2012 Commission on
Financial Aid
Consolidation and Modernization
The 2012 Commission on Financial Aid Consolidation and Modernization was created in 2011 Wisconsin Act 176 to study:
- The potential for consolidating all grant programs administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) into a single, comprehensive, need−based grant program
- Options for providing grant aid for students who are attending Wisconsin institutions of higher education at less than full−time credit loads
Act 176 provided for membership on the Commission. HEAB was charged with administering the Commission and assisting the body in its work.
The Commission on Financial Aid Consolidation and Modernization reported its recommendations to the Higher Educational Aids Board, and to the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, in a report dated November 30, 2012. The Commission had been required by Act 176 to report by December 1, 2012. Act 176 specified that upon submission of its report, the commission shall terminate its activities and shall cease to exist.
Recommendations of the Commission have been incorporated into HEAB’s biennial budget request for the 2013-2015 state budget.
FINAL REPORT OF COMMISSION (revised 12/12/12)
Meeting information is provided in PDF format.
Meeting of May 18, 2012
- Agenda
- Preliminary memo to Commission – May 11, 2012
- Reinemann memo to Commission – May 18, 2012
- Meeting summary
Meeting of June 27, 2012
- Agenda
- Reinemann memo to Commission – REVISED June 22, 2012
- Wegenke memo to Commission – May 25, 2012
- Meeting summary
Meeting of July 24, 2012
- Agenda
- Wisconsin Higher Education Grants and Wisconsin Tuition Grant Comparison Summary
- FAFSA Information
- Tuition Rate Percentage Increase Summary – CORRECTED
- July 17 memo on Commission from UW
- Meeting summary
- Information distributed at this meeting by Rep. Ballweg:
- Proposal to Eliminate Pell Grants for Less-than-half-time Students Stymies Persistence, Threatens Completion, and May Increase Wasted Credits that Fail to Increase Graduations (from the Center for Law and Social Policy, www.clasp.org)
- Increasing Postsecondary Access through State Financial Aid Programs (from the Council of State Governments, www.csg.org)
Meeting of August 7, 2012
- Agenda
- Wisconsin Registered Nurse Survey 2010: Executive Summary
- Wisconsin Nursing Education and Nurse Faculty: 2010 Survey Results
- Meeting Summary
