Wisconsin AB 645: Relating to: University of Wisconsin and technical college nonresident tuition exemptions. (FE)

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

2017 Assembly BILL 645

November 14, 2017 - Introduced by Representatives Zamarripa, Mason, Anderson, 
Berceau, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Fields, Goyke, Hebl, 
Hesselbein, Hintz, Kolste, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. 
Taylor, Vruwink, Young and Zepnick, cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, 
Larson, Johnson, Miller, Ringhand and Vinehout. Referred to Committee on 
Colleges and Universities.

AB645,1,2
1An Act to create 36.27 (2) (cr) and 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes; relating to: 
2University of Wisconsin and technical college nonresident tuition exemptions.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a nonresident tuition exemption for certain technical college 
and University of Wisconsin System students.

Current law allows the Board of Regents of the UW System to charge different 
tuition rates to resident and nonresident students. Current law also includes 
nonresident tuition exemptions, under which certain nonresident students pay 
resident tuition rates. This bill creates an additional exemption for an alien who is 
not a legal permanent resident of the United States and who: 1) graduated from a 
Wisconsin high school or received a declaration of equivalency of high school 
graduation from Wisconsin; 2) was continuously present in Wisconsin for at least 
three years following the first day of attending a Wisconsin high school or 
immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school 
graduation; and 3) enrolls in a UW System institution and provides the institution 
with an affidavit stating that he or she has filed or will file an application for 
permanent residency with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the 
person is eligible to do so.

The bill also provides that an alien described above is considered a resident of 
this state for purposes of admission to and payment of fees at a technical college.

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:

AB645,1

1Section 
1. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

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36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States 
3is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following 
4requirements:

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1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a 
6declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

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2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years 
8following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately 
9preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

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3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with proof 
11that the person has filed or will file an application for a permanent resident vis