Amendment AA4-ASA2-AB68

AB68-ASA2-AA4,10,4 5. The student meets any acceptable academic standards or additional requirements developed by the board.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,10,7 (b) No grant under this section may be awarded to any person during the period that the person is required to register with the selective service under 50 USC, Appendix, sections 451 to 473, if the person has not so registered.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,10,12 (c) No grant under this section may be awarded to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board 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).

AB68-ASA2-AA4,10,14 (3) Grant awards. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (fv), the board may award grants to eligible students.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,10,19 (b) The board may award grants under this section to eligible students for either 8 consecutive semesters for incoming freshmen or 4 consecutive semesters for incoming transfer students. Summer terms are not included in the consecutive semester count and the program funding may not be applied to students' summer term tuition or fees.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,10,21 (4) Rules. The board may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,10,22 37. Page 276, line 19: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,10,23 “ Section 175r. 36.60 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,11,5 36.60 (2) (a) 2. The board may repay, on behalf of a physician or dentist who agrees under sub. (3) to practice in a rural area, up to $100,000 in educational loans obtained by the physician or dentist from a public or private lending institution for education in an accredited school of medicine or dentistry or for postgraduate medical or dental training.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,175s Section 175s. 36.60 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,11,10 36.60 (4m) Loan repayment; rural physicians and dentists. (intro.) If a physician or dentist agrees under sub. (3) to practice in a rural area, principal and interest due on the loan, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the board at the following rate:”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,11,11 38. Page 277, line 19: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,11,12 “ Section 179m. 39.395 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,11,16 39.395 Nurse educators. (1) In this section, “institution of higher education” means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college within the technical college system, or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,11,18 (2) Subject to sub. (3), the board shall establish a program that provides all of the following:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,11,20 (a) Fellowships for students who enroll in doctor of nursing practice or doctor of philosophy in nursing degree programs in an institution of higher education.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,11,22 (b) Postdoctoral fellowships to recruit faculty for nursing programs in an institution of higher education.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,11,24 (c) Educational loan repayment assistance to recruit and retain faculty for nursing programs in an institution of higher education.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,12,4 (3) The program established under sub. (2) shall require individuals who receive fellowships under sub. (2) (a) or (b) or assistance under sub. (2) (c) to make a commitment to teach for at least 3 consecutive years in a nursing program at an institution of higher education.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,12,6 (4) Costs associated with the program established under sub. (2) shall be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (co).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,12,7 39. Page 394, line 3: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,12,9 “ Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,12,15 (1a) Resident undergraduate tuition. Notwithstanding s. 36.27 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not charge resident undergraduates enrolled in an institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), or college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), in the 2021-22 or 2022-23 academic year more in academic fees than it charged resident undergraduates enrolled in that institution or college campus in the 2020-21 academic year.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,12,16 40. Page 394, line 3: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,12,18 “ Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,12,22 (3a) Mental and behavioral health support positions. The authorized FTE positions for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System are increased by 26.5 GPR positions on July 1, 2021, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (cm), related to student mental and behavioral health services.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,2 (5a) Program revenue supported positions. The authorized FTE positions for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System are increased by 44.52 PR positions on July 1, 2021, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (gb).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,3 41. Page 394, line 3: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,5 “ Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,9 (5u) Lake Superior Research Institute positions. The authorized FTE positions for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System are increased by 5.0 GPR positions on July 1, 2021, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (bm), for the partnership program under s. 36.25 (40).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,10 42. Page 394, line 3: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,12 “ Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,13 (7h) Agriculture positions.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,14 (a) In this subsection:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,15 1. “Board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,16 2. “Chancellor” means the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,22 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall provide funding for 20.0 full-time equivalent agriculture-focused positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, composed of 15.0 full-time equivalent county-based agriculture agent positions, 3.0 full-time equivalent research positions focusing on applied agriculture research, and 2.0 full-time equivalent research positions focusing on agriculture and climate change.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,13,23 (c) The positions specified in par. (b) are subject to all of the following:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,2 1. The positions shall be filled using existing authorized full-time equivalent positions, funded from s. 20.285 (1) (a), that are currently vacant.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,5 2. The positions shall be filled in a manner that reflects an increase in the total number of agricultural agent positions and agriculture-related research positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,7 (d) The chancellor may not abolish under s. 16.505 (2p) the positions specified in par. (b).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,8 43. Page 394, line 3: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,10 “ Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,12 (9u) Funding for the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,13 (a) In this subsection:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,14 1. “Board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,16 2. “MIA Recovery Project” means the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,14,19 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (bt), the board shall provide funding for the MIA Recovery Project to perform a mission for the recovery and identification of Wisconsin veterans who are missing in action.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,15,2 (c) The MIA Recovery Project, acting through its representative, shall submit at the conclusion of the mission for which the funds were expended, to the board, the joint committee on finance, the standing committees of each house of the legislature dealing with veterans matters, the governor, the department of veterans affairs, and the department of military affairs, a report on the mission's findings and an accounting of expenditures for the mission.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,15,3 44. Page 397, line 22: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,15,4 “ Section 9347. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,15,7 (1f) Dentist loan assistance program. The treatment of s. 36.60 (2) (a) 2. and (4m) (intro.) first applies to dentists whose applications for the program under s. 36.60 are received on the effective date of this subsection.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA4,15,8 45. Page 398, line 3: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA4,15,11 “(1e) Tuition promise grant program. The treatment of s. 36.50 first applies to eligible students who initially enroll in an institution in the first fall semester beginning after the effective date of this subsection.”.

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