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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 1079
February 26, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives
Maxey
,
Murphy
,
Knodl
,
Kreibich
and
O'Connor
, cosponsored by Senator
Hutton
. Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
AB1079,1,3
1
An Act
to create
20.235 (1) (dm) and 39.55 of the statutes;
relating to:
2
creating an undergraduate assistance grant program for students enrolled in
3
private nonprofit postsecondary institutions and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates an undergraduate assistance grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board. Under the bill, a student is eligible for a grant under the program if the student 1) is enrolled in an undergraduate program at a private nonprofit postsecondary institution headquartered in this state; 2) is a resident of this state; 3) has completed the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid and does not qualify for a federal Pell grant; and 4) has a household income of less than $60,000. The bill provides $2,500,000 annually in funding for HEAB to award grants to eligible students for up to 10 semesters.
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:
AB1079,1
1
Section
1
.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
2
insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
See PDF for table
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8
Section
2
.
20.235 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,2,10
9
20.235
(1)
(dm)
Undergraduate assistance grant program.
The amounts in
10
the schedule for the undergraduate assistance grant program under s. 39.55.
AB1079,3
11
Section
3
.
39.55 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,2,15
12
39.55
Undergraduate assistance grant program.
(1)
In this section,
13
“institution of higher education” means a private nonprofit postsecondary
14
institution that is headquartered in this state and that is accredited, as defined in s.
15
39.30 (1) (d).
AB1079,2,17
16
(2)
The board shall establish and administer an undergraduate assistance
17
grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible undergraduate students.
AB1079,2,19
18
(3)
(a) Subject to par. (b), a student is eligible to receive a grant under this
19
section if all of the following apply:
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20
1. The student is enrolled in an undergraduate program at an institution of
21
higher education.
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2. The student is a resident of this state, as determined according to the
23
criteria for determining bona fide residence in s. 36.27 (2) (e).
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24
3. The student has completed the federal Free Application for Federal Student
1
Aid, as described in
20 USC 109
0 (a), for the applicable academic year and does not
2
qualify for a federal Pell grant under
20 USC 1070
a.
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3
4. The student’s adjusted gross income, as defined in
20 USC 1070a
(a) (2) (A),
4
is less than $60,000.
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5
(b) The board may not award a grant under this section to a student whose
6
name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless
7
the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by
8
the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules
9
promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
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10
(4)
(a) Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (dm), the
11
board may award grants to eligible students.
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12
(b) The board may award a grant under this section to the same student for up
13
to 10 semesters of full-time enrollment or, as determined by the board, the
14
equivalent of 10 semesters of full-time enrollment. If the student receiving the
15
grant is enrolled less than full time in any semester or session, only the fraction of
16
the student’s enrollment, in proportion to full-time enrollment, shall be applied
17
toward this 10-semester limit.
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