AB821,22 6Section 22. 20.485 (2) (rp) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,7,97 20.485 (2) (rp) Veterans assistance program receipts housing and recovery
8programs fees
. All moneys received from fees under s. 45.43 (2) for the provision of
9assistance housing and recovery programs to veterans under s. 45.43 (1).
AB821,23 10Section 23. 20.485 (2) (u) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
11read:
AB821,7,1212 20.485 (2) (u) (title) Veteran trust fund operations.
AB821,24 13Section 24. 20.485 (2) (vx) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,7,1614 20.485 (2) (vx) County grants. The amounts in the schedule for payment of
15grants under s. 45.82 and for county veterans services consortium grants under s.
1645.805
.
AB821,25 17Section 25 . 20.485 (2) (vx) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
18.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB821,7,2119 20.485 (2) (vx) County grants. The amounts in the schedule for payment of
20grants under s. 45.82 and for county veterans services consortium grants under s.
2145.805
.
AB821,26 22Section 26. 20.485 (2) (vy) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821,27 23Section 27. 20.485 (2) (yg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821,28 24Section 28. 20.485 (2) (z) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,7,2525 20.485 (2) (z) (title) Gifts, grants, and bequests.
AB821,29
1Section 29. 20.485 (3) (sm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.485 (2) (se).
AB821,30 2Section 30. 20.485 (3) (v) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821,31 3Section 31. 20.485 (3) (w) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821,32 4Section 32. 20.485 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,8,95 20.485 (4) (g) Cemetery operations. The amounts in the schedule for the care
6and operation of the veterans memorial cemeteries under s. 45.61 other than those
7costs provided under pars. (q) and (r). All moneys received under s. 45.61 (3) and from
8the estate of decedents under s. 45.61 (5)
shall be credited to this appropriation
9account.
AB821,33 10Section 33. 20.485 (4) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,8,1611 20.485 (4) (m) Federal aid; cemetery operations and burials. All moneys
12received from the federal government for specific veterans programs other than for
13the care of veterans at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and veterans facilities,
14for such purposes, and all
moneys received from the federal government for the
15operation of veterans memorial cemeteries under s. 45.61 as authorized by the
16governor under s. 16.54, to be used for that purpose.
AB821,34 17Section 34. 20.485 (5) (c) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
18read:
AB821,8,1919 20.485 (5) (c) (title) Museum operations; general fund.
AB821,35 20Section 35. 20.485 (5) (mn) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,8,2121 20.485 (5) (mn) (title) Federal projects; museum acquisitions and operations.
AB821,36 22Section 36. 20.485 (5) (wd) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,8,2323 20.485 (5) (wd) (title) Operation of Wisconsin Veterans Museum operations.
AB821,37 24Section 37. 20.485 (5) (zm) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
25read:
AB821,9,1
120.485 (5) (zm) (title) Gifts, grants, and bequests.
AB821,38 2Section 38. 25.36 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
3amended to read:
AB821,9,244 25.36 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), all moneys appropriated or transferred
5by law shall constitute the veterans trust fund which shall be used for the lending
6of money to the mortgage loan repayment fund under s. 45.37 (5) (a) 12. and for the
7veterans programs under ss. 20.485 (2) (m), (tm), (u), (vy), and (z), and (5) (mn), (v),
8(vo), and (zm), 45.03 (19), 45.07, 45.20, 45.21, 45.40 (1m), 45.41, 45.42, 45.43, and
945.82 and administered by the department of veterans affairs, including all moneys
10received from the federal government for the benefit of veterans or their dependents,
11and for the veteran grant jobs pilot program under s. 38.31 administered by the
12technical college system board; all moneys paid as interest on and repayment of loans
13under the post-war rehabilitation fund; soldiers rehabilitation fund, veterans
14housing funds as they existed prior to July 1, 1961; all moneys paid as interest on
15and repayment of loans under this fund; all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on,
16and repayment of veterans trust fund stabilization loans under s. 45.356, 1995 stats.;
17all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on, and repayment of veterans personal
18loans; the net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties related to veterans
19personal loans; all mortgages issued with the proceeds of the 1981 veterans home
20loan revenue bond issuance purchased with moneys in the veterans trust fund; all
21moneys received from the state investment board under s. 45.42 (8) (b); all moneys
22received from the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund under s. 45.37 (7) (a) and
23(c); and all gifts of money received by the board of veterans affairs for the purposes
24of this fund.
