Wisconsin § 38.22 - Admission requirements.

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§ 38.22. Admission requirements.

38.22(1) (1) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s) and s. 38.12 (14) , every person who is at least the age specified in s. 118.15 (1) (b) is eligible to attend a technical college if the person is: 38.22(1)(a) (a) A resident of this state. 38.22(1)(d) (d) A nonresident of this state, and if the district board of attendance approves the enrollment. 38.22(1m) (1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (intro.) , a person who is at least 15 years and 6 months of age, who satisfies the other requirements for admission under sub. (1) and who obtains a letter from his or her high school principal recommending that the person be permitted to attend the schools of a district in order to take a course in motorcycle safety is eligible to attend the schools of a district for the purpose of taking a course in motorcycle safety. A person under the age of 16 years who takes a course in motorcycle safety under this subsection may not use in the course a motorcycle other than a motorcycle provided by the school of the district for the course. 38.22(1s) (1s) Notwithstanding sub. (1) (intro.) , an individual under the age of 16 is eligible to attend the schools of a district if all of the following apply: 38.22(1s)(a) (a) The district board agrees to admit the individual. 38.22(1s)(b) (b) The individual satisfies the other requirements for admission under sub. (1) . 38.22(1s)(c) (c) The individual has the written permission of his or her parent or guardian. 38.22(1s)(d) (d) The individual will not be attending the district school during the hours of the normal school day established under s. 119.18 (7) or 120.12 (15) . This paragraph does not apply to an individual enrolled in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g) . 38.22(3) (3) Nonresident students shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as resident students. 38.22(4) (4) 38.22(4)(a) (a) Subject to par. (b) , the board shall establish procedures to determine the residence of students attending district schools. In the case of any disagreement as to the residence of any student, the board shall make the final determination. 38.22(4)(b) (b) 38.22(4)(b)1. 1. In this paragraph, “relocated service member” means an active duty member of the U.S. armed forces who has been relocated from Wisconsin and stationed on active duty in another state. 38.22(4)(b)2. 2. For purposes of sub. (6) and the procedures established under par. (a) , a relocated service member and the service member’s spouse and dependents are considered residents of this state during the period in which the service member is relocated on active duty if they demonstrate, under the procedures established under par. (a) , that they are bona fide residents during this period. 38.22(4)(b)3. 3. Except as provided in subd. 4. , subd. 2. does not apply after the relocated service member’s period of relocation on active duty in another state has ended. 38.22(4)(b)4. 4. A relocated service member’s dependent who is considered a resident of this state under subd. 2. continues to be considered a resident of this state after the relocated service member’s period of relocation on active duty in another state has ended. 38.22(5) (5) The board shall promulgate rules establishing the priority to be given by a district board in admitting students who are residents of the district, students who are not residents of the district but are residents of this state and students who are not residents of this state. 38.22(6) (6) The following persons are residents of this state for the purposes of this section and s.

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