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1		-	Date of enactment: March 6, 2024
2		-	2023 Senate Bill 161 Date of publication*: March 7, 2024
3		-	2023 WISCONSIN ACT 104
4		-	AN ACT to amend 39.42, 39.47 (title), 39.47 (1), 39.47 (2), 45.20 (2) (a) 1., 45.20 (2) (c) 1., 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.),
5		-	71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) and 321.40 (1) (c) 2.; and to create 36.27 (2r) of the statutes; relating to: the Minnesota−Wis-
6		-	consin tuition reciprocity agreement.
7		-	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
8		-	senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
9		-	SECTION 3. 36.27 (2r) of the statutes is created to
10		-	read:
11		-	36.27 (2r) MINNESOTA−UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
12		-	SYSTEM STUDENT RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT. (a) There is
13		-	established, to be administered by the board, a Minne-
14		-	sota−University of Wisconsin System student reciprocity
15		-	agreement, the purpose of which shall be to ensure that
16		-	neither state shall profit at the expense of the other and
17		-	that the determination of any amounts owed by either
18		-	state under the agreement shall be based on an equitable
19		-	formula that reflects the educational costs incurred by the
20		-	2 states, reflects any differentials in usage by residents of
21		-	either state of the public institutions of higher education
22		-	located in the other state, and reflects any differentials in
23		-	the resident tuition charged at comparable public institu-
24		-	tions of higher education of the 2 states. The board, rep-
25		-	resenting this state, shall enter into an agreement meeting
26		-	the requirements of this subsection with the designated
27		-	body representing the state of Minnesota.
28		-	(b) The agreement under this subsection shall pro-
29		-	vide for the waiver of nonresident tuition for residents of
30		-	either state who are enrolled in public institutions of
31		-	higher education located in the other state. The agree-
32		-	ment shall also establish a reciprocal fee structure for res-
33		-	idents of either state who are enrolled in public institu-
34		-	tions of higher education located in the other state. The
35		-	reciprocal fee may not exceed the higher of the resident
36		-	tuition that would be charged the student at the public
37		-	institution of higher education in which the student is
38		-	enrolled or the resident tuition that would be charged the
39		-	student at comparable public institutions of higher edu-
40		-	cation located in the student’s state of residence, as speci-
41		-	fied in the annual administrative memorandum under par.
42		-	(c). The agreement is subject to the approval of the joint
43		-	committee on finance.
44		-	(c) Prior to each academic year, the board and the des-
45		-	ignated body representing the state of Minnesota shall
46		-	prepare an administrative memorandum that establishes
47		-	policies and procedures for implementation of the agree-
48		-	ment for the upcoming academic year, including a
49		-	description of how the reciprocal fee structure shall be
50		-	determined for purposes of par. (b), and the board shall
51		-	submit the administrative memorandum to the joint com-
52		-	mittee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee
53		-	do not notify the board that the committee has scheduled
54		-	a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the administrative
55		-	memorandum within 14 working days after the date of
56		-	the submittal, the administrative memorandum may be
57		-	implemented as proposed by the board. If, within 14
58		-	working days after the date of the submittal, the cochair-
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61		-	persons of the committee notify the board that the com-
62		-	mittee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of review-
63		-	ing the administrative memorandum, the administrative
64		-	memorandum may be implemented only upon approval
65		-	of the committee.
