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WI Stat § 39.42 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.42 - Interstate agreements.

39.42  Interstate agreements. The board, with the approval of the joint committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported institution of post-high school education, with the approval of the board and the joint committee on finance, may enter into agreements or understandings which include remission of nonresident tuition for designated categories of students at state institutions of higher education with appropriate state agencies and institutions of higher education in other states to facilitate use of public higher education institutions of this state and other states. Such agreements and understandings shall have as their purpose the mutual improvement of educational advantages for residents of this state and such other states or institutions of other states with which agreements are made.History:  1971 c. 100, 125; 1975 c. 39; 1977 c. 29; 1981 c. 20; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 39.44 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.44 - Minority undergraduate grants.

39.44  Minority undergraduate grants. (1) (a) In this section “minority undergraduate" means an undergraduate student who:1. Is a Black American.2. Is an American Indian.3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d). 4. Is a person who is admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, and who either is a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.(b) There is established, to be administered by the board, the minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in technical colleges in this state. (2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fg), with 50 percent distributed to the eligible private institutions and 50 percent distributed to the eligible technical colleges. The board shall audit the enrollment statistics annually. (3) An institution or school receiving funds under sub. (2) shall:(a) Award grants to eligible students on the basis of financial need.(b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that such funds do not replace institutional grants to the recipients.(c) Annually report to the board the number of awards made, the amount of each award, the minority status of each recipient, other financial aid awards made to each recipient and the total amount of financial aid made available to the eligible students. (4) The board shall notify an institution or school receiving funds under sub. (2) if a student's name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b). An institution or school may not award a grant under this section to a student if it receives a notification under this subsection concerning that student, unless the student provides to the institution or school 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). (5) By November 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the board shall report to the department of administration on the effectiveness of the program under this section.History:  1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 27; 1993 a. 399; 1995 a. 27, 404; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16; 2011 a. 32.
WI Stat § 39.45 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.45 - Independent student grants.

39.45  Independent student grants. (1) In this section:(a) “Institution of higher education" means a public or private nonprofit educational institution meeting the requirements of s. 39.30 or 39.435 for the purpose of awarding grants under those sections.(b) “Resident student" has the meaning specified in s. 39.30 (1) (e). (2) There is established, to be determined by the board, a grant program for resident students who are current recipients of aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19. (3) Grants under this section shall be awarded on the basis of financial need, as determined by the board, to resident students enrolled for at least 6 academic credits in the 2nd or 3rd year in programs leading to an associate degree or the 3rd, 4th or 5th year in programs leading to a bachelor's degree. Except as provided in sub. (5), no grant may exceed $4,000 per academic year. Students may apply for grants, upon a form prepared and furnished by the board, on or after February 1 of any year for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic year. No student is eligible to receive a grant under this section for more than 3 academic years. (4) The board shall give preference, as much as practicable, in awarding grants under this section to students enrolled in courses likely to increase the immediate employment opportunities of such students. The board shall publish a list of such courses and shall include courses that have an occupational or vocational objective in areas with existing labor needs. (5) The board may award supplemental grants of between $500 and $1,000 per child per semester or session to students for the cost of child care for preschool children of the students. The student shall demonstrate, as determined by the board, financial need for the supplemental grant. In awarding grants under this subsection, the board may not exceed 20 percent of the appropriation for a given fiscal year for the grant program. (6) From the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fc), the board shall use available funds to make grant awards under this section, but no award may be made before March 1 for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic year. (7) The board shall promulgate rules to administer this section, including criteria and procedures for repayment of grants awarded under this section, including interest, by certain grant recipients who no longer reside in this state or do not successfully complete requirements for a degree. The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all repayments of grants awarded under this section and the interest on the grants. (8) No student is eligible for an original grant under this section after the 1996-97 academic year.History:  1989 a. 336; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 39.465 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.465 - Scholarship program.

39.465  Scholarship program. (1) Definitions. In this section:(a) “Actual practice total” is the total number of months that a student upon graduation practices in a health shortage area in this state. For purposes of this paragraph, a fraction of a month is counted as one month.(c) “Repayment liability percentage” means the percentage that results from dividing the difference between a student's required practice total and the student's actual practice total by the student's required practice total.(d) “Required practice total” means the total number of months a student upon graduation is required under sub. (3) to practice in a health shortage area in this state. (2)  Scholarships. In consultation with the department of health services, the board shall establish a program for awarding an annual scholarship, including a stipend, for each year of a student's enrollment but not exceeding 4 years. The board shall pay the scholarships from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (dg). (3)  Eligibility; agreements. (a) A student is not eligible for a scholarship under the program established under sub. (2) unless he or she is a resident of the state and enters into an agreement with board in which he or she agrees upon graduation to practice in a health shortage area in this state for a period equal to 18 months multiplied by the number of annual scholarships the board awards to the student under the program.(b) An agreement under par. (a) shall specify that if a student fails to practice in a health shortage area in this state for the period required under par. (a), he or she is liable to the state for an amount equal to the total dollar amount of annual scholarships awarded to the student multiplied by the student's repayment liability percentage. (4)  Geographic diversity. The board shall make every effort to ensure that students who are awarded scholarships under the program established under sub. (2) practice upon graduation in geographically diverse health shortage areas in this state.History:  2019 a. 9.
WI Stat § 39.48 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.48 - Armed forces.

