DOA:......Kirschbaum, BB0537 - Tuition Remission for Educator Prep Programs
For 2025-2027 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
EDUCATION
Higher education
Tuition remission for student teachers enrolled in the UW System or technical colleges
This bill grants full remission of tuition for student teachers enrolled in the UW System or a technical college during their semester of student teaching. This tuition exemption applies for a student who is a resident of this state and is participating in the student teaching component of an educator preparatory program approved by DPI.
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:
Section 1. 36.27 (3q) of the statutes is created to read:
36.27 (3q) Fee remission for student teachers. (a) In this subsection, “student teacher” means an individual enrolled in the system who is a bona fide resident of this state, as determined under sub. (2), and who is participating in the student teaching component of an educator preparatory program approved by the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.28 (7) (a).
(b) The board shall grant full remission of academic fees to student teachers during their semester of student teaching.
Section 2. 38.24 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:
38.24 (5r) Fee remission for student teachers. (a) In this subsection, “student teacher” means an individual enrolled in a district school who is a resident of this state, as determined according to the procedures established under s. 38.22 (4) (a), and who is participating in the student teaching component of an educator preparatory program approved by the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.28 (7) (a).
(b) The district board shall grant full remission of program fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to student teachers during their semester or session of student teaching.
Section 9342. Initial applicability; Technical College System.
(1) Fee remission for student teachers. The treatment of s. 38.24 (5r) first applies to individuals who commence student teaching in the first semester or session that begins after the effective date of this subsection.
Section 9347. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System.
(1) Fee remission for student teachers. The treatment of s. 36.27 (3q) first applies to individuals who commence student teaching in the first semester that begins after the effective date of this subsection.
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