38.40(4r)
(4r) Publications and seminars. The board may provide publications and seminars relating to the employment and education programs administered by the board and may establish a schedule of fees for those publications and seminars. Fees established under this subsection for publications and seminars provided by the board may not exceed the actual cost incurred in providing those publications and seminars. The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.292 (1) (ga).
38.40(5)
(5) Rules. The board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
38.41
38.41
Training program. 38.41(1)(1) The board may award a grant to a district board for skills training or other education related to the needs of business.
38.41(2)
(2) The board may award a grant to a district board to provide skills training or other education or market expansion or business diversification assistance to a business if the business is located in this state and the applicant submits to the board an affidavit stating that the business has no more than 250 employees or had no more than $10,000,000 in gross annual income in its most recent fiscal year.
38.41(3)(c)
(c) The board may award no more than $500,000 in any fiscal year under
sub. (2).
38.41(4)
(4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
38.41 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
TCS 17, Wis. adm. code.
38.42
38.42
Grants to meet emergency financial need. 38.42(1)(a)
(a) “Eligible student" means a student enrolled in a technical college whose expected family contribution, as defined in
s. 39.437 (3) (a), is less than $5,000.
38.42(1)(b)
(b) “Financial emergency" means an unplanned event causing an unanticipated expense, such as charges for medical treatment or vehicle repair, that would cause an eligible student to not complete that term if a grant were not available to cover the expense, but does not include such expenses as those for tuition, textbooks, student fees, alcohol or tobacco, groceries, entertainment, legal services, or fines or forfeitures resulting from legal violations.
38.42(2)
(2) From the appropriation under
s. 20.292 (1) (e), no later than September 1, 2016, and by September 1 of each year thereafter, the board shall distribute funds to the districts for payment of grants under this section. These funds may not be used by the districts for any other purpose. The amount distributed by the board to each district shall be determined by the board based on the anticipated need and demand for grants at each technical college.
38.42(3)(a)(a) Subject to
pars. (b) to
(d), each technical college may award grants to eligible students to pay the student's expense resulting from a financial emergency. In evaluating a grant application, the technical college shall, in its discretion and based on its best judgment, determine whether the student has incurred a legitimate financial emergency.
38.42(3)(b)
(b) No grant may be awarded to a student unless the student has submitted with the grant application written proof, such as a bill, identifying the nature and amount of the expense and the 3rd party to whom this amount is owed.
38.42(3)(c)
(c) A technical college may not award more than 2 grants under this section to the same student in any academic year. The total of all grants made to a student under this section in the same academic year may not exceed $500.
38.42(3)(d)
(d) A grant under this section may not be disbursed in cash. The grant funds shall be disbursed in any of the following ways:
38.42(3)(d)1.
1. By check made payable to the student and delivered to the student.
38.42(3)(d)2.
2. By check made payable to the 3rd party identified under
par. (b) and delivered to the 3rd party or to the student.
38.42(3)(d)3.
3. By electronic fund transfer or other electronic deposit to an account maintained by the student at a financial institution.
38.42(4)
(4) Each technical college shall create or adopt a brief application process and designate an employee with the authority to disburse the grant funds to eligible students. A decision on a grant application, and disbursement of grant funds to a student if a grant is awarded, shall be made within 5 business days of the student's application.
38.42(5)
(5) If a student applies for a 2nd grant under this section within the same academic year, a technical college shall require the student to undergo a financial counseling session with a financial aid professional before the grant may be awarded.
38.42(6)(a)(a) Each technical college shall collect, for each academic year, the following information related to the grant program under this section:
38.42(6)(a)5.
5. The total amount of grant money available but not awarded.
38.42(6)(a)6.
6. The number of students who received a grant and completed their degree or credential.
38.42(6)(a)7.
7. The number of students who received a grant and transferred to another postsecondary institution.
38.42(6)(a)8.
8. The number of students who received a grant and did not complete the term in which the grant was awarded.
38.42(6)(a)9.
9. The types of expenses for which students requested grants.
38.42(6)(b)
(b) By June 30, 2017, and by June 30 of each year thereafter, each district shall report to the board the information collected under
par. (a), for the academic year ending in that calendar year, and the board shall submit a report of this information to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3) having jurisdiction over matters relating to colleges and universities.
38.42 History
History: 2015 a. 282.
