AB706-ASA2, s. 3 10Section 3. 45.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,3,18 1145.01 Wisconsin veterans museum; space for. The department of
12administration shall provide suitable space for the purpose of a memorial hall,
13designated as the Wisconsin veterans museum, dedicated to the men and women of
14Wisconsin who served in the armed forces of the United States in the civil war of 1861
15to 1865 or in any subsequent wars, as enumerated in s. 45.35 (5) (a) to (g) (e), or in
16Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis under s. 45.34,
17and the department of veterans affairs shall operate and conduct the Wisconsin
18veterans museum.
AB706-ASA2, s. 4 19Section 4. 45.015 of the statutes is created to read:
AB706-ASA2,3,23 2045.015 Eligibility for benefits. Any person whose service on active duty with
21the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces makes
22that person eligible for general U.S. department of veterans affairs benefits shall be
23considered to have served under honorable conditions for purposes of this chapter.
AB706-ASA2, s. 5 24Section 5. 45.16 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,4,20
145.16 Burial allowance. Each county veterans' service officer shall cause to
2be interred in a decent and respectable manner in any cemetery in this state, other
3than those used exclusively for the burial of paupers, the body of any person who
4served in any war of the United States, in the Korean conflict, in the Vietnam war,
5under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August 10, 1961, or had service that
6entitled the person to receive the armed forces expeditionary medal, established by
7executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service medal established
8by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary medal or the marine
9corps expeditionary medal or who served in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama,
10Somalia or a Middle East crisis under s. 45.34 and who was discharged under
11honorable conditions after 90 days or more of active service, in the U.S. armed forces,
12or if having served less than 90 days was honorably discharged for a disability
13incurred in line of duty and who was living in the county at the time of death, and
14who dies not leaving sufficient means to defray the necessary expenses of a decent
15burial, or under financial circumstances that would distress the person's family to
16pay the expenses of the burial, and the body of a spouse or surviving spouse of the
17person who dies not leaving such means or under the same financial circumstances
18and who was living in the county at the time of death, at an expense to the county
19of not more than $300 in addition to the burial allowance payable under laws
20administered by the U.S. department of veterans affairs.
AB706-ASA2, s. 6 21Section 6. 45.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,5,322 45.25 (2) (b) The individual served on active duty , except service on active duty
23for training purposes,
under honorable conditions other than dishonorable in the
24U.S. armed forces for 2 continuous years or more or the full period of the individual's
25initial service obligation, whichever is less. An individual discharged for reasons of

1hardship or a service-connected disability or released due to a reduction in the U.S.
2armed forces prior to the completion of the required period of service is eligible,
3regardless of the actual time served.
AB706-ASA2, s. 7 4Section 7. 45.25 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,5,145 45.25 (2) (d) The individual is a resident at the time of application for the
6tuition and fee reimbursement program and
was a Wisconsin resident at the time of
7entry or reentry into service or for the 5-year period immediately preceding
8application for the tuition and fee reimbursement program
was a resident for any
9consecutive 5-year period after completing service on active duty and before the time
10of application. If a person applying for a benefit under this section meets that
115-consecutive-year residency requirement, the department may not require the
12person to reestablish that he or she meets the 5-consecutive-year residency
13requirement when he or she later applies for any other benefit under this chapter
14that requires a 5-consecutive-year residency
.
AB706-ASA2, s. 8 15Section 8. 45.25 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
16is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,6,217 45.25 (3) (a) An individual who meets the requirements under sub. (2), upon
18satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution or center
19within the university of Wisconsin system or a semester at any technical college
20district school under ch. 38, may be reimbursed for up to 35% 50% of the individual's
21tuition and fees, other than textbooks and other costs, charged by the institution,
22center or school, or the difference between the individual's tuition and fees and the
23grants or scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that the individual
24receives specifically for the payment of the tuition or fees, whichever is less.
