LRB-3980/1
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
March 2, 2010 - Introduced by Senators Kreitlow, Taylor and Carpenter,
cosponsored by Representatives
Dexter, Suder, Hebl, Berceau, Mason and
Petersen. Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs,
Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions.
SB578,1,2
1An Act to create 15.497 (2) (h) of the statutes;
relating to: adding a member
2to the council on veterans programs.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Council on Veterans Programs (council) advises the
Board of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) on solutions
and policy alternatives relating to the problems of veterans. The council is attached
to DVA and consists of members of various veterans organizations, all of whom are
appointed for one-year terms.
This bill adds one representative of the Blinded Veterans Association of
Wisconsin to the council.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB578, s. 1
3Section
1. 15.497 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB578,1,54
15.497
(2) (h) One representative of the Blinded Veterans Association of
5Wisconsin.
SB578,2,3
1(1) Notwithstanding section 15.497 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, the term of the
2initial representative of the Blinded Veterans Association of Wisconsin on the council
3on veterans programs shall expire on July 1, 2011.
SB578,2,65
(1) This act takes effect on first day of the 2nd month beginning after
6publication.
