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:
AB706-ASA2,18,2020 45.71 (16) (a) 1m. (intro.) The person meets one of the following conditions:
AB706-ASA2,18,2221 2m. (intro.) The person is either a resident of and living in this state at the time
22of making application, or is deceased, and meets one of the following conditions:
AB706-ASA2, s. 33 23Section 33. 45.71 (16) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,18,2524 45.71 (16) (b) An unremarried spouse of a deceased veteran shall be considered
25a veteran under this subchapter
.
AB706-ASA2,19,2
1(c) A minor or dependent child of a deceased veteran shall be considered a
2veteran under this subchapter
.
AB706-ASA2, s. 34 3Section 34. 45.73 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,19,104 45.73 (2) Allocation of limited loan resources. If the department estimates
5that applications for loans under this subchapter will exceed the moneys available
6for such loans, the department shall give priority to the most necessitous cases and
7take all action necessary to spread the available moneys among the maximum
8possible number of veterans. The board of veterans affairs shall establish procedures
9whereby veterans of the Vietnam war, as defined in s. 45.71 (16) (a) (am) 9., receive
10first priority.
AB706-ASA2, s. 35 11Section 35. 45.74 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,19,1412 45.74 (1) Annual income limitation. (intro.) For persons identified under s.
1345.79 (7) (c) 1. and 2., the annual income of the person or both the person and the
14person's spouse exceeds whichever of the following applies:
AB706-ASA2, s. 36 15Section 36. 45.745 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,19,1816 45.745 (1) Annual income limitation. For persons identified under s. 45.79 (7)
17(c) 1. and 2., the annual income of the person or both the person and the person's
18spouse does not exceed 140% of the amount specified under s. 45.74 (1).
AB706-ASA2, s. 37 19Section 37. 45.76 (1) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 45.76 (1) (c)
201. and amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,19,2221 45.76 (1) (c) 1. A loan of not more than $15,000 to improve a home, including
22construction of a garage but not including any of the following:.
AB706-ASA2, s. 38 23Section 38. 45.76 (1) (c) 1. a. to d. of the statutes are repealed.
AB706-ASA2, s. 39 24Section 39. 45.79 (5) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,20,8
145.79 (5) (a) 9. With prior approval of the building commission, retire all
2veterans mortgage revenue bonds, 1980 series A or all 1981 veterans home loan
3revenue bonds and transfer any assets remaining in the bond funds fund after
4retirement into the veterans trust fund. The department may sell the assets
5transferred to the veterans trust fund under this subdivision and deposit the
6proceeds of any sale into the veterans trust fund. The proceeds of any sale of assets
7transferred to the veterans trust fund under this subdivision shall be used to provide
8loans under s. 45.356.
AB706-ASA2, s. 40 9Section 40. 71.03 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 71.03 (7) (intro.) and
10amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,20,2411 71.03 (7) Extension of time to file. (intro.) Returns of natural persons and
12fiduciaries that require a statement of amounts or information contained or entered
13on a corresponding return under the internal revenue code shall be filed within the
14time fixed under that code for filing of the corresponding federal return. Any
15extension of time granted by law or by the internal revenue service for the filing of
16that corresponding federal return extends the time for filing under this chapter if a
17copy of the taxpayer's application to the internal revenue service requesting the
18extension is filed with the return under this chapter or if a copy of any request for
19an extension required by the internal revenue service is filed with the return under
20this chapter or at an earlier date that the department prescribes by rule and if the
21taxpayer pays the Wisconsin tax in the manner applicable to federal income taxes
22under the internal revenue code. Taxes payable upon the filing of the return do not
23become delinquent during the period of an extension but are subject to interest at the
24rate of 12% per year during such period, except, for except as follows:
AB706-ASA2,21,9
1(a) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1989, and before January
21, 1991, for persons who served in support of Operation Desert Shield, Operation
3Desert Storm or an operation that is a successor to Operation Desert Shield or
4Operation Desert Storm in the United States, or for persons who served in Egypt,
5Israel, Diego Garcia or Germany, or for persons who qualify for a federal extension
6of time to file under 26 USC 7508, who served outside the United States because of
7their participation in Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm or an
8operation that is a successor to Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm
9in the Desert Shield or Desert Storm theater of operations.
AB706-ASA2, s. 41 10Section 41. 71.03 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB706-ASA2,21,1911 71.03 (7) (b) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994, and before
12January 1, 1997, for persons who served in support of Operation Balkan Endeavor
13or an operation that is a successor to Operation Balkan Endeavor, or for persons who
14served in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro,
15Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic or Slovenia, or for persons who qualify
16for a federal extension of time to file under 26 USC 7508, who served outside the
17United States because of their participation in Operation Balkan Endeavor or an
18operation that is a successor to Operation Balkan Endeavor in the Balkan Endeavor
19theater of operations.
AB706-ASA2, s. 42 20Section 42. 71.05 (6) (b) 22. of the statutes is created to read:
AB706-ASA2,22,221 71.05 (6) (b) 22. Any amount of basic, special and incentive pay income or
22compensation, as those terms are used in 37 USC chapters 3 and 5, received from the
23federal government by a person who is a member of a reserve component of the U.S.
24armed forces, as defined in 26 USC 7701 (a) (15), and is below the grade of
25commissioned officer, for services performed for Operation Balkan Endeavor. In this

