The bill allows HEAB to award a talent incentive grant to a student for up to
12 semesters or their equivalent.
Grants to meet emergency financial need
Under current law, the UW System and technical colleges may award a grant
to an eligible student at a two-year UW System campus or a technical college to pay
the student's expense resulting from a financial emergency. An “eligible student” is
defined as a student whose “expected family contribution” is less than $5,000. An
eligible student may receive up to two grants in a total amount of not more than $500
per academic year. Each two-year UW System campus and technical college must
collect certain information related to the grant program and submit a report by June
30 to, respectively, the Board of Regents of the UW System or the Technical College
System Board.
The bill modifies the definition of “eligible student” for the purpose of these
grants. The bill eliminates the term “expected family contribution,” which is a
need-based methodology derived from federal standards that were changed in the
federal FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019. Under the bill, an eligible student is
defined as a student whose financial need meets the eligibility criteria for a federal
Pell grant. The bill also allows these grants to be awarded to any UW System
student, not just to students at two-year UW System campuses. The bill increases
the maximum amount of the grants awarded to a UW System or technical college
student in an academic year from $500 to $1,000. The bill also changes the reporting
deadline for the program from June 30 to September 1.
Selective Service registration as a condition for financial aid
The bill repeals provisions that prohibit HEAB and the UW System from
providing state financial assistance to a person required to register with the federal
Selective Service system who is not so registered.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB380,1
1Section 1. 20.285 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,4,42 20.285 (1) (e) Grants to meet emergency financial need. As a continuing
3appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for distribution to the college campuses
4institutions for purposes of making grants under s. 36.66.
SB380,2 5Section 2. 36.11 (27) of the statutes is repealed.
SB380,3 6Section 3. 36.66 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,4,107 36.66 (1) (a) “Eligible student" means a student enrolled in a college campus
8whose expected family contribution, as defined in s. 39.437 (3) (a), is less than $5,000

9an institution whose financial need meets the eligibility criteria for a grant from the
10Federal Pell Grant Program
.
SB380,4 11Section 4. 36.66 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB380,4,1412 36.66 (1) (c) “Institution" includes any former college campus that was
13partnered with the institution as a branch campus in the system restructuring plan
14approved by the Higher Learning Commission on or about June 28, 2018.
SB380,5 15Section 5. 36.66 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,4,2216 36.66 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (e), no later than
17September 1, 2016, and by September 1 of each year thereafter, the board shall
18distribute funds to the college campuses institutions for payment of grants under
19this section. These funds may not be used by the college campuses institutions for
20any other purpose. The amount distributed by the board to each college campus
21institution shall be determined by the board based on the anticipated need and
22demand for grants at each college campus institution.
SB380,6 23Section 6. 36.66 (3) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB380,5,324 36.66 (3) (a) Subject to pars. (b) to (d), each college campus institution may
25award grants to eligible students to pay the student's expense resulting from a

1financial emergency. In evaluating a grant application, the college campus
2institution shall, in its discretion and based on its best judgment, determine whether
3the student has incurred a legitimate financial emergency.
SB380,5,74 (c) A college campus An institution may not award more than 2 grants under
5this section to the same student in any academic year. The total of all grants made
6to a student under this section in the same academic year may not exceed $500
7$1,000.
SB380,7 8Section 7. 36.66 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,5,139 36.66 (4) Each college campus institution shall create or adopt a brief
10application process and designate an employee with the authority to disburse the
11grant funds to eligible students. A decision on a grant application, and disbursement
12of grant funds to a student if a grant is awarded, shall be made within 5 business days
13of the student's application.
SB380,8 14Section 8. 36.66 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,5,1815 36.66 (5) If a student applies for a 2nd grant under this section within the same
16academic year, a college campus an institution shall require the student to undergo
17a financial counseling session with a financial aid professional before the grant may
18be awarded.
SB380,9 19Section 9. 36.66 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,5,2220 36.66 (6) (a) (intro.) Each college campus institution shall collect, for each
21academic year, the following information related to the grant program under this
22section:
SB380,10 23Section 10. 36.66 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,6,424 36.66 (6) (b) By June 30, 2017, and by June 30 September 1 of each year
25thereafter, each college campus institution shall report to the board the information

