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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 829
December 22, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives BILLINGS, J. ANDERSON, JOERS,
C. ANDERSON, CLANCY, CONLEY, DRAKE, EMERSON, JACOBSON, MADISON, MOORE
OMOKUNDE, NEUBAUER, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RATCLIFF, SHELTON,
SINICKI, STUBBS and VINING, cosponsored by Senators SMITH, ROYS, TAYLOR,
HESSELBEIN, LARSON, SPREITZER and AGARD. Referred to Committee on
Colleges and Universities.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to create 20.235 (1) (dm) and 39.467 of the statutes; relating to: climate
change scholarships and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates a climate change scholarship program to be administered by
the Higher Educational Aids Board. The program provides scholarships to students
who are enrolled in an institution of higher education and who are engaged in studies
directly related to programs preparing the students for careers in occupational areas
addressing or responding to climate change. A student may not receive more than
$5,000 in scholarships under this program in each academic year.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 829
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20.235Higher Educational Aids Board
(1) STUDENT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
(dm)Climate change scholarship pro
gram GPR B 5,000,000 5,000,000
SECTION 2. 20.235 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
20.235 (1) (dm) Climate change scholarship program. Biennially, the amounts
in the schedule for the climate change scholarship program under s. 39.467.
SECTION 3. 39.467 of the statutes is created to read:
39.467 Climate change scholarship program. (1) In this section,
“institution of higher education” means an institution or college campus within the
University of Wisconsin System, a technical college within the technical college
system, a tribally controlled college, or a private, nonprofit institution of higher
education located in this state.
(2) The board shall create and administer a program awarding scholarships to
resident students who are enrolled in an institution of higher education and who are
engaged in studies directly related to programs preparing the students for careers
in occupational areas addressing or responding to climate change. A student may
not receive more than $5,000 in scholarships under this program in each academic
year.
(3) In each academic year, the board shall ensure that of the scholarships
awarded from the program under sub. (2), one-half are awarded on the basis of merit
and one-half are awarded on the basis of financial need.
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(4) The board may not award a scholarship from the program under sub. (2)
to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s.
49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that
has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is
consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
(5) Costs associated with the program established under sub. (2) shall be
funded from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (dm).
(END)
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