LRB-3208/1
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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
August 5, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Jacque,
Ballweg and L. Taylor,
cosponsored by Representatives
Cabral-Guevara,
Brandtjen, Edming,
Sinicki, Tusler, Wichgers and Haywood. Referred to Committee on
Universities and Technical Colleges.
SB487,1,3
1An Act to create 36.27 (2) (bm) and 38.22 (6) (h) of the statutes;
relating to:
2resident tuition at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical
3colleges for children and spouses of certain members of the armed forces.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill allows a child or spouse of a relocated active duty service member to
qualify for resident tuition at a University of Wisconsin System institution or
technical college under certain circumstances.
Under current law, a person generally must be a resident of this state for at
least 12 months prior to registering at a UW System institution in order to be exempt
from paying nonresident tuition. Current law specifies various nonresident tuition
exemptions, under which nonresident students pay resident tuition rates.
Also under current law, the Technical College System Board establishes
program fees that the technical college districts must charge students. With
exceptions, the fees for nonresidents are 150 percent of the fees for residents. The
TCS Board must establish procedures to determine the residence of students
attending technical colleges, but statutes specify that certain students must be
considered residents of this state.
This bill creates a nonresident tuition exemption at UW System institutions
and technical colleges for a person if 1) the person is the child or spouse of an active
duty member of the U.S. armed forces and the person has been accepted for
admission to a UW System institution or technical college; 2) the service member
resided in this state at the time the person was accepted for admission but the service
member was subsequently relocated and stationed in another state; and 3) after the
person's admission and initial enrollment, the person has remained continuously
enrolled in the UW System institution or technical college.
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:
SB487,1
1Section 1
. 36.27 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.27
(2) (bm) A person who meets all of the following requirements is entitled
3to the exemption under par. (a):
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1. The person is the child or spouse of an active duty member of the U.S. armed
5forces and the person has been accepted for admission to an institution.
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2. The service member under subd. 1. resided in this state at the time the
7person was accepted for admission to an institution but the service member was
8subsequently relocated and stationed in another state.
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3. After the person's admission and initial enrollment in an institution, the
10person has remained continuously enrolled in the institution.
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11Section 2
. 38.22 (6) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
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38.22
(6) (h) Any person who meets all of the following requirements:
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1. The person is the child or spouse of an active duty member of the U.S. armed
14forces and the person has been accepted for admission to a district school.
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2. The service member under subd. 1. resided in this state at the time the
16person was accepted for admission to a district school but the service member was
17subsequently relocated and stationed in another state.
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3. After the person's admission and initial enrollment in a district school, the
19person has remained continuously enrolled in the district school.
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1Section
3.
Initial applicability.
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(1) This act first applies to the academic year that commences after the effective
3date of this subsection.
