AB56,439,20 36.25 (57) University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point paper science program. The Board of Regents shall ensure that at least 1.0 full-time equivalent position, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (qm), is created in the paper science program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

AB56,362 Section 362. 36.25 (58) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,440,5 36.25 (58) Additional funding for UW Colleges. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate at least $2,500,000 in each fiscal year to the University of Wisconsin Colleges for student support services. The amount allocated under this subsection is in addition to any other amount that is allocated to the University of Wisconsin Colleges under s. 36.09 (1) (h) or 36.112 or as part of any other formula or method for the board's distribution of funds to the system's various institutions. The allocation of funding under this subsection shall be a bona fide increase of funding to the University of Wisconsin Colleges above the level that would otherwise be provided in the absence of this subsection.

AB56,363 Section 363. 36.27 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,440,13 36.27 (1) (a) Subject to par. (b) and s. 36.25 (56) (e), the board may establish for different classes of students differing tuition and fees incidental to enrollment in educational programs or use of facilities in the system. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board may charge any student who is not exempted by this section a nonresident tuition. The Subject to s. 36.25 (56) (e), the board may establish special rates of tuition and fees for the extension and summer sessions and such other studies or courses of instruction as the board deems advisable.

AB56,364 Section 364. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,440,17 36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:

AB56,440,19 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

AB56,440,22 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

AB56,440,25 3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for a permanent resident visa with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

AB56,365 Section 365. 36.57 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,441,2 36.57 Environmental education grants. (1) In this section:

AB56,441,4 (a) “Corporation" means a nonstock corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17).

AB56,441,5 (b) “Lake sanitary district" has the meaning given in s. 30.50 (4q).

AB56,441,9 (c) “Public agency" means a county, city, village, town, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, lake sanitary district, or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, lake sanitary district, or school district.

AB56,441,14 (2) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and sub. (3) (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (rs), the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point shall award grants to corporations and public agencies for the development, dissemination, and presentation of environmental education programs. Programs shall be funded on an 18-month basis.

AB56,441,18 (b) No grant may be awarded under this section unless the grant recipient matches at least 25 percent of the amount of the grant. Private funds and in-kind contributions may be applied to meet the matching requirement. Grants under this section may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.

AB56,441,20 (c) No more than one-third of the total amount awarded in grants under this section in any fiscal year may be awarded to state agencies.

AB56,441,24 (3) (a) The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point shall consult with all of the following to assist in identifying needs and establishing priorities for environmental education, including needs for teacher training, curriculum development and the development and dissemination of curriculum materials:

AB56,441,25 1. The state superintendent of public instruction.

AB56,442,2 2. Other system institutions with expertise in the field of environmental education.

AB56,442,4 3. Conservation and environmental groups, including youth organizations and nature and environmental centers.

AB56,442,10 (b) In consultation with the chancellor and faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the board shall promulgate rules establishing the criteria and procedures for the awarding of grants under sub. (2). The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point shall use the priorities established under par. (a) for awarding grants if the amount in the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (rs) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fund all applications for grants under this section.

AB56,442,14 (4) In addition to making grants under this section funded from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (rs), the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point shall seek private funds for the purpose of making grants under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (ge).

AB56,366 Section 366. 36.60 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,442,20 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.

AB56,367 Section 367. 36.60 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,442,25 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:

AB56,368 Section 368. 36.61 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read: