Senate Bill 481
Establishing a career advancement scholarship program and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Oct 4, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Higher Educational Aids Board to establish a career advancement scholarship program for individuals who are at least 25 years old, do not have a postsecondary credential, and are not enrolled, but intend to enroll, in an eligible institution. The bill defines “eligible institution” as a technical college, a University of Wisconsin System institution, an in-state tribal college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education that is headquartered in this state. To be eligible for the program, an individual must have been a state resident for at least one year before enrolling at an eligible institution. Also, an individual must complete the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid and be considered an independent student for purposes of federal financial aid. In addition, the individual must have an expected family contribution (EFC) that does not exceed the maximum specified by the U.S. Department of Education for eligibility under the federal Pell Grant Program. For federal financial aid, including Pell grants, an individual's EFC is calculated under formulas specified under federal law for determining how much an individual and his or her family is expected to contribute to educational costs.
The amount of a scholarship awarded under the program to an individual for an academic year must equal the lesser of the following: 1) 50 percent of the total tuition and fees that an eligible institution charges the individual for the academic year; or 2) the individual's unmet need for the academic year. Unmet need is determined by subtracting the total amount of nonloan financial aid provided to an individual, including grants and other scholarships, from the total amount of tuition and fees charged to the individual, except for room and board fees. An individual who is awarded a scholarship may renew the scholarship in a subsequent academic year if he or she is enrolled in a program leading to a postsecondary credential and has made satisfactory academic progress in that program. In addition, he or she must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and participate in an eligible institution's academic and career advising program as certified by HEAB.
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The bill requires HEAB to begin making the scholarships in fiscal year 2020-21 and appropriates $1,250,000 annually for the scholarships. The bill also requires HEAB to contract with 60 Forward for a marketing campaign to encourage adults without postsecondary credentials to earn postsecondary credentials. 60 Forward is a collaboration among the Technical College System, the UW System, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities to increase the number of adults in Wisconsin with a postsecondary credential. The marketing campaign must include other information, including information on the scholarship program required under the bill. HEAB must submit a plan for the marketing campaign to the Joint Committee on Finance for passive review no later than September 15, 2020.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
24 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (24)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 2, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 14, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 4, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families.
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Oct 4, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Feyen, Larson, Bernier, Darling, Olsen and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Billings, Anderson, Bowen, Edming, Hebl, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, Petryk, Pope, Ramthun, Sinicki, Skowronski, Subeck, C. Taylor, Felzkowski, Rohrkaste, Born, Zimmerman, Loudenbeck and Katsma
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families
- Oct 14, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 2, 2020 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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