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1		-	Date of enactment:
2		-	2023 Senate Bill 380 Date of publication*:
3		-	2023 WISCONSIN ACT
4		-	AN ACT to repeal 36.11 (27), 39.28 (6), 39.30 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b), 39.30 (2) (f) and 39.30 (3m) and (4); to amend
5		-	20.285 (1) (e), 36.66 (1) (a), 36.66 (2), 36.66 (3) (a) and (c), 36.66 (4), 36.66 (5), 36.66 (6) (a) (intro.), 36.66 (6) (b),
6		-	38.42 (1) (a), 38.42 (3) (c), 38.42 (6) (b), 39.285 (title), 39.30 (2) (title), 39.30 (2) (d), 39.30 (2) (e), 39.39 (2) (b),
7		-	39.435 (1), 39.435 (2), 39.435 (3), 39.435 (4) (a) and 39.435 (8); to repeal and recreate 39.30 (3); and to create 36.66
8		-	(1) (c), 39.285 (4), 39.30 (1m), 39.30 (2) (g) and 39.435 (2m) of the statutes; relating to: Wisconsin grants and other
9		-	financial aid for higher education.
10		-	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
11		-	senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
12		-	SECTION 1. 20.285 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended
13		-	to read:
14		-	20.285 (1) (e) Grants to meet emergency financial
15		-	need. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the
16		-	schedule for distribution to the college campuses institu-
17		-	tions for purposes of making grants under s. 36.66.
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	3	+	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
	4	+	2023 SENATE BILL 380
	5	+	August 9, 2023 - Introduced by Senators BALLWEG, CABRAL-GUEVARA, FEYEN, SMITH,
	6	+	SPREITZER, TOMCZYK and ROYS, cosponsored by Representatives MURPHY,
	7	+	ANDRACA, ARMSTRONG, BALDEH, EDMING, GOEBEN, GUNDRUM, JACOBSON, JOERS,
	8	+	MURSAU, O'CONNOR and STUBBS. Referred to Committee on Universities and
	9	+	Revenue.
	10	+	AN ACT to repeal 36.11 (27), 39.28 (6), 39.30 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b), 39.30 (2) (f)
	11	+	and 39.30 (3m) and (4); to amend 20.285 (1) (e), 36.66 (1) (a), 36.66 (2), 36.66
	12	+	(3) (a) and (c), 36.66 (4), 36.66 (5), 36.66 (6) (a) (intro.), 36.66 (6) (b), 38.42 (1)
	13	+	(a), 38.42 (3) (c), 38.42 (6) (b), 39.285 (title), 39.30 (2) (title), 39.30 (2) (d), 39.30
	14	+	(2) (e), 39.39 (2) (b), 39.435 (1), 39.435 (2), 39.435 (3), 39.435 (4) (a) and 39.435
	15	+	(8); to repeal and recreate 39.30 (3); and to create 36.66 (1) (c), 39.285 (4),
	16	+	39.30 (1m), 39.30 (2) (g) and 39.435 (2m) of the statutes; relating to: Wisconsin
	17	+	grants and other financial aid for higher education.
	18	+	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
	19	+	This bill makes changes to the Wisconsin grant program administered by the
	20	+	Higher Educational Aids Board and other changes related to financial aid for higher
	21	+	education.
	22	+	Wisconsin grants
	23	+	Under current law, HEAB administers the Wisconsin grant program, which
	24	+	provides grants to resident undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time in
	25	+	University of Wisconsin System schools, technical colleges, private nonprofit
	26	+	colleges, and tribal colleges in this state. HEAB limits its award of these grants to
	27	+	10 semesters or the equivalent. For students enrolled in UW System schools,
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	38	+	technical colleges, and tribal colleges, HEAB must award Wisconsin grants based on
	39	+	a formula that accounts for expected parental and student contributions and is
	40	+	consistent with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs
	41	+	analysis methodology. For students enrolled in private nonprofit colleges, the
	42	+	amount of the grant that HEAB awards is based on a mathematical calculation
	43	+	specified by statute. All Wisconsin grants are subject to a minimum and maximum
	44	+	grant amount.
