38.24 Fees and tuition.
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38.24 Fees and tuition.
(1)Definition. In this section, “operational cost” means costs funded by general purpose revenue, property taxes and uniform fees established under sub.
(a)and
(b).
(1g)Operational costs. Annually, by January 1, the board shall estimate the statewide operational cost per full-time equivalent student in collegiate transfer programs and postsecondary and vocational-adult programs for the next fiscal year. The board shall furnish each district board with definitions of statewide operational costs per full-time equivalent student and shall establish procedures for determining operational cost per full-time equivalent student.
(1m)Program fees. The district boards shall charge students the fees established by the state board under this subsection. Annually, the board shall establish:
(a)Liberal arts collegiate transfer programs. Uniform fees based on not less than 31 percent of the statewide average operational costs of liberal arts collegiate transfer programs in district schools.
(b)Postsecondary and vocational-adult programs. Uniform fees based on not less than 14 percent of the combined estimated statewide operational cost of postsecondary, exclusive of collegiate transfer, and vocational-adult programs. The board shall maintain statewide uniformity in the program fees charged for postsecondary and vocational-adult credits. Students 62 years old and over shall be exempted from program fees under this paragraph in vocational-adult programs. Students enrolled in adult high school, including students enrolled under s. 118.15
(cm)3. , adult basic education and English as a 2nd language courses shall be exempted from program fees under this paragraph. The board shall establish fees under this paragraph as if students exempt from fees under sub.
(4)were not exempt.
(c)Materials fees. Establish uniform fees against all students, including tuition exempted students under par.
(b), to cover the cost of consumable materials in addition to program fees. The board shall establish fees under this paragraph as if students exempt from fees under sub.
(4)were not exempt.
(d)Programs for inmates. Uniform fees, for vocational programs or courses offered to state prison inmates at a district facility by the department of corrections or the department of health services in cooperation with a district board, equal to the fees established under par.
(b).
(1s)Additional fees. A district board may establish and charge a fee in addition to the fees under sub.
(1m)for any of the following: