39.325(3)
(3) The board shall promulgate rules and establish standards and methods of determining the amounts of loans, rates of interest and other administrative procedures consistent with
P.L. 94-484, on July 29, 1979. The rates of interest shall be set as low as possible, but shall remain sufficient to cover all costs of the program under this section.
39.33
39.33
Guaranteed student loan program. 39.33(1)
(1) The board may organize and maintain a nonstock corporation under
ch. 181 to provide for a guaranteed student loan program in this state under
P.L. 89-287 and
P.L. 89-329 as may from time to time be amended. The board may make use of and pay for the use of the facilities and services of such corporation.
39.33(2)
(2) The board may provide administrative services for the nonstock corporation with which the board has entered into a contractual agreement for purposes of providing for a guaranteed student loan program in this state. Services provided under this section shall be in accordance with the decision of the board as to the type and scope of services requested and the civil service range of any employee assigned to them.
39.33(3)
(3) The board or the legislature or any person delegated by the legislature may inspect and examine or cause an inspection and examination of all records relating to all programs that are, or are to be, administered under contractual agreement between the board and the corporation.
39.33 History
History: 1995 a. 27;
1997 a. 27.
39.34
39.34
Medical student loan program. Notwithstanding s.
39.34, 1991 stats., the board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to repay a loan awarded under this section.
39.35
39.35
Repayment of scholarships for teachers in educationally disadvantaged areas. Notwithstanding s.
39.35, 1969 stats., and s.
39.35, 1991 stats., the board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to repay a student aid award made under this section.
39.36
39.36
Repayment of stipends for teachers of the handicapped. Notwithstanding s.
39.36, 1969 stats., s.
39.37 (3) (b), 1969 stats., and s.
39.36, 1991 stats., the board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to repay a stipend awarded under this section.
39.37
39.37
Student loan funding. 39.37(1)
(1) Student loans made or authorized to be made under
s. 39.32 may be funded from the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with
subch. II of ch. 18.
39.37(2)
(2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the student loan repayment fund consisting of all revenues received in repayment of student loans funded under this section, and any other revenues dedicated to it by the board. The board may pledge revenues received or to be received by the fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this section, and shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments in accordance with
subch. II of ch. 18.
39.37(3)
(3) All student loans funded with revenue obligations issued under this section shall be fully guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest from among a nonstock corporation organized under
s. 39.33 (1), the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities. The board may enter into agreements necessary to affect this guaranty.
39.37(4)
(4) Revenue obligations issued under this section shall not exceed $295,000,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue-obligation notes.
39.37(5)
(5) Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in resolutions authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations, each issue of revenue obligations shall be on a parity with every other revenue obligation issued under this section, payable in accordance with
subch. II of ch. 18, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular revenue obligations pledging any particular receipts or revenues.
39.374
39.374
Wisconsin health education loan program funding. 39.374(1)(1) Loans made or authorized to be made under
s. 39.325 may be funded from the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with
subch. II of ch. 18.
39.374(2)
(2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the Wisconsin health education loan repayment fund consisting of all revenues received in repayment of loans funded under this section or loans financed from moneys made available under
chapter 20, laws of 1981, section 2022 (1). The board may pledge revenues received or to be received by the fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this section, and shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments in accordance with
subch. II of ch. 18.
39.374(3)
(3) All loans funded with revenue obligations issued under this section shall be fully guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest by the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities. The board may enter into agreements necessary to effect this guaranty.
39.374(4)
(4) Revenue obligations issued under this section shall not exceed $92,000,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue-obligation bonds and notes.
39.374(5)
(5) Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in resolutions authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations, each issue of revenue obligations shall be on a parity with every other revenue obligation issued under this section, payable in accordance with
subch. II of ch. 18, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular revenue obligations pledging any particular receipts or revenues.
39.38
39.38
Indian student assistance. 39.38(1)
(1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a grant program to assist those Indian students who are residents of this state to receive a higher education.
39.38(2)
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under
s. 20.235 (1) (k). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under this section to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under
s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under
s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under
s. 49.858 (2) (a). Grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the institution that he or she is attending.
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (2) is shown as amended eff. the date stated in the notice published by the Department of Workforce Development in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 49.854 (2) (e) by
1999 Wis. Act 9. Prior to the date stated in the notice published by the Department of Workforce Development in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 49.854 (2) (e) it reads:
Effective date text
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (k). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under this section to a student if the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses. Grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the institution that he or she is attending.
39.39
39.39
Nursing student stipend loans. 39.39(1)(a)(a) There is established, to be administered by the board, a stipend loan program for resident students, including registered nurses, who are:
39.39(1)(a)1.
1. Enrolled in the 2nd year in a program leading to an associate degree in nursing in a technical college.
39.39(1)(a)2.
2. Enrolled as juniors in a program leading to a bachelor's degree in nursing in this state.
39.39(1)(a)3.
3. Enrolled as 3rd year students in a program leading to a diploma in nursing in this state.
39.39(1)(a)4.
4. Enrolled as seniors in a program leading to a bachelor's degree in nursing in this state.
39.39(1)(a)5.
5. Enrolled in a program leading to a master's degree in nursing in this state and who intend to teach nursing at an institution of higher education located in this state.
39.39(2)(b)
(b) Promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be selected on the basis of financial need, as determined by the board, using the needs analysis methodology used under
s. 39.435.