	45	+	This bill makes the following changes to the Wisconsin grant program:
	46	+	1. The bill removes the requirement that a student must be enrolled at least
	47	+	half-time to be eligible for a Wisconsin grant. The bill also specifies that, to be
	48	+	eligible for a Wisconsin grant, a student must be enrolled in a degree, certificate, or
	49	+	other program leading to a recognized educational credential and be maintaining
	50	+	satisfactory academic progress.
	51	+	2. The bill extends, from 10 semesters to 12 semesters or the equivalent, the
	52	+	limit on the total number of semesters a student may receive a Wisconsin grant. The
	53	+	bill also specifies that, if a student receiving a grant is enrolled less than full time
	54	+	in a semester or session, only the fraction of the student's enrollment, in proportion
	55	+	to full-time enrollment, is applied toward this 12-semester limit.
	56	+	3. The bill eliminates the statutory mathematical calculation used to
	57	+	determine the amount of a Wisconsin grant awarded to a student enrolled in a
	58	+	private nonprofit college. Instead, the bill aligns the statutory language for HEAB
	59	+	to determine the amount of a Wisconsin grant for each of the four types of higher
	60	+	education institution. Under the bill, HEAB must award Wisconsin grants based on
	61	+	the current federal need analysis formula. This standard accommodates changes to
	62	+	the federal need analysis methodology included in the federal FAFSA Simplification
	63	+	Act of 2019 that are scheduled to take effect in the 2024-25 academic year.
	64	+	4. The bill modifies provisions related to minimum and maximum grant
	65	+	amounts, which are currently established by statute. Under current law, the
	66	+	minimum annual grant amount is $250. For students enrolled in UW System
	67	+	schools, technical colleges, and tribal colleges, the maximum annual grant amount
	68	+	is $3,150. For students enrolled in private nonprofit colleges, HEAB establishes the
	69	+	maximum annual grant amount, subject to the limitation that HEAB may not make
	70	+	initial grant awards exceeding 122 percent of the amount appropriated for this
	71	+	purpose. This bill repeals all of these provisions. Instead, HEAB must annually
	72	+	establish a minimum and maximum amount for grants and must integrate the
	73	+	minimum and maximum grant amounts into its formula for awarding grants.
	74	+	5. The bill specifies that a Wisconsin grant is available to a student enrolled
	75	+	in a private nonprofit college only if the private nonprofit college is headquartered
	76	+	in Wisconsin.
	77	+	6. The bill repeals a provision related to private nonprofit colleges that requires
	78	+	HEAB to prescribe and make available at locations in the state convenient to the
	79	+	public Wisconsin grant application forms and, upon request, to advise and assist
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	84	+	7. The bill also requires HEAB to ensure that eligible UW System students
	85	+	enrolled in a certificate program currently known as the farm-and-industry short
	86	+	course are included in the award of Wisconsin grants.
	87	+	Talent incentive grants
	88	+	Under current law, HEAB awards talent incentive grants to uniquely needy
	89	+	students enrolled at least half-time in the UW System, a technical college, a private
	90	+	nonprofit college, or a tribal college. Awarded to first-year students with the
	91	+	greatest financial need, the grant may be continued in the students' sophomore,
	92	+	junior, and senior years. However, HEAB may not award a grant to a student for
	93	+	more than 10 semesters or their equivalent, and HEAB may not award a grant to a
	94	+	student more than six years after its initial grant award to the student.
	95	+	The bill allows HEAB to award a talent incentive grant to a student for up to
	96	+	12 semesters or their equivalent.
	97	+	Grants to meet emergency financial need
	98	+	Under current law, the UW System and technical colleges may award a grant
	99	+	to an eligible student at a two-year UW System campus or a technical college to pay
	100	+	the student's expense resulting from a financial emergency. An “eligible student” is
	101	+	defined as a student whose “expected family contribution” is less than $5,000. An
	102	+	eligible student may receive up to two grants in a total amount of not more than $500
	103	+	per academic year. Each two-year UW System campus and technical college must
	104	+	collect certain information related to the grant program and submit a report by June
	105	+	30 to, respectively, the Board of Regents of the UW System or the Technical College
	106	+	System Board.
