45.20 Tuition reimbursement.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(a)“Institution of higher education” has the meaning given in 20 USC 1001 (a).

(c)“Part-time classroom study” means any of the following:

1. Enrollment in courses for which no more than 11 semester or the equivalent trimester or quarter credits will be given upon satisfactory completion.

2. Enrollment in courses during a summer semester or session.

(d)“Tuition,” when referring to the University of Wisconsin System, means academic fees and segregated fees; when referring to the technical colleges, means “program fees” and “additional fees” as described in s. 38.24

(1m)and

(1s); and when referring to a high school, a school that is approved under s. 45.03

(11), or a proprietary school that is approved under s. 440.52 , means the charge for the courses for which a person is enrolled.

(2)Tuition reimbursement program.

(a)Administration.

1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03

(11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 440.52 , enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001

(15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 36.27

(2r)or 39.47 .

2. A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise qualified to receive benefits under this subsection may receive the benefits under this subsection upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state, from a school that is approved under s. 45.03

(11), or from a proprietary school that is approved under s. 440.52 , if any of the following applies: