Assembly Bill 210 proposes significant changes to the criteria and processes for designating recipients of academic excellence higher education scholarships in Wisconsin. The bill aims to repeal several existing provisions related to the scholarship program, specifically those that set enrollment thresholds for high schools and the nomination process for selecting scholarship recipients. Notably, it amends the definition of a "senior" to clarify that it does not include students enrolled in home-based private educational programs. Additionally, the bill allows high schools with an enrollment of at least one pupil but less than 500 to designate one senior for the scholarship without requiring a nomination process from the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB).

The bill also modifies various sections of the existing law to reflect these changes, including the removal of specific enrollment requirements that previously mandated a minimum of 80 pupils for certain designations. It streamlines the process for selecting scholarship recipients by allowing schools to directly designate seniors based on their grade point averages, regardless of the school's size, while maintaining provisions for handling ties in GPA among students. Overall, Assembly Bill 210 seeks to simplify the scholarship allocation process and expand eligibility for deserving students across a broader range of high school enrollments.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 39.41(1)(bm), 39.41, 39.41(1m)(a)1, 39.41(1m)(b), 39.41(1m)(c)3, 39.41(1m)(c)4, 39.41(1m)(c)5, 39.41(1m)(d), 39.41(1m)(e), 39.41(1m)(g), 39.41(1m)(h), 39.41(1m)(j), 39.41(1m)(m), 39.41(8)