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WI SB640
Bill
Status
11/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Eric Wimberger
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AI Summary
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Reduces the Wisconsin residency requirement from 5 consecutive years to 3 consecutive years for veterans and their spouses/children to qualify for tuition and fee remission at UW System institutions and technical colleges, when the veteran was not a Wisconsin resident at time of military service entry
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Applies the same 5-year to 3-year residency reduction for veterans' dependents seeking grants at private nonprofit colleges through the Higher Educational Aids Board program
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Eliminates the requirement that veterans must have been Wisconsin residents at the time they entered active duty to qualify for the UW System nonresident tuition exemption; veterans now only need to be Wisconsin residents at time of registration
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Eligible veterans and their spouses/children ages 17-25 can receive full remission of tuition and fees for up to 8 semesters or 128 credits, whichever is longer
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Changes take effect beginning with the first semester or session after the bill's effective date
Legislative Description
Tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE)
Last Action
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2/9/2026