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.
39.38 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
HEA 6, Wis. adm. code.
39.385
39.385
Primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program. 39.385(1)(a)
(a) "Graduate medical education training program" means any of the following:
39.385(1)(a)1.
1. A program of education in a medical specialty following the completion of medical school that prepares a physician for the independent practice of medicine in that specialty.
39.385(1)(a)2.
2. A program of education in a medical subspecialty following the completion of education in a medical specialty that prepares a physician for the independent practice of medicine in that subspecialty.
39.385(1)(b)
(b) "Grant program" means the primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program under this section.
39.385(1)(d)
(d) "Health service shortage area" means an area designated by the governor and certified by the federal secretary of health and human services under
42 USC 1395x as an area with a shortage of personal health services.
39.385(1)(f)
(f) "Primary care medicine" means any of the following medical specialties:
39.385(1)(h)
(h) "Underserved area" means a health professional shortage area, a health service shortage area, or a medically underserved area.
39.385(2)
(2) Establishment of program. There is established, to be administered by the board, a primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program to encourage primary care physicians and psychiatrists who meet the eligibility requirements specified in
sub. (3) to practice primary care medicine and psychiatry in underserved areas in this state by providing grants of financial assistance to those physicians and psychiatrists as provided in
sub. (4).
39.385(3)
(3) Eligibility. A physician or psychiatrist is eligible for financial assistance as provided under
sub. (4) if the physician or psychiatrist meets all of the following requirements:
39.385(3)(a)
(a) He or she practices primary care medicine or psychiatry in an underserved area in this state.
39.385(3)(b)
(b) He or she graduated from a graduate medical education training program in this state with an emphasis on primary care medicine or psychiatry.
39.385(3)(c)
(c) He or she does not appear on the statewide support lien docket under
s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the physician 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).
39.385(4)(a)1.1. From the appropriation account under
s. 20.235 (1) (fp), the board shall grant financial assistance to physicians and psychiatrists who meet the eligibility requirements specified in
sub. (3), who apply for participation in the grant program as provided in
par. (b), and who submit claims for that financial assistance as provided in
par. (c). From
s. 20.235 (1) (fp), the board shall allocate not more than $750,000 for financial assistance under the grant program to physicians and not more than $750,000 for financial assistance under the grant program to psychiatrists.
39.385(4)(a)2.
2. The board may grant financial assistance under the grant program to no more than 12 physicians and no more than 12 psychiatrists in a fiscal year. If more than 12 physicians or more than 12 psychiatrists apply for participation in the grant program in a fiscal year, the board shall consider the order in which those applications are received and the health professional shortage area score, as determined by the health resources and services administration of the federal department of health and human services, of the underserved area in which the applicant is practicing primary care medicine or psychiatry in selecting participants in the grant program.
39.385(4)(a)3.
3. An individual physician or psychiatrist may receive financial assistance under the grant program in no more than 3 fiscal years.
39.385(4)(b)
(b) A physician or psychiatrist may apply for participation in the grant program by submitting an application to the board in a form prescribed by the board. A physician or psychiatrist may submit that application while the physician or psychiatrist is participating in a graduate medical education training program described in
sub. (3) (b), but must submit that application before accepting employment or any other affiliation as a primary care physician or psychiatrist in an underserved area in this state. The application shall include such information as the board may require to establish that the physician or psychiatrist meets the eligibility requirements specified in
sub. (3) for participation in the grant program and any other information the board may require by rule promulgated under
sub. (5).
39.385(4)(c)
(c) After each year in which a physician or psychiatrist who has been accepted for participation in the grant program practices primary care medicine or psychiatry in an underserved area in this state, the physician or psychiatrist may submit to the board a claim for financial assistance. The claim shall include the signature of the physician or psychiatrist and of a representative of the practice in which the physician or psychiatrist is employed or otherwise affiliated certifying that during the period for which financial assistance is claimed the physician or psychiatrist practiced primary care medicine or psychiatry in an underserved area in this state and such other information as the board may require by rule promulgated under
sub. (5) to verify the physician's or psychiatrist's eligibility for financial assistance.
39.385(4)(d)
(d) If the board determines that a physician or psychiatrist who submits a claim for financial assistance under
par. (c) is eligible to receive that assistance, the board shall provide that assistance, subject to the amounts available in the appropriation account under
s. 20.235 (1) (fp).
39.385(5)
(5) Rules. The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section. Those rules shall include rules specifying the information a physician or psychiatrist must include in an application for participation in the grant program under
sub. (4) (b) and in a claim for financial assistance under
sub. (4) (c).
39.385 History
History: 2013 a. 128.
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.
39.39 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
HEA 8, Wis. adm. code.
39.393
39.393
Nursing student loan program. 39.393(1)
(1) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition, fees, and expenses for persons enrolled in any of the following:
39.393(1)(a)
(a) A program in this state that confers an associate degree in nursing.
39.393(1)(b)
(b) A program in this state that confers a bachelor's degree in nursing.
39.393(1)(c)
(c) A program in this state that confers a 2nd degree that will make the person eligible for licensure under
s. 441.06 or
441.10.
39.393(1)(d)
(d) A program in this state that confers a diploma in nursing.
39.393(1)(e)
(e) A program in this state that confers a master's degree in nursing.
39.393(1)(f)
(f) A program in this state that confers a doctoral degree in nursing.
39.393(2)
(2) Beginning in the 2002-03 fiscal year, the board shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under
s. 20.235 (1) (cm). The maximum amount of loan for a person during any fiscal year is $3,000. The maximum that a person may receive under this section is $15,000. The board shall ensure that the terms of the loan do not require a loan recipient to repay the loan while the recipient is enrolled in a program under
sub. (1).
39.393(3)
(3) After the recipient of a loan under
sub. (1) has completed the program described in
sub. (1), the board shall forgive 25% of the loan's principal and interest after the first full year and 25% of the loan's principal and interest after the 2nd full year that the recipient has been employed full time in this state as a nurse or nurse educator. The board may forgive loans on a prorated basis for persons who are employed less than full time.
39.393(4)
(4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer 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.
39.395 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
HEA 13, Wis. adm. code.
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.
39.398 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
HEA 14, Wis. adm. code.
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.