38.50
38.50
Educational approval board. 38.50(1)
(1)
Definitions. In this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
38.50(1)(b)
(b) “Course" means an organized unit of subject matter in which instruction is offered within a given period of time or that covers a specified amount of related subject matter.
38.50(1)(c)
(c) “Course of instruction" means a series of classroom or correspondence courses having a unified purpose which lead to a diploma or degree or to an occupational or vocational objective.
38.50(1)(d)
(d) “Person" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or limited liability company, or any combination of these.
38.50(1)(e)
(e) “School" means any private trade, correspondence, business, or technical school, but does not include any of the following:
38.50(1)(e)1.
1. In-state schools that are exempt from taxation under section
501 of the Internal Revenue Code and that either were incorporated in this state prior to January 1, 1992, or had their administrative headquarters and principal places of business in this state prior to 1970.
38.50(1)(e)3.
3. Schools of a parochial or denominational character offering courses having a sectarian objective.
38.50(1)(e)4.
4. Schools primarily offering instruction avocational or recreational in nature and not leading to a vocational objective.
38.50(1)(e)5.
5. Courses conducted by employers exclusively for their employees.
38.50(1)(e)6.
6. Schools, courses of instruction, and training programs that are approved or licensed and supervised by other state agencies and boards.
38.50(1)(e)7.
7. Schools approved by the department of public instruction for the training of teachers.
38.50(1)(e)8.
8. Schools accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the board.
38.50(1)(e)9.
9. The distance education program of an eligible institution that has been authorized by the distance learning authorization board under
s. 39.86 (3) (a) 1.
38.50(1)(e)10.
10. If the distance learning authorization board enters into an agreement under
s. 39.86 (2) (a), a postsecondary institution to which all of the following apply:
38.50(1)(e)10.a.
a. The institution does not have its principal campus in this state.
38.50(1)(e)10.b.
b. The jurisdiction in which the institution has its principal campus has joined an agreement, as defined in
s. 39.86 (1) (a), of which this state is a member or for which there is reciprocity with the agreement entered into by the distance learning authorization board under
s. 39.86 (2) (a).
38.50(1)(e)10.c.
c. The institution has obtained authorization, from the jurisdiction in which the institution has its principal campus, to offer distance education programs to students located beyond the borders of the state where the institution is located.
38.50(1)(f)
(f) “Solicitor" means a person employed by or representing a school located either within or outside this state that, in places other than the actual business premises of the school, personally attempts to secure the enrollment of a student in the school.
38.50(1)(g)
(g) “Teaching location" means the area and facilities designated for use by a school required to be approved by the board under this section.
38.50(2)
(2) Responsibilities. The board shall protect the general public by inspecting and approving private trade, correspondence, business, and technical schools doing business within this state, whether located within or outside this state, changes of ownership or control of the schools, teaching locations used by the schools, and courses of instruction offered by the schools and regulate the soliciting of students for correspondence or classroom courses and courses of instruction offered by the schools.
38.50(3)
(3) Rule-making power. The board shall promulgate rules and establish standards necessary to administer this section.
38.50(5)
(5) Employees, quarters. The board shall employ a person to perform the duties of an executive secretary and any other persons under the classified service that may be necessary to carry out the board's responsibilities. The person performing the duties of the executive secretary shall be in charge of the administrative functions of the board. The board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, keep its office with the technical college system board.
38.50(7)
(7) Approval of schools generally. To protect students, prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and courses of instruction, and encourage schools to maintain courses and courses of instruction consistent in quality, content, and length with generally accepted educational standards, the board shall do all of the following:
38.50(7)(a)
(a) Investigate the adequacy of courses and courses of instruction offered by schools to residents of this state and establish minimum standards for those courses of instruction.
38.50(7)(b)
(b) Investigate the adequacy of schools' facilities, equipment, instructional materials, and instructional programs and establish minimum standards for those facilities, equipment, materials, and programs.
38.50(7)(c)
(c) Establish rules, standards, and criteria to prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and courses of instruction.
38.50(7)(d)
(d) Promulgate rules restricting the negotiability of promissory instruments received by schools in payment of tuition and other charges.
38.50(7)(e)
(e) Establish minimum standards for refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges if a student does not enter a course or course of instruction or withdraws or is discontinued from the course.
