Chapter 39 — HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES AND EDUCATION COMPACTS

39.11 Educational communications board; duties. The educational communications board shall: (1) Receive and disburse state, federal and private funds and engage or contract for such personnel and facilities as it deems necessary to carry out the purpose of this section. (2) Plan,…

39.115 Educational communications board; powers. The educational communications board may: (1) Copyright in its own name or acquire copyrights by assignment and charge for their use. (2) Review capital equipment purchases related to public broadcasting made by any state agency. (…

39.12 Nonstock corporation. (1) The educational communications board may organize and maintain a nonstock nonprofit corporation under ch. 181 for the exclusive purpose of raising funds for the educational communications board to support the activities of the educational communica…

39.13 Board staff. (1) The educational communications board shall appoint an executive director outside the classified service. The executive director shall coordinate the activities and execute the program and orders of the board, maintain liaison with the various federal and st…

39.14 Affiliation agreement. (1) The educational communications board may enter into an affiliation agreement with broadcast radio and television licensees for the purpose of furthering its responsibilities under s. 39.11 (2), (4), (7), (13) and (14). An affiliation agreement sha…

39.15 Aid for medical education. (1) As a condition to the release of funds under s. 20.250: (a) Two of the members of the board of trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall be nominated by the governor, and, with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed fo…

39.155 Medical College of Wisconsin; state aid policies. (1) All funds appropriated to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under s. 20.250 (1) (a) shall be based on a per capita formula for an amount for each Wisconsin resident enrolled at the college who is paying full tuiti…

39.16 Medical education review committee. (1) There is created a medical education review committee consisting of 9 39.28 members as follows. Seven members shall be appointed by the governor for staggered 5-year terms, and shall be selected from citizens with broad knowledge of m…

39.26 Definition. In this subchapter, “board” means the higher educational aids board. History: 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27.

39.28 Powers and duties. (1) The board shall administer the programs under this subchapter and may promulgate such rules as are necessary to carry out its functions. The board may accept and use any funds which it receives from participating in- May 22, 2026, are designated by NO…

39.285 Board review of proposed formulae; minimum and maximum grant amounts. (1) (a) By March 1 of each year, the board shall approve, modify, or disapprove any proposed formula for the awarding of grants for the next fiscal year submitted under sub. (2) or (3) or s. 36.11 (6) (c…

39.29 Executive secretary. An executive secretary shall be appointed by the governor to serve at his or her pleasure. History: 1997 a. 27. Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats. 4

39.30 Wisconsin grants; private, nonprofit college students. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (d) An “accredited” institution is an institution accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or by the board of nursing pursuant to s. 441.01 (4), or, if not so accredited…

39.31 Determination of student costs. In determining a student’s total cost of attending a postsecondary institution for the purpose of calculating the amount of a grant under s. 39.30, 39.38, 39.435 or 39.44, the board shall include the following: (1) The cost of tuition, fees, …

39.32 Student loans. (1) In this section: (a) “Institution of higher education” means an educational institution meeting the requirements of P.L. 89-329 for institutions covered therein and of P.L. 89-287 for business, trade, technical or vocational schools and full-time post-hig…

39.325 Wisconsin health education loan program. (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a Wisconsin health education loan program under P.L. 94-484, on July 29, 1979, in order to provide financial aid to medical and dentistry students enrolled in the University…

39.33 Guaranteed student loan program. (1) The board may organize and maintain a nonstock corporation under ch. 181 to provide for a guaranteed student loan program in this state under P.L. 89-287 and P.L. 89-329 as may from time to time be amended. The board may make use of and …

39.34 Medical student loan program. Notwithstanding s. 39.34, 1991 stats., the board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to repay a loan awarded under this section. History: 1975 c. 118, 224; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27.

39.35 Repayment of scholarships for teachers in educationally disadvantaged areas. Notwithstanding s. 39.35, 1969 stats., and s. 39.35, 1991 stats., the board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to repay a student aid award made under this section. Updated 23-24 Wi…

39.36 Repayment of stipends for teachers of the impaired. Notwithstanding s. 39.36, 1969 stats., s. 39.37 (3) (b), 1969 stats., and s. 39.36, 1991 stats., the board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to repay a stipend awarded under this section. History: 1975 c. …

39.37 Student loan funding. (1) Student loans made or authorized to be made under s. 39.32 may be funded from the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18. (2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the st…

39.374 Wisconsin health education loan program funding. (1) Loans made or authorized to be made under s. 39.325 may be funded from the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.