1subdivision, "services performed for Operation Balkan Endeavor" means service in
2a unit of the U.S. armed forces if:
AB706-ASA2,22,33 a. The person is activated for Operation Balkan Endeavor; and
AB706-ASA2,22,64 b. The service occurs during the period that there is in effect a designation by
5the president of the United States that the service is part of Operation Balkan
6Endeavor.
AB706-ASA2, s. 43 7Section 43. 71.05 (6) (b) 23. of the statutes is created to read:
AB706-ASA2,22,148 71.05 (6) (b) 23. Up to $500 per month of basic, special and incentive pay income
9or compensation, as those terms are used in 37 USC chapters 3 and 5, received from
10the federal government by a person who is a member of a reserve component of the
11U.S. armed forces, as defined in 26 USC 7701 (a) (15), and is a commissioned officer,
12for services performed for Operation Balkan Endeavor. In this subdivision, "services
13performed for Operation Balkan Endeavor" means service in a unit of the U.S. armed
14forces if:
AB706-ASA2,22,1515 a. The person is activated for Operation Balkan Endeavor; and
AB706-ASA2,22,1816 b. The service occurs during the period that there is in effect a designation by
17the president of the United States that the service is part of Operation Balkan
18Endeavor.
AB706-ASA2, s. 44 19Section 44. 71.85 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 71.85 (3) (intro.) and
20amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,22,2321 71.85 (3) Abatement of interest and penalties. (intro.) No penalty or interest
22that has been imposed under this subchapter on a taxpayer who is eligible for the
23exemption under s.:
AB706-ASA2,23,2 24(a) Section 71.05 (6) (b) 13. or 14. may continue to accrue while the taxpayer
25is in the Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm theater of operations

1and for 180 days after the taxpayer leaves the Operation Desert Shield or Operation
2Desert Storm theater of operations.
AB706-ASA2, s. 45 3Section 45. 71.85 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB706-ASA2,23,64 71.85 (3) (b) Section 71.05 (6) (b) 22. or 23. may continue to accrue while the
5taxpayer is in the Operation Balkan Endeavor theater of operations and for 180 days
6after the taxpayer leaves the Operation Balkan Endeavor theater of operations.
AB706-ASA2, s. 46 7Section 46. 230.03 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,23,108 230.03 (14) (b) A person who served on active duty under honorable conditions
9in the U.S. armed forces in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle
10East crisis under s. 45.34.
AB706-ASA2, s. 47 11Section 47. 230.03 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,23,1412 230.03 (14) (c) A person who served on active duty under honorable conditions
13in the U.S. armed forces for at least one day during a war period, as defined in s. 45.35
14(5) (a) to (h) (e) or under section 1 of executive order 10957 dated August 10, 1961.
AB706-ASA2, s. 48 15Section 48. 341.08 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,24,216 341.08 (7) A vehicle's registration does not expire on the date of expiration of
17registration under ss. 341.25 to 341.36 if, on that date of expiration, the registrant
18is serving on active-duty in the U.S. armed forces in the Middle East or in the
19territorial or international waters adjacent to the Middle East as a participant in or
20in support of Operation Desert Shield or Desert Storm
and is absent from this state.
21Any registration extended under this subsection expires 30 on the date that the
22registrant returns to this state or 90
days after the registrant completes his or her
23military service in that geographic area as a participant in or in support of those
24operations
is discharged from active duty, whichever is earlier. If a registration is

