Bill > SB597

This bill removes the requirement that certain veterans and their dependents must have resided in Wisconsin for at least 5 consecutive years to be eligible for tuition and fee remission when enrolling in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. Instead, the bill requires that the veteran must have been a resident of Wisconsin at the time of entry into the U.S. armed forces or that the veteran's spouse or child must have resided in Wisconsin immediately preceding enrollment. The bill also clarifies the definition of "nonresident tuition" and requires the remission of such tuition, along with academic and segregated fees, for eligible students.