AB56,437,23 (c) In establishing the policies and implementing the program under par. (b), the board shall consult with the department of public instruction and coordinate with the school districts and the governing bodies of private schools where the high school students are enrolled.

AB56,438,8 (d) 1. A public school student who intends to enroll in an institution under this subsection shall notify the school board of the school district in which he or she is enrolled and a student attending a private school who intends to enroll in an institution under this subsection shall notify the governing body of the private school he or she attends of that intention no later than March 1 if the student intends to enroll in the fall semester, and no later than October 1 if the student intends to enroll in the spring semester. The notice shall include the titles of the courses in which the student intends to enroll and the number of credits of each course, and shall specify whether the student will be taking the courses for high school credit as well as postsecondary credit.

AB56,439,4 2. If the public school student specifies in the notice under subd. 1. that he or she intends to take a course at an institution for high school credit, the school board shall determine whether the course satisfies any of the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33 and the number of high school credits to award the student for the course, if any. If the student attending a private school specifies in the notice under subd. 1. that he or she intends to take a course at an institution for high school credit, the governing body of the participating private school shall determine whether the course satisfies any requirements necessary for high school graduation and the number of high school credits to award the student for the course, if any. In cooperation with the system, the state superintendent shall develop guidelines to assist school districts and participating private schools in making the determinations. The school board or governing body shall notify the student of its determinations, in writing, before the beginning of the semester in which the student will be enrolled. If the public school student disagrees with the school board's decision regarding satisfaction of high school graduation requirements or the number of high school credits to be awarded, the student may appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30 days after the decision. The state superintendent's decision shall be final and is not subject to review under subch. III of ch. 227. If the student attending a participating private school disagrees with any decision of a governing body under this subdivision, the student may appeal the decision to the governing body within 30 days after the decision.

AB56,439,8 (e) The board may not charge any tuition, academic fees, or segregated fees to any high school student, or to the school district or private school in which the student is enrolled, in connection with the student's participation in the program under par. (b) or the student's enrollment in any course under this program.

AB56,439,15 (f) The board shall implement the program under this subsection no later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]. If at the time the board implements the program under this subsection the institution in which a student is or will be enrolled has already received payment of any tuition, academic fees, or segregated fees as provided in s. 118.55 (5) or (6), 2017 stats., for the first semester commencing after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the board shall refund all such tuition and fees received.

AB56,361 Section 361 . 36.25 (57) of the statutes is created to read:

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.