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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 47
February 17, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Murphy
,
Maxey
,
Armstrong
,
Brill
,
Gundrum
,
Kreibich
,
O'Connor
,
Sinicki
and
Wichgers
, cosponsored by Senators
Jacque
and
Tomczyk
. Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
AB47,1,7
1
An Act
to amend
36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a., 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. b., 36.27 (3n) (b)
2
(intro.), 36.27 (3n) (bd), 36.27 (3n) (bg), 36.27 (3n) (bm), 36.27 (3n) (c), 36.27
3
(3p) (a) 1r. (intro.), 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. a., 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. b., 38.24 (7) (a) 1p.,
4
38.24 (7) (b) (intro.), 38.24 (7) (bd), 38.24 (7) (bg), 38.24 (7) (bm) and 38.24 (8)
5
(a) 1r. (intro.);
to create
36.27 (3n) (a) 1r. of the statutes;
relating to:
tuition
6
and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the
7
University of Wisconsin System or a technical college.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill modifies the residency requirement for the tuition and fee remission program for certain veterans and their spouses and children enrolled in University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges.
Under current law, if certain criteria are met, veterans and their spouses and 17- to 25-year-old children are eligible for full remission of tuition and fees at UW System schools and technical colleges for up to eight semesters or 128 credits, whichever is longer. Under the veterans fee remission program, the veteran must be a resident of this state when he or she entered military service or be a resident of this state for at least five consecutive years immediately before the veteran registers at a UW System school or technical college. Under the fee remission program for the spouse or child of a veteran who suffered service-connected death or disability, the veteran must have been a resident of this state when he or she entered military service or one of the following must apply: 1) if the veteran, while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for training purposes, the veteran must have resided in this state for at least five consecutive years while an adult, or 2) if the veteran received at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating, the veteran must have resided in this state for at least five consecutive years immediately before the veteran’s spouse or child registers at a UW System school or technical college. In addition, if a veteran was not a resident of this state when he or she entered military service, the veteran’s spouse or child is eligible for tuition and fee remission only if the spouse or child has resided in this state for at least five consecutive years immediately before the spouse’s or child’s enrollment in a UW System school or technical college.
This bill eliminates the five-year durational residency requirement for veterans and their spouses and children under the tuition and fee remission program under circumstances in which the veteran was not a resident of this state when he or she entered military service. Under the bill, if the veteran was not a resident of this state when he or she entered military service, the veteran is still eligible for the tuition and fee remission program if the veteran is a resident of this state immediately before the veteran registers at a UW System school or technical college. Also under the bill, if the veteran was not a resident of this state when he or she entered military service, the veteran’s spouse and children are still eligible for the tuition and fee remission program if the spouse or child resided in this state immediately before the spouse or child registers at a UW System school or technical college and if the veteran, as described in 1), above, resided in this state at any time while an adult or the veteran, as described in 2), above, resided in this state immediately before the veteran’s spouse or child registers at a UW System school or technical college. If the applicable requirements for fee remission are met, the veteran or the veteran’s spouse or child is eligible for fee remission regardless of whether the veteran or veteran’s spouse or child would otherwise qualify as a resident student for tuition or fee purposes.
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:
AB47,1
1
Section
1
.
36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,3,7
2
36.27
(3n)
(a) 1m. a. A person who has served on active duty under honorable
1
conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed
2
forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces;
3
who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into that service or resided in
4
this state
for at least 5 consecutive years
after the person attained the age of 18; and
5
who, while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a
6
service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive
7
duty for training purposes.
AB47,2
8
Section
2
.
36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,3,14
9
36.27
(3n)
(a) 1m. b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of
10
entry into service described in subd. 1m. a. or resided in this state
for at least 5
11
consecutive years
immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session
12
for which the person’s spouse or child described in par. (b) 1., 2., or 3. registers at an
13
institution, and who the U.S. department of veteran affairs has awarded at least a
14
30 percent service-connected disability rating under
38 USC 1114
or
1134
.
AB47,3
15
Section
3
.
36.27 (3n) (a) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB47,3,17
16
36.27
(3n)
(a) 1r. “Nonresident tuition” has the meaning given in sub. (3p) (a)
17
1m.
AB47,4
18
Section
4
.
36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,4,3
19
36.27
(3n)
(b) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (bd) and (bg), the board shall
20
grant full remission of
nonresident tuition,
academic fees
,
and segregated fees for
21
128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or
22
semesters for which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (7) or
23
tuition offsets under grants under s. 39.49 (2) (a) 1. and less the amount of any
1
nonresident tuition,
academic fees
,
or segregated fees paid under
38 USC 331
9, to
2
any
resident
student who maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0
3
and is also any of the following:
AB47,5
4
Section
5
.
