Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

AB 51 — Relating to: the minority teacher loan program. (FE)

Last action — Published 11-22-2019

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2019. Enacted.

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  • 14 sponsors

    14 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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69 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to AB 51 expands the eligibility for the minority teacher loan program to include students enrolled in tribal schools, in addition to those attending other institutions of higher education in Wisconsin. This change means that a broader group of minority students will have access to financial support for their education, helping to address teacher shortages in diverse communities. Including tribal schools recognizes the unique educational needs of Native American communities and enhances opportunities for all students pursuing a teaching career.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0077/1 ARG:amn ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 51 March 4, 2019 - Offered by RepresentativeOUDENBECK and FIELDS.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-1376/1 ARG:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 51 February 28, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives LOUDENBECK , FIELD, EDMING , M YERS, RAMTHUN , R OHRKASTE , SKOWRONSKI , STEFFEN , SUBECK, C .TAYLOR , THIESFELDT, VRUWINK , ZIMMERMAN and B ROSTOFF , cosponsored by Senators KOOYENGA , L.TAYLOR and DARLING .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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A N A CT to amend 39.40 (1) (b), 39.40 (1) (d) and 39.40 (3) (b) 1.;
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and to create 39.40 (1) (e) of the statutes;
before “located" insert “, or by a tribal school, as defined in s.
relating to:
115.001 (15m),".
the minority teacher loan program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill modifies eligibility criteria under the minority teacher loan program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board.
Under current law, a minority student is eligible for the minority teacher loan program if the student 1) is a Wisconsin resident enrolled at least half-time as a sophomore, junior, or senior in an institution of higher education located in Wisconsin;
2) is enrolled in a program of study leading to a teacher's license in a discipline identified as a teacher shortage area;
and 3) has at least a 3.0 grade point average.
A “minority student” is defined as a student who is a Black American;
an American Indian;
a Hispanic;
or a person admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, who is either a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam, or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam, or Cambodia (Hmong).
Under the program, an eligible minority student may receive up to $10,000 in loans annually, up to a maximum total of $30,000 in loans.
The loans are generally repayable at an annual interest rate of 5 percent, but HEAB must forgive 25 percent of loan principal and interest for each school year that the loan recipient 1) is employed by a public or private elementary or secondary school in the city of Milwaukee as a full-time teacher in a high-demand area related to the recipient's discipline;
and 2) receives a rating of proficient or distinguished on the educator effectiveness system or the equivalent in a school that does not use the educator effectiveness system.
- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1376/1 ARG:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 51 This bill modifies the definition of “minority student” for purposes of the program to include any student of Asian or Pacific Island origin, not just Hmong students;
Alaskan natives;
and any student whose ancestry includes two or more races.
The bill also modifies the eligibility criteria for loan forgiveness under the program.
Under the bill, a loan recipient is eligible for loan forgiveness if he or she is employed by a public or private school located in a Wisconsin school district in which minority students constitute at least 40 percent of the membership.
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:
SECTION 1.
39.40 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.40 (1) (b) An American Indian or Alaskan native .
SECTION 2.
39.40 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.40 (1) (d) A person admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, who is either a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia of Asian or Pacific Island origin.
SECTION 3.
39.40 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
39.40 (1) (e) A person whose ancestry includes 2 or more races.
SECTION 4.
39.40 (3) (b) 1.
of the statutes is amended to read:
39.40 (3) (b) 1.
The recipient is employed as provided in subd.
1m.y a public or private elementary or secondary school in the city of Milwaukelocated in a school district in this state in which minority students constitute at least 40 percent of the membership, as defined in s.
121.004 (5).
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The recipient is employed as a full-time teacher in a high-demand area related to the recipient's discipline under sub.
(2) (bm).
SECTION 5.Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to loans made after the effective date of this subsection.
LRB-1376/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - ARG:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 51 SECTION 6 SECTION 6.Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.
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Action History

  1. Published 11-22-2019

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 11-21-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 35

  3. Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2019 by directive of the Speaker

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 10-11-2019

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Senator Miller added as a cosponsor

  12. Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. Available for scheduling

  15. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  16. Executive action taken

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families

  18. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bewley

  19. Received from Assembly

  20. Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Representatives Ohnstad and Neubauer added as coauthors

  22. Read a third time and passed

  23. Rules suspended

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Read a second time

  27. Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules

  28. Referred to committee on Rules

  29. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  30. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  31. Executive action taken

  32. Representative Duchow added as a coauthor

  33. Public hearing held

  34. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  35. Fiscal estimate received

  36. Fiscal estimate received

  37. Fiscal estimate received

  38. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Loudenbeck and Fields

  39. Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  40. Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Fields, Edming, Myers, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink, Zimmerman and Brostoff; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, L. Taylor and Darling

Sponsors

  • Loudenbeck · Primary
  • Fields · Primary
  • Edming · Primary
  • Myers · Primary
  • Ramthun · Primary
  • Rohrkaste · Primary
  • Skowronski · Primary
  • David Steffen · Primary
  • Lisa Subeck · Primary
  • Thiesfeldt · Primary
  • Vruwink · Primary
  • Shannon Zimmerman · Primary
  • Brostoff · Primary
  • Sequanna Taylor · Primary

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14 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (14)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (118)

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Who sponsors AB 51?
AB 51 is sponsored by Loudenbeck, Fields, Edming, Myers, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Steffen, David (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Thiesfeldt, Vruwink, Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Brostoff, and Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 51?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2019. Enacted.
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