39.15(1)(a)
(a) Two of the members of the board of trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall be nominated by the governor, and, with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed for staggered 6-year terms expiring on June 30.
39.15(1)(b)
(b) The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall give first preference in admissions to residents of this state.
39.15(1)(c)
(c) The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall make every effort to ensure that at least 5 percent of the total enrollment of the college consists of minority students.
39.15(2)
(2) At the state auditor's discretion or as the joint legislative audit committee directs, the legislative audit bureau shall postaudit expenditures under s.
20.250 so as to assure the propriety of expenditures and compliance with legislative intent. State affirmative action policies, rules, and practices shall be applied to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., consistent with their application to state agencies.
39.155
39.155
Medical College of Wisconsin; state aid policies. 39.155(1)(1)
All funds appropriated to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under s.
20.250 (1) (a) shall be based on a per capita formula for an amount for each Wisconsin resident enrolled at the college who is paying full tuition. A student's qualification as a resident of this state shall be determined by the higher educational aids board in accordance with s.
36.27, so far as applicable.
39.155(2)
(2) On or before January 15 and September 15 of each year, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall submit to the higher educational aids board for its approval a list of the Wisconsin residents enrolled at the college who are paying full tuition. The state shall make semiannual payments to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., from the appropriation under s.
20.250 (1) (a), upon approval of the list. No more than 8 such payments may be made to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., from the appropriation under s.
20.250 (1) (a), for any individual student.
39.16
39.16
Medical education review committee. 39.16(1)(1)
There is created a medical education review committee consisting of 9 members as follows. Seven members shall be appointed by the governor for staggered 5-year terms, and shall be selected from citizens with broad knowledge of medical education who are currently not associated with either of the medical schools of this state. The remaining members of the committee shall be the president of the University of Wisconsin System or a designee, and the president of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. or a designee.
39.16(2)
(2) The medical education review committee shall:
39.16(2)(a)
(a) Stimulate the development of cooperative programs by the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, and advise the governor and legislature on the viability of such cooperative arrangements.
39.16(2)(b)
(b) Develop basic information on the potential resources for medical education in this state. Each school shall provide such information and data as the committee requires.
39.16(2)(c)
(c) After studying the resources available and needs for hospital affiliations throughout the state, prepare a statewide plan for such affiliations in consultation with the 2 medical schools and various hospitals, and review and approve or disapprove all proposed affiliations on the basis of the plan. Costs incurred directly and indirectly in support of nonapproved affiliations implemented after approval of a statewide affiliation plan cannot be included under any state program receiving state funding in whole or in part.
39.16(2)(d)
(d) Encourage the development of continuing education programs for practicing physicians in this state, including communication links with outlying regions of the state that would allow practitioners to have access to their medical schools.
39.16(2)(e)
(e) Encourage and review the development of training programs in relation to the state's health work force needs.
39.16(2)(f)
(f) Encourage the development of joint or cooperative programs for training of allied health personnel and the development of accelerated bachelor of science and doctor of medicine training programs.
39.16(2)(g)
(g) Encourage the development of systems for cross registration of students for specialized courses.
39.16(2)(h)
(h) Stimulate the development of joint research and patient care programs that would most effectively apply the resources of both schools and avoid duplication of expensive equipment and personnel, and help attract resources for such developments and projects.
39.16(2)(i)
(i) Draw upon existing executive, legislative and agency personnel for the provision of staff services to the committee. Any necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the committee shall be paid from the appropriation under s.
20.435 (1) (a).
39.16(2)(im)
(im) Provide upon request of the governor, the joint committee on finance, or on its own initiative analyses and recommendations on policy issues in the broad field of medical education in the state.
HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AIDS BOARD
39.26
39.26
Definition. In this subchapter, “board" means the higher educational aids board.
39.26 History
History: 1995 a. 27;
1997 a. 27.
39.28
39.28
Powers and duties. 39.28(1)(1)
The board shall administer the programs under this subchapter and may promulgate such rules as are necessary to carry out its functions. The board may accept and use any funds which it receives from participating institutions, lenders or agencies. The board may enter into such contracts as are necessary to carry out its functions under this subchapter.
39.28(2)
(2) The board shall establish plans to be administered by the board for participation by this state under any federal acts relating to higher education and submit them to the U.S. secretary of education for the secretary's approval. The board may utilize such criteria for determination of priorities, participation or purpose as are delineated in the federal acts.
39.28(3)(a)(a) In its biennial report under s.
15.04 (1) (d), the board also shall include recommendations for improvement of the state's student financial aid programs.
39.28(3)(b)
(b) On January 1 and July 1, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance and the joint legislative audit committee on the board's loan collection activities and efforts to develop collection policies to improve program performance through changes in data processing and program review.
39.28(4)
(4) The board may assign, sell, convey or repurchase student loans made under s.
39.32 subject to prior approval by the joint committee on finance.
39.28(6)
(6) The board may not provide any state financial assistance under this subchapter to any person during the period that the person is required to register with the selective service system under 50 USC, Appendix, sections 451 to 473 if the person has not so registered.
39.28 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also
HEA, Wis. adm. code.
39.285
39.285
Board review of proposed formulae. 39.285(1)(a)
(a) By March 1 of each year, the board shall approve, modify, or disapprove any proposed formula for the awarding of grants for the next fiscal year submitted under sub.
(2) or
(3) or s.
36.11 (6) (c) or
38.04 (7m).
39.285(1)(b)
(b) If the board determines during a fiscal year that any formula approved under par.
(a) during the prior fiscal year needs to be modified during the fiscal year in order to expend the entire amount appropriated for grants to students under s.
39.30 or
39.435, except s.
