Resident tuition at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges for children and spouses of certain members of the armed forces. (FE)

Also under current law, the Technical College System Board establishes program fees that the technical college districts must charge students. With exceptions, the fees for nonresidents are 150 percent of the fees for residents. The TCS Board must establish procedures to determine the residence of students attending technical colleges, but statutes specify that certain students must be considered residents of this state.

This bill creates a nonresident tuition exemption at UW System institutions and technical colleges for a person if 1) the person is the child or spouse of an active duty member of the U.S. armed forces and the person has been accepted for admission to a UW System institution or technical college; 2) the service member resided in this state at the time the person was accepted for admission but the service member was subsequently relocated and stationed in another state; and 3) after the person's admission and initial enrollment, the person has remained continuously enrolled in the UW System institution or technical college.