AB821,39 25Section 39. 25.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,10,5
125.37 Wisconsin veterans homes members fund. There is established a
2separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the Wisconsin veterans homes
3members fund. The fund shall consist of moneys belonging to persons residing in
4Wisconsin veterans homes, that are paid to the homes, and that are transferred into
5the fund by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.51 (8) 45.50 (13).
AB821,40 6Section 40. 45.01 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB821,10,97 45.01 (4m) "County veterans service consortium" means a group of counties
8that enters into an agreement under s. 66.0301 to collectively administer veterans
9benefits and services, subject to s. 45.805.
AB821,41 10Section 41. 45.01 (4p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB821,10,1211 45.01 (4p) "County veterans consortium commission" means the commission
12established under s. 45.805 (2).
AB821,42 13Section 42. 45.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,10,1714 45.01 (9) "Permanently and totally disabled veteran" means a person who is
15receiving 100 percent disability compensation from the U.S. department of veterans
16affairs under 38 USC 301 to 315, 331 to 337, and 350 to 362 1110 to 1155, due to a
17permanent and total service-connected disability.
AB821,43 18Section 43. 45.02 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,10,2319 45.02 (2) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3) and s. 45.51 (6m) (1m), to be
20eligible for benefits under this chapter an applicant shall be a resident of and living
21in this state at the time of making application or the veteran from whom the
22applicant derives eligibility is deceased, and the veteran from whom eligibility is
23derived meets one of the following conditions:
AB821,44 24Section 44. 45.03 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,11,3
145.03 (3) (a) The council on veterans programs created under s. 15.497 shall
2advise the board and the department on solutions and policy alternatives relating
3to the problems of veterans.
AB821,45 4Section 45. 45.03 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,11,135 45.03 (5) (a) 1. "Existing building" in relation to any conveyance, lease, or
6sublease made under par. (c) 1. means all detention, treatment, administrative,
7recreational, infirmary, hospital, vocational, and academic buildings ;, all
8dormitories and cottages;, all storage facilities, heating plants, and sewage disposal
9plants, and other buildings, structures, facilities, and permanent improvements that
10in the judgment of the board department are needed or useful for the purposes of the
11department, and all equipment for them and all improvements and additions to them
12that were erected, constructed, or installed prior to the making of the conveyance,
13lease, or sublease.
AB821,46 14Section 46. 45.03 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,11,2215 45.03 (5) (a) 2. "New building" in relation to any conveyance, lease, or sublease
16made under par. (c) 1. means all detention, treatment, administrative, recreational,
17infirmary, hospital, vocational, and academic buildings; , all dormitories and
18cottages;, all storage facilities, heating plants, and sewage disposal plants, and other
19buildings, structures, facilities, and permanent improvements as in the judgment of
20the board department are needed or useful for the purposes of the department, and
21all equipment for them and all improvements and additions to them that are erected,
22constructed, or installed after the making of the conveyance, lease, or sublease.
AB821,47 23Section 47. 45.03 (5) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,12,424 45.03 (5) (c) 1. a. Without limitation by reason of any other provisions of the
25statutes except ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848 (1), unless otherwise required by law,

1the power to sell and to convey title in fee simple to a nonprofit corporation any land
2and any existing buildings owned by the state that are under the jurisdiction of the
3department for the consideration and upon the terms and conditions as in the
4judgment of the board department are in the public interest.
AB821,48 5Section 48. 45.03 (5) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,12,106 45.03 (5) (c) 1. b. Unless otherwise required by law, the power to lease to a
7nonprofit corporation for a term or terms not exceeding 50 years each any land and
8any existing buildings owned by the state that are under the jurisdiction of the
9department upon the terms and conditions as in the judgment of the board
10department are in the public interest.
