SB45,1294,8 (d) Tuition Educational grants under this section shall be paid out of the appropriation under s. 20.465 (2) (a).

SB45,2610 Section 2610. 321.40 (3) (e) and (f) of the statutes are created to read:

SB45,1294,11 321.40 (3) (e) In calculating the amount of tuition charged under par. (a), all of the following apply:

SB45,1294,15 1. For a University of Wisconsin System institution, tuition includes academic fees, as defined in s. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1g., for a resident student or nonresident tuition, as defined in s. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1m., for a nonresident student, as well as segregated fees under s. 36.27 (6).

SB45,1294,17 2. For a technical college, tuition includes program fees under s. 38.24 (1m) and incidental fees under s. 38.14 (9).

SB45,1294,21 (f) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., an educational grant under this section shall be paid in full and no other award of financial aid to an eligible guard member who receives an educational grant under this section may be reduced because of the educational grant.

SB45,1294,24 2. This paragraph does not apply to the extent it would result in an overaward of financial assistance in violation of federal law or regulation or would violate the terms of a donation agreement for a privately funded grant or scholarship.

SB45,2611 Section 2611. 321.40 (4) (a) (intro.), 2., 3. and 4. and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB45,1295,5 321.40 (4) (a) (intro.) The department shall require a guard member who has received a tuition an educational grant under this section to repay the amount of the tuition educational grant to the department if any of the following applies:

SB45,1295,7 2. The guard member is not a member in good standing in the national guard at the end of the term for which the tuition educational grant is paid.

SB45,1295,9 3. The guard member has failed to be an actively drilling guard member at the end of the term for which the tuition educational grant is paid.

SB45,1295,11 4. The guard member has failed to achieve satisfactory academic progress at the end of the term for which the tuition educational grant is paid.

SB45,1295,15 (b) 1. A qualifying school that receives payment of a tuition an educational grant on behalf of a guard member under sub. (3) (c) shall notify the department if the guard member has failed to achieve satisfactory academic progress at the end of the term for which the tuition educational grant is paid.

SB45,1295,23 2. If a guard member is required to repay a tuition an educational grant for any of the reasons specified in par. (a), the department may require the qualifying school that received the tuition educational grant on behalf of the guard member to recover from the guard member the amount of the tuition educational grant and remit it to the department. A qualifying school may take any reasonable action to secure repayment of the amount of a tuition an educational grant under this subdivision, including placing a hold on course registration or on the awarding of a degree or certificate, undertaking collection efforts, or initiating legal action.

SB45,2612 Section 2612. 321.40 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1296,3 321.40 (5) Limitations. (a) No guard member is eligible for a tuition an educational grant under this section for more than 120 credits of part-time study or 8 full semesters of full-time study or the equivalent thereof.

SB45,1296,9 (b) If the U.S. congress establishes an active draft after July 1, 1977, no new tuition educational grants may be authorized under this section. The department shall determine if an active draft has been established. Any termination of the tuition educational grant program under this paragraph shall allow persons receiving grants prior to the establishment of an active draft to receive full benefits subject to sub. (3) (d) and par. (a).

SB45,1296,11 (c) No guard member may receive a tuition an educational grant under sub. (3) for any semester in which he or she received a payment under s. 45.20 (2).

SB45,1296,14 (d) No guard member may receive a tuition an educational grant under this section unless he or she is a member in good standing in the national guard at the time of application for the tuition educational grant.

SB45,2613 Section 2613. 321.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1296,18 321.40 (6) Coordination with qualifying schools. The department shall consult and coordinate with qualifying schools in establishing a process for distributing tuition educational grants that accomplishes all of the following:

SB45,1296,20 (a) Maximizes administrative efficiency for qualifying schools in applying tuition educational grants to student accounts.

SB45,1296,23 (b) Provides tuition educational grants to students in an expeditious manner that minimizes students’ need to incur debt while waiting for the grants to fund in their student accounts.

SB45,2614 Section 2614. 323.19 (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.

SB45,2615 Section 2615. 323.31 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1297,21 323.31 State disaster assistance. From the appropriations under s. 20.465 (3) (b) and (s), the adjutant general shall make payments to retail electric cooperatives, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (t), to local governmental units, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), and to federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state for the damages and costs incurred as the result of a disaster if federal disaster assistance is not available for that disaster because the governor’s request that the president declare the disaster a major disaster under 42 USC 5170 has been denied or because the disaster, as determined by the department of military affairs, does not meet the statewide or countywide per capita impact indicator under the public assistance program that is issued by the federal emergency management agency. To be eligible for a payment under this section, the retail electric cooperative, local governmental unit, or tribe or band shall pay 30 percent of the amount of the damages and costs resulting from the disaster. Costs eligible for payment under this section shall include the categories of work designated by the federal emergency management agency’s public assistance program as Category D, regarding water control facilities; Category E, regarding public buildings and contents; Category F, regarding public utilities; and Category G, regarding parks, recreation, and other facilities. The department of military affairs shall promulgate rules establishing the application process and the criteria for determining eligibility for payments under this section.

SB45,2616 Section 2616. 341.14 (1a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1298,18 341.14 (1a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered an automobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a physical therapist licensed to practice in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying to the department that the resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled person plates of a special design in lieu of plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned by a nonveteran disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the issuance or renewal of such plates.

SB45,2617 Section 2617. 341.14 (1e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: