39.41(3)(b)
(b) For each year that a scholar who receives a scholarship under
par. (a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.000 grade point average, or the equivalent as determined by the private institution, and makes satisfactory progress toward a bachelor's degree, the student is eligible for a higher education scholarship as determined under
par. (a). No scholar is eligible for a higher education scholarship for more than 4 years at a private institution of higher education.
39.41(4)(a)(a) The board shall make the payments under
subs. (2) (c) and
(3) only if the institution, district school or private institution matches the amount of the payment from institutional funds, gifts or grants. Beginning in the 1992-93 school year, the matching requirement under this paragraph for the institutions within the University of Wisconsin System shall be satisfied by payments of an amount equal to the total payments from the institutions made under this paragraph in the 1991-92 school year and, if such payments are insufficient to satisfy the matching requirement, by the waiver of academic fees established under
s. 36.27.
39.41(5)(a)1.1. Each institution within the University of Wisconsin System, technical college district school and private institution of higher education that wishes to participate in the scholarship program under this section in academic year 1999-2000 and thereafter shall notify the board by October 1, 1998, that the institution wishes to participate.
39.41(5)(a)2.
2. If an institution of higher education that has notified the board under
subd. 1. subsequently wishes to no longer participate in the scholarship program under this section, the institution of higher education shall notify the board of this fact in writing by October 1 prior to the academic year in which the institution will no longer participate.
39.41(5)(b)
(b) Each designated scholar who is eligible for a higher education scholarship under
sub. (2) (a) or
(3) (a) shall notify the board as soon as practicable of the institution of higher education he or she will be attending in the next academic year.
39.41(5)(c)
(c) Annually, the board shall notify each scholar who will be attending a participating institution of higher education in the next academic year of the amount of his or her higher education scholarship.
39.41(6)
(6) A scholarship under this section shall not be used to replace any other grant for which a student is eligible.
39.41(7)
(7) By August 1, 1997, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance evaluating the success of the program under this section. The report shall specify the number and amount of the scholarships awarded in the current fiscal year and the institutions of higher education chosen by the scholarship recipients.
39.41(8)
(8) The executive secretary shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for the designation of scholars under
sub. (1m) (c) 3.
39.41 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also chs.
HEA 9, Wis. adm. code.
39.42
39.42
Interstate agreements. The board, with the approval of the joint committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported institution of post-high school education, with the approval of the board and the joint committee on finance, may enter into agreements or understandings which include remission of nonresident tuition for designated categories of students at state institutions of higher education with appropriate state agencies and institutions of higher education in other states to facilitate use of public higher education institutions of this state and other states. Such agreements and understandings shall have as their purpose the mutual improvement of educational advantages for residents of this state and such other states or institutions of other states with which agreements are made.
39.435
39.435
Wisconsin higher education grants and talent incentive grants. 39.435(1)(1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a higher education 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. Except as authorized under
sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public institutions or tribally controlled colleges in this state.
39.435(2)
(2) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public and private nonprofit institutions located in this state and to sophomores, juniors and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The board may not award a grant to the same student for more than 10 consecutive semesters or their equivalent. The board shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection.
39.435(3)
(3) Grants under
sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the amount of the minimum grant. Grants under
sub. (1) shall not exceed $3,000 during any one academic year. The board shall, by rule, establish a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other rules the board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the program.
39.435(4)(a)(a) The board shall award grants under this section based on a formula that accounts for expected parental and student contributions and is consistent with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs analysis methodology.
39.435(4)(d)
(d) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any formula approved or modified by the board under
s. 39.285 (1).
39.435(5)
(5) The board shall ensure that grants under this section are made available to students attending private or public institutions in this state who are deaf or hard of hearing or visually handicapped and who demonstrate need. Grants may also be made available to such handicapped students attending private or public institutions in other states under criteria established by the board. In determining the financial need of these students special consideration shall be given to their unique and unusual costs.
39.435(6)
(6) The board may not make a grant under this section to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under
s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person 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).
39.435(7)(a)1.
1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated under
s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year 2009-10, "base amount" means the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year 2008-09.
