AB100-ASA1,624,186 45.25 (3) (am) A disabled individual who meets the requirements under sub.
7(2) and whose disability is rated at 30% or more under 38 USC 1114 or 1134, upon
8satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution or center
9within the University of Wisconsin System or a semester at any technical college
10district school under ch. 38, may be reimbursed for up to 100% of the individual's
11tuition and fees, but that reimbursement is limited to 100% of the standard cost for
12a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate course at the University of
13Wisconsin-Madison per course, or the difference between the individual's tuition
14and fees and the grants or scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that
15the individual receives specifically for the payment of the tuition or fees, whichever
16is less. Reimbursement is available only for tuition and fees that are part of a
17curriculum that is relevant to a degree in a particular course of study at the
18institution, center or school.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1353m 19Section 1353m. 45.25 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,624,2120 45.25 (3) (b) (intro.) An application for reimbursement of tuition and fees under
21par. (a) or (am) shall meet all of the following requirements:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1052 22Section 1052. 45.25 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,625,323 45.25 (4) (a) An individual is not eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2) for
24more than 120 credits of part-time