Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 142 — Relating to: late payment of tuition benefits for student veterans enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. (FE)

Last action — Published 11-22-2019

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

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    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    6 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

45 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 142 clarifies language related to student veterans' tuition benefits by changing the wording from "student's financial aid package includes" to simply "student receives." This change is significant because it makes the legislation clearer and more direct, ensuring that the protections apply to any tuition benefits received—not just those that are part of a financial aid package. This could help prevent confusion for both students and institutions about eligibility for the protections outlined in the bill.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0541/1 ARG:kjf SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 142 September 24, 2019 - Offered by SenatoOOYENGA.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-1395/1 ARG:cdc SENATE BILL 142 March 28, 2019 - Introduced by Senators OOYENGA , CARPENTER, BERNIER, OWLES , N ASS and L .TAYLOR , cosponsored by Representatives JAMES, SKOWRONSKI , B ALLWEG , RANDTJEN , DMING , HORLACHER , AGLER, KITCHENS, KNODL, KURTZ, L OUDENBECK , MACCO, MAGNAFICI, MILROY, MURPHY, MURSAU, MYERS , AMTHUN , R OHRKASTE , SINICKI, SORTWELL , S PIROS, V ANDERM EER , W ICHGERS and Z IMMERMAN .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families.
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A N A CT to create 36.27 (7) and 38.24 (9) of the statutes;
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relating to:
delete “student's financial".
late payment of tuition benefits for student veterans enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college.
2.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill prohibits any University of Wisconsin System school or technical college from taking adverse action against a student veteran whose financial aid package includes federal veterans tuition benefits as a result of the UW school's or technical college's failure to receive payment of these benefits by the tuition deadline.
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For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
delete “aid package includes" and substitute “student receives".
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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SECTION 1.
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36.27 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
delete “student's financial".
36.27 (7) ATE RECEIPT OF STUDENT'S VETERANS BENEFITSIf a student's financial aid package includes federal veterans benefits that may be applied against the student's payment obligations for academic fees or nonresident tuition, the - 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1395/1 ARG:cdc SENATE BILL 142 S ECTION 1 institution in which the student is enrolled may not take any adverse action against the student as a result of the institution's failure to receive payment of the federal veterans benefits by the deadline established by the institution for payment of tuition or fees.
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S ECTION 2.
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38.24 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
delete “aid package includes" and substitute “student receives".
38.24 (9) LATE RECEIPT OF STUDENT'S VETERANS BENEFIIf a student's financial aid package includes federal veterans benefits that may be applied against the student's payment obligations for any fees under sub.
(1m), the technical college in which the student is enrolled may not take any adverse action against the student as a result of the district board's failure to receive payment of the federal veterans benefits by the deadline established by the district board for payment of the fees.
S ECTION 30Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies in the first semester or session beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
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Action History

  1. Published 11-22-2019

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 11-21-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 47

  3. Presented to the Governor on 11-19-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly 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. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  12. Placed on calendar 11-7-2019 by Committee on Rules

  13. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  14. Received from Senate

  15. Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Read a third time and passed

  17. Rules suspended

  18. Ordered to a third reading

  19. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Read a second time

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

  22. Available for scheduling

  23. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  24. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  25. Executive action taken

  26. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kooyenga

  27. Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  28. Representative Wittke added as a cosponsor

  29. Public hearing held

  30. Senator Jacque added as a coauthor

  31. Representative Fields added as a cosponsor

  32. Fiscal estimate received

  33. Fiscal estimate received

  34. Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families

  35. Introduced by Senators Kooyenga, Carpenter, Bernier, Cowles, Nass and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives James, Skowronski, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Edming, Horlacher, Jagler, Kitchens, Knodl, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Sortwell, Spiros, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Zimmerman

Sponsors

  • Kooyenga · Primary
  • Tim Carpenter · Primary
  • Bernier · Primary
  • Cowles · Primary
  • Steve Nass · Primary
  • L. Taylor · Primary

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SB 142?
SB 142 is sponsored by Kooyenga, Carpenter, Tim (Democrat), Bernier, Cowles, Nass, Steve (Republican), and L. Taylor.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 28, 2019. Enacted.
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