AB 725

This bill eliminates the requirement that certain members of the Wisconsin

National Guard or a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, to be eligible for resident

tuition at University of Wisconsin System institutions, reside in this state for six

months prior to enrolling in a UW institution.

With certain exceptions, under current law, a person must be a resident of this

state for at least 12 months prior to registering at an institution within the UW

System in order to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition. Under one exception,

a student who would otherwise be ineligible for the nonresident tuition exemption

is eligible if the student satisfies the following requirements: 1) the student resided

in this state for six months prior to enrolling at a UW institution; 2) the student is

a member of the Wisconsin National Guard or a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces

when he or she enrolls and has been during this six-month period; and 3) the student

continues to be a member of the Wisconsin National Guard or reserve unit of the U.S.

armed forces while enrolled or is honorably discharged or released under honorable

conditions.

This bill eliminates the requirement specified in 1) and 2), above, that the

student reside in this state for six months to be eligible for this nonresident tuition

exemption.