25Reimbursement is available only for tuition and fees that are part of a curriculum

1that is relevant to a degree in a particular course of study at the institution, center
2or school.
AB706-ASA2, s. 9 3Section 9. 45.34 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,6,5 445.34 (title) Lebanon, Grenada, Middle East crisis, Panama, Bosnia and
5Somalia.
AB706-ASA2, s. 10 6Section 10. 45.34 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB706-ASA2,6,137 45.34 (5) Service in Bosnia. A person shall be considered to have served in
8Bosnia if the person served for 90 days or more in support of Operation Balkan
9Endeavor or served for 90 days or more in Austria, Bosnia-Hezegovina, Czech
10Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia including the
11autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina, Slovakia or Slovenia, or in
12territorial waters adjacent to any of those countries, under all of the following
13conditions:
AB706-ASA2,6,1514 (a) Under an active duty order, an involuntary extension of an active duty order
15or a unit assignment order.
AB706-ASA2,6,1616 (b) Under honorable conditions.
AB706-ASA2,6,1917 (c) Between December 1, 1995, and the ending date of Operation Balkan
18Endeavor or a successor operation, as established by the department of veterans
19affairs by rule.
AB706-ASA2, s. 11 20Section 11. 45.35 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,6,2121 45.35 (5) (title) Veteran defined; benefit.
AB706-ASA2, s. 12 22Section 12. 45.35 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 45.35 (5) (a) (intro.)
23and amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,7,324 45.35 (5) (a) (intro.) "Veteran" as used in this chapter, except in s. 45.37 and
25unless otherwise modified, means any person who has served on active duty under

1honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the
2U.S. armed forces, except service on active duty for training purposes, and who meets
3the following conditions:
AB706-ASA2,7,5 41. a. Has served in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle
5East crisis under s. 45.34 or whose service.
AB706-ASA2,7,9 6b. Was entitled the veteran to receive the armed forces expeditionary medal,
7established by executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service
8medal established by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary
9medal or the marine corps expeditionary medal or any person who served.
AB706-ASA2,7,15 10c. Has served for 90 days or more during a war period as enumerated under
11pars. (a) to (h) par. (e) or under section 1 of executive order 10957 dated August 10,
121961, or if having served less than 90 days was honorably discharged for a
13service-connected disability or for a disability subsequently adjudicated to have
14been service connected or died in service, who is either a resident of and living in this
15state at the time of making application or is deceased, and whose
.
AB706-ASA2,7,19 162. a. His or her selective service local board, if any, and home of record at time
17of entry or reentry into active service as shown on the veteran's report of separation
18from the U.S. armed forces for a qualifying period were in this state or who was
19either;
.
AB706-ASA2,7,21 20b. Was a resident of this state at the time of entry or reentry into active duty
21or has.
AB706-ASA2,8,3 22c. Has been a resident of this state for at least 10 years next preceding the
23veteran's
any consecutive 5-year period after completing service on active duty and
24before his or her
application or death. If a person applying for a benefit under this
25subchapter meets that 5-consecutive-year residency requirement, the department

1may not require the person to reestablish that he or she meets the
25-consecutive-year residency requirement when he or she later applies for any other
3benefit under this chapter that requires a 5-consecutive-year residency.
AB706-ASA2,8,7 4(b) If the person had more than one qualifying term of service under par. (a) 1.,
5at least one term of service must have been under honorable conditions or have been
6terminated by an honorable discharge for the purpose of establishing eligibility
7under this section and s. 45.37 (1a).
AB706-ASA2,8,10 8(c) Veterans who are otherwise eligible and who are serving on active duty in
9the U.S. armed forces need not be living in this state on date of application to qualify
10for benefits from the department.
AB706-ASA2,8,18 11(d) The benefits available to veterans are also available to the unremarried
12surviving spouses and minor or dependent children of deceased veterans if the
13unremarried surviving spouses or minor or dependent children are residents of and
14living in this state at the time of making application. Any person whose service on
15active duty with the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S.