66		-	(d) No resident of this state whose name appears on
67		-	the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b)
68		-	may receive a waiver of nonresident tuition under this
69		-	subsection unless the resident provides to the board a
70		-	payment agreement that has been approved by the county
71		-	child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consis-
72		-	tent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
73		-	(e) At the end of each semester or academic term, the
74		-	board and the designated body representing the state of
75		-	Minnesota shall determine the number of students for
76		-	whom nonresident tuition has been waived under the
77		-	agreement. The board and the designated body repre-
78		-	senting the state of Minnesota shall certify to each other,
79		-	in addition to the number of students so determined, the
80		-	aggregate amount of its reimbursement obligation. The
81		-	entity with the larger reimbursement obligation shall pay
82		-	as provided in the agreement an amount determined by
83		-	subtracting the reimbursement obligation of the entity
84		-	with the smaller reimbursement obligation from the
85		-	reimbursement obligation of the entity with the larger
86		-	reimbursement obligation. The agreement shall provide
87		-	a reasonable date for payment of any such sums due and
88		-	owing, after which date interest may be charged on the
89		-	amount owed. The methodology for determination of the
90		-	appropriate interest rate shall be included in the agree-
91		-	ment. All tuition and fees received by this state under this
92		-	subsection and any net obligations received under this
93		-	paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account
94		-	under s. 20.285 (1) (gb).
95		-	(f) In allocating funding for each institution under s.
96		-	36.09 (1) (h), the board shall ensure that each institution
97		-	is allocated the amounts received pursuant to par. (e) in
98		-	proportion to the total amount each institution charged its
99		-	students with Minnesota residence in tuition and fees
100		-	under the agreement under this subsection.
101		-	SECTION 4. 39.42 of the statutes is amended to read:
102		-	39.42 Interstate agreements. The board, with the
103		-	approval of the joint committee on finance, or the govern-
104		-	ing boards of any publicly supported institution of post−
105		-	high school education, with the approval of the board and
106		-	the joint committee on finance, may enter into agree-
107		-	ments or understandings which include remission of non-
108		-	resident tuition for designated categories of students at
109		-	state institutions of higher education with appropriate
110		-	state agencies and institutions of higher education in
111		-	other states to facilitate use of public higher education
112		-	institutions of this state and other states. Such agree-
113		-	ments and understandings shall have as their purpose the
114		-	mutual improvement of educational advantages for resi-
115		-	dents of this state and such other states or institutions of
116		-	other states with which agreements are made. This sec-
117		-	tion does not apply to the agreement under s. 36.27 (2r).
118		-	SECTION 5. 39.47 (title) of the statutes is amended to
119		-	read:
120		-	39.47 (title) Minnesota−Wisconsin public voca-
121		-	tional school student reciprocity agreement.
122		-	SECTION 6. 39.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to
123		-	read:
124		-	39.47 (1) There is established, to be administered by
125		-	the board, a Minnesota−Wisconsin public vocational
126		-	school student reciprocity agreement, the purpose of
127		-	which shall be to ensure that neither state shall profit at
128		-	the expense of the other and that the determination of any
129		-	amounts owed by either state under the agreement shall
130		-	be based on an equitable formula which reflects the edu-
131		-	cational costs incurred by the 2 states, reflects any differ-
132		-	entials in usage by residents of either state of the public
133		-	institutions of higher education located in the other state,
134		-	and reflects any differentials in the resident tuition
135		-	charged at comparable public institutions of higher edu-
136		-	cation of the 2 states. The board, representing this state,
137		-	shall enter into an agreement meeting the requirements of
138		-	this section with the designated body representing the
139		-	state of Minnesota.
140		-	SECTION 7. 39.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to
141		-	read:
142		-	39.47 (2) The agreement under this section shall pro-
143		-	vide for the waiver of nonresident tuition fees for a resi-
144		-	dent of either state who is enrolled in a public vocational
145		-	school located in the other state. The agreement shall also
146		-	establish a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either
147		-	state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher edu-
148		-	cation, other than vocational schools, located in the other
149		-	state. The reciprocal fee may not exceed the higher of the
150		-	resident tuition fees that would be charged the student at
151		-	the public institution of higher education vocational
152		-	school in which the student is enrolled or the resident
153		-	tuition fees that would be charged the student at a compa-
154		-	rable public institutions of higher education vocational
155		-	school located in his or her state of residence, as specified
156		-	in the annual administrative memorandum under sub.
157		-	(2g). The agreement shall take effect on July 1, 2007.
158		-	The agreement is subject to the approval of the joint com-
159		-	mittee on finance under s. 39.42.
