Current through August 26, 2024
(1) DEFINITIONS. In
this section:
(a) "Adult basic education"
means instruction providing basic skills in the language arts, science, math
and exploratory experiences for adults.
(b) "Adult high school" means an
instructional program for adults to complete their education leading to a high
school diploma.
(c) "English as a
2nd language" means a course designed for persons who speak a primary language
other than the English language.
(d) A "needy and worthy" student means a
student who:
1. Meets the normal admissions
requirements of a district board for enrollment and who maintains satisfactory
academic progress according to the district's standards; and,
2. In the case of a U.S. citizen, has
financial need under 20 USC
1087 kk; or, in the case of a
non-U.S.citizen, lacks the financial means to pay out- of-state tuition as
determined by a district board based on documentation that available assets and
income are insufficient to fund educational expenses including out-of-state
tuition.
(2)
EXEMPTIONS:
(a) Students enrolled in adult
high school, adult basic education or English as a second language courses are
exempt from program fees under s.
38.24(1m),
Stats.
(b) Students 62 years old
and older are exempt from program fees under s.
38.24(1m),
Stats., in vocational adult education courses.
(c) Students admitted under interstate
reciprocity agreements approved under s.
39.42, Stats., are exempt from
non-state resident fees as provided in the reciprocity agreement.
(3) REMISSION OF NON-STATE
RESIDENT TUITION. The director may authorize a district board to remit fees
under s. 38.24(3) (a),
Stats., but not fees under s.
38.24(1m),
Stats., for needy and worthy students. The total number of students for which
out-of-state tuition may be remitted shall not exceed 0.5% of the full-time
equivalent statewide enrollment of the technical college system in the fiscal
year prior to the year which remissions are authorized.
(4) EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS. The director may
authorize a district board to remit fees under s.
38.24(3) (a),
Stats., but not fees under s.
38.24(1m),
Stats., for students enrolling under agreements with foreign educational
institutions that provide for the exchange of an equal number of
students.