16armed forces makes the person eligible for general U.S. department of veterans
17affairs benefits shall be deemed to have served under honorable conditions for the
18purpose of this subsection and s. 45.37 (1a).
AB706-ASA2,8,19 19(e) The following are designated as war periods:
AB706-ASA2, s. 13 20Section 13. 45.35 (5) (a) to (h) of the statutes are renumbered 45.35 (5) (e) 1.
21to 8.
AB706-ASA2, s. 14 22Section 14. 45.35 (5) (a) 1. (intro.) and 2. (intro.) of the statutes are created to
23read:
AB706-ASA2,8,2524 45.35 (5) (a) 1. (intro.) The person is a resident of and living in this state at the
25time of making application, or is deceased, and meets one of the following conditions:
AB706-ASA2,9,2
12. (intro.) The person is a resident of and living in this state at the time of
2making application or is deceased, and meets one of the following conditions:
AB706-ASA2, s. 15 3Section 15. 45.35 (5m) of the statutes is renumbered 45.35 (5m) (a), and 45.35
4(5m) (a) 2., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,9,105 45.35 (5m) (a) 2. Any child of the veteran under 18 years of age, or under the
6age of 26
if in full attendance at a recognized school of instruction, or of any age if
7incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical disability. "Child" as used
8in this section means any natural child, any legally adopted child, any stepchild or
9child if a member of the veteran's household or any nonmarital child if the veteran
10acknowledges paternity or the same has been otherwise established.
AB706-ASA2, s. 16 11Section 16. 45.35 (5m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB706-ASA2,9,1712 45.35 (5m) (b) For purposes of defining "dependent" under this subsection,
13"veteran" includes a person who served on active duty under honorable conditions
14in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces,
15who was a resident of this state at the time of entry or reentry into active duty and
16who died while on active duty if that death was not the result of the veteran's wilful
17misconduct.
AB706-ASA2, s. 17 18Section 17. 45.358 (1) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is
19renumbered 45.358 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,9,2020 45.358 (1) (title) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, "veteran":
AB706-ASA2,9,22 21(b) "Veteran" means a person who has served on active duty in the U.S. armed
22forces.
AB706-ASA2, s. 18 23Section 18. 45.358 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB706-ASA2,9,2524 45.358 (1) (a) "Dependent child" means any natural or adoptive child under 18
25years of age, or under the age of 26 if in full attendance at a recognized school of

1instruction, or of any age if the child is unmarried and incapable of self-support by
2reason of mental or physical disability.
AB706-ASA2, s. 19 3Section 19. 45.358 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,10,145 45.358 (2) Construction and operation of cemeteries. Subject to
6authorization under ss. 13.48 (10) and 20.924 (1), the department of veterans affairs
7may construct and operate veterans cemeteries in northwestern and southeastern
8Wisconsin and may employ such personnel as are necessary for the proper
9management of the cemeteries. The department may acquire, by gift, purchase or
10condemnation, lands necessary for the purposes of the cemeteries. Title to the
11properties shall be taken in the name of this state. Every deed of conveyance shall
12be immediately recorded in the office of the proper register of deeds and thereafter
13filed with the secretary of state. All cemeteries operated by the department are
14exempt from the requirements of ss. 157.061 to 157.70 and 440.90 to 440.95.
AB706-ASA2, s. 20 15Section 20. 45.358 (3) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is
16amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,10,1817 45.358 (3) Eligibility. The following persons are eligible for burial at a
18cemetery constructed and operated under sub. (2) or s. 45.37 (15):
AB706-ASA2,10,2319 (a) A veteran who died while on active duty or who was discharged or released
20from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions
and who was
21a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active service
22and his or her dependent children and unremarried surviving spouse who are
23residents of this state at the time of their deaths
.
AB706-ASA2,11,324 (b) A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty in the U.S.