	107	+	The bill modifies the definition of “eligible student” for the purpose of these
	108	+	grants. The bill eliminates the term “expected family contribution,” which is a
	109	+	need-based methodology derived from federal standards that were changed in the
	110	+	federal FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019. Under the bill, an eligible student is
	111	+	defined as a student whose financial need meets the eligibility criteria for a federal
	112	+	Pell grant. The bill also allows these grants to be awarded to any UW System
	113	+	student, not just to students at two-year UW System campuses. The bill increases
	114	+	the maximum amount of the grants awarded to a UW System or technical college
	115	+	student in an academic year from $500 to $1,000. The bill also changes the reporting
	116	+	deadline for the program from June 30 to September 1.
	117	+	Selective Service registration as a condition for financial aid
	118	+	The bill repeals provisions that prohibit HEAB and the UW System from
	119	+	providing state financial assistance to a person required to register with the federal
	120	+	Selective Service system who is not so registered.
	121	+	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
	122	+	an appendix to this bill.
	123	+	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
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	126	+	SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 380
	127	+	SECTION 1. 20.285 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
	128	+	20.285 (1) (e) Grants to meet emergency financial need. As a continuing
	129	+	appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for distribution to the college campuses
	130	+	institutions for purposes of making grants under s. 36.66.
18	131		SECTION 2. 36.11 (27) of the statutes is repealed.
19		-	SECTION 3. 36.66 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended
20		-	to read:
21		-	36.66 (1) (a) “Eligible student” means a student
22		-	enrolled in a college campus whose expected family con-
23		-	tribution, as defined in s. 39.437 (3) (a), is less than
24		-	$5,000 an institution whose financial need meets the eli-
25		-	gibility criteria for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant
	132	+	SECTION 3. 36.66 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
	133	+	36.66 (1) (a) “Eligible student" means a student enrolled in a college campus
	134	+	whose expected family contribution, as defined in s. 39.437 (3) (a), is less than $5,000
	135	+	an institution whose financial need meets the eligibility criteria for a grant from the
	136	+	Federal Pell Grant Program.
	137	+	SECTION 4. 36.66 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
	138	+	36.66 (1) (c) “Institution" includes any former college campus that was
	139	+	partnered with the institution as a branch campus in the system restructuring plan
	140	+	approved by the Higher Learning Commission on or about June 28, 2018.
	141	+	SECTION 5. 36.66 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
	142	+	36.66 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (e), no later than
	143	+	September 1, 2016, and by September 1 of each year thereafter, the board shall
	144	+	distribute funds to the college campuses institutions for payment of grants under
	145	+	this section. These funds may not be used by the college campuses institutions for
	146	+	any other purpose. The amount distributed by the board to each college campus
	147	+	institution shall be determined by the board based on the anticipated need and
	148	+	demand for grants at each college campus institution.
	149	+	SECTION 6. 36.66 (3) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
	150	+	36.66 (3) (a) Subject to pars. (b) to (d), each college campus institution may
	151	+	award grants to eligible students to pay the student's expense resulting from a
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	181	+	financial emergency. In evaluating a grant application, the college campus
	182	+	institution shall, in its discretion and based on its best judgment, determine whether
	183	+	the student has incurred a legitimate financial emergency.
	184	+	(c) A college campus An institution may not award more than 2 grants under
	185	+	this section to the same student in any academic year. The total of all grants made
	186	+	to a student under this section in the same academic year may not exceed $500
	187	+	$1,000.
	188	+	SECTION 7. 36.66 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
	189	+	36.66 (4) Each college campus institution shall create or adopt a brief
	190	+	application process and designate an employee with the authority to disburse the
	191	+	grant funds to eligible students. A decision on a grant application, and disbursement
	192	+	of grant funds to a student if a grant is awarded, shall be made within 5 business days
	193	+	of the student's application.
