39.465 Scholarship program.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Actual practice total” is the total number of months that a student upon graduation practices in a health shortage area in this state. For purposes of this paragraph, a fraction of a month is counted as one month.
(c) “Repayment liability percentage” means the percentage that results from dividing the difference between a student's required practice total and the student's actual practice total by the student's required practice total.
(d) “Required practice total” means the total number of months a student upon graduation is required under sub. (3) to practice in a health shortage area in this state.
(2) Scholarships. In consultation with the department of health services, the board shall establish a program for awarding an annual scholarship, including a stipend, for each year of a student's enrollment but not exceeding 4 years. The board shall pay the scholarships from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (dg).
(3) Eligibility; agreements.
(a) A student is not eligible for a scholarship under the program established under sub. (2) unless he or she is a resident of the state and enters into an agreement with board in which he or she agrees upon graduation to practice in a health shortage area in this state for a period equal to 18 months multiplied by the number of annual scholarships the board awards to the student under the program.
(b) An agreement under par. (a) shall specify that if a student fails to practice in a health shortage area in this state for the period required under par. (a), he or she is liable to the state for an amount equal to the total dollar amount of annual scholarships awarded to the student multiplied by the student's repayment liability percentage.
(4) Geographic diversity. The board shall make every effort to ensure that students who are awarded scholarships under the program established under sub. (2) practice upon graduation in geographically diverse health shortage areas in this state.
History: 2019 a. 9.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 39 - Higher educational agencies and education compacts.
39.11 - Educational communications board; duties.
39.115 - Educational communications board; powers.
39.14 - Affiliation agreement.
39.15 - Aid for medical education.
39.155 - Medical College of Wisconsin; state aid policies.
39.16 - Medical education review committee.
39.285 - Board review of proposed formulae.
39.30 - Wisconsin grants; private, nonprofit college students.
39.31 - Determination of student costs.
39.325 - Wisconsin health education loan program.
39.33 - Guaranteed student loan program.
39.34 - Medical student loan program.
39.35 - Repayment of scholarships for teachers in educationally disadvantaged areas.
39.36 - Repayment of stipends for teachers of the impaired.
39.374 - Wisconsin health education loan program funding.
39.38 - Indian student assistance.
39.382 - Tribal college payments.
39.385 - Primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program.
39.39 - Nursing student stipend loans.
39.393 - Nursing student loan program.
39.397 - School leadership loan program.
39.398 - Teachers and orientation and mobility instructors of visually impaired pupils loan program.
39.399 - Teacher loan program.
39.40 - Minority teacher loan program.
39.41 - Academic excellence higher education scholarships.
39.415 - Technical excellence higher education scholarships.
39.42 - Interstate agreements.
39.435 - Wisconsin grants and talent incentive grants.
39.437 - Wisconsin covenant scholars grants.
39.44 - Minority undergraduate grants.
39.45 - Independent student grants.
39.46 - Contract for dental education.
39.47 - Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement.
39.49 - Private institution grants for veterans and dependents.
39.50 - Remission of fees for veterans and dependents.
39.51 - Dual enrollment credential grants.
39.53 - Information for students relating to higher education costs.
39.54 - Information on student identification cards.
39.75 - Compact for education.
39.76 - Compact commission delegation.
39.80 - Midwestern higher education compact.