SB 732

This bill requires the Department of Workforce Development to establish a

ten-year program for making annual grants to individuals who were charged

nonresident tuition by and completed an educational program, including an

apprenticeship, at Wisconsin technical colleges or University of Wisconsin System

universities or colleges. To be eligible for the grants, an individual must have

continuously resided and been employed in Wisconsin for a period of at least two

years after graduation. The bill allows an individual to receive annual grants for no

more than five consecutive years in amounts equal to 10 percent of the difference

between the total amount of nonresident tuition the educational institution charged

the individual and the total amount of resident tuition the educational institution

would have charged the individual if the individual had been a resident. If an

individual who receives a grant ceases to reside or be employed in Wisconsin, the bill

provides that the individual is not eligible for any additional grants. DWD must

promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for applying for and

making the grants. The bill includes a sunset date that provides that DWD may not

award a grant approximately ten years after the bill's publication. No later than six

months prior to that sunset date, the bill requires DWD to submit a report to the

legislature evaluating the success of the program.