25armed forces under honorable conditions other than dishonorable and who was a

1resident of this state at the time of his or her death and his or her dependent children
2and unremarried surviving spouse who are residents of this state at the time of their
3deaths
.
AB706-ASA2,11,74 (c) The spouse or dependent child of a veteran who is serving an on active duty
5at the time of the spouse's or dependent child's death if the veteran was a resident
6of this state at the time of the veteran's entry or reentry into active service and if the
7spouse was a resident of this state at the time of the spouse's death
.
AB706-ASA2,11,128 (d) The spouse or dependent child of a veteran if the veteran was a resident of
9this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active service and
was
10discharged or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable
11conditions other than dishonorable and if the veteran and spouse were residents of
12this state at the time of the spouse's death
.
AB706-ASA2, s. 21 13Section 21. 45.358 (3) (e), (f) and (g) of the statutes are created to read:
AB706-ASA2,11,1714 45.358 (3) (e) The spouse or dependent child of a veteran who was discharged
15or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions if
16the veteran and spouse or dependent child were residents of this state at the time of
17the spouse's or dependent child's death.
AB706-ASA2,11,2518 (f) A person who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her death and
19who has 20 or more years of creditable military service for retirement pay as a
20member of the Wisconsin army national guard or air national guard or a reserve
21component of the U.S. armed forces or who would have been entitled to that
22retirement pay except that the person was under 60 years of age at the time of his
23or her death, and the person's spouse, unremarried surviving spouse and dependent
24children who are residents of this state at the time of the spouse's, unremarried
25surviving spouse's or dependent children's death.
AB706-ASA2,12,3
1(g) A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty in the U.S.
2armed forces under honorable conditions and who was a resident of the state for at
3least 5 consecutive years after completing service on active duty.
AB706-ASA2, s. 22 4Section 22. 45.37 (1a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,12,205 45.37 (1a) Definition of veteran. "Veteran" as used in this section Except as
6provided in sub. (15) (a) and (b), in this section "veteran"
means any person who
7served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces
8incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces who was entitled to receive the armed
9forces expeditionary medal, established by executive order 10977 on December 4,
101961, the Vietnam service medal established by executive order 11231 on July 8,
111965, the navy expeditionary medal or the marine corps expeditionary medal or who
12served in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis under
13s. 45.34 or any person who served for at least one day during a war period, as defined
14in s. 45.35 (5) (a) to (h) (e) or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August
1510, 1961, and who was officially reported missing in action, or killed in action or who
16died in service, or who was discharged under honorable conditions therefrom after
1790 days or more of active service, or if having served less than 90 days was honorably
18discharged for a service-connected disability or for a disability subsequently
19adjudicated to have been service connected, or who died as a result of
20service-connected disability.
AB706-ASA2, s. 23 21Section 23. 45.37 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 123,
22is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,13,623 45.37 (3) (b) Nonresident. A veteran who was not a resident of this state at the
24time of enlistment or induction into service but who is otherwise qualified for
25membership may be admitted if the veteran has been a resident of this state for the

15 years next preceding
any consecutive 5-year period after completing service on
2active duty and before
the date of application. If a person applying for a benefit under
3this subchapter meets that 5-consecutive-year residency requirement, the
4department may not require the person to reestablish that he or she meets the
55-consecutive-year residency requirement when he or she later applies for any other
6benefit under this chapter that requires a 5-consecutive-year residency.
AB706-ASA2, s. 24 7Section 24. 45.37 (15) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,13,148 45.37 (15) (a) A veteran who at the time of death is a resident of this state or
9who was a resident of the state for at least 15 consecutive years
person who is eligible
10under s. 45.358 (3) for burial at a veterans cemetery
is eligible for burial and
11interment at the cemetery of the home known as the "Wisconsin Veterans Memorial
12Cemetery". Cost The cost of preparing the grave and the erection of a marker for a
13veteran, as defined in s. 45.358 (1) (b),
shall be paid from the appropriation made by
14s. 20.485 (1) (gk).