AB821,49 11Section 49. 45.03 (5) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,12,1712 45.03 (5) (c) 1. c. The power to lease or sublease from the nonprofit corporation,
13and to make available for public use, any land, or any land and existing buildings
14conveyed or leased to such nonprofit corporation under subd. 1. a. and b., and any
15new buildings erected upon such land or upon any other land owned by the nonprofit
16corporation, upon the terms, conditions, and rentals, subject to available
17appropriations, as in the judgment of the board department are in the public interest.
AB821,50 18Section 50. 45.03 (5) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,12,2019 45.03 (5) (c) 3. Nothing in this subsection empowers the board or the
20department to incur any state debt.
AB821,51 21Section 51. 45.03 (5) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,13,222 45.03 (5) (c) 4. All powers and duties conferred upon the board or the
23department under this subsection shall be exercised and performed by resolution of
24the board.
All conveyances, leases, and subleases made under this subsection, when
25authorized by resolution of the board,
shall be made, executed, and delivered in the

1name of the department and shall be signed by the secretary and sealed with the seal
2of the department.
AB821,52 3Section 52. 45.03 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,13,64 45.03 (12) (a) The department may receive gifts and bequests in its name for
5the benefit of Wisconsin veterans and their dependents in accordance with policies
6adopted by the board
. Moneys received shall be credited to the veterans trust fund.
AB821,53 7Section 53. 45.03 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,13,118 45.03 (12) (b) The department may receive moneys or other gifts and bequests
9in its name for the benefit of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Moneys received shall
10be credited to the veterans trust fund and used, as far as practicable, in accordance
11with the wishes of the donors and in accordance with the board's policies.
AB821,54 12Section 54. 45.03 (13) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821,55 13Section 55. 45.03 (13) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821,56 14Section 56. 45.03 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,14,415 45.03 (15) Deferral of payments and interest on loans. When a veteran or
16a member of the veteran's family makes application for deferment of payment of
17monthly installments and waiver of interest charges on veterans loans made under
18this chapter, showing that the ability of the veteran to make payment is materially
19and adversely affected by reason of military service, the department may, with the
20approval of the board,
defer payment of monthly installments and waive interest
21charges on veterans loans made under this chapter for the duration of any period of
22service in the armed forces of the United States during a national emergency or in
23time of war or under P.L. 87-117 and 6 months from date of discharge or separation
24and the time for payment may be extended for the same period. However, when funds
25estimated to be received in the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund to pay debt

1service on public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zn) and (zo) are less than the
2funds estimated to be required for the payment of the debt service, the board
3department may grant deferral of payments and interest on loans provided under s.
445.37 only when so required by federal law.
AB821,57 5Section 57. 45.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,14,136 45.21 (1) Amount and application. The department may pay a veteran not
7more than $3,000 for retraining to enable the veteran to obtain gainful employment.
8The department shall determine the amount of the payment based on the veteran's
9financial need. A veteran may apply for aid to the county veterans service officer or
10county veterans benefit specialist
of the county in which the veteran is living. The
11department may, on behalf of a veteran who is engaged in a structured on-the-job
12training program and who meets the requirements under sub. (2), make a payment
13under this subsection to the veteran's employer.
AB821,58 14Section 58. 45.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,14,1715 45.37 (1) Loans authorized. An authorized lender or a county veterans service
16officer
may, as agent for and with the approval of the department, make loans to
17eligible persons for qualified purposes in the manner provided under this section.
AB821,59 18Section 59. 45.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,14,2519 45.37 (2) Loan applications. (a) Applications for loans under this section for
20a purpose specified in s. 45.34 (1) (a), (b), or (d) shall be made to an authorized lender
21and applications for loans under this section for a purpose specified under s. 45.34
22(1) (c) may be made to the department or to a county veterans service officer on forms
23approved by the department and signed by the applicant. If the applicant is married
24and not legally separated under s. 767.001 (1) (d) or in the process of obtaining a
25divorce, the applicant's spouse also shall sign the application.
AB821,15,2
1(b) The applicant may apply directly to the department or through a county
2veterans service officer
for certification of eligibility.
AB821,60 3Section 60. 45.37 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,15,94 45.37 (4) (a) The board department shall determine the interest rate on loans
5made under this section. Except as provided in sub. (11), the interest rate
6determined may not be increased during the term of the loan. Except as provided
7in sub. (11), the interest rate shall be as low as possible but shall be sufficient to fully
8pay all expenses and to provide reserves that are reasonably expected to be required
9in the judgment of the board in accordance with par. (b) and sub. (7) (a) 3.
