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 percent of the loan's principal and interest after the first full year and 25 percent 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.
39.398
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 percent of the loan's principal and interest for the first fiscal year, 25 percent of the loan's principal and interest for the 2nd fiscal year and 50 percent 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.
39.399
39.399
Teacher loan program. 39.399(1g)(a)
(a) “Rural county" means a county that satisfies all of the following:
39.399(1g)(a)2.
2. Less than 25 percent of persons residing in the county are employed in another county that includes an urbanized area.
39.399(1g)(a)3.
3. Less than 25 percent of persons employed in the county reside in another county that includes an urbanized area.
39.399(1m)
(1m) The board shall establish a teacher loan program for students who meet all of the following requirements:
39.399(1m)(a)
(a) Are residents of this state enrolled at least half-time as sophomores, juniors, or seniors in an institution of higher education, as defined in
20 USC 1001 (a) and (b), located in this state.
39.399(1m)(b)
(b) Are enrolled in programs of study leading to a teacher's license in a discipline identified as a teacher shortage area for this state by the federal department of education.
39.399(1m)(c)
(c) Have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale or the equivalent.
39.399(2)
(2) A student eligible for a loan under
sub. (1m) may be awarded loans of up to $10,000 annually for not more than 3 years, with a maximum of $30,000 in loans to a student under this section.
39.399(3)(a)(a) Loans under
sub. (1m) shall be made from the appropriation under
s. 20.235 (1) (ct). Except as provided in
par. (b), loans under
sub. (1m) shall be repaid at an annual interest rate of 5 percent.
39.399(3)(b)
(b) The board shall forgive 25 percent of the loan and 25 percent of the interest on the loan for each school year the recipient satisfies all of the following:
39.399(3)(b)1.
1. The recipient is employed, as a full-time teacher in a high-demand area related to the recipient's discipline under
sub. (1m) (b), by a public or private elementary or secondary school in the city of Milwaukee or in a school district in a rural county.
39.399(3)(b)2.
2. The recipient receives a rating of proficient or distinguished on the educator effectiveness system or the equivalent in a school that does not use the educator effectiveness system.
39.399(4)
(4) The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all repayments of loans made under
sub. (1m) and the interest on the loans.
39.399 History
History: 2015 a. 55,
359.
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:
