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Prepared by: Ethan Lauer, Senior Staff Attorney April 6, 2023
2023 Wisconsin Act 2
[2023 Assembly Bill 67]
Wisconsin Merit Scholarships
Under a statute enacted in 2018, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System has
awarded merit-based $5,000 scholarships to students enrolled in two- or four-year UW System schools
who have graduated from an in-state high school or been granted a high school diploma by the
administrator of an in-state, home-based private educational program.
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Under the terms of that statute,
the authority to award these scholarships expired on April 1, 2023.
2023 Wisconsin Act 2 eliminates the statutory sunset provision, thus allowing the Board of Regents to
continue awarding these scholarships.
Effective date: April 7, 2023
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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2017 Wisconsin Act 314.