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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
January 25, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Emerson, J.
Anderson, Baldeh, Bare, Clancy, Conley, Jacobson, Joers, Madison,
Neubauer, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs and
Subeck, cosponsored by Senators Pfaff,
Smith, Spreitzer, Roys, Larson and
Agard. Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
AB991,1,2
1An Act relating to: funding for Wisconsin grants for University of Wisconsin
2System students and technical college students and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill increases funding for Wisconsin grants for University of Wisconsin
System students and technical college students.
Under current law, the Wisconsin grant program, administered by the Higher
Educational Aids Board, provides grants to resident students enrolled in specified
postsecondary institutions, including UW institutions and technical colleges.
The bill increases HEAB's appropriations for Wisconsin grants for UW students
by $22,518,700 in fiscal year 2024-25 and for technical college students by
$8,357,700 in fiscal year 2024-25.
For further information see the state and local 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:
AB991,1
3Section 1
.
Fiscal changes.
AB991,2,24
(1)
Wisconsin grants to University of Wisconsin students. In the schedule
5under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the higher educational aids board under
1s. 20.235 (1) (fe), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by
2$22,518,700.
AB991,2,53
(2)
Wisconsin grants to technical college students. In the schedule under
4s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the higher educational aids board under s.
520.235 (1) (ff), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $8,357,700.
