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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
February 27, 2008 - Introduced by Senator Roessler, cosponsored by
Representatives Musser, Townsend, Owens, Bies, Berceau, Hahn and
Lothian. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
SB539,1,6
1An Act to renumber and amend 36.27 (3n) (b) 1., 36.27 (3n) (b) 2., 38.24 (7) (b)
21. and 38.24 (7) (b) 2.;
to amend 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) and 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.);
3and
to create 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. b., 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. c., 36.27 (3n) (b) 2. b., 36.27
4(3n) (b) 2. c., 36.27 (3n) (d), 38.24 (7) (b) 1. b., 38.24 (7) (b) 1. c., 38.24 (7) (b) 2.
5b., 38.24 (7) (b) 2. c. and 38.24 (7) (d) of the statutes;
relating to: tuition fee
6remission for certain spouses of eligible veterans.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a spouse, child, or unremarried surviving spouse of certain
veterans is eligible for a full remission of tuition at the University of Wisconsin
System and at technical colleges. For the spouse, child, or unremarried surviving
spouse to be eligible, the veteran must have entered service while a resident of this
state and either died as the result of a service-connected disability or while on duty
or incurred a service-connected disability that is rated as 30 percent or more.
Currently, the unremarried surviving spouse of a deceased veteran is eligible for the
fee remission during the first ten years after the veteran died and, if the spouse had
a child with the veteran, until ten years after the youngest child reaches 18 years of
age. The spouse of a disabled veteran is currently eligible for the fee remission only
during the first ten years after the veteran received the service-connected disability
rating.
This bill adds full tuition remission eligibility to the spouse of an eligible
veteran if the veteran died of a service-connected disability or had a
service-connected disability that is rated as 100 percent, and if the spouse is eligible
for the educational assistance benefits under the federal Survivors' and Dependents'
Educational Assistance Program. The bill provides that a person is only eligible for
the full tuition remission for the ten-year period that the original fee remission was
based on.
For further information see the state 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:
SB539, s. 1
1Section
1. 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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36.27
(3n) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3.
and par. (d), the board
3shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees for 128 credits or 8
4semesters, whichever is longer, to any resident student who is also any of the
5following:
SB539, s. 2
6Section
2. 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3n) (b) 1.
7(intro.) and amended to read:
SB539,2,98
36.27
(3n) (b) 1. (intro.) A spouse of an eligible veteran.
The Eligibility for a 9remission under this subdivision applies only during
the one of the following periods:
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10a. The first 10 years after the eligible veteran received the service-connected
11disability rating.
SB539, s. 3
12Section
3. 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
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36.27
(3n) (b) 1. b. The first 10 years after the spouse becomes eligible for
14educational assistance under
35 USC 3501-3566.
SB539, s. 4
15Section
4. 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
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36.27
(3n) (b) 1. c. The first 10 years after the effective date of this subd. 1. c.
17.... [revisor inserts date], if the spouse was eligible for educational assistance under
1835 USC 3501-3566 on that date.
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36.27
(3n) (b) 2. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 2m., an unremarried
4surviving spouse of an eligible veteran.
The Eligibility for a remission under this
5subdivision applies only during
the one of the following periods:
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6a. The first 10 years after the veteran died.
SB539, s. 6
7Section
6. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB539,3,98
36.27
(3n) (b) 2. b. The first 10 years after the spouse becomes eligible for
9educational assistance under
35 USC 3501-3566.
SB539, s. 7
10Section
7. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
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36.27
(3n) (b) 2. c. The first 10 years after the effective date of this subd. 2. c.
12.... [revisor inserts date], if the spouse was eligible for educational assistance under
1335 USC 3501-3566 on that date.
SB539, s. 8
14Section
8. 36.27 (3n) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.27
(3n) (d) Once a person receives a fee remission under this subsection, the
16person is eligible for additional fee remissions under this subsection only for the
17period of eligibility for which the original fee remission was based.
SB539, s. 9
18Section
9. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.24
(7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3.
and par. (d), the district
20board shall grant full remission of fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8
21semesters, whichever is longer, to any resident student who is also any of the
22following:
SB539, s. 10
23Section
10. 38.24 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (7) (b) 1. (intro.)
24and amended to read:
SB539,4,2
138.24
(7) (b) 1. (intro.) A spouse of an eligible veteran.
The Eligibility for a 2remission under this subdivision applies
only during
the one of the following periods:
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3a. The first 10 years after the eligible veteran received the service-connected
4disability rating.
SB539, s. 11
5Section
11. 38.24 (7) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
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38.24
(7) (b) 1. b. The first 10 years after the spouse becomes eligible for
7educational assistance under
35 USC 3501-3566.
SB539, s. 12
8Section
12. 38.24 (7) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
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38.24
(7) (b) 1. c. The first 10 years after the effective date of this subd. 1. c. ....
10[revisor inserts date], if the spouse was eligible for educational assistance under
35
11USC 3501-3566 on that date.
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38.24
(7) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., an unremarried surviving
15spouse of an eligible veteran.
The Eligibility for a remission under this subdivision
16applies only during
the one of the following periods:
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17a. The first 10 years after the veteran died.
SB539, s. 14
18Section
14. 38.24 (7) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB539,4,2019
38.24
(7) (b) 2. b. The first 10 years after the spouse becomes eligible for
20educational assistance under
35 USC 3501-3566.
SB539, s. 15
21Section
15. 38.24 (7) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
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38.24
(7) (b) 2. c. The first 10 years after the effective date of this subd. 2. c. ....
23[revisor inserts date], if the spouse was eligible for educational assistance under
35
24USC 3501-3566 on that date.
SB539, s. 16
25Section
16. 38.24 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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138.24
(7) (d) Once a person receives a fee remission under this subsection, the
2person is eligible for additional fee remissions under this subsection only for the
3period of eligibility for which the original fee remission was based.
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(1) This act first applies to fee remissions for persons registered for or enrolled
6in the academic semester or session that begins after the effective date of this
7subsection.
