AB42: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Assembly BILL 42

February 10, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Pettis and Musser. Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.

AB42,1,2 An Act to amend 45.358 (3) (f) of the statutes; relating to: burial at veterans cemeteries.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law specifies those persons who are eligible for burial at the veterans cemeteries in Wisconsin, including the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, and the Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. One of the groups of persons who are eligible for burial at those cemeteries are persons who were residents of this state at the time of their death or entry or reentry into service in the Wisconsin army national guard or air national guard and who had 20 or more years of service in the Wisconsin army national guard or air national guard.

This bill expands that eligibility to a veteran of the army or air national guard of any state, as long as the person was a resident of Wisconsin at the time of his or her death or entry or reentry into service in the national guard and has 20 years or more of service in the national guard.

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:

AB42, s. 1 Section 1. 45.358 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB42,2,9 45.358 (3) (f) A person who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into service in the Wisconsin army national guard or air national guard of this or any other state or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or at the time of his or her death and who has 20 or more years of creditable military service for retirement pay as a member of the Wisconsin army national guard or air national guard of this or any other state or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or who would have been entitled to that retirement pay except that the person was under 60 years of age at the time of his or her death, and the person's spouse, surviving spouse and dependent children.

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