AB391: Bill Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly BILL 391

August 28, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Skowronski, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Cabrera, Emerson, Fields, Hesselbein, Kolste, Neubauer, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Zamarripa and Brostoff, cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Bewley, Larson, Ringhand, Schachtner, Smith and L. Taylor. Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.

AB391,1,3 An Act to create 20.285 (1) (em) and 36.27 (3q) of the statutes; relating to: resident undergraduate tuition remission at the University of Wisconsin System for student teachers and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides full remission of undergraduate tuition to resident undergraduate students enrolled in a teaching program in a University of Wisconsin System school during the UW student's semester of student teaching.

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:

AB391,1 Section 1. 20.285 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB391,1,7 20.285 (1) (em) Student teacher tuition remission. A sum sufficient to reimburse the University of Wisconsin System for student teacher tuition remissions under s. 36.27 (3q).

AB391,2 Section 2. 36.27 (3q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB391,2,5 36.27 (3q) Tuition remission for student teachers. (a) In this subsection, “student teacher” means an individual enrolled as a resident undergraduate student in the system who is participating in the student teaching component of a teacher preparatory program in this state approved by the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.28 (7) (a).

AB391,2,7 (b) The board shall grant full remission of resident undergraduate tuition to student teachers during their semester of student teaching.

AB391,2,9 (c) The cost to the system of remissions under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (em).

AB391,3 Section 3 . Initial applicability.

AB391,2,12 (1) This act first applies to individuals who commence student teaching in the first semester that begins after the effective date of this subsection.

AB391,4 Section 4 . Effective date.

AB391,2,15 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.

AB391,2,16 (End)