LRB-3987/1
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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
December 11, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Zukowski, Ryba, Goetsch,
Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Sykora, Otte, Kreuser, Lazich, Plouff, Seratti, Hahn
and Powers, cosponsored by Senators Zien, Breske and Roessler. Referred
to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
AB657,1,2
1An Act to amend 15.497 (2) of the statutes;
relating to: membership of the
2council on veterans programs.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the council on veterans programs is made up of
representatives from a number of veterans organizations. This bill adds a
representative of the Wisconsin Association of County Veterans' Service
Commissioners who is not a county veterans' service officer to the council on veterans
programs.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB657, s. 1
3Section
1. 15.497 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB657,2,134
15.497
(2) Council on veterans programs. There is created in the department
5of veterans affairs a council on veterans programs consisting of one representative
6each of the state departments of the American Legion, the Disabled American
7Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Marine Corps League, the Navy Club of
1the U.S.A., the Veterans of World War II (AMVETS), the Veterans of World War I of
2the U.S.A., Inc., the American Ex-prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans Against
3the War, Inc., the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., the Catholic War Veterans of
4the U.S.A., the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., the Polish Legion of American
5Veterans, the National Association for Black Veterans, Inc., the Army and Navy
6Union of the United States of America, the Wisconsin Association of Concerned
7Veteran Organizations, the United Women Veterans, Inc., the U.S. Submarine
8Veterans of World War II, the Federation of Minority Veterans, Inc., the Wisconsin
9Vietnam Veterans, Inc.,
the Wisconsins' Association of County Veterans' Service
10Commissioners who is not a county veterans' service officer and the Military Order
11of the Purple Heart, one representative of the American Red Cross and one
12representative of the Wisconsin county veterans' service officers, appointed for
13one-year terms by the organization that each represents.
AB657,2,1715
(1) The term of the initial representative of the Wisconsin Association of County
16Veterans' Service Commissioners on the council on veterans programs shall expire
17on July 1, 1998.
