December 26, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Taylor, James, Hesselbein, Tomczyk, Spreitzer, Agard, Carpenter, Larson and Roys, cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Ortiz-Velez, Kitchens, Conley, Goyke, McGuire, O’Connor, Allen, Neubauer, J. Anderson, Andraca, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Bare, Considine, Emerson, Hong, Joers, Madison, Mursau, Ohnstad, Snyder, Stubbs and Palmeri. Referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue.
SB843,,22An Act to create 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes; relating to: a University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption. SB843,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a nonresident tuition exemption for certain University of Wisconsin System students. Current law allows the Board of Regents of the UW System to charge different tuition rates to resident and nonresident students. Current law also includes nonresident tuition exemptions, under which certain nonresident students pay resident tuition rates. This bill creates an additional exemption for a person who has resided in this state for 12 months immediately preceding any semester or session in which they register at an institution and who is in approved deferred action status pursuant to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
SB843,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SB843,15Section 1. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read: SB843,,6636.27 (2) (cr) A person is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements: SB843,,771. The person has resided in this state for 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session in which the person registers at an institution. SB843,,882. The person is in approved deferred action status pursuant to the deferred action for childhood arrivals program of the federal department of homeland security. SB843,29Section 2. Initial applicability. SB843,,1010(1) This act first applies to persons who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection.