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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2009 ASSEMBLY BILL 781
March 25, 2010 - Offered by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
AB781-ASA1,1,4
1An Act to amend 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.), 36.27 (3n) (bg), 36.27 (3p) (b), 38.24 (7)
2(b) (intro.), 38.24 (7) (bg) and 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes;
relating to: remission
3of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of
4Wisconsin System or in a technical college.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires the Board of Regents of the UW System (Board of
Regents) and each technical college district board (district board) to grant remission
of academic fees to certain veterans who are residents of this state for veterans
benefits purposes and to the spouse, unremarried surviving spouse, and children
(dependents) of a veteran who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into
service and who either: 1) while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as
the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active
or inactive duty for training purposes; or 2) incurred at least a 30 percent
service-connected disability rating. In the case of a veteran enrolled in the UW
System, "academic fees" includes nonresident tuition.
Current law requires the Board of Regents and a district board to grant full
remission of academic fees charged for up to 128 credits or eight semesters,
whichever is longer, less the amount of any academic fees paid under the federal
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, commonly referred to as the
"New GI Bill."
This substitute amendment eliminates the deduction of academic fees paid
under the New GI Bill from the number of credits or semesters for which the Board
of Regents or a district board remits academic fees for veterans and their dependents.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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36.27
(3n) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the
4board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees for 128 credits
5or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which
6the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (7)
and less the amount of any
7academic fees or segregated fees paid under 38 USC 3319, to any resident student
8who is also any of the following:
AB781-ASA1,2,1911
36.27
(3n) (bg) Before the Board of Regents may grant a remission of academic
12fees and segregated fees under par. (b), the Board of Regents shall require the
13resident student to apply to the payment of those fees all educational assistance to
14which the resident student is entitled under
38 USC 3319. This requirement applies
15notwithstanding the fact that the resident student may be entitled to educational
16assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10 USC 16163a,
38 USC 3001 to 3036, or
38 USC
173500 to
3566 as well as under
38 USC 3319, unless the resident student has 12
18months or less of eligibility remaining for educational assistance under
10 USC
1916132a,
10 USC 16163a,
38 USC 3001 to 3036, or
38 USC 3500 to
3566.
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36.27
(3p) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the board shall grant full
4remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees charged for 128
5credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters
6for which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (8) and less the amount
7of any academic fees or segregated fees paid under
10 USC 2107 (c)
, or 38 USC 3104 8(a) (7) (A),
or 38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran.
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38.24
(7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the
12district board shall grant full remission of fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128
13credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters
14for which the person received remission of fees from any other district board under
15this subsection and from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3n) (b)
and less the
16amount of any fees paid under 38 USC 3319, to any resident student who is also any
17of the following:
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38.24
(7) (bg) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par.
21(b), the district board shall require the resident student to apply to the payment of
22those fees all educational assistance to which the resident student is entitled under
2338 USC 3319. This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the resident
24student may be entitled to educational assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10 USC
2516163a,
38 USC 3001 to 3036, or
38 USC 3500 to
3566 as well as under
38 USC 3319,
1unless the resident student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for
2educational assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10 USC 16163a,
38 USC 3001 to 3036, 3or
38 USC 3500 to
3566.
AB781-ASA1, s. 6
4Section
6. 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes, as affected by Wisconsin Act 28, is
5amended to read:
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38.24
(8) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the district board shall grant full
7remission of the fees charged under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8 semesters,
8whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person
9received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection and
10from the Board of Regents under s.
38.27 36.27 (3p) and less the amount of any fees
11paid under
10 USC 2107 (c)
, or 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A),
or 38 USC 3313, to any
12student who is a veteran.
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(1)
Fee remission. This act first applies to a student who is enrolled in the
15spring 2010 semester.
AB781-ASA1,4,1717
(1)
Fee remission. This act takes effect retroactively on January 1, 2010.