39.435(7)(a)2.
2. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated under
s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2009-10, "base amount" means the appropriation amount calculated under
par. (b) for the previous fiscal year.
39.435(7)(b)
(b) Biennially, beginning on February 1, 2009, the board shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under
s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next biennium as follows:
39.435(7)(b)1.
1. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the next academic year at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year.
39.435(7)(b)1m.
1m. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the academic year after the next academic year at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the next academic year.
39.435(7)(b)2.
2. The appropriation for the first fiscal year of the next biennium shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the average of the percentage increases determined under
subd. 1., except that, if the undergraduate academic fees for the next academic year are estimated to decrease or not change from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year at each institution specified in
subd. 1., the appropriation shall be the base amount.
39.435(7)(b)2m.
2m. The appropriation for the 2nd fiscal year of the next biennium shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the average of the percentage increases determined under
subd. 1m., except that, if the undergraduate academic fees for the academic year after the next academic year are estimated to decrease or not change from the estimated undergraduate academic fees charged for the next academic year at each institution specified in
subd. 1m., the appropriation shall be the base amount.
39.435(8)
(8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of Wisconsin System students from the appropriation under
s. 20.235 (1) (fe).
39.435 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
HEA 5, Wis. adm. code.
39.437
39.437
Wisconsin covenant scholars grants. 39.437(1)(1)
Establishment of grant program. There is established, to be administered by the board, a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in
sub. (2).
39.437(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), a student is eligible for a grant under this section if the student is a resident of this state and is enrolled at least half time and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a public or private, nonprofit, accredited institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college in this state.
39.437(2)(b)1.1. The board may not make a grant under this section to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under
s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person 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).
39.437(2)(b)2.
2. No student shall be eligible for a grant under this section in more than the equivalent of 10 semesters of undergraduate education.
39.437(2)(b)3.
3. No student who fails to meet acceptable academic standards prescribed by the student's institution of higher education or tribally controlled college shall be or shall remain eligible for a grant under this section.
39.437(3)
(3) Amount of grant. The amount of a grant shall be determined by the board, and shall be paid from the appropriation account under
s. 20.235 (1) (fm).
39.437(4)
(4) Administration of grant program. 39.437(4)(a)(a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall provide to the board information relating to the resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend each of the institutions within that system for the current academic year, the technical college system board shall provide to the board information relating to the fees under
s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to
(c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges within that system for the current academic year, and each tribally controlled college in this state shall provide to the board information relating to the tuition and fees charged to attend the tribal college for the current academic year.
39.437(4)(b)
(b) By April 1 of each year, the board shall determine the average of the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year among the institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, the average of the fees under
s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to
(c) charged for the current academic year among the technical colleges in this state, and the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current academic year among the tribally controlled colleges in this state.
39.437(5)
(5) Rules. The board shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules establishing a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data and any other rules the board considers necessary to assure the uniform administration of this section.
39.437 History
History: 2007 a. 20.
39.44
39.44
Minority undergraduate grants. 39.44(1)(a)(a) In this section "minority undergraduate" means an undergraduate student who:
39.44(1)(a)4.
4. Is a person who is admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, and who either is a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.
39.44(1)(b)
(b) There is established, to be administered by the board, the minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in technical colleges in this state.
39.44(2)
(2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the appropriation under
s. 20.235 (1) (fg), with 50% distributed to the eligible private institutions and 50% distributed to the eligible technical colleges. The board shall audit the enrollment statistics annually.
39.44(3)
(3) An institution or school receiving funds under
sub. (2) shall:
39.44(3)(a)
(a) Award grants to eligible students on the basis of financial need.
39.44(3)(b)
(b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that such funds do not replace institutional grants to the recipients.
39.44(3)(c)
(c) Annually report to the board the number of awards made, the amount of each award, the minority status of each recipient, other financial aid awards made to each recipient and the total amount of financial aid made available to the eligible students.
