{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-36.34","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 36.34","heading":"Minority student programs.","body":"(1) Ben R. Lawton minority undergraduate grant program.\n(a) In this subsection “minority undergraduate” means an undergraduate student who:\n1. Is a Black American.\n2. Is an American Indian.\n3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d).\n4. 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.\n(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).","path":["Chs. 36-39, Educational Institutions","Chapter 36 University Of Wisconsin System"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/36.34","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:17Z","sha256":"3aea8f28ec127b9879a933acd8e4b316f0c23953187d8072a789a36b5b06868c","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-36.335","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-36.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}