	194	+	SECTION 8. 36.66 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
	195	+	36.66 (5) If a student applies for a 2nd grant under this section within the same
	196	+	academic year, a college campus an institution shall require the student to undergo
	197	+	a financial counseling session with a financial aid professional before the grant may
	198	+	be awarded.
	199	+	SECTION 9. 36.66 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
	200	+	36.66 (6) (a) (intro.) Each college campus institution shall collect, for each
	201	+	academic year, the following information related to the grant program under this
	202	+	section:
	203	+	SECTION 10. 36.66 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
	204	+	36.66 (6) (b) By June 30, 2017, and by June 30 September 1 of each year
	205	+	thereafter, each college campus institution shall report to the board the information
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	233	+	collected under par. (a), for the academic year ending in that calendar year, and the
	234	+	board shall submit a report of this information to the chief clerk of each house of the
	235	+	legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172
	236	+	(3) having jurisdiction over matters relating to colleges and universities.
	237	+	SECTION 11. 38.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
	238	+	38.42 (1) (a) “Eligible student" means a student enrolled in a technical college
	239	+	whose expected family contribution, as defined in s. 39.437 (3) (a), is less than $5,000
	240	+	financial need meets the eligibility criteria for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant
26	241		Program.
27		-	SECTION 4. 36.66 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to
28		-	read:
29		-	36.66 (1) (c) “Institution” includes any former col-
30		-	lege campus that was partnered with the institution as a
31		-	branch campus in the system restructuring plan approved
32		-	by the Higher Learning Commission on or about June 28,
33		-	2018.
34		-	SECTION 5. 36.66 (2) of the statutes is amended to
35		-	read:
36		-	36.66 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1)
37		-	(e), no later than September 1, 2016, and by September
38		-	1 of each year thereafter, the board shall distribute funds
39		-	to the college campuses institutions for payment of grants
40		-	under this section. These funds may not be used by the
41		-	college campuses institutions for any other purpose. The
42		-	amount distributed by the board to each college campus
43		-	institution shall be determined by the board based on the
44		-	anticipated need and demand for grants at each college
45		-	campus institution.
46		-	SECTION 6. 36.66 (3) (a) and (c) of the statutes are
47		-	amended to read:
48		-	36.66 (3) (a) Subject to pars. (b) to (d), each college
49		-	campus institution may award grants to eligible students
50		-	to pay the student’s expense resulting from a financial
51		-	emergency. In evaluating a grant application, the college
52		-	campus institution shall, in its discretion and based on its
53		-	* Section 991.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s
54		-	partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” − 2 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Senate Bill 380
55		-	best judgment, determine whether the student has
56		-	incurred a legitimate financial emergency.
57		-	(c) A college campus An institution may not award
58		-	more than 2 grants under this section to the same student
59		-	in any academic year. The total of all grants made to a stu-
60		-	dent under this section in the same academic year may not
61		-	exceed $500 $1,000.
62		-	SECTION 7. 36.66 (4) of the statutes is amended to
63		-	read:
64		-	36.66 (4) Each college campus institution shall cre-
65		-	ate or adopt a brief application process and designate an
66		-	employee with the authority to disburse the grant funds
67		-	to eligible students. A decision on a grant application,
68		-	and disbursement of grant funds to a student if a grant is
69		-	awarded, shall be made within 5 business days of the stu-
70		-	dent’s application.
71		-	SECTION 8. 36.66 (5) of the statutes is amended to
72		-	read:
73		-	36.66 (5) If a student applies for a 2nd grant under
74		-	this section within the same academic year, a college
75		-	campus an institution shall require the student to undergo
76		-	a financial counseling session with a financial aid profes-
77		-	sional before the grant may be awarded.