AB706-ASA2,14,215 (b) Burial shall be provided in the cemetery of the home for any spouse,
16surviving spouse or parent of a veteran if the spouse, surviving spouse or parent at
17the time of death was a member of the home. Burial shall also be provided in the
18cemetery of the home for the parent, spouse or surviving spouse of a veteran, even
19if the parent, spouse or surviving spouse is not a member of the home at the time of
20death, if the parent, spouse or surviving spouse is a resident of this state at the time
21of death or was a resident of the state for at least 15 consecutive years.
Application
22for burial shall be made to the department for permission to be buried therein at the
23person's own expense
. The surviving spouse of the veteran, as defined in s. 45.358
24(1) (b),
shall have the privilege of selecting a lot next to the veteran if available.

1Permission shall be given by the department for a period of one year from date of
2granting, but may be extended, on request, for additional one-year periods.
AB706-ASA2, s. 25 3Section 25. 45.42 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,14,164 45.42 (1) The department may compile a record of the burial places within the
5state of persons who served in the U.S. armed forces in time of war as defined in s.
645.35 (5) (a) to (h) (e) or in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle
7East crisis under s. 45.34, or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August
810, 1961, or whose service entitled them to receive the armed forces expeditionary
9medal, established by executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam
10service medal established by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy
11expeditionary medal or the marine corps expeditionary medal. The record, so far as
12practicable, may indicate the name of each person; the service in which engaged; the
13appropriate designation of armed forces unit; the rank and period of service; the
14name and location of the cemetery or other place in which the body is interred; the
15location of the grave in the cemetery or other place; and the character of headstone
16or other marker, if any, at the grave.
AB706-ASA2, s. 26 17Section 26. 45.42 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,15,518 45.42 (2) The department may have blank forms prepared whereby the
19information required for the record may be transmitted to it and may distribute the
20forms to county veterans' service officers. The county veterans' service officer within
21whose county and cemetery or burial place is located in which are interred the bodies
22of persons who served in the U.S. armed forces in time of war as defined in s. 45.35
23(5) (a) to (h) (e) or in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East
24crisis under s. 45.34 or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August 10,
251961, or whose service entitled them to receive the armed forces expeditionary

1medal, established by executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam
2service medal established by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy
3expeditionary medal or the marine corps expeditionary medal shall submit the facts
4required for such record to the department on the forms provided by it, if so requested
5by the department.
AB706-ASA2, s. 27 6Section 27. 45.43 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,15,237 45.43 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the county board shall elect a
8county veterans' service officer who shall be a Wisconsin resident who served on
9active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces
10incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces for 2 consecutive years, except service
11on active duty for training purposes, for 90 days or more in time of war as set forth
12in s. 45.35 (5) (a) to (h) or, if having served less than 90 days, was honorably
13discharged for a service-connected disability or for a disability subsequently
14adjudicated to have been service-connected; who served in Grenada, Lebanon,
15Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis under s. 45.34; who served under section
161 of executive order 10957 dated August 10, 1961; or whose service entitled the
17veteran to receive the armed forces expeditionary medal established by executive
18order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service medal established by
19executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary medal or the marine
20corps expeditionary medal
. An individual who is discharged for reasons of hardship
21or a service-connected disability or released due to a reduction in the U.S. armed
22forces or for the good of the service prior to the completion of the required period of
23service is eligible for election to the office, regardless of the actual time served
.
