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:
(a)A court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program offered to individuals under s. 48.245
(a)4. , 48.345
(b), 48.347
(b), 938.245
(a)4. , 938.32
(b), 938.34
(b)or
(b)3. , 938.343
(c)or 938.344
(a).
(b)A professional development, vocational-adult seminar or workshop, consisting of no more than 24 hours of instruction, offered to individuals who are employed in a related field. Annually the district board shall report to the board the courses for which an additional fee was charged under this paragraph and the amount of the additional fee.
(c)A vocational-adult course intended to improve an individual’s skills beyond the entry level if the course is required by state or federal law, rule or regulation, or by a professional organization, to maintain licensure or certification in the individual’s field of employment and the state director approves. The additional fee may not exceed an amount equal to the full cost of the course less the fee under sub.
(1m).
(1v)Certain fees prohibited. No district board may charge a student a fee associated with accident insurance coverage if all of the following apply:
(a)The student requests that the fee be waived.
(b)The student provides evidence that the student is already insured under a policy providing equivalent accident insurance coverage.
(2)Refunds. The board shall establish fee and tuition refund policies.
(3)Nonresident fees and liabilities; remissions.
(a)Except as provided in sub.
(3m), for all students who are not residents of this state, nor subject to reciprocal agreements with the board, annually the board shall establish a fee based on 150 percent of program fees established under sub.
(a)and
(b).
(b)Notwithstanding par.
(a), the state director may authorize the district board to charge a student who is not a resident of this state and who is subject to a contract with a federal agency under s. 38.14
(a)a fee equal to the contracting district board’s direct cost per full-time equivalent student for operating the program in which he or she is enrolled plus an amount equal to the district board’s indirect costs per full-time equivalent student attributable to the contract.
(c)The state director may authorize a district board to remit the fees under par.
(a), but not the fees under sub.
(1m), to any of the following: