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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
April 1, 2013 - Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Lassa, Olsen,
Schultz and L. Taylor, cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Bies,
Berceau, Bernier, Brooks, Endsley, Jacque, Kahl, Kestell, Mursau,
Ohnstad, Sinicki and Strachota, by request of Department of Military
Affairs. Referred to Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and
Veterans and Military Affairs.
SB120,1,3 1An Act to amend 20.465 (2) (r), 321.45 (1) (b) and 321.45 (2) of the statutes;
2relating to: financial aid for service members and their immediate families
3and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) is required to
provide financial aid from the military family relief fund to certain military family
members. The military family relief fund is funded by the voluntary donations of
Wisconsin taxpayers on state income tax returns. Under current law, a person may
be eligible to receive military family financial aid if he or she is a Wisconsin resident
who is part of the immediate family of a service member who is a member of a reserve
unit of the U.S. armed forces or of the Wisconsin national guard, is a Wisconsin
resident, and is serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces. Service members
themselves are not eligible for military family financial aid.
This bill extends eligibility for military family financial aid to members of the
immediate family of a service member who is a Wisconsin resident and is a member
of the U.S. armed forces, including any reserve unit, or of the Wisconsin national
guard, regardless of whether that service member is on active duty in the U.S. armed
forces. The bill also extends eligibility for military family financial aid to a service
member who is a Wisconsin resident and is a member of he U.S. armed forces,
including any reserve unit, or of the Wisconsin national guard, regardless of whether
that service member is on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or has any immediate
family members who are eligible for the financial aid.

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:
SB120,1 1Section 1. 20.465 (2) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB120,2,52 20.465 (2) (r) Military family relief. All moneys received from the military
3family relief fund for the payment of financial aid to military service members and
4their
families under s. 321.45 and for all of the administrative costs that the
5department incurs in making those payments.
SB120,2 6Section 2. 321.45 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB120,2,107 321.45 (1) (b) "Service member" means a resident of this state who is a member
8of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, including any reserve component, or of the
9national guard who is a resident of this state and who is serving on active duty in the
10U.S. armed forces
.
SB120,3 11Section 3. 321.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB120,2,1512 321.45 (2) The department shall provide financial aid to eligible service
13members and
eligible members of the immediate family of service members. The
14department shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility criteria and the amount
15of financial aid.
SB120,2,1616 (End)
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