AB706-ASA2, s. 28 24Section 28. 45.43 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,16,17
145.43 (6) (b) Except as provided under par. (c), the county board may appoint
2assistant county veterans' service officers who shall be Wisconsin residents who
3served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces
4incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces for 2 consecutive years, except service
5on active duty for training purposes, for 90 days or more in time of war as set forth
6in s. 45.35 (5) (a) to (h) or, if having served less than 90 days, was honorably
7discharged for a service-connected disability or for a disability subsequently
8adjudicated to have been service-connected; who served in Grenada, Lebanon,
9Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis under s. 45.34; who served under section
101 of executive order 10957 dated August 10, 1961; or whose service entitled the
11veteran to receive the armed forces expeditionary medal established by executive
12order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service medal established by
13executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary medal or the marine
14corps expeditionary medal
. An individual who is discharged for reasons of hardship
15or a service-connected disability or released due to a reduction in the U.S. armed
16forces or for the good of the service prior to the completion of the required period of
17service is eligible for appointment to the office, regardless of the actual time served
.
AB706-ASA2, s. 29 18Section 29. 45.43 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB706-ASA2,16,2519 45.43 (8) Qualifications application. The qualifications necessary to be a
20county veterans' service officer or assistant county veterans' service officer under
21subs. (1) (a) and (6) (b) apply only to persons elected to serve as county veterans'
22service officers or assistant county veterans' service officers on or after the effective
23date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], who have not served as county
24veterans' service officers or assistant county veterans' service officers before the
25effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].
AB706-ASA2, s. 30
1Section 30. 45.71 (16) (intro.) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are consolidated,
2renumbered 45.71 (16) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,17,63 45.71 (16) (a) (intro.) "Veteran" means: (a) Any any person who has served on
4active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces
5incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, except service on active duty for
6training purposes,
and who is meets the following conditions:
AB706-ASA2,17,10 71m. a. Is entitled to receive the armed forces expeditionary medal, established
8by executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service medal
9established by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary medal
10or the marine corps expeditionary medal or who served .
AB706-ASA2,17,12 11b. Has served in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East
12crisis under s. 45.34 or any person who served.
AB706-ASA2,17,18 13c. Has served for 90 days or more during a war period as enumerated under
14subds. 1. to 9. par. (am) or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August 10,
151961, except service on active duty for training purposes, or if having served less than
1690 days was honorably discharged for a service-connected disability or for a
17disability subsequently adjudicated to have been service-connected or died in
18service, or who served.
AB706-ASA2,17,20 19d. Has served on active duty for more than 6 months during the period between
20February 1, 1955, and August 4, 1964, and was honorably discharged , and who has.
AB706-ASA2,18,2 212m. a. Has been a resident of this state for at least 5 years next preceding an
22any consecutive 5-year period after completing service on active duty and before his
23or her
application or death or who was. If a person applying for a benefit under this
24subchapter meets that 5-consecutive-year residency requirement, the department
25may not require the person to reestablish that he or she meets the

15-consecutive-year residency requirement when he or she applies for any other
2benefit under this chapter that requires a 5-consecutive-year residency.
AB706-ASA2,18,5 3b. Was a resident of this state at the time of enlistment or induction into service
4and is either a resident of and living in this state at the time of making application
5or is deceased
.
AB706-ASA2,18,8 6(af) If the person had more than one qualifying term of service, at least one term
7of service must have been under honorable conditions or have been terminated by an
8honorable discharge.
AB706-ASA2,18,11 9(aj) Veterans who are otherwise eligible and who are serving on active duty in
10the U.S. armed forces need not be living in this state on date of application to qualify
11for a loan under this chapter.
AB706-ASA2,18,12 12(am) The following are designated as war periods:
AB706-ASA2, s. 31 13Section 31. 45.71 (16) (a) 1. to 10. of the statutes are renumbered 45.71 (16)
14(am) 1. to 10., and 45.71 (16) (am) 9., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,18,1715 45.71 (16) (am) 9. Vietnam war: Between August 5, 1964, and a date of
16termination to be established by the legislature
January 1, 1977, excepting service
17on active duty for training purposes only.
AB706-ASA2, s. 32 18Section 32. 45.71 (16) (a) 1m. (intro.) and 2m. (intro.) of the statutes are
19created to read:
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