Wisconsin Legislature: Scholarships and loans

Tax law changes re length of recognition period for built-in gains tax, evidentiary standard to prove transaction has economic substance, participation in Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program, and reliance by taxpayer on past audits [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, recognition period for build-in gains tax and Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program removed, adds IRS code updates, College Savings Program Board duties clarified, sales and use tax exemption for title holding entities for certain tax-exempt charitable organizations, and computing depletion for income and franchise tax purposes] - AB259

War memorial owned by a veterans organization: sales and use tax exemption for building materials used to construct - AB265

War memorial owned by a veterans organization: sales and use tax exemption for building materials used to construct - SB272

Contaminated private well or failing private on-site wastewater treatment system: local government may remediate, seal, replace, abandon, or provide a loan to the owner, special charge or assessment permitted; well compensation grant program limit increased - AB226

Contaminated private well or failing private on-site wastewater treatment system: local government may remediate, seal, replace, abandon, or provide a loan to the owner, special charge or assessment permitted; well compensation grant program limit increased - SB168

DSPS revisions re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures, multifamily dwelling code, safety glazing material in hazardous locations, aging school buildings program, alternative dispute resolution for manufactured housing industry disputes, temporary revocable permits for master and journeyman plumbers, septic tank installers, public swimming pool definition, and other changes - AB905

DSPS revisions re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures, multifamily dwelling code, safety glazing material in hazardous locations, aging school buildings program, alternative dispute resolution for manufactured housing industry disputes, temporary revocable permits for master and journeyman plumbers, septic tank installers, public swimming pool definition, and other changes - SB749

Electrical wiring code for certain housing review by DSPS; legal description for easements re sewer lines or facilities; TIF use expanded re workforce housing development and impact fee provision; development-related permits from more than one political subdivision; exemption from highway weight limits for vehicles delivering propane; forestation state property tax eliminated; review or report on bills and proposed administrative rules that affect housing modified; riprap general permits modified [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, removes forestation state property tax and riprap permit provisions, adds property owner rights regarding assessment and maintenance and construction activities on certain structures under a county shoreland zoning ordinance; A.Amdt.2: workforce housing development provisions removed] - AB480

Electrical wiring code for certain housing review by DSPS; legal description for easements re sewer lines or facilities; TIF use expanded re workforce housing development and impact fee provision; development-related permits from more than one political subdivision; exemption from highway weight limits for vehicles delivering propane; forestation state property tax eliminated; review or report on bills and proposed administrative rules that affect housing modified; riprap general permits modified - SB388

Local governmental units required to establish a civil service system; just cause, grievance procedure, and exception provisions - AB173

Local governmental units required to establish a civil service system; just cause, grievance procedure, and exception provisions - SB111

Municipal water or sewer utility plant: prohibition on selling or leasing to investor-owned public utility - AB256

Municipal water or sewer utility plant: prohibition on selling or leasing to investor-owned public utility - SB176

Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation: grant program sunset and loans to governmental units repealed [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 202e, g, 228p, 996u, 1646t-y, 1655g-k, 1806f, 1816t, 9439 (4t)] - AB64

``Public utility": definition modified to exclude a state agency with ownership or control of a plant or equipment supplying water to the public; Community Development Block Grant provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1691c, 9101 (10t), 9437 (1t)] - AB64

Town sanitary district composed primarily of summer resort property: residency requirements for commissioners revised - AB484

Town sanitary district composed primarily of summer resort property: residency requirements for commissioners revised - SB391

Workforce housing development TID creation authorized, fee provision; political subdivision authority revisions re expiration of local approvals, division of land by certified survey map, levy limit exception, contesting an imposed fee, sewerage system service changes, prohibiting weekend work, uniform dwelling code, building inspector and certain ordinances, inclusionary zoning ordinances, security required for plat approval, substantial completion of public improvements, subdivision approval conditions, construction banners, storm water management, eminent domain, local development-related regulation reports, rental housing units regulation, and zoning amendment protest [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; A.Amdt.2: workforce housing development TID removed, prohibiting Saturday work, development report changed to new housing, and further revisions; S.Amdt.1: conditions on levy limit exception] - AB770

Workforce housing development TID creation authorized, fee provision; political subdivision authority revisions re expiration of local approvals, division of land by certified survey map, levy limit exception, contesting an imposed fee, sewerage system service changes, prohibiting weekend work, uniform dwelling code, building inspector and certain ordinances, inclusionary zoning ordinances, security required for plat approval, substantial completion of public improvements, subdivision approval conditions, construction banners, storm water management, eminent domain, local development-related regulation reports, rental housing units regulation, and zoning amendment protest - SB640