1collected under par. (a), for the academic year ending in that calendar year, and the
2board shall submit a report of this information to the chief clerk of each house of the
3legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172
4(3) having jurisdiction over matters relating to colleges and universities.
SB380,11 5Section 11. 38.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,6,96 38.42 (1) (a) “Eligible student" means a student enrolled in a technical college
7whose expected family contribution, as defined in s. 39.437 (3) (a), is less than $5,000
8financial need meets the eligibility criteria for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant
9Program
.
SB380,12 10Section 12. 38.42 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,6,1311 38.42 (3) (c) A technical college may not award more than 2 grants under this
12section to the same student in any academic year. The total of all grants made to a
13student under this section in the same academic year may not exceed $500 $1,000.
SB380,13 14Section 13. 38.42 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,6,2015 38.42 (6) (b) By June 30, 2017, and by June 30 September 1 of each year
16thereafter, each district shall report to the board the information collected under par.
17(a), for the academic year ending in that calendar year, and the board shall submit
18a report of this information to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for
19distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) having
20jurisdiction over matters relating to colleges and universities.
SB380,14 21Section 14. 39.28 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB380,15 22Section 15. 39.285 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,6,24 2339.285 (title) Board review of proposed formulae; minimum and
24maximum grant amounts
.
SB380,16 25Section 16. 39.285 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB380,7,4
139.285 (4) By March 1 of each year, the board shall establish a minimum and
2maximum amount for grants awarded for the next fiscal year under s. 39.30 and
339.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5). The board shall integrate
4the minimum and maximum grant amounts into the formula for awarding grants.
SB380,17 5Section 17. 39.30 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB380,7,96 39.30 (1m) Grant program. There is established, to be administered by the
7board, a grant program for postsecondary resident students who satisfy the
8eligibility criteria under 20 USC 1091 (a) (1) and (2) and are enrolled in accredited,
9private, nonprofit institutions of higher education headquartered in this state.
SB380,18 10Section 18. 39.30 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,7,1111 39.30 (2) (title) Eligibility restrictions.
SB380,19 12Section 19. 39.30 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
SB380,20 13Section 20. 39.30 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,7,1614 39.30 (2) (d) No grant shall may be awarded under this section to members of
15religious orders who are pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in theology,
16divinity or religious education.
SB380,21 17Section 21. 39.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,7,2218 39.30 (2) (e) The board may not make a grant under this section to a student
19whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b),
20unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
21approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
22with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
SB380,22 23Section 22. 39.30 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB380,23 24Section 23. 39.30 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB380,8,6
139.30 (2) (g) The board may award a grant under this section to the same
2student for up to 12 semesters of full-time enrollment or, as determined by the board,
3the equivalent of 12 semesters of full-time enrollment. If the student receiving the
4grant is enrolled less than full time in any semester or session, only the fraction of
5the student's enrollment, in proportion to full-time enrollment, shall be applied
6toward this 12-semester limit.
SB380,24 7Section 24 . 39.30 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB380,8,108 39.30 (3) Grant awards. (a) The board shall award grants under this section
9based on the current federal need analysis formula consistent with generally
10accepted definitions and nationally approved need analysis methodology.
SB380,8,1211 (b) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any formula
12approved or modified by the board under s. 39.285 (1).
SB380,25 13Section 25. 39.30 (3m) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.
SB380,26 14Section 26. 39.39 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,8,1915 39.39 (2) (b) Promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules
16establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and
17for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be selected on the basis of
18financial need, as determined by the board, using the needs need analysis
19methodology used under s. 39.435.
SB380,27 20Section 27 . 39.435 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,9,221 39.435 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a grant
22program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at least half-time and
23registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in accredited institutions of
24higher education or in tribally controlled colleges in this state
who satisfy the
25eligibility criteria under 20 USC 1091 (a) (1) and (2)
. Except as authorized under sub.

1(5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public
2institutions or tribally controlled colleges in this state.
SB380,28 3Section 28. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,9,154 39.435 (2) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy
5students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public and private
6nonprofit institutions of higher education located in this state and to sophomores,
7juniors, and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this
8subsection may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The board may award a grant
9under this subsection to the same student for up to 10 12 semesters or their
10equivalent, but may not award such a grant to the same student more than 6 years
11after the initial grant is awarded to that student. A student need not maintain
12continuous enrollment at an institution of higher education to remain eligible for a
13grant under this subsection. The board shall promulgate rules establishing
14eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection. No provision of this subsection
15applies to a grant under sub. (1).
SB380,29 16Section 29 . 39.435 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB380,9,2217 39.435 (2m) The board may award a grant under sub. (1) to the same student
18for up to 12 semesters of full-time enrollment or, as determined by the board, the
19equivalent of 12 semesters of full-time enrollment. If the student receiving the grant
20is enrolled less than full time in any semester or session, only the fraction of the
21student's enrollment, in proportion to full-time enrollment, shall be applied toward
22this 12-semester limit.
SB380,30 23Section 30. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,9,2524 39.435 (3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
25academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the

1amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $3,000 during
2any one academic year, except that beginning in academic year 2009-10, grants
3under sub. (1) shall not exceed $3,150 during any one academic year.
The board shall,
4by rule, establish a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data
5related to applicants for grants under sub. (1) and shall promulgate other rules the
6board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the program.
SB380,31 7Section 31. 39.435 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,10,118 39.435 (4) (a) The board shall award grants under this section based on a the
9current federal need analysis
formula that accounts for expected parental and
10student contributions and is
consistent with generally accepted definitions and
11nationally approved needs need analysis methodology.
SB380,32 12Section 32. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB380,10,1713 39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
14Wisconsin System students from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe). The
15board shall ensure that University of Wisconsin System students enrolled in an
16agricultural short course who are eligible under sub. (1) are awarded grants as
17provided in sub. (4).
SB380,33 18Section 33. Initial applicability.
SB380,10,2319 (1) Grants awarded. The treatment of ss. 20.285 (1) (e), 36.11 (27), 36.66 (1) (a)
20and (c), (2), (3) (a) and (c), (4), (5), and (6) (a), 38.42 (1) (a) and (3) (c), 39.28 (6), 39.285
21(4), 39.30 (1m), (2) (intro.), (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g), (3), (3m), and (4), and 39.435
22(1), (2), (2m), (3), and (4) (a) first applies to grants and other financial assistance
23awarded for the 2024-25 academic year.
SB380,11,2
1(2) Reports. The treatment of ss. 36.66 (6) (b) and 38.42 (6) (b) first applies to
2reports submitted after 2023.
SB380,11,33 (End)
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