78		-	SECTION 9. 36.66 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is
79		-	amended to read:
80		-	36.66 (6) (a) (intro.) Each college campus institution
81		-	shall collect, for each academic year, the following infor-
82		-	mation related to the grant program under this section:
83		-	SECTION 10. 36.66 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended
84		-	to read:
85		-	36.66 (6) (b) By June 30, 2017, and by June 30 Sep-
86		-	tember 1 of each year thereafter, each college campus
87		-	institution shall report to the board the information col-
88		-	lected under par. (a), for the academic year ending in that
89		-	calendar year, and the board shall submit a report of this
90		-	information to the chief clerk of each house of the legisla-
91		-	ture, for distribution to the appropriate standing commit-
92		-	tees under s. 13.172 (3) having jurisdiction over matters
93		-	relating to colleges and universities.
94		-	SECTION 11. 38.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended
95		-	to read:
96		-	38.42 (1) (a) “Eligible student” means a student
97		-	enrolled in a technical college whose expected family
98		-	contribution, as defined in s. 39.437 (3) (a), is less than
99		-	$5,000 financial need meets the eligibility criteria for a
100		-	grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
101		-	SECTION 12. 38.42 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended
102		-	to read:
103		-	38.42 (3) (c) A technical college may not award more
104		-	than 2 grants under this section to the same student in any
105		-	academic year. The total of all grants made to a student
106		-	under this section in the same academic year may not
107		-	exceed $500 $1,000.
108		-	SECTION 13. 38.42 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended
109		-	to read:
110		-	38.42 (6) (b) By June 30, 2017, and by June 30 Sep-
111		-	tember 1 of each year thereafter, each district shall report
112		-	to the board the information collected under par. (a), for
113		-	the academic year ending in that calendar year, and the
114		-	board shall submit a report of this information to the chief
115		-	clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to
116		-	the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3)
117		-	having jurisdiction over matters relating to colleges and
118		-	universities.
	242	+	SECTION 12. 38.42 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
	243	+	38.42 (3) (c) A technical college may not award more than 2 grants under this
	244	+	section to the same student in any academic year. The total of all grants made to a
	245	+	student under this section in the same academic year may not exceed $500 $1,000.
	246	+	SECTION 13. 38.42 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
	247	+	38.42 (6) (b) By June 30, 2017, and by June 30 September 1 of each year
	248	+	thereafter, each district shall report to the board the information collected under par.
	249	+	(a), for the academic year ending in that calendar year, and the board shall submit
	250	+	a report of this information to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for
	251	+	distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) having
	252	+	jurisdiction over matters relating to colleges and universities.
119	253		SECTION 14. 39.28 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
120		-	SECTION 15. 39.285 (title) of the statutes is amended
121		-	to read:
122		-	39.285 (title) Board review of proposed formulae;
123		-	minimum and maximum grant amounts.
124		-	SECTION 16. 39.285 (4) of the statutes is created to
125		-	read:
126		-	39.285 (4) By March 1 of each year, the board shall
127		-	establish a minimum and maximum amount for grants
128		-	awarded for the next fiscal year under s. 39.30 and
129		-	39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or
130		-	(5). The board shall integrate the minimum and maxi-
131		-	mum grant amounts into the formula for awarding grants.
132		-	SECTION 17. 39.30 (1m) of the statutes is created to
133		-	read:
134		-	39.30 (1m) GRANT PROGRAM. There is established,
135		-	to be administered by the board, a grant program for post-
136		-	secondary resident students who satisfy the eligibility
137		-	criteria under 20 USC 1091 (a) (1) and (2) and are
138		-	enrolled in accredited, private, nonprofit institutions of
139		-	higher education headquartered in this state.
140		-	SECTION 18. 39.30 (2) (title) of the statutes is
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	254	+	SECTION 15. 39.285 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
	255	+	39.285 (title) Board review of proposed formulae; minimum and
	256	+	maximum grant amounts.
	257	+	SECTION 16. 39.285 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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	287	+	39.285 (4) By March 1 of each year, the board shall establish a minimum and
	288	+	maximum amount for grants awarded for the next fiscal year under s. 39.30 and
	289	+	39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5). The board shall integrate
	290	+	the minimum and maximum grant amounts into the formula for awarding grants.