39.48  Armed forces. If a student who is a member of a national guard or a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces withdraws from a private nonprofit college or university located in this state, or from a school approved by the department of safety and professional services under s. 440.52 or the educational approval board under s. 38.50, 2015 stats., or authorized by the distance learning authorization board under s. 39.86, after September 11, 2001, because he or she is called into state active duty or into active service with the U.S. armed forces, the college, university, or school shall do all of the following: (1) Reenroll the student beginning in the semester in which he or she is discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from active duty or the next succeeding semester, whichever the student prefers. (1m) Give the student the same priority in registering for courses that the student would have had if he or she had registered for courses at the beginning of the registration period. (2m) At the student's request, do one of the following for all courses from which the student had to withdraw:(a) Reimburse the student all tuition and fees paid for all the courses and a prorated portion of room and board payments.(b) Grant the student an incomplete in all of the courses from which the student had to withdraw and permit the student to complete the courses, within 6 months after leaving state service or active service, without paying additional tuition or fees. (3) Ensure that the student is provided a reasonable opportunity to complete final projects and final examinations for all courses in which the scheduled end date of the course is not more than 30 days after the date of the order calling the student into active duty or service unless such an accommodation cannot be reasonably made.History:  2001 a. 22; 2003 a. 69; 2005 a. 324, 470; 2019 a. 75.
WI Stat § 39.51 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.51 - Dual enrollment credential grants.

39.51  Dual enrollment credential grants. (1) In this section:(a) “Dual enrollment programs" means programs or courses of study designed to provide high school students with the opportunity to gain credits in both high school and an institution of higher education, including transcripted credit programs or other educational services provided by contract between a school district and an institution of higher education.(b) “Institution of higher education” has the meaning given in s. 118.19 (1c) (a).(c) “Membership” has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).(d) “School year” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (13). (2) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (c), the board shall award grants to school districts, charter schools authorized under s. 118.40 (2r), and private schools participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 to support dual enrollment programs taught in high schools. These grants shall be awarded for the purpose of assisting high school teachers in covering tuition expenses for courses taken to meet the minimal qualifications necessary to teach dual enrollment courses. (3) In each school year, the board shall award at least one grant under sub. (2) to each of the following:(a) A school district the membership of which in the previous school year was fewer than 650 pupils.(b) A school district the membership of which in the previous school year was 650 to 1,600 pupils.(c) A school district the membership of which in the previous school year was more than 1,600 pupils.(d) A charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r).(e) A private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23. (4) Following the school year in which a school district, charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r), or private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 receives a grant under sub. (2), the school district, charter school, or private school shall submit to the board a report that includes all of the following information:(a) The number of high school teachers who received financial assistance funded by the grant.(b) The total number of postsecondary credits completed by high school teachers that were funded by the grant.(c) The number of high school teachers described under par. (a) who are minimally qualified to teach dual enrollment courses. (5) No grant may be awarded under this section after June 30, 2021.History:  2017 a. 206.
WI Stat § 39.53 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.53 - Information for students relating to higher education costs.