36.27 (3n) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,4,10
5
36.27
(3n)
(bd) If an eligible veteran was not a resident of this state at the
6
time of entry into service described in par. (a) 1m. a., the board may grant a
7
remission of
nonresident tuition,
academic fees
,
and segregated fees under this
8
subsection only if the eligible veteran’s spouse or child described in par. (b) 1., 2., or
9
3.
has
resided in this state
for at least 5 consecutive years
immediately preceding
10
the spouse’s or child’s enrollment in an institution.
AB47,6
11
Section
6
.
36.27 (3n) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,5,4
12
36.27
(3n)
(bg) Before the Board of Regents may grant a remission of
13
nonresident tuition,
academic fees
,
and segregated fees under par. (b), the Board of
14
Regents shall require the
resident
student to apply to the payment of those fees all
15
educational assistance to which the
resident
student is entitled under
38 USC 3319
.
16
If that educational assistance covers 100 percent of those fees for a credit or
17
semester, that credit or semester shall not count against the 128 credit or 8
18
semester limit provided in par. (b). If that educational assistance covers less than
19
100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester and the remission under par. (b)
20
covers the remainder of those fees, the credit or semester shall count against that
21
limit in the proportion that the remission bears to the total
nonresident tuition,
22
academic fees
,
and segregated fees charged for that credit or semester. This
23
requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the
resident
student may be
1
entitled to educational assistance under
10 USC 16132
a,
10 USC 16163
a, or
38
2
USC 350
0 to
356
6 as well as under
38 USC 331
9, unless the
resident
student has 12
3
months or less of eligibility remaining for educational assistance under
10 USC
4
16132
a,
10 USC 16163
a, or
38 USC 350
0 to
356
6.
AB47,7
5
Section
7
.
36.27 (3n) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,5,18
6
36.27
(3n)
(bm) 1. For a
resident
student who is entitled to educational
7
assistance under
10 USC 16132a
,
10 USC 16163a
, or
38 USC 3500
to
3566
and
8
under
38 USC 3319
, if the amount of educational assistance, not including
9
educational assistance for tuition, to which the
resident
student is entitled under
10
10
USC 16132a
,
10 USC 16163a
, or
38 USC 3500
to
3566
is greater than the amount of
11
educational assistance, not including educational assistance for tuition, that the
12
resident
student received under
38 USC 3319
, as determined by the higher
13
educational aids board, in the academic year the higher educational aids board
14
shall reimburse the
resident
student for the difference in those amounts of
15
educational assistance, as calculated by the higher educational aids board, from the
16
appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz). The higher educational aids board
17
shall make that determination and calculation in consultation with the Board of
18
Regents.
AB47,5,23
19
2. If in any fiscal year there are insufficient moneys available in the
20
appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz) to provide full reimbursement under
21
subd. 1. to all
resident
students who are eligible for that reimbursement, the higher
22
educational aids board and the Board of Regents shall reimburse those
resident
23
students as provided in s. 39.50 (4).
AB47,8
1
Section
8
.
36.27 (3n) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,6,4
2
36.27
(3n)
(c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the board of
3
regents for all
nonresident tuition,
academic fees
,
and segregated fees remitted
4
under par. (b) as provided in s. 39.50 (1) and (3m).
AB47,9
5
Section
9
.
36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,6,12
6
36.27
(3p)
(a) 1r. (intro.) “Veteran” means a person who is verified by the
7
department of veterans affairs as being a resident of this state for purposes of
8
receiving benefits under ch. 45; as being a resident of this state at the time of his or
9
her entry into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces
10
or as being a resident of this state
for at least 5 consecutive years
immediately
11
preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the person registers at
12
an institution; and as meeting any of the following conditions:
AB47,10
13
Section
10
.
38.24 (7) (a) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,6,21
14
38.24
(7)
(a) 1m. a. A person who has served on active duty under honorable
15
conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed
16
forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces;
17
who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into that service or resided in
18
this state
for at least 5 consecutive years
after the person attained the age of 18; and
19
who, while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a
20
service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive
21
duty for training purposes.
AB47,11
22
Section
11
.
38.24 (7) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,7,5
23
38.24
(7)
(a) 1m. b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of
1
entry into service described in subd. 1m. a. or resided in this state
for at least 5
2
consecutive years
immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session
3
for which the person’s spouse or child described in par. (b) 1., 2., or 3. registers at a
4
technical college, and who the U.S. department of veteran affairs has awarded at
5
least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating under
38 USC 111
4 or
113
4.