	291	+	SECTION 17. 39.30 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
	292	+	39.30 (1m) GRANT PROGRAM. There is established, to be administered by the
	293	+	board, a grant program for postsecondary resident students who satisfy the
	294	+	eligibility criteria under 20 USC 1091 (a) (1) and (2) and are enrolled in accredited,
	295	+	private, nonprofit institutions of higher education headquartered in this state.
	296	+	SECTION 18. 39.30 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
142	297		39.30 (2) (title) ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.
143		-	SECTION 19. 39.30 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the
144		-	statutes are repealed.
145		-	SECTION 20. 39.30 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended
146		-	to read:
147		-	39.30 (2) (d) No grant shall may be awarded under
148		-	this section to members of religious orders who are pur-
149		-	suing a course of study leading to a degree in theology,
	298	+	SECTION 19. 39.30 (2) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
	299	+	SECTION 20. 39.30 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
	300	+	39.30 (2) (d) No grant shall may be awarded under this section to members of
	301	+	religious orders who are pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in theology,
150	302		divinity or religious education.
151		-	SECTION 21. 39.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended
152		-	to read:
153		-	39.30 (2) (e) The board may not make a grant under
154		-	this section to a student whose name appears on the state-
155		-	wide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless
156		-	the student provides to the board a payment agreement
157		-	that has been approved by the county child support
158		-	agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules
159		-	promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
	303	+	SECTION 21. 39.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
	304	+	39.30 (2) (e) The board may not make a grant under this section to a student
	305	+	whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b),
	306	+	unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
	307	+	approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
	308	+	with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
160	309		SECTION 22. 39.30 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
161		-	SECTION 23. 39.30 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to
162		-	read:
163		-	39.30 (2) (g) The board may award a grant under this
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165		-	time enrollment or, as determined by the board, the
166		-	equivalent of 10 semesters of full−time enrollment. If the
167		-	student receiving the grant is enrolled less than full time
168		-	in any semester or session, only the fraction of the stu-
169		-	dent’s enrollment, in proportion to full−time enrollment,
170		-	shall be applied toward this 10−semester limit.
171		-	SECTION 24. 39.30 (3) of the statutes is repealed and
172		-	recreated to read:
173		-	39.30 (3) GRANT AWARDS. (a) The board shall award
174		-	grants under this section based on the current federal
175		-	need analysis formula consistent with generally accepted
176		-	definitions and nationally approved need analysis
177		-	methodology.
178		-	(b) The awarding of grants under this section is sub-
179		-	ject to any formula approved or modified by the board
180		-	under s. 39.285 (1).
181		-	SECTION 25. 39.30 (3m) and (4) of the statutes are
182		-	repealed.
183		-	SECTION 26. 39.39 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended
184		-	to read:
185		-	39.39 (2) (b) Promulgate rules to administer this sec-
186		-	tion, including rules establishing loan amounts and the
187		-	criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and for
188		-	selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be
189		-	selected on the basis of financial need, as determined by
190		-	the board, using the needs need analysis methodology
191		-	used under s. 39.435.
192		-	SECTION 27. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is amended to
193		-	read:
194		-	39.435 (1) There is established, to be administered by
195		-	the board, a grant program for postsecondary resident
196		-	students enrolled at least half−time and registered as
197		-	freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in accredited
198		-	institutions of higher education or in tribally controlled
199		-	colleges in this state who satisfy the eligibility criteria
200		-	under 20 USC 1091 (a) (1) and (2). Except as authorized
201		-	under sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students
202		-	enrolled in nonprofit public institutions or tribally con-
203		-	trolled colleges in this state.
