State Senator Andre Jacque has reintroduced a veteran-focused bill.
The Wisconsin GI Bill Talent Attraction and Upskilling Act, co-sponsored by Greenville Assemblyman David Murphy, aims to remove the obstacle of long-term prior residency required for tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their spouses and children enrolled in University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges.
Under current law, if certain criteria are met, veterans and their spouses and 17- to 25-year-old children are eligible for full remission of tuition and fees at UW System schools and technical colleges for up to eight semesters or 128 credits, whichever is longer.
The duo called the measure a “great way for the State of Wisconsin to help veterans to relocate to Wisconsin by eliminating the current five-year durational residency requirement for veterans and their spouses and children under the tuition and fee remission program.”
The proposal has the backing of numerous veteran organizations, including the Wisconsin American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Wisconsin Disabled American Veterans.