39.378 Tuition and material costs for emergency medical services. (1) The board shall develop a program to reimburse the persons described under sub. (2) for the tuition and materials costs incurred in completing a program at a technical college in this state as necessary to qual…

39.38 Indian student assistance. (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a grant program to assist those Indian students who are residents of this state to receive a higher education. (2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as determined…

39.382 Tribal college payments. (1) In this section: (a) “Bureau of Indian education” means the bureau of Indian education in the federal department of the interior. (b) “Indian student” has the meaning given in 25 USC 1801 (a) (7). (c) “Indian student count” has the meaning give…

39.385 Primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Graduate medical education training program” means any of the following: 1. A program of education in a medical specialty following the completion of medical school that prepares a p…

39.39 Nursing student stipend loans. (1) (a) There is established, to be administered by the board, a stipend loan program for resident students, including registered nurses, who are: 1. Enrolled in the 2nd year in a program leading to an associate degree in nursing in a technica…

39.393 Nursing student loan program. (1) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition, fees, and expenses for persons enrolled in any of the following: (a) A program in this state that confers an associate degree in nursing. (b) A program in this state t…

39.395 Nurse educators. (1) In this section, “institution of higher education” means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college within the technical college system, or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education locate…

39.397 School leadership loan program. (1) The board shall establish a loan program for students selected by the board in a competitive application process who meet all of the following requirements: (a) Are enrolled in a school leadership program at an institution of the Univers…

39.398 Teachers and orientation and mobility instructors of visually impaired pupils loan program. (1) (a) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition, fees and expenses for residents of this state enrolled in a program that prepares persons to be licen…

39.399 Teacher loan program. (1g) In this section: (a) “Rural county” means a county that satisfies all of the following: 1. The county does not include any urbanized area. 2. Less than 25 percent of persons residing in the county are employed in another county that includes an u…

39.40 Minority teacher loan program. (1) In this section “minority student” means a student who is any of the following: (a) A Black American. (b) An American Indian or Alaskan native. (c) A Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d). (d) A person of Asian or Pacific Island origin…

39.41 Academic excellence higher education scholarships. (1) In this section: (ae) “Executive secretary” means the executive secretary of the board. (ag) “Faculty of the high school” means the principal administrative unit of the faculty personnel of a high school designated unde…

39.415 Technical excellence higher education scholarships. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Executive secretary” means the executive secretary of the board. (b) “Faculty of the high school” means the principal administrative unit of the faculty personnel of a high school. (…

39.42 Interstate agreements. The board, with the approval of the joint committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported institution of post-high school education, with the approval of the board and the joint committee on finance, may enter into agreements o…

39.435 (2) or (5), for the next fiscal year to students enrolled at that tribally controlled college. (4) By March 1 of each year, the board shall establish a minimum and maximum amount for grants awarded for the next fiscal year under ss. 39.30 and 39.435, except for grants awar…

39.44 Minority undergraduate grants. (1) (a) In this section “minority undergraduate” means an undergraduate student who: 1. Is a Black American. 2. Is an American Indian. 3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d). 4. Is a person who is admitted to the United States after…

39.45 Independent student grants. (1) In this section: (a) “Institution of higher education” means a public or private nonprofit educational institution meeting the requirements of s. 39.30 or 39.435 for the purpose of awarding grants under those sections. (b) “Resident student” …

39.46 Contract for dental education. (1) On or before July 1 of each year, the board shall initiate, investigate, and formulate for procurement a contract for dental education services in accordance with this section. Thereafter, the board shall conduct a biennial analysis of the…

39.465 Dentistry scholarship program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Actual practice total” is the total number of months that a student upon graduation practices dentistry in a dental health shortage area in this state. For purposes of this paragraph, a fraction of a mon…

39.47 Minnesota-Wisconsin public vocational school student reciprocity agreement. (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a Minnesota-Wisconsin public vocational school student reciprocity agreement. The board, representing this state, shall enter into an agree…

39.48 Armed forces. If a student who is a member of a national guard or a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces withdraws from a private nonprofit college or university located in this state, or from a school approved by the department of safety and professional servi…

39.49 Private institution grants for veterans and dependents. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Deceased or disabled veteran” means an eligible veteran, as defined in s. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m., except that, for purposes of this section, the word institution in s. 36.27 (3n) (a) …

39.50 Remission of fees for veterans and dependents. (1) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM. At the end of each semester, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall certify to the board the number of students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System to who…

39.51 Dual enrollment credential grants. (1) In this section: (a) “Dual enrollment programs” means programs or courses of study designed to provide high school students with the opportunity to gain credits in both high school and an institution of higher education, including tran…

39.53 Information for students relating to higher education costs. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “institution of higher education” means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college under ch. 38, or any private postsecondary i…

39.54 Information on student identification cards. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “institution of higher education” 20 means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college under ch. 38. (2) SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION ON IDE…