204		-	SECTION 28. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to
205		-	read:
206		-	39.435 (2) The board shall award talent incentive
207		-	grants to uniquely needy students enrolled at least half−
208		-	time as first−time freshmen at public and private non-
209		-	profit institutions of higher education located in this state
210		-	and to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who received
211		-	such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection
212		-	may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The board
213		-	may award a grant under this subsection to the same stu-
214		-	dent for up to 10 semesters or their equivalent, but may
215		-	not award such a grant to the same student more than 6
216		-	years after the initial grant is awarded to that student. A
217		-	student need not maintain continuous enrollment at an
218		-	institution of higher education to remain eligible for a
219		-	grant under this subsection. The board shall promulgate
220		-	rules establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this
221		-	subsection. No provision of this subsection applies to a
222		-	grant under sub. (1).
223		-	SECTION 29. 39.435 (2m) of the statutes is created to
224		-	read:
225		-	39.435 (2m) The board may award a grant under sub.
226		-	(1) to the same student for up to 10 semesters of full−time
227		-	enrollment or, as determined by the board, the equivalent
228		-	of 10 semesters of full−time enrollment. If the student
229		-	receiving the grant is enrolled less than full time in any
230		-	semester or session, only the fraction of the student’s
231		-	enrollment, in proportion to full−time enrollment, shall
232		-	be applied toward this 10−semester limit.
233		-	SECTION 30. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to
234		-	read:
235		-	39.435 (3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than
236		-	$250 during any one academic year, unless the joint com-
237		-	mittee on finance approves an adjustment in the amount
238		-	of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not
239		-	exceed $3,000 during any one academic year, except that
240		-	beginning in academic year 2009−10, grants under sub.
241		-	(1) shall not exceed $3,150 during any one academic
242		-	year. The board shall, by rule, establish a reporting sys-
243		-	tem to periodically provide student economic data
244		-	related to applicants for grants under sub. (1) and shall
245		-	promulgate other rules the board deems necessary to
246		-	assure uniform administration of the program.
247		-	SECTION 31. 39.435 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended
248		-	to read:
249		-	39.435 (4) (a) The board shall award grants under this
250		-	section based on a the current federal need analysis for-
251		-	mula that accounts for expected parental and student con-
252		-	tributions and is consistent with generally accepted defi-
253		-	nitions and nationally approved needs need analysis
254		-	methodology.
255		-	SECTION 32. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is amended to
256		-	read:
257		-	39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this
258		-	section to University of Wisconsin System students from
259		-	the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe). The board
260		-	shall ensure that University of Wisconsin System stu-
261		-	dents enrolled in an agricultural short course who are eli-
262		-	gible under sub. (1) are awarded grants as provided in
263		-	sub. (4).
	310	+	SECTION 23. 39.30 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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	337	+	39.30 (2) (g) The board may award a grant under this section to the same
	338	+	student for up to 12 semesters of full-time enrollment or, as determined by the board,
	339	+	the equivalent of 12 semesters of full-time enrollment. If the student receiving the
	340	+	grant is enrolled less than full time in any semester or session, only the fraction of
	341	+	the student's enrollment, in proportion to full-time enrollment, shall be applied
	342	+	toward this 12-semester limit.
	343	+	SECTION 24. 39.30 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
	344	+	39.30 (3) GRANT AWARDS. (a) The board shall award grants under this section
	345	+	based on the current federal need analysis formula consistent with generally
	346	+	accepted definitions and nationally approved need analysis methodology.
	347	+	(b) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any formula
	348	+	approved or modified by the board under s. 39.285 (1).
	349	+	SECTION 25. 39.30 (3m) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.
	350	+	SECTION 26. 39.39 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
	351	+	39.39 (2) (b) Promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules
	352	+	establishing loan amounts and the criteria and procedures for loan forgiveness and
	353	+	for selecting loan recipients. Loan recipients shall be selected on the basis of
	354	+	financial need, as determined by the board, using the needs need analysis
	355	+	methodology used under s. 39.435.
	356	+	SECTION 27. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
	357	+	39.435 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a grant
	358	+	program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at least half-time and
	359	+	registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in accredited institutions of
	360	+	higher education or in tribally controlled colleges in this state who satisfy the
	361	+	eligibility criteria under 20 USC 1091 (a) (1) and (2). Except as authorized under sub.