39.39(3)
(3) Beginning in the 1991-92 fiscal year, $15,000 annually shall be awarded under
sub. (1) (a) 5. for stipend loans.
39.39(4)
(4) The board may not make any original stipend loans under this section.
39.395
39.395
Teacher education loan program. 39.395(1)
(1) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition for persons enrolled in a teacher education program offered by the Milwaukee Teacher Education Center, a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under
ch. 181. Loans shall be made from the appropriation under
s. 20.235 (1) (cu).
39.395(2)(a)(a) After the recipient of the loan under
sub. (1) has completed the teacher education program, the board shall forgive 50% of the loan and 50% of the interest on the loan for each school year that the recipient of the loan is employed as a full-time teacher in the school district operating under
ch. 119. The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all repayments of the loans made under
sub. (1) and the interest on the loans.
39.395(2)(b)
(b) The board shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
39.395 History
History: 1997 a. 27.
39.398
39.398
Teachers and orientation and mobility instructors of visually impaired pupils loan program. 39.398(1)(a)(a) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition, fees and expenses for residents of this state enrolled in a program that prepares persons to be licensed as teachers of visually impaired pupils or as orientation and mobility instructors, as defined by the board by rule, at an accredited institution of higher education in this state or in a physically adjacent state, as defined in
s. 175.46 (1) (d). To the extent possible, the board shall give preference, to persons who are likely to return to this state to work with visually impaired persons.
39.398(1)(b)
(b) The board shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under
s. 20.235 (1) (cx). The maximum amount of a loan for a person during any fiscal year is $10,000. The maximum amount that a person may receive under this section is $40,000. The terms of the loan shall provide that a loan recipient is not required to repay the loan while the loan recipient is enrolled in the preparatory program described in
par. (a).
39.398(2)(a)(a) After the recipient of a loan under
sub. (1) has completed the preparatory program described in
sub. (1), the board shall forgive 25% of the loan's principal and interest for the first fiscal year, 25% of the loan's principal and interest for the 2nd fiscal year and 50% of the loan's principal and interest for the 3rd fiscal year that the recipient is licensed and employed full-time in this state as a teacher of visually impaired pupils or as an orientation and mobility instructor by a school district, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or a cooperative educational service agency. The board may forgive loans on a prorated basis for persons employed less than full-time.
39.398(2)(b)
(b) The board shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
39.398 History
History: 1999 a. 144.
39.40
39.40
Minority teacher loan program. 39.40(1)
(1) In this section "minority student" means a student who is any of the following:
39.40(1)(d)
(d) A person admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, who is either a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.
39.40(2)
(2) The board shall establish a loan program for minority students who meet all of the following requirements:
39.40(2)(a)
(a) Are registered as juniors or seniors, or hold a bachelor's degree and are registered as special students, in the University of Wisconsin System or in an accredited, private institution of higher education located in this state.
39.40(2)(b)
(b) Are enrolled in programs of study leading to licensure as a teacher and are not currently licensed as teachers.
39.40(2)(c)
(c) Meet academic criteria specified by the board.
39.40(2)(d)
(d) Agree to teach in a school district located in this state in which minority students constitute at least 29% of the membership or in a school district participating in the interdistrict pupil transfer program under
s. 121.85. In this paragraph, "membership" has the meaning given in
s. 121.004 (5).
39.40(2m)
(2m) Loans under
sub. (2) shall be awarded to students registered at an eligible institution of higher education on the basis of the institution's participation in the loan program under this section or s.
36.25 (16), 1993 stats., and the number of its students eligible for such loans. Loans awarded to recipients shall be disbursed directly to the eligible institutions of higher education.
39.40(3)
(3) Loans under
sub. (2) shall be made from the appropriation under
s. 20.235 (1) (cr). The board shall forgive 25% of the loan and 25% of the interest on the loan for each school year the recipient teaches in a school district described under
sub. (2) (d).
39.40(4)
(4) The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all repayments of loans made under
sub. (2) and the interest on the loans.
39.40(5)
(5) The board shall administer the repayment and forgiveness of loans made under s.
36.25 (16), 1993 stats. The board shall treat such loans as if they had been made under
sub. (2).
39.41
39.41
Academic excellence higher education scholarships. 39.41(1)(ae)
(ae) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.
39.41(1)(ag)
(ag) "Faculty of the high school" means the principal administrative unit of the faculty personnel of a high school designated under
sub. (1m) (j).
39.41(1)(bm)
(bm) "Senior" means a pupil enrolled in the 12th grade in a public or private high school, the Wisconsin School for the Deaf or the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
39.41(1m)(a)(a) Subject to
par. (d), by February 15 of each school year, the school board of each school district operating one or more high schools and the governing body of each private high school shall:
39.41(1m)(a)1.
1. For each high school with an enrollment of at least 80 pupils but less than 500 pupils, designate the senior with the highest grade point average in all subjects as a scholar.
39.41(1m)(a)2.
2. For each high school with an enrollment of at least 500 pupils but less than 1,000 pupils, designate the 2 seniors with the 2 highest grade point averages in all subjects as scholars.
39.41(1m)(a)3.
3. For each high school with an enrollment of at least 1,000 pupils but less than 1,500 pupils, designate the 3 seniors with the 3 highest grade point averages in all subjects as scholars.