1renewed after an extension under this subsection, the renewal period shall begin on
2the day after the date of expiration of registration.
AB706-ASA2, s. 49 3Section 49. 341.14 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,24,154 341.14 (6) (a) Upon application to register an automobile or station wagon or
5a motor truck or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than
68,000 pounds by any person who was a member of any of the U.S. armed services and
7who was held as a prisoner of war during any of the conflicts described in s. 45.35 (5)
8(b) to (g) (e) 2. to 8. or in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle
9East crisis under s. 45.34, and upon submission of a statement from the U.S.
10department of veterans affairs certifying that the person was a prisoner of war
11during one of the conflicts described in s. 45.35 (5) (b) to (g) (e) 2. to 8. or in Grenada,
12Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis under s. 45.34, the department
13shall issue to the person a special plate which is colored red, white and blue and
14which has the words "ex-prisoner of war" placed on the plate in the manner
15designated by the department.
AB706-ASA2, s. 50 16Section 50. 343.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB706-ASA2,25,217 343.20 (4) Any license issued under this chapter does not expire on the
18expiration date on the license if, on that expiration date, the licensee is serving on
19active-duty
in the U.S. armed forces in the Middle East or in the territorial or
20international waters adjacent to the Middle East as a participant in or in support of
21Operation Desert Shield or Desert Storm
and is absent from this state. Any license
22extended under this subsection expires 30 on the date that the license returns to this
23state or 90
days after the licensee completes his or her military service in that
24geographic area as a participant in or in support of those operations
is discharged
25from active duty, whichever is earlier
. If a license is renewed after an extension under

1this subsection, the renewal period shall begin on the day after the expiration date
2on the license.
AB706-ASA2, s. 51 3Section 51 . Nonstatutory provisions; group health insurance coverage
of certain state and authority employes participating in Operation Balkan
Endeavor.
AB706-ASA2,25,44 (1) In this section:
AB706-ASA2,25,75 (a) "Eligible employe" means a state employe, as defined in section 40.02 (54t)
6of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, to whom all of the following
7apply:
AB706-ASA2,25,9 81. On or after December 1, 1995, is activated to perform service for the
9operation.
AB706-ASA2,25,12 102. On the date on which he or she is activated to perform service for the
11operation, is insured and is receiving employer contributions under section 40.05 (4)
12of the statutes.
AB706-ASA2,25,19 133. On the date on which he or she is activated to perform service for the
14operation, is either a member of the Wisconsin national guard; a member of a reserve
15component of the U.S. armed forces, as defined in section 40.02 (57m) of the statutes;
16or an individual who is recalled to active military duty from inactive reserve status
17and had been either discharged from active duty, discharged from a unit of the
18Wisconsin national guard or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, as defined
19in section 40.02 (57m) of the statutes, or retired from active military service.
AB706-ASA2,26,2 204. Has received a military leave of absence under section 230.32 (3) (a) or 230.35
21(3) of the statutes, under a collective bargaining agreement under subchapter V of
22chapter 111 of the statutes or under rules promulgated by the secretary of
23employment relations as a result of being activated to perform service for the