160		-	SECTION 8. 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended
161		-	to read:
162		-	45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a
163		-	tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans
164		-	enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher
165		-	education in this state, enrolling in a school that is
166		-	approved under s. 45.03 (11), enrolling in a proprietary
167		-	school that is approved under s. 440.52, enrolling in a
168		-	public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school,
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170		-	or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s.
171		-	36.27 (2r) or 39.47.
172		-	SECTION 9. 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended
173		-	to read:
174		-	45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility
175		-	requirements under par. (b) 1. may be reimbursed upon
176		-	satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in
177		-	any institution of higher education in this state, or upon
178		-	satisfactory completion of a course at any school that is
179		-	approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that
180		-	is approved under s. 440.52, any public or private high
181		-	school, any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m),
182		-	that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution
183		-	from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident
184		-	tuition under s. 36.27 (2r) or 39.47. Except as provided
185		-	in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed
186		-	the total cost of the veteran’s tuition minus any grants or
187		-	scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the
188		-	payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an under-
189		-	graduate semester in any institution of higher education,
190		-	the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an
191		-	equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of
192		-	Wisconsin−Madison, whichever is less.
193		-	SECTION 10. 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is
194		-	amended to read:
195		-	45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veter-
196		-	an’s eligibility for reimbursement under this subsection
197		-	at any institution of higher education in this state, at a
198		-	school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a propri-
199		-	etary school that is approved under s. 440.52, at a public
200		-	or private high school, at a tribal school, as defined in s.
201		-	115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or
202		-	at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of
203		-	nonresident tuition under s. 36.27 (2r) or 39.47 is limited
204		-	to the following:
205		-	SECTION 11. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes
206		-	is amended to read:
207		-	71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a
208		-	claimant for tuition expenses and mandatory student fees
209		-	for a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant’s
210		-	child and the claimant’s dependent, as defined under sec-
211		-	tion 152 of the Internal Revenue Code, to attend any uni-
212		-	versity, college, technical college or a school approved
213		-	under s. 440.52, that is located in Wisconsin or to attend
214		-	a public vocational school or public institution of higher
215		-	education in Minnesota under the Minnesota−Wisconsin
216		-	a reciprocity agreement under s. 36.27 (2r) or 39.47, cal-
217		-	culated as follows:
218		-	SECTION 12. 321.40 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is
219		-	amended to read:
220		-	321.40 (1) (c) 2. A public institution of higher educa-
221		-	tion under the Minnesota−Wisconsin Minnesota−Uni-
222		-	versity of Wisconsin System student reciprocity agree-
223		-	ment under s. 36.27 (2r) or a public vocational school
224		-	under the Minnesota−Wisconsin public vocational
225		-	school reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47.
226		-	SECTION 13.0Nonstatutory provisions.
227		-	(1) MINNESOTA−WISCONSIN TUITION RECIPROCITY
228		-	AGREEMENT. The higher educational aids board and the
229		-	Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
230		-	shall provide to the designated body representing the
231		-	state of Minnesota notice of intent to modify and make
232		-	changes to the student reciprocity agreement under s.
233		-	39.47, 2021 stats.
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	3	+	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
	4	+	2023 SENATE BILL 161
	5	+	April 3, 2023 - Introduced by Senators STAFSHOLT, BALLWEG, COWLES, JAMES, L.
	6	+	JOHNSON, LARSON, MARKLEIN, PFAFF, ROYS, SMITH and SPREITZER, cosponsored
	7	+	by Representatives ZIMMERMAN, BEHNKE, BROOKS, DALLMAN, EDMING, GREEN,
	8	+	MAGNAFICI, MURSAU, OLDENBURG, SUMMERFIELD, WICHGERS, WITTKE and
	9	+	ROZAR. Referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue.
