.31 Determination of student costs. (intro.) In determining a student's total cost of attending a postsecondary institution for the purpose of calculating the amount of a grant under s. 39.30, 39.38, 39.435, 39.436, or 39.44, the board shall include the following:

SB70,684 Section 684 . 39.435 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB70,619,21 39.435 (title) Wisconsin grants and talent incentive grants. (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at least half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in accredited institutions of higher education or in tribally controlled colleges in this state, or enrolled at least quarter-time in a technical college within the technical college system in this state. Except as authorized under sub. (5), such These grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public institutions or tribally controlled colleges in this state.