1operation, or is eligible for reemployment under section 45.50 of the statutes after
2completion of his or her service for the operation.
AB706-ASA2,26,53 (b) "Employer" means the state agency, as defined in section 40.02 (54) of the
4statutes, by whom an eligible employe was employed on the date on which the eligible
5employe was activated to perform service for the operation.
AB706-ASA2,26,76 (c) "Employer contributions" means contributions paid toward the premium
7payments of an eligible employe by the employer of the eligible employe.
AB706-ASA2,26,98 (d) "Insured" means eligible for coverage under and properly enrolled in the
9state plan.
AB706-ASA2,26,1110 (e) "Operation" means Operation Balkan Endeavor or an operation that is a
11successor to Operation Balkan Endeavor.
AB706-ASA2,26,1212 (f) "Premium" means the health insurance premium under the state plan.
AB706-ASA2,26,1413 (g) "Service for the operation" means federal military duty as a participant in
14or in support of the operation.
AB706-ASA2,26,1615 (h) "State plan" means the state group health insurance plan provided under
16subchapter IV of chapter 40 of the statutes.
AB706-ASA2,26,2517 (2) (a) Notwithstanding sections 40.05 (4) and 40.51 (2) of the statutes, an
18eligible employe who is not insured may have his or her insurance under the state
19plan reinstated without furnishing evidence of insurability satisfactory to the
20insurer and may receive employer contributions under subsection (4) if the employe
21or the employe's designated representative makes a written election to have his or
22her insurance under the state plan reinstated and to receive employer contributions
23under subsection (4) and pays the amount of any employe contributions that are
24required to be paid under section 40.05 (4) of the statutes toward the premium
25payments.
AB706-ASA2,27,6
1(b) Notwithstanding section 40.05 (4) of the statutes, an eligible employe who
2is insured may receive employer contributions under subsection (4) if the employe
3or the employe's designated representative makes a written election to receive the
4employer contributions under subsection (4 ) and pays the amount of any employe
5contributions that are required to be paid under section 40.05 (4) of the statutes
6toward the premium payments.
AB706-ASA2,27,117 (c) An eligible employe or his or her designated representative shall make an
8election under paragraph (a) or (b) on a form provided by his or her employer not later
9than 60 days after the date on which the eligible employe begins to perform service
10for the operation or 60 days after the effective date of this paragraph, whichever is
11later.
AB706-ASA2,27,1412 (d) The group insurance board shall take any action necessary to include the
13period under paragraph (c) in the enrollment period under the state plan for eligible
14employes who are not insured.
AB706-ASA2,27,1815 (3) Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, the
16employer of an eligible employe shall mail to the eligible employe or to the eligible
17employe's designated representative a written notification of the eligible employe's
18rights under this Section, along with the form required under subsection (2) (c).
AB706-ASA2,27,2319 (4) Notwithstanding sections 40.05 (4) and 40.51 (2) of the statutes, the
20employer of an eligible employe who makes or whose designated representative
21makes an election under subsection (2 ) shall pay employer contributions toward the
22premium payments of the eligible employe during the period in which the eligible
23employe is performing service for the operation as follows:
AB706-ASA2,28,324 (a) The amount of the employer contributions paid toward each premium
25payment shall be equal to the amount of the employer contributions under section

140.05 (4) of the statutes that would have been paid toward the premium payment if
2the eligible employe had continued employment with the employer instead of
3performing service for the operation.
AB706-ASA2,28,144 (b) If the eligible employe has been insured during the period beginning on the
5date on which the eligible employe left employment with the employer to perform
6service for the operation and ending on the date on which the eligible employe or the
7eligible employe's designated representative makes the election under subsection
82but the eligible employe did not receive employer contributions under section 40.05
9(4) of the statutes toward one or more of the premium payments during that period,
10the employer shall pay to the eligible employe in a lump sum an amount equal to the
11employer contributions that would have been paid toward those premium payments
12under section 40.05 (4) of the statutes if the eligible employe had continued
13employment with the employer during that period instead of performing service for
14the operation.
AB706-ASA2,28,2115 (c) The number of months for which the eligible employe receives employer
16contributions under paragraphs (a ) and (b), when added to the number of months for
17which the eligible employe received employer contributions under section 40.05 (4)
18of the statutes during the period beginning on the date on which the eligible employe
19left employment with the employer to perform service for the operation and ending
20on the date on which the eligible employe ceases to perform service for the operation,
21may not exceed a total of 12 months.
AB706-ASA2,28,2322 (d) No employer contributions may be paid under this subsection after the last
23day of the 24th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.
AB706-ASA2,29,224 (5) Notwithstanding sections 111.84 (1) and (2), 111.91 (1) and (2) and 111.93
25(3) of the statutes, this Section applies to an eligible employe and to the employer

1regardless of whether the eligible employe is unrepresented or represented by a labor
2organization, as defined in section 111.81 (12) of the statutes.
AB706-ASA2, s. 52 3Section 52. Initial applicability.
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