	10	+	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
	11	+	AN ACT to amend 20.235 (1) (e) (title), 20.285 (1) (gb), 39.42, 39.47 (title), 39.47
	12	+	(1), 39.47 (2), 45.20 (2) (a) 1., 45.20 (2) (c) 1., 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.), 71.05 (6) (b)
	13	+	28. (intro.) and 321.40 (1) (c) 2.; and to create 36.27 (2r) of the statutes;
	14	+	relating to: the Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement and
	15	+	making an appropriation.
	16	+	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
	17	+	Under current law, the Higher Educational Aids Board administers and has
	18	+	authority to renegotiate the Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement.
	19	+	The agreement provides for the waiver of nonresident tuition for residents of either
	20	+	state who are enrolled in public vocational schools and for a reciprocal fee structure
	21	+	for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher
	22	+	education located in the other state.
	23	+	This bill requires the University of Wisconsin System to enter into, administer,
	24	+	and renegotiate with Minnesota a tuition reciprocity agreement that provides for the
	25	+	waiver of nonresident tuition and for a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either
	26	+	state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher education located in the other
	27	+	state. The bill requires that all the tuition paid by Minnesota students attending UW
	28	+	institutions under the agreement, including tuition commonly referred to as
	29	+	differential reciprocity tuition, be credited to a UW System appropriation account
	30	+	from which UW System expenditures are authorized. The bill requires the Board of
	31	+	Regents to ensure that each institution is allocated the amounts received under the
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	39	+	tuition reciprocity agreement in proportion to the total amount each institution
	40	+	charged its students with Minnesota residence in tuition and fees.
	41	+	This bill also requires HEAB to enter into, administer, and renegotiate with
	42	+	Minnesota a fee reciprocity agreement that provides for the waiver of nonresident
	43	+	fees for residents of either state who are enrolled in public vocational schools in the
	44	+	other state.
	45	+	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
	46	+	an appendix to this bill.
	47	+	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
	48	+	enact as follows:
	49	+	SECTION 1. 20.235 (1) (e) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
	50	+	20.235 (1) (e) (title) Minnesota-Wisconsin public vocational school student
	51	+	reciprocity agreement.
	52	+	SECTION 2. 20.285 (1) (gb) of the statutes is amended to read:
	53	+	20.285 (1) (gb) General program operations. All moneys received from the
	54	+	operation of educational programs and related programs and as earnings from
	55	+	investments under s. 36.11 (11m) to carry out the purposes for which received,
	56	+	including the transfer of funds to par. (gj), and for payment of any reimbursement
	57	+	obligation under s. 36.27 (2r) (e). In each fiscal year, the Board of Regents shall
	58	+	transfer no more than $30,338,500 from this appropriation account to the medical
	59	+	assistance trust fund.
	60	+	SECTION 3. 36.27 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
	61	+	36.27 (2r) MINNESOTA-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM STUDENT RECIPROCITY
	62	+	AGREEMENT. (a) There is established, to be administered by the board, a
	63	+	Minnesota-University of Wisconsin System student reciprocity agreement, the
	64	+	purpose of which shall be to ensure that neither state shall profit at the expense of
	65	+	the other and that the determination of any amounts owed by either state under the
	66	+	agreement shall be based on an equitable formula that reflects the educational costs
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	89	+	incurred by the 2 states, reflects any differentials in usage by residents of either state
	90	+	of the public institutions of higher education located in the other state, and reflects
	91	+	any differentials in the resident tuition charged at comparable public institutions of
	92	+	higher education of the 2 states. The board, representing this state, shall enter into
	93	+	an agreement meeting the requirements of this subsection with the designated body
	94	+	representing the state of Minnesota.
	95	+	(b) The agreement under this subsection shall provide for the waiver of
	96	+	nonresident tuition for residents of either state who are enrolled in public
	97	+	institutions of higher education located in the other state. The agreement shall also
	98	+	establish a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in
	99	+	public institutions of higher education located in the other state. The reciprocal fee
	100	+	may not exceed the higher of the resident tuition that would be charged the student
	101	+	at the public institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled or the
	102	+	resident tuition that would be charged the student at comparable public institutions
	103	+	of higher education located in the student's state of residence, as specified in the
	104	+	annual administrative memorandum under par. (c). The agreement is subject to the
	105	+	approval of the joint committee on finance.