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	389	+	SECTION 27
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	391	+	(5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public
	392	+	institutions or tribally controlled colleges in this state.
	393	+	SECTION 28. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
	394	+	39.435 (2) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy
	395	+	students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public and private
	396	+	nonprofit institutions of higher education located in this state and to sophomores,
	397	+	juniors, and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this
	398	+	subsection may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The board may award a grant
	399	+	under this subsection to the same student for up to 10 12 semesters or their
	400	+	equivalent, but may not award such a grant to the same student more than 6 years
	401	+	after the initial grant is awarded to that student. A student need not maintain
	402	+	continuous enrollment at an institution of higher education to remain eligible for a
	403	+	grant under this subsection. The board shall promulgate rules establishing
	404	+	eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection. No provision of this subsection
	405	+	applies to a grant under sub. (1).
	406	+	SECTION 29. 39.435 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
	407	+	39.435 (2m) The board may award a grant under sub. (1) to the same student
	408	+	for up to 12 semesters of full-time enrollment or, as determined by the board, the
	409	+	equivalent of 12 semesters of full-time enrollment. If the student receiving the grant
	410	+	is enrolled less than full time in any semester or session, only the fraction of the
	411	+	student's enrollment, in proportion to full-time enrollment, shall be applied toward
	412	+	this 12-semester limit.
	413	+	SECTION 30. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
	414	+	39.435 (3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
	415	+	academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
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	442	+	SECTION 30 SENATE BILL 380
	443	+	amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $3,000 during
	444	+	any one academic year, except that beginning in academic year 2009-10, grants
	445	+	under sub. (1) shall not exceed $3,150 during any one academic year. The board shall,
	446	+	by rule, establish a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data
	447	+	related to applicants for grants under sub. (1) and shall promulgate other rules the
	448	+	board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the program.
	449	+	SECTION 31. 39.435 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
	450	+	39.435 (4) (a) The board shall award grants under this section based on a the
	451	+	current federal need analysis formula that accounts for expected parental and
	452	+	student contributions and is consistent with generally accepted definitions and
	453	+	nationally approved needs need analysis methodology.
	454	+	SECTION 32. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
	455	+	39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
	456	+	Wisconsin System students from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe). The
	457	+	board shall ensure that University of Wisconsin System students enrolled in an
	458	+	agricultural short course who are eligible under sub. (1) are awarded grants as
	459	+	provided in sub. (4).
264	460		SECTION 33.0Initial applicability.
265		-	(1) GRANTS AWARDED. The treatment of ss. 20.285 (1)
266		-	(e), 36.11 (27), 36.66 (1) (a) and (c), (2), (3) (a) and (c),
267		-	(4), (5), and (6) (a) (intro.), 38.42 (1) (a) and (3) (c), 39.28
268		-	(6), 39.285 (4), 39.30 (1m), (2) (intro.), (a), (b), (d), (e),
269		-	(f), and (g), (3), (3m), and (4), and 39.435 (1), (2), (2m),
270		-	(3), and (4) (a) first applies to grants and other financial
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272		-	(2) REPORTS. The treatment of ss. 36.66 (6) (b) and
273		-	38.42 (6) (b) first applies to reports submitted after 2023.
	461	+	(1) GRANTS AWARDED. The treatment of ss. 20.285 (1) (e), 36.11 (27), 36.66 (1) (a)
	462	+	and (c), (2), (3) (a) and (c), (4), (5), and (6) (a), 38.42 (1) (a) and (3) (c), 39.28 (6), 39.285
	463	+	(4), 39.30 (1m), (2) (intro.), (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g), (3), (3m), and (4), and 39.435
	464	+	(1), (2), (2m), (3), and (4) (a) first applies to grants and other financial assistance
	465	+	awarded for the 2024-25 academic year.
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	493	+	(2) REPORTS. The treatment of ss. 36.66 (6) (b) and 38.42 (6) (b) first applies to
	494	+	reports submitted after 2023.
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