1. (1) Educational budget. A standard educational budget for a single or married student shall include standard living expenses and all actual expenses for tuition, course fees, and book and materials costs for the academic year.

2. (2) Standard living expenses.

   1. (a) Living expenses shall be based upon 9 months of living expenses per academic year.
   2. (b) An amount determined under par. (d) shall be added to the budget per month per dependent not including the student’s spouse.
   3. (c) A budget for standard living expenses plus the amount to be added to the budget for dependents shall be increased on July 1 of every year.
   4. (d) The amount to be added shall be computed on the basis of the percentage of the increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers during the preceding calendar year rounded to the nearest dollar.

History

History: Cr. Register, December, 1973, No. 216, eff. 1-1-74; emerg. am., eff. 10-1-74; emerg. am., eff. 1-29-75; emerg. am., eff. 6-25-75; emerg. am., eff. 10-25-75; emerg. am., eff. 1-30-76; emerg. am., eff. 6-1-76; emerg. am., eff. 9-28-76; emerg. am., eff. 2-3-77; emerg. am., eff. 6-4-77; emerg. am., eff. 10-3-77; emerg. am., eff. 1-30-78; emerg. am., eff. 5-31-78; am. Register, September, 1978, No. 273, eff. 10-1-78; am. Register, December, 1979, No. 288, eff. 1-1-80; am. Register, October, 1980, No. 298, eff. 11-1-80; am. Register, April, 1986, No. 364, eff. 5-1-86; am. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3-1-89; 2013 Wis. Act 189: renum. from VA 9.03 Register April 2013 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14; CR 21-012: am. (title), renum. VA 2.04 to VA 2.04 (1), (2) (a), (c), (d) and am., cr. (2) (b) Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21; CR 25-011: am. (2) (a) Register September 2025 No. 837, eff. 10-1-25.