AB821,61 10Section 61. 45.37 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,15,1411 45.37 (4) (b) 1. The board department shall select and implement the methods
12of insuring against losses arising from delinquency and default in the repayment of
13loans funded under sub. (6) (a) and shall select and implement the methods of
14managing and selling any property securing loans funded under sub. (6) (a).
AB821,62 15Section 62. 45.37 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,15,1716 45.37 (4) (b) 2. The board department shall charge or cause to be charged to
17borrowers all costs necessary to insure against losses under subd. 1.
AB821,63 18Section 63. 45.37 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,15,2319 45.37 (6) (a) 2. The chairperson of the board secretary shall certify that the
20chairperson secretary does not expect proceeds of state debt issued under this
21paragraph to be used in a manner that would cause the debt to be arbitrage bonds
22as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, if that debt is a bond that is exempt from
23federal taxation.
AB821,64 24Section 64. 45.37 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,16,5
145.37 (6) (c) 2. The chairperson of the board secretary shall certify that the
2board and
the department do does not expect and shall not use proceeds of revenue
3obligations issued under this paragraph in a manner that would cause the revenue
4obligations to be arbitrage bonds as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, where
5that debt is a bond that is exempt from federal taxation.
AB821,65 6Section 65. 45.37 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,16,197 45.37 (7) (a) (intro.) There is created the veterans mortgage loan repayment
8fund. All moneys received by the department for the repayment of loans funded
9under sub. (6) (a) except for servicing fees required to be paid to authorized lenders,
10net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties, any repayment to the
11department of moneys paid to authorized lenders, gifts, grants, other
12appropriations, and interest earnings accruing, any repayment of moneys borrowed
13under s. 45.42 (8) (a), all moneys received under sub. (5) (a) 6., and any moneys
14deposited or transferred under s. 18.04 (6) (b) or (d) shall be promptly deposited into
15the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. The board department shall establish
16by resolution a system of accounts providing for the maintenance and disbursement
17of moneys of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund to fund loans under sub.
18(6) (a) or to fund, refund, or acquire public debt as provided in s. 18.04 (5). The system
19of accounts shall record and provide moneys for all of the following purposes:
AB821,66 20Section 66. 45.37 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,16,2321 45.37 (7) (b) The board department may amend the system of accounts
22established under par. (a) only by resolution of the board that is approved by with the
23approval of
the building commission.
AB821,67 24Section 67. 45.37 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821,17,11
145.37 (10) (a) All moneys received from any source for repayment of loans,
2mortgages, or mortgage loan notes funded with proceeds of revenue obligations
3issued under sub. (6) (c) shall be deposited into one or more separate nonlapsible
4trust funds in the state treasury or with a trustee appointed for that purpose by the
5authorizing resolution for the revenue obligations. The board department may
6pledge revenues received by the funds to secure revenue obligations issued under
7sub. (6) (c) and shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the
8proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments in accordance with subch.
9II of ch. 18. Unrestricted balances in the funds may be used to fund additional loans
10issued under sub. (6) (c) and pay the balances owing on loans after the assumptions
11of the loans or the closings of the sales of residences under sub. (11) (c).
AB821,68 12Section 68. 45.43 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB821,18,2 1345.43 (title) Veterans assistance program housing and recovery
14programs; aid to indigent veterans
. (1) The department shall administer a
15program
programs to provide assistance to persons who served in the U.S. armed
16forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and who were
17discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The department shall provide
18assistance under this section to persons whose need for services is based upon
19homelessness, incarceration, or other circumstances designated by the department
20by rule. The eligibility requirements under s. 45.02 (2) do not apply to a person
21applying for assistance under this section. The department shall designate the
22assistance available under this section, which may include assistance in receiving
23medical care, dental care, education, employment, single room occupancy housing,
24and transitional housing, and, notwithstanding s. 45.51 (14), housing in an assisted

1living facility
. The department may provide payments to facilitate the provision of
2services under this section.
AB821,69 3Section 69. 45.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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