STH 154 rehabilitation in Sauk County [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9145 (10c)] - AB64

White Mound County Park: DNR to sell to Sauk County for recreational purposes - AB372

White Mound County Park: DNR to sell to Sauk County for recreational purposes - SB276

Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarships awarded to pupils in public and tribal high schools with certain low enrollment - SB840

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program repealed and SAGE reinstated and expanded; parental choice programs (Milwaukee, Racine, and statewide), and the Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out - AB452

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program repealed and SAGE reinstated and expanded; parental choice programs (Milwaukee, Racine, and statewide), and the Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out - SB364

Apprenticeship expenses grants: TCS Board may award to technical college students, conditions set - AB808

Apprenticeship expenses grants: TCS Board may award to technical college students, conditions set - SB682

College Savings Program Board transferred from DOA to DFI; College Tuition and Expenses Program provision [Sec. 34, 114-117, 148-151, 153, 193-195, 427-434, 528, 544-547, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1019-1023, 1704-1706, 2233, 2234, 9101 (2), 9401 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 9401 (1)] - AB64

College Savings Program Board transferred from DOA to DFI; College Tuition and Expenses Program provision [Sec. 34, 114-117, 148-151, 153, 193-195, 427-434, 528, 544-547, 1015-1017, 1019-1023, 1704-1706, 2233, 2234, 9101 (2), 9401 (1)] - SB30

Educational loan assistance program administered by the UW Board of Regents for physicians, dentists, and other health care providers: agree to practice in eligible practice area for certain amount of time to be eligible, definition provision - AB598

Educational savings account for gifted and talented pupils created, criteria specified; DPI scholarships provision; LAB and JCF duties, report required - AB830

Educational savings account for gifted and talented pupils created, criteria specified; DPI scholarships provision; LAB and JCF duties, report required - SB725

Employer contributions to employee’s college savings account: corporate income and franchise tax credit created - AB108

Employer contributions to employee’s college savings account: corporate income and franchise tax credit created [S.Amdt.1: individual income tax credit provisions added] - SB75

Higher education debt of small farm operators: reimbursement program and Small Farm Higher Education Debt Council created, DATCP and HEAB duties; individual income tax deduction created; LAB report required - AB284

Higher education debt of small farm operators: reimbursement program and Small Farm Higher Education Debt Council created, DATCP and HEAB duties; individual income tax deduction created; LAB report required - SB214

Internal Revenue Code updates adopted re IRAs, retirement plan offsets, travel expense deduction for members of Congress, discharge of certain student loan indebtedness, distributions from qualified tuition program re elementary or secondary school, computing depletion for income and franchise tax purposes, and sales and use tax exemption for title holding entities for certain tax-exempt charitable organizations - AB910

Internal Revenue Code updates adopted re IRAs, retirement plan offsets, travel expense deduction for members of Congress, discharge of certain student loan indebtedness, distributions from qualified tuition program re elementary or secondary school, computing depletion for income and franchise tax purposes, and sales and use tax exemption for title holding entities for certain tax-exempt charitable organizations - SB764

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, statewide parental choice program, and Special Needs Scholarship Program changes - AB383

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, statewide parental choice program, and Special Needs Scholarship Program changes [S.Amdt.3: financial audit provisions modified] - SB293

Parental choice programs: pupils may not attend and private schools may not participate in 2020-21 school year unless they attended or participated in the 2019-20 school year; Special Needs Scholarship Program sunsetted - AB968

Principal disseminating or attempting to influence model, uniform, suggested, or recommended legislation required to register with Ethics Commission and file expense statements; state public official statements of economic interests expanded to include reimbursements from campaign accounts or scholarships to attend a meeting or conference, person providing the reimbursement or scholarship also required to report to Ethics Commission; penalty provisions - AB976

Public Defender Board to establish a student loan payment pilot program for private bar attorneys who accept public defender appointments in certain counties - AB567

Public Defender Board to establish a student loan payment pilot program for private bar attorneys who accept public defender appointments in certain counties - SB467

Public lands: BCPL may sell land to the state and DNR to purchase re Stewardship 2000 Program; county management of DNR land, forestry provision; UW Board of Regents to award Wisconsin Merit scholarships, UW--Stevens Point provision - AB338