39.44(4)
(4) The board shall notify an institution or school receiving funds under
sub. (2) if a student's name appears on the statewide support lien docket under
s. 49.854 (2) (b). An institution or school may not award a grant under this section to a student if it receives a notification under this subsection concerning that student, unless the student provides to the institution or school 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).
39.44(5)
(5) By November 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the board shall report to the department of administration on the effectiveness of the program under this section.
39.44 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
HEA 12, Wis. adm. code.
39.45
39.45
Independent student grants. 39.45(1)(a)
(a) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private nonprofit educational institution meeting the requirements of
s. 39.30 or
39.435 for the purpose of awarding grants under those sections.
39.45(2)
(2) There is established, to be determined by the board, a grant program for resident students who are current recipients of aid to families with dependent children under
s. 49.19.
39.45(3)
(3) Grants under this section shall be awarded on the basis of financial need, as determined by the board, to resident students enrolled for at least 6 academic credits in the 2nd or 3rd year in programs leading to an associate degree or the 3rd, 4th or 5th year in programs leading to a bachelor's degree. Except as provided in
sub. (5), no grant may exceed $4,000 per academic year. Students may apply for grants, upon a form prepared and furnished by the board, on or after February 1 of any year for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic year. No student is eligible to receive a grant under this section for more than 3 academic years.
39.45(4)
(4) The board shall give preference, as much as practicable, in awarding grants under this section to students enrolled in courses likely to increase the immediate employment opportunities of such students. The board shall publish a list of such courses and shall include courses that have an occupational or vocational objective in areas with existing labor needs.
39.45(5)
(5) The board may award supplemental grants of between $500 and $1,000 per child per semester or session to students for the cost of child care for preschool children of the students. The student shall demonstrate, as determined by the board, financial need for the supplemental grant. In awarding grants under this subsection, the board may not exceed 20% of the appropriation for a given fiscal year for the grant program.
39.45(6)
(6) From the appropriation under
s. 20.235 (1) (fc), the board shall use available funds to make grant awards under this section, but no award may be made before March 1 for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic year.
39.45(7)
(7) The board shall promulgate rules to administer this section, including criteria and procedures for repayment of grants awarded under this section, including interest, by certain grant recipients who no longer reside in this state or do not successfully complete requirements for a degree. The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all repayments of grants awarded under this section and the interest on the grants.
39.45(8)
(8) No student is eligible for an original grant under this section after the 1996-97 academic year.
39.45 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
HEA 10, Wis. adm. code.
39.46
39.46
Contract for dental education. 39.46(1)
(1) On or before July 1 of each year, the board shall initiate, investigate and formulate for procurement, a contract for dental education services in accordance with this section. Thereafter, the board shall conduct a biennial analysis of the program and include a report on its findings and recommendations in its reports under
s. 15.04 (1) (d). The legislative audit bureau shall biennially postaudit expenditures under this section.
Section 16.75 (1) to
(5) are waived with respect to such contract.
39.46(2)
(2) The contract under this section shall be between this state and a private nonprofit institution of higher education in this state which operates a dental school that is accredited, as defined in
s. 447.01 (1), and shall relate, in all provisions, exclusively to the providing of dental education in the dental school of such institution. The contract shall require:
39.46(2)(a)
(a) That no courses of instruction in subject matters of a religious nature be included in any instructional program or curriculum administered in or by the dental school, and that no such courses be required for admission to or graduation from the dental school.
39.46(2)(b)
(b) That applicants for admission to the dental school who are residents of this state be accorded preference over other applicants having substantially equal academic qualifications and credentials.
39.46(2)(c)
(c) That for purposes of this section the nondiscrimination provisions of
s. 16.765, expanded to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, be limited to apply only to the operation of the dental school and that no such prohibited discrimination be practiced with respect to admissions to the dental school.
39.46(2)(d)
(d) That the dental school administer and operate its courses and programs in dentistry in conformity with academic and professional standards, rules and requirements and seek progressively to enrich and improve its courses of dental education, research and public service by full and efficient use of budgetary and other resources available to it. In monitoring compliance with this paragraph the board may rely on 3rd-party evaluations conducted by appropriate and recognized accrediting bodies.