39.53  Information for students relating to higher education costs. (1) Definition. In this section, “institution of higher education" means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college under ch. 38, or any private postsecondary institution located in this state that provides an educational program for which it awards an associate degree or higher. (2)  Student letter. (a) An institution of higher education shall annually provide a letter to all students to inform them of the cost of their education. Subject to par. (c), the letter shall include all of the following:1. For each student loan obtained by the student for which the student loan funds are distributed by the institution as part of the student's financial aid package, all of the following information with respect to that loan:a. The total amount of debt accrued under the loan to date.b. The interest rate applicable to the loan.c. Standard repayment terms for the type of loan.d. The estimated monthly payment due under the loan when the repayment period commences.e. The total projected amount of interest to be paid over the term of the loan.f. The total projected amount, including both principal and interest, to be paid over the term of the loan.2. The estimated total cost of attendance at the institution of higher education for the academic year, including actual or estimated costs of tuition, fees, and room and board.3. The cumulative amount of each of the following, stated separately, that the student receives through the institution as part of the student's financial aid package:a. State grants.b. Federal grants.c. Institutional grants.4. Identification of resources for students to learn more about student loans and identification of other financial literacy sources.(b) The letter under par. (a) shall be provided to each student at the beginning of the academic year. Whenever possible, the letter shall be transmitted to the student electronically, but the institution of higher education shall provide a printed copy of the letter delivered by hand, mail, facsimile transmission, commercial delivery, or other suitable means if the student does not have the ability to receive the letter electronically.(c) The letter under par. (a) is required to include the information specified in par. (a) 1. for a student loan obtained from a private lender only to the extent that the institution of higher education has received this information from the private lender or loan servicer. (3)  Financial literacy. Each institution of higher education shall provide to newly entering students information on financial literacy within the student's first semester of enrollment. History:  2015 a. 284.
WI Stat § 39.54 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.54 - Information on student identification cards.

39.54  Information on student identification cards. (1) Definition. In this section, “institution of higher education" means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college under ch. 38. (2)  Suicide prevention information on identification cards. (a) If an institution of higher education issues identification cards to students, the institution of higher education shall include on each identification card issued to a student the telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or one of its affiliate crisis centers or, if the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ceases operations, another national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to individuals in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The institution of higher education may also include on the identification card any of the following information:1. A statement that the text-based emotional support service of the Crisis Text Line may be accessed by texting HOPELINE to 741741 or, if applicable, by specifying any successor method.2. Instructions for contacting a text-based state or national organization, other than the organization described under subd. 1., that provides free support to individuals in crisis 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.3. The telephone number for a local suicide prevention hotline.(b) An institution of higher education may include the information described under par. (a) on student identification cards by printing the information on, or by affixing a sticker that contains the information to, the identification cards.History:  2019 a. 116.
WI Stat § 39.76 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.76 - Compact commission delegation.

39.76  Compact commission delegation. (1) State representation on the education commission of the states. There is created a 7-member delegation to represent the state of Wisconsin on the education commission of the states. The delegation shall consist of the governor, the state superintendent of public instruction, one senator and one representative to the assembly selected as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses, and 3 members appointed by the governor in compliance with s. 39.75 (3) (a) who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The chairperson of the delegation shall be designated by the governor from among its members. Members of the delegation shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from the appropriation in s. 20.505 (1) (ka). Annual commission membership dues shall be paid from the appropriation in s. 20.505 (1) (ka). (2)  Administration service. The department of administration shall provide administrative and staff services for the delegation to the education commission of the states. (3)  Reports; bylaws. Under s. 39.75 (3) (j), the education commission of the states shall file a copy of its bylaws and any amendments thereto with the secretary of state and the office of the governor on or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year. The delegation or the education commission of the states shall submit to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report of the activities of the delegation and the commission. (4)  Cooperation of state agencies. Any existing state department or board in the field of public education shall within existing appropriations cooperate with the education compact delegation in the execution of its functions.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1649; 1977 c. 325; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (1) (b); 1981 c. 390; 1987 a. 186; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 25.
WI Stat § 39.85 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.85 - Definitions.

39.85  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Board" means the distance learning authorization board. (2) “Other jurisdiction" or “another jurisdiction" means any state of the United States other than Wisconsin, any foreign country, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States.History:  2015 a. 208.
WI Stat § 39.87 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.|39.87 - Listing of exempt institutions.

39.87  Listing of exempt institutions. (1) Definitions. In this section, “program integrity rules" means the final regulations of the federal department of education set forth in 75 Fed. Reg. 66832 to 66975 (October 29, 2010), as amended. (2)  List of exempt institutions.  (a) The board shall create and maintain a list of the names of all postsecondary institutions that, under the program integrity rules, are legally authorized in this state and constitute institutions of higher education under 20 USC 1001 (a) (2) and that are exempt from additional state authorization requirements as provided under the program integrity rules. The board shall make this list available to the public.(b) At least annually, the board shall provide the list of names of exempt institutions under par. (a) to the legislative reference bureau and the legislative reference bureau shall publish the list in the Wisconsin administrative register under s. 35.93 (2). (3)  Reports. No later than January 30, 2017, and by January 30 of each year thereafter, and also upon specific request of the governor, the board shall submit a report to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that summarizes the board's actions taken during the immediately preceding calendar year relating to the list of exempt institutions under sub. (2) (a) and compliance with related requirements and regulations of the federal department of education.History:  2015 a. 208.