Public lands: BCPL may sell land to the state and DNR to purchase re Stewardship 2000 Program; county management of DNR land, forestry provision; UW Board of Regents to award Wisconsin Merit scholarships, UW--Stevens Point provision - SB270

Rural teacher grant program created in HEAB re financial assistance for student loans or certain costs - SB841

Special Needs Scholarship Program eligibility: prior year open enrollment and prior year public school enrollment requirements repealed [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1486c, em, 9335 (5d)] - AB64

Special Needs Scholarship Program: method and amount revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 208m, 1486ap, b, d, e, 1487g-1492f, i-k, n] - AB64

Special Needs Scholarship Program: requirements for participating private schools modified; individualized education program (IEP) and Superintendent of Public Instruction provisions [Sec. 1487-1493; original bill only] - AB64

Special Needs Scholarship Program: requirements for participating private schools modified; individualized education program (IEP) and Superintendent of Public Instruction provisions [Sec. 1487-1493] - SB30

Special Needs Scholarship Program summer school payments [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 208m, 1492g, h, 1492L-1493r, 9335 (3q)] - AB64

State Treasurer, Office of: returning duties and functions transferred to other agencies re cash management, local government investment pool, unclaimed property program, college savings program, and administrative services to BCPL - AB1039

State Treasurer, Office of: returning duties and functions transferred to other agencies re cash management, local government investment pool, unclaimed property program, college savings program, and administrative services to BCPL - SB833

Student loan reimbursement payments for certain individuals domiciled in rural counties, conditions specified, HEAB duties - AB730

Student loan reimbursement payments for certain individuals domiciled in rural counties, conditions specified, HEAB duties - SB614

Student loans: income tax deduction for interest and principal paid created; lender notification to persons who made payments re total of additional principal and interest payments in a calendar year - AB933

Tax law changes re length of recognition period for built-in gains tax, evidentiary standard to prove transaction has economic substance, participation in Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program, and reliance by taxpayer on past audits [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, recognition period for build-in gains tax and Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program removed, adds IRS code updates, College Savings Program Board duties clarified, sales and use tax exemption for title holding entities for certain tax-exempt charitable organizations, and computing depletion for income and franchise tax purposes] - AB259

Technical college scholarships funded through participation in an auction of digital broadcast spectrum; trust and investment provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 632m, 985h, k] - AB64

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program eligibility requirements modified - AB266

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program eligibility requirements modified - SB184

Tuition expenses for a DWD approved apprenticeship program: individual and corporate income and franchise tax deductions created - AB734

Tuition expenses for a DWD approved apprenticeship program: individual and corporate income and franchise tax deductions created - SB620

Wisconsin Grant formula modifications, JCF provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 600m, 628m, 704n-nr] - AB64

Wisconsin grants for technical college students: appropriation increased - AB966

Wisconsin Grants to UW students: HEAB appropriation modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 204p, 704r] - AB64

Wisconsin Merit scholarships: UW Board of Regents to award, conditions set, and UW—Stevens Point environmental programs provision [A.Amdt.1: transfer of trust fund lands by BCPL provision added; A.Amdt.2: sunset of scholarship added] - AB804

Wisconsin Merit scholarships: UW Board of Regents to award, conditions set, and UW—Stevens Point environmental programs provision - SB700

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority created; student loan counseling and income tax subtraction provisions; DFI, HEAB, and institutions of higher education duties; report required - AB143

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority created; student loan counseling and income tax subtraction provisions; DFI, HEAB, and institutions of higher education duties; report required - SB91

Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarships awarded to pupils in public and tribal high schools with certain low enrollment - SB840

Addressing mental health issues in schools: DPI to provide training to school district and independent charter school personnel - Jr7 AB11

Addressing mental health issues in schools: DPI to provide training to school district and independent charter school personnel - Jr7 SB11

Annual accountability reports: DPI to include additional information about high school pupils [Sec. 1472] - AB64

Annual accountability reports: DPI to include additional information about high school pupils [Sec. 1472] - SB30

Bills overturning local government policies, ordinances, and regulations: two-thirds vote required - SB245

Career and technical education (CTE) incentive grants and completion awards: DWD to award to school districts or students re public safety occupation training programs - AB872

Career and technical education (CTE) incentive grants and completion awards: DWD to award to school districts or students re public safety occupation training programs - SB746

Character education professional development for teachers and school administrators: DPI grants for - AB419

Character education professional development for teachers and school administrators: DPI grants for - SB329