AB893: Bill Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Assembly BILL 893

January 21, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Kuglitsch, L. Myers, Penterman, Spiros and Steffen, cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Ballweg, Darling and Felzkowski. Referred to Committee on Education.

AB893,1,2 An Act to repeal 39.51 (5); and to amend 20.235 (1) (c) of the statutes; relating to: grants to support the teaching of college courses in high schools.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill eliminates the sunset date on the dual enrollment credential grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board. Under the program, HEAB awards grants to school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program to support dual enrollment programs taught in high schools. “Dual enrollment programs” are programs or courses of study designed to provide high school students with the opportunity to gain credits in both high school and a University of Wisconsin System school, technical college, or a private, nonprofit college. Grants are awarded to assist high school teachers in covering tuition expenses for courses taken to meet the minimum qualifications necessary to teach dual enrollment courses.

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:

AB893,1 Section 1. 20.235 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB893,2,3 20.235 (1) (c) Dual enrollment credential grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 39.51 (2). No moneys may be encumbered under this paragraph after June 30, 2021.

AB893,2 Section 2. 39.51 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

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