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Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 36.34: Minority student programs.

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  1. Chs. 36-39, Educational Institutions
  2. Chapter 36 University Of Wisconsin System

(1) Ben R. Lawton minority undergraduate grant program.

(a) In this subsection “minority undergraduate” means an undergraduate student who:

1. Is a Black American.

2. Is an American Indian.

3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d).

4. Is a person who is admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, and who either is a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.

(b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

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