Veterans and members of the U.S. armed forces will have greater access to Wisconsin’s public higher education institutions under legislation waiving their application fees, which cleared the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities in a unanimous vote.
Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere joined forces with State Representative James Edming of Glen Flora to pen the bill.
Jacque said the idea for the bill came after he spoke with staff at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC). He explained that the staff, “told me that in several cases, veterans request application fee waivers due to low income, or because their family receives some other form of public assistance.”
This proposal would apply to University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Technical College System schools for all veterans and service members who apply to any associate or bachelor’s degree program, certificate, or technical diploma. The measure now heads for a vote in the full Assembly.