AB47,12
6
Section
12
.
38.24 (7) (a) 1p. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,7,14
7
38.24
(7)
(a) 1p. “Fees” means the amount charged to a
resident
student under
8
sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to enroll in a course leading to an associate degree, collegiate
9
transfer, or vocational diploma. In the case of a distance education, online, or other
10
course for which the amount charged to enroll in the course equals at least 100
11
percent of the cost of offering the course, “fees” includes the regular fees charged to
12
a
resident
student under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to enroll in the course and any
13
additional fees charged to that student under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to enroll in that
14
course.
AB47,13
15
Section
13
.
38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,7,23
16
38.24
(7)
(b) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (bd) and (bg), the district
17
board shall grant full remission of fees for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is
18
longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person received
19
remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection and from the
20
Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3n) (b) and for which the person received tuition
21
offsets under grants under s. 39.49 (2) (a) 1. and less the amount of any fees paid
22
under
38 USC 3319
, to any
resident
student who maintains a cumulative grade
23
point average of at least 2.0 and is also any of the following:
AB47,14
1
Section
14
.
38.24 (7) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,8,7
2
38.24
(7)
(bd) If an eligible veteran was not a resident of this state at the time
3
of entry into service described in par. (a) 1m. a., the district board may grant a
4
remission of
academic fees and segregated
fees under this subsection only if the
5
eligible veteran’s spouse or child described in par. (b) 1., 2., or 3.
has
resided in this
6
state
for at least 5 consecutive years
immediately preceding the spouse’s or child’s
7
enrollment in a technical college.
AB47,15
8
Section
15
.
38.24 (7) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,8,23
9
38.24
(7)
(bg) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under
10
par. (b), the district board shall require the
resident
student to apply to the
11
payment of those fees all educational assistance to which the
resident
student is
12
entitled under
38 USC 3319
. If that educational assistance covers 100 percent of
13
those fees for a credit or semester, that credit or semester shall not count against
14
the 128 credit or 8 semester limit provided in par. (b). If that educational assistance
15
covers less than 100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester and the remission
16
under par. (b) covers the remainder of those fees, the credit or semester shall count
17
against that limit in the proportion that the remission bears to the total fees
18
charged for that credit or semester. This requirement applies notwithstanding the
19
fact that the
resident
student may be entitled to educational assistance under
10
20
USC 16132a
,
10 USC 16163a
, or
38 USC 3500
to
3566
as well as under
38 USC
21
3319
, unless the
resident
student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for
22
educational assistance under
10 USC 16132a
,
10 USC 16163a
, or
38 USC 3500
to
23
3566
.
AB47,16
1
Section
16
.
38.24 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,9,14
2
38.24
(7)
(bm) 1. For a
resident
student who is entitled to educational
3
assistance under
10 USC 16132a
,
10 USC 16163a
, or
38 USC 3500
to
3566
and
4
under
38 USC 3319
, if the amount of educational assistance, other than educational
5
assistance for tuition, to which the
resident
student is entitled under
10 USC
6
16132a
,
10 USC 16163a
, or
38 USC 3500
to
3566
is greater than the amount of
7
educational assistance, other than educational assistance for tuition, that the
8
resident
student received under
38 USC 3319
, as determined by the higher
9
educational aids board, in the academic year the higher educational aids board
10
shall reimburse the
resident
student for the difference in those amounts of
11
educational assistance, as calculated by the higher educational aids board, from the
12
appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz). The higher educational aids board
13
shall make that determination and calculation in consultation with the board and
14
district board.
AB47,9,19
15
2. If in any fiscal year there are insufficient moneys available in the
16
appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz) to provide full reimbursement under
17
subd. 1. to all
resident
students who are eligible for that reimbursement, the higher
18
educational aids board and the district board shall reimburse those
resident
19
students as provided in s. 39.50 (4).
AB47,17
20
Section
17
.
38.24 (8) (a) 1r. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB47,9,23
21
38.24
(8)
(a) 1r. (intro.) “Veteran” means a person who is verified by the
22
department of veterans affairs as being a resident of this state for purposes of
23
receiving benefits under ch. 45; as being a resident of this state at the time of his or
1
her entry into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces
2
or as being a resident of this state
for at least 5 consecutive years
immediately
3
preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the person registers at
4
a technical college; and as meeting any of the following conditions:
AB47,18
5
Section
18
. Initial applicability.
AB47,10,7
6
(
1
) This act first applies to the first semester or session beginning after the
7
effective date of this subsection.
AB47,10,8
8
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