SB44-SSA1,1,3 1An Act to create 20.235 (1) (kg), 20.292 (1) (fc), 20.505 (8) (hm) 13t., 38.04 (34)
2and 39.381 of the statutes; relating to: grants to technical college and tribal
3college students for apprenticeship expenses and making an appropriation.

This bill creates grant programs under which the Technical College System
Board and Higher Educational Aids Board may award grants of up to $1,500 to
technical college students and tribal college students, respectively, who have
undertaken an apprenticeship program in conjunction with their course of
instruction at the technical college or tribal college. These grants may be awarded
only to pay for the students' actual materials expenses, such as the cost of tools,
equipment, and clothing, associated with the apprenticeship program. Among the
requirements for a student to be eligible for a grant, the student must be enrolled in
the apprenticeship program in the semester in which the grant is made and in the
following semester, and the student's household income, as shown by current pay
stubs, must be below 300 percent of the federal poverty line.

SB44-SSA1,2,94 20.235 (1) (kg) Apprenticeship grants for tribal college students. The amounts
5in the schedule for grants to tribal college students under s. 39.381. All moneys
6transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 13t. shall be
7credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the
8unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation
9account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).