AB 532

Under current law, there is established, to be administered by the Higher

Educational Aids Board (HEAB), a higher education grant program for

postsecondary resident students enrolled at least half-time and registered as

freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in the University of Wisconsin System, a

technical college, or a tribal college in this state. Currently, grants under that

program are referred to as "Wisconsin higher education grants" and the titles to the

appropriations funding those grants specify the students funded under each

appropriation, specifically, "Wisconsin higher education grants; University of

Wisconsin System students," "Wisconsin higher education grants; technical college

students," and "Wisconsin higher education grants; tribal college students." This bill

changes the name of those grants to "Wisconsin grants" and conforms the titles to the

appropriations funding those grants accordingly.

Similarly, there is established, to be administered by HEAB, a tuition grant

program for resident students enrolled at least half-time and registered as

freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in accredited, nonprofit, post-high school,

educational institutions in this state (private colleges). Currently, the appropriation

funding those grants is entitled "Tuition grants" and the statute section authorizing

those grants is entitled "Grants." This bill changes the titles of the appropriation

funding those grants and the statute section authorizing those grants to "Wisconsin

grants; private, nonprofit college students."