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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 856
January 15, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Smith
,
Carpenter
,
Hesselbein
,
L. Johnson
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
Billings
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
DeSmidt
,
Joers
,
Madison
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
,
Stroud
,
Taylor
,
Tenorio
and
Vining
. Referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.
SB856,1,2
1
An Act
to create
20.235 (1) (dm) and 39.467 of the statutes;
relating to:
2
climate change scholarships and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates a climate change scholarship program to be administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board. The program provides scholarships to students who are enrolled in an institution of higher education and who are engaged in studies directly related to programs preparing the students for careers in occupational areas addressing or responding to climate change. A student may not receive more than $5,000 in scholarships under this program per academic year.
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:
SB856,1
3
Section
1
.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
4
insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
See PDF for table
SB856,2
6
Section
2
.
20.235 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB856,2,9
7
20.235
(1)
(dm)
Climate change scholarship program.
Biennially, the
8
amounts in the schedule for the climate change scholarship program under s.
9
39.467.
SB856,3
10
Section
3
.
39.467 of the statutes is created to read:
SB856,2,15
11
39.467
Climate change scholarship program.
(1)
In this section,
12
“institution of higher education” means an institution or college campus within the
13
University of Wisconsin System, a technical college within the technical college
14
system, a tribally controlled college, or a private, nonprofit institution of higher
15
education located in this state.
SB856,2,21
16
(2)
The board shall create and administer a program awarding scholarships
17
to resident students who are enrolled in an institution of higher education and who
18
are engaged in studies directly related to programs preparing the students for
19
careers in occupational areas addressing or responding to climate change. A
20
student may not receive more than $5,000 in scholarships under this program per
21
academic year.
SB856,3,2
22
(3)
In each academic year, the board shall ensure that of the scholarships
1
awarded from the program under sub. (2), one-half are awarded on the basis of
2
merit and one-half are awarded on the basis of financial need.
SB856,3,7
3
(4)
The board may not award a scholarship from the program under sub. (2) to
4
a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854
5
(2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
6
approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is
7
consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
SB856,3,9
8
(5)
Costs associated with the program established under sub. (2) shall be
9
funded from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (dm).
SB856,3,10
10
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