Bill > AB689

This bill amends state laws to provide tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. The key provisions of the bill include: - Removing the requirement that veterans or their dependents must have resided in Wisconsin for at least 5 consecutive years to qualify for tuition and fee remission. - Clarifying that the remission applies to "nonresident tuition" in addition to academic and segregated fees. - Requiring veterans or their dependents to apply any federal educational assistance they are entitled to before receiving the state tuition and fee remission. - Providing a process for reimbursing veterans or their dependents who are entitled to both federal and state educational assistance. - Defining "veteran" to include those who were residents of Wisconsin at the time of entering military service or for at least 5 years immediately prior to enrolling. - Applying these changes to the first semester or session beginning after the effective date of the bill.