	106	+	(c) Prior to each academic year, the board and the designated body representing
	107	+	the state of Minnesota shall prepare an administrative memorandum that
	108	+	establishes policies and procedures for implementation of the agreement for the
	109	+	upcoming academic year, including a description of how the reciprocal fee structure
	110	+	shall be determined for purposes of par. (b), and the board shall submit the
	111	+	administrative memorandum to the joint committee on finance. If the
	112	+	cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has
	113	+	scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the administrative memorandum
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	141	+	within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the administrative
	142	+	memorandum may be implemented as proposed by the board. If, within 14 working
	143	+	days after the date of the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the
	144	+	board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
	145	+	administrative memorandum, the administrative memorandum may be
	146	+	implemented only upon approval of the committee.
	147	+	(d) No resident of this state whose name appears on the statewide support lien
	148	+	docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b) may receive a waiver of nonresident tuition under this
	149	+	subsection unless the resident provides to the board a payment agreement that has
	150	+	been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is
	151	+	consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
	152	+	(e) At the end of each semester or academic term, the board and the designated
	153	+	body representing the state of Minnesota shall determine the number of students for
	154	+	whom nonresident tuition has been waived under the agreement. The board and the
	155	+	designated body representing the state of Minnesota shall certify to each other, in
	156	+	addition to the number of students so determined, the aggregate amount of its
	157	+	reimbursement obligation. The entity with the larger reimbursement obligation
	158	+	shall pay as provided in the agreement an amount determined by subtracting the
	159	+	reimbursement obligation of the entity with the smaller reimbursement obligation
	160	+	from the reimbursement obligation of the entity with the larger reimbursement
	161	+	obligation. The agreement shall provide a reasonable date for payment of any such
	162	+	sums due and owing, after which date interest may be charged on the amount owed.
	163	+	The methodology for determination of the appropriate interest rate shall be included
	164	+	in the agreement. All tuition and fees received by this state under this subsection
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	193	+	and any net obligations received under this paragraph shall be credited to the
	194	+	appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (gb).
	195	+	(f) In allocating funding for each institution under s. 36.09 (1) (h), the board
	196	+	shall ensure that each institution is allocated the amounts received pursuant to par.
	197	+	(e) in proportion to the total amount each institution charged its students with
	198	+	Minnesota residence in tuition and fees under the agreement under this subsection.
	199	+	SECTION 4. 39.42 of the statutes is amended to read:
	200	+	39.42 Interstate agreements. The board, with the approval of the joint
	201	+	committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported institution
	202	+	of post-high school education, with the approval of the board and the joint committee
	203	+	on finance, may enter into agreements or understandings which include remission
	204	+	of nonresident tuition for designated categories of students at state institutions of
	205	+	higher education with appropriate state agencies and institutions of higher
	206	+	education in other states to facilitate use of public higher education institutions of
	207	+	this state and other states. Such agreements and understandings shall have as their
	208	+	purpose the mutual improvement of educational advantages for residents of this
	209	+	state and such other states or institutions of other states with which agreements are
	210	+	made. This section does not apply to the agreement under s. 36.27 (2r).
	211	+	SECTION 5. 39.47 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
	212	+	39.47 (title) Minnesota-Wisconsin public vocational school student
	213	+	reciprocity agreement.
	214	+	SECTION 6. 39.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
	215	+	39.47 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a
	216	+	Minnesota-Wisconsin public vocational school student reciprocity agreement, the
	217	+	purpose of which shall be to ensure that neither state shall profit at the expense of
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	245	+	the other and that the determination of any amounts owed by either state under the
	246	+	agreement shall be based on an equitable formula which reflects the educational
	247	+	costs incurred by the 2 states, reflects any differentials in usage by residents of either
	248	+	state of the public institutions of higher education located in the other state, and
	249	+	reflects any differentials in the resident tuition charged at comparable public
	250	+	institutions of higher education of the 2 states. The board, representing this state,
	251	+	shall enter into an agreement meeting the requirements of this section with the
	252	+	designated body representing the state of Minnesota.