39.435 (2) or
(5), in that fiscal year, the board shall submit the modified formula to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified formula within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the modified formula may be implemented as proposed by the board. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified formula, the modified formula may be implemented only upon approval of the committee.
39.285(2)
(2) By February 10 of each year, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities shall develop and submit to the board for its review under sub.
(1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s.
39.30 for the next fiscal year to students enrolled at private institutions of higher education.
39.285(3)
(3) By February 10 of each year, each tribally controlled college in this state is requested to develop and submit to the board for its review under sub.
(1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s.
39.435, except for grants awarded under s.
39.435 (2) or
(5), for the next fiscal year to students enrolled at that tribally controlled college.
39.29
39.29
Executive secretary. An executive secretary shall be appointed by the governor to serve at his or her pleasure.
39.29 History
History: 1997 a. 27.
39.30
39.30
Wisconsin grants; private, nonprofit college students. 39.30(1)(1)
Definitions. In this section:
39.30(1)(d)
(d) An “accredited" institution is an institution accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or by the board of nursing pursuant to s.
441.01 (4), or, if not so accredited, is a nonprofit institution of higher education whose credits are accepted on transfer by not less than 3 institutions which are so accredited, on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited.
39.30(1)(e)
(e) “Resident student" shall be determined under s.
36.27, so far as applicable.
39.30(2)
(2)
Eligibility. A resident student enrolled at least half-time and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior in an accredited, nonprofit, post-high school, educational institution in this state shall be eligible for grants under this section for each semester of attendance, but:
39.30(2)(a)
(a) No student shall be eligible for grants in more than the equivalent of 10 semesters of undergraduate education.
39.30(2)(b)
(b) A student shall be and shall remain eligible for grants provided the student meets acceptable academic standards prescribed by the student's institution.
39.30(2)(d)
(d) No grant shall be awarded to members of religious orders who are pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in theology, divinity or religious education.
39.30(2)(e)
(e) The board may not make a grant 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).
39.30(2)(f)
(f) No grants may be awarded under this section unless the formula submitted under s.
39.285 (2) is approved or modified by the board under s.
39.285 (1).
39.30(3)
(3)
Basis of grants. The grant to be paid to a resident student enrolled at least half-time and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior after August 1, 1979, shall be determined as follows:
39.30(3)(a)
(a) From the total tuition charged the student by the institution, subtract the amount of the resident academic fee charged at the Madison campus of the University of Wisconsin System.
39.30(3)(b)
(b) Divide the amount determined in par.
(a) by the student's total cost of attending the postsecondary institution.
39.30(3)(c)
(c) Multiply the percentage calculated in par.
(b) times the student's expected family contribution which has been determined using the same analysis as that used to determine the expected family contribution of students applying for Wisconsin grants under s.
39.435.
39.30(3)(d)
(d) Subtract the amount determined in par.
(c) from the amount determined in par.
(a) to arrive at the amount of the grant.
39.30(3)(e)
(e) The board shall establish criteria for the treatment of financially independent students which are consistent with procedures in pars.
(a) to
(d).
39.30(3m)(a)(a) The board shall establish the maximum amount of a grant awarded under this subsection. The board may not establish a maximum amount that exceeds the maximum amount in the previous academic year unless the board determines, to the best of its ability, that in doing so the board will award grants under this paragraph in the current academic year to at least as many students as the board awarded grants to under this paragraph in the previous academic year. Grants under this section may not be less than $250 during any one academic year.
39.30(3m)(b)
(b) The board may not make initial awards of grants under this section for an academic year in an amount that exceeds 122 percent of the amount appropriated under s.
20.235 (1) (b) for the fiscal year in which the grant may be paid.
39.30(4)
(4)
Forms. The board shall prescribe, furnish and make available, at locations in the state convenient to the public, application forms for grants under this section. Upon request, the board shall advise and assist applicants in making out such forms.
39.30 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
HEA 4, Wis. adm. code.
39.30 Annotation
Students who attend VTAE (technical college) institutions are eligible for tuition grants under this section. 66 Atty. Gen. 182.
39.31
39.31
Determination of student costs. In determining a student's total cost of attending a postsecondary institution for the purpose of calculating the amount of a grant under s.
39.30,
39.38,
39.435 or
39.44, the board shall include the following:
39.31(1)
(1) The cost of tuition, fees, books and educational supplies.
39.31(2)
(2) Miscellaneous expenses, as determined by the board.
39.31(3)
(3) The cost of child care, as determined by the board.
39.32
39.32
Student loans. 39.32(1)(a)
(a) “Institution of higher education" means an educational institution meeting the requirements of P.L.
89-329 for institutions covered therein and of P.L.
89-287 for business, trade, technical or vocational schools and full-time post-high school technical colleges in this state.
39.32(1)(b)
(b) “Resident student" shall be determined under s.
36.27, so far as applicable.
39.32(2)(a)
(a) Make and authorize loans to be made to resident students who have satisfactory academic records, who need financial assistance and who are desirous of attending institutions of higher education, when such loans are to assist them in meeting expenses of post-high school education in accordance with this section.
39.32(2)(b)
(b) Establish standards and methods for determining the amount of loans, rates of interest, financial need and other administrative procedures consistent with P.L.
89-329 and P.L.
89-287.
39.32(3)
(3) The board may make and authorize loans to be made to students if:
39.32(3)(a)
(a) The student is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an institution of higher education.
39.32(3)(b)
(b) The student's eligibility for a loan is certified to the board by the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment.
39.32(3)(c)
(c) The student has a satisfactory academic record.
39.32(3)(e)
(e) The student needs financial assistance.
39.32(3)(g)
(g) The student is not in default on any previous loan or the board has determined that the student has made satisfactory arrangements to repay the defaulted loan.
39.32(4)
(4) Loans may be made to minors and minority shall not be a defense to the collection of the debt.