38.50(7)(f)
(f) Require schools offering courses and courses of instruction to residents of this state to furnish information concerning their facilities, curricula, instructors, enrollment policies, tuition and other charges and fees, refund policies, and policies concerning negotiability of promissory instruments received in payment of tuition and other charges.
38.50(7)(g)
(g) Approve courses of instruction, schools, changes of ownership or control of schools, and teaching locations meeting the requirements and standards established by the board and complying with rules promulgated by the board; publish a list of the schools and courses of instruction approved and a list of the schools that are authorized to use the term “college," “university," “state," or “Wisconsin" in their names; and make those lists of the schools available on the board's Internet site.
38.50(7)(h)
(h) Issue permits to solicitors when all board requirements have been met.
38.50(7)(i)
(i) Require schools to furnish a surety bond in an amount as provided by rule of the board.
38.50(8)(a)(a)
In general. No solicitor representing any school offering any course or course of instruction shall sell any course or course of instruction or solicit students for a course or course of instruction in this state for a consideration or remuneration, except upon the actual business premises of the school, unless the solicitor first secures a solicitor's permit from the board. If the solicitor represents more than one school, a separate permit shall be obtained for each school the solicitor represents.
38.50(8)(b)
(b)
Solicitor's permit. The application for a solicitor's permit shall be made on a form furnished by the board and shall be accompanied by a fee and a surety bond acceptable to the board in the sum of $2,000. The board shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for a solicitor's permit. The bond may be continuous and shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student suffering loss as the result of any fraud or misrepresentation used in procuring his or her enrollment or as a result of the failure of the school to perform faithfully the agreement the solicitor made with the student, and may be supplied by the solicitor or by the school itself either as a blanket bond covering each of its solicitors in the amount of $2,000 or the surety bond under
sub. (7) (i). Upon approval of a permit, the board shall issue an identification card to the solicitor giving his or her name and address, the name and address of the employing school, and certifying that the person whose name appears on the card is authorized to solicit students for the school. A permit shall be valid for one year from the date issued. Liability under this paragraph of the surety on the bond for each solicitor covered by the bond shall not exceed the sum of $2,000 as an aggregate for any and all students for all breaches of the conditions of the bond. The surety of a bond may cancel the bond upon giving 30 days' notice in writing to the board and shall be relieved of liability under this paragraph upon giving the notice for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date of the cancellation. An application for renewal shall be accompanied by a fee, a surety bond acceptable to the board in the sum of $2,000 if a continuous bond has not been furnished, and such information as the board requests of the applicant. The board shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for renewal of a solicitor's permit.
38.50(8)(c)
(c)
Refusal or revocation of permit. The board may refuse to issue or renew, or may revoke, any solicitor's permit upon one or any combination of the following grounds:
38.50(8)(c)1.
1. Willful violation of this subsection or any rule promulgated by the board under this section.
38.50(8)(c)2.
2. Furnishing false, misleading, or incomplete information to the board.
38.50(8)(c)3.
3. Presenting information to prospective students relating to the school, a course, or a course of instruction that is false, fraudulent, or misleading.
38.50(8)(c)4.
4. Refusal by the school to be represented to allow reasonable inspection or to supply information after written request therefor by the board.
38.50(8)(c)5.
5. Failure of the school which the solicitor represents to meet requirements and standards established by and to comply with rules promulgated by the board under
sub. (7).
38.50(8)(d)
(d)
Notice of refusal to issue or renew permit. Notice of refusal to issue or renew a permit or of the revocation of a permit shall be sent by registered mail to the last address of the applicant or permit holder shown in the records of the board. Revocation of a permit shall be effective 10 days after the notice of revocation has been mailed to the permit holder.
38.50(8)(e)
(e)
Request for appearance. Within 20 days of the receipt of notice of the board's refusal to issue or renew a permit or of the revocation of a permit, the applicant or holder of the permit may request permission to appear before the board in person, with or without counsel, to present reasons why the permit should be issued, renewed, or reinstated. Upon receipt of a request, the board shall grant a hearing to the applicant or holder of the permit within 30 days giving that person at least 10 days' notice of the date, time, and place.
38.50(8)(f)
(f)
Recovery by students. The bond in force under
par. (b) shall not limit or impair any right of recovery otherwise available under law, nor shall the amount of the bond be relevant in determining the amount of damages or other relief to which any plaintiff may be entitled.
