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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
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                     2023 SENATE BILL 84
    February 21, 2023 - Introduced by Senators NASS, MARKLEIN, COWLES and TAYLOR,
        cosponsored by Representatives GREEN, AUGUST, PENTERMAN, SPIROS, PLUMER,
        GUNDRUM, RETTINGER, DITTRICH, TITTL, SINICKI, KITCHENS, GOEBEN, BROOKS,
        O'CONNOR, NEDWESKI, MOSES, ARMSTRONG, MURPHY, MURSAU and DUCHOW.
        Referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue.
1   AN ACT to amend 36.49 (4) of the statutes; relating to: the award of Wisconsin
2        Merit scholarships to University of Wisconsin System students.
                      Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
         This bill eliminates the sunset date for Wisconsin Merit scholarships awarded
    to University of Wisconsin System students.
         Current law requires the Board of Regents of the UW System to annually award
    Wisconsin Merit scholarships in the amount of $5,000 to UW System students.
    These scholarships are paid from the normal school fund from an appropriation
    balance after certain other expenses are paid, but scholarships may not be awarded
    on or after April 1, 2023.
         This bill eliminates the April 1, 2023, sunset date for these UW System merit
    scholarships.
         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:
3        SECTION 1. 36.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
4        36.49 (4) Award the balance in annual scholarships called “Wisconsin Merit
5   scholarships,” which shall be based only on merit, to students who are enrolled in an
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    SENATE BILL 84                                                           SECTION 1
1   institution or college campus and who have either graduated from high school in this
2   state or been granted a high school diploma by the administrator of a home-based
3   private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g), in this state. The board
4   shall determine merit based on a performance on standardized college entrance
5   examinations and, if applicable, cumulative high school grade point averages. An
6   annual scholarship awarded to a student under this subsection shall equal $5,000.
7   This subsection does not apply beginning on April 1, 2023.
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Statutes affected: 
Bill Text: 36.49(4), 36.49