	253	+	SECTION 7. 39.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
	254	+	39.47 (2) The agreement under this section shall provide for the waiver of
	255	+	nonresident tuition fees for a resident of either state who is enrolled in a public
	256	+	vocational school located in the other state. The agreement shall also establish a
	257	+	reciprocal fee structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public
	258	+	institutions of higher education, other than vocational schools, located in the other
	259	+	state. The reciprocal fee may not exceed the higher of the resident tuition fees that
	260	+	would be charged the student at the public institution of higher education vocational
	261	+	school in which the student is enrolled or the resident tuition fees that would be
	262	+	charged the student at a comparable public institutions of higher education
	263	+	vocational school located in his or her state of residence, as specified in the annual
	264	+	administrative memorandum under sub. (2g). The agreement shall take effect on
	265	+	July 1, 2007. The agreement is subject to the approval of the joint committee on
	266	+	finance under s. 39.42.
	267	+	SECTION 8. 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
	268	+	45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement
	269	+	program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of
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	297	+	SECTION 8
	298	+	SENATE BILL 161
	299	+	higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03
	300	+	(11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 440.52, enrolling in
	301	+	a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001
	302	+	(15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under
	303	+	s. 36.27 (2r) or 39.47.
	304	+	SECTION 9. 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
	305	+	45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b)
	306	+	1. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in
	307	+	any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of
	308	+	a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school
	309	+	that is approved under s. 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal school,
	310	+	as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution
	311	+	from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 36.27 (2r)
	312	+	or 39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed
	313	+	the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the
	314	+	veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an
	315	+	undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of
	316	+	tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the
	317	+	University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
	318	+	SECTION 10. 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
	319	+	45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for
	320	+	reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this
	321	+	state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is
	322	+	approved under s. 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school, as
	323	+	defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an institution
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	351	+	where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 36.27 (2r) or
	352	+	39.47 is limited to the following:
	353	+	SECTION 11. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
	354	+	71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a claimant for tuition expenses and
	355	+	mandatory student fees for a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant's
	356	+	child and the claimant's dependent, as defined under section 152 of the Internal
	357	+	Revenue Code, to attend any university, college, technical college or a school
	358	+	approved under s. 440.52, that is located in Wisconsin or to attend a public vocational
	359	+	school or public institution of higher education in Minnesota under the
	360	+	Minnesota-Wisconsin a reciprocity agreement under s. 36.27 (2r) or 39.47,
	361	+	calculated as follows:
	362	+	SECTION 12. 321.40 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
	363	+	321.40 (1) (c) 2. A public institution of higher education under the
	364	+	Minnesota-Wisconsin Minnesota-University of W isconsin System student
	365	+	reciprocity agreement under s. 36.27 (2r) or a public vocational school under the
	366	+	Minnesota-Wisconsin public vocational school reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47.
	367	+	SECTION 13.0Nonstatutory provisions.
	368	+	(1) MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN TUITION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT. The higher
	369	+	educational aids board shall provide to the designated body representing the state
	370	+	of Minnesota notice of the termination of the agreement under s. 39.47, 2021 stats.,
	371	+	with the agreement's termination to become effective on July 1, 2023. The higher
	372	+	educational aids board and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
	373	+	System shall negotiate new agreements to replace the agreement under s. 39.47,
	374	+	2021 stats., with these new agreements to become effective on July 1, 2023.
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	401	+	SECTION 14
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	403	+	SECTION 14.0Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
	404	+	except as follows:
	405	+	(1) MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN TUITION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS. The treatment of
	406	+	ss. 20.235 (1) (e), 20.285 (1) (gb), 36.27 (2r), 39.42, 39.47 (title), (1), and (2), 45.20 (2)
	407	+	(a) 1., (c) 1., and (d) 1. (intro.), 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.), and 321.40 (1) (c) 2. takes effect
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