36.34 Minority student programs.
(1) Ben R. Lawton minority undergraduate grant program.
(a) In this subsection “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 December 31, 1975, and who either is a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.
(b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
History: 1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 27 ss. 666g, 666i, 670 to 673, 675; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 404; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 25, 254; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system.
36.01 - Statement of purpose and mission.
36.07 - Corporate title, officers, meetings, records.
36.11 - Powers and duties of the board of regents.
36.112 - Performance funding; innovation fund.
36.12 - Student discrimination prohibited.
36.14 - Wisconsin distinguished professorships.
36.15 - Academic staff appointments.
36.21 - Termination due to certain budget or program changes.
36.22 - Layoff or termination of faculty member due to certain budget or program changes.
36.31 - Coordination with other educational agencies; credit for military education.
36.32 - Student identification numbers.
36.335 - Sale of other land; buildings and structures.
36.34 - Minority student programs.
36.35 - Misconduct; campus security.
36.36 - Grants for study abroad.
36.37 - Downer Woods and buildings preservation.
36.40 - Use of animals for research purposes.
36.43 - Accommodation of religious beliefs.
36.44 - License plate scholarship programs.
36.48 - Alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention programs.
36.49 - Environmental program grants and scholarships; Wisconsin Merit scholarships.
36.51 - Nutritional improvement for elderly.
36.52 - Reimbursement of pay supplements.
36.55 - Reporting employment harassment and discrimination claims.
36.56 - Grants for forestry cooperatives.
36.58 - Veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
36.585 - Telecommunications and information technology services.
36.59 - Information technology.
36.60 - Physician and dentist loan assistance program.
36.61 - Health care provider loan assistance program.
36.62 - Rural health development council.
36.63 - Rural physician residency assistance program.
36.64 - Office of educational opportunity.