Senate Bill 53
Remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college and making an appropriation
Topics: Higher Educational Aids Board, Technical college, University of Wisconsin: Tuition, Veteran: Education
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 1, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires the Board of Regents of the UW System (Board of Regents) and each technical college district board (district board) to grant remission of academic fees to certain veterans who are residents of this state for veterans benefits purposes and to the spouse, unremarried surviving spouse, and children (dependents) of a veteran who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service and who either: 1) while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for training purposes; or 2) incurred at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating. In the case of a veteran enrolled in the UW System, "academic fees" includes nonresident tuition.
Current law requires the Board of Regents and a district board to grant full remission of academic fees charged for up to 128 credits or eight semesters, whichever is longer, less the amount of any academic fees paid under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, commonly referred to as the "New GI Bill."
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This bill eliminates the deduction of academic fees paid under the New GI Bill from the number of credits or semesters for which the Board of Regents or a district board remits academic fees for veterans and their dependents.
Under current law, a sum certain is appropriated to the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) to reimburse the Board of Regents and each district board for the amount of fees remitted for veterans and their dependents, and HEAB is required to prorate that reimbursement if the moneys appropriated are not sufficient to reimburse the Board of Regents and each district board for the full amount of fees remitted. This bill converts that sum certain appropriation into a sum sufficient appropriation and requires HEAB to reimburse the Board of Regents and each district board for the full amount of fees remitted for veterans and their dependents.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . All 8 are Democrats.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 5, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 3, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 2, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 19, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 1, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Apr 1, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 1, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Holperin, Vinehout, T. Cullen, Jauch, S. Coggs and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Grigsby, Berceau, Fields, Vruwink, Clark, Mason, Sinicki, Turner and Bernard Schaber
- Apr 1, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Apr 19, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 2, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 3, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 4, 2011 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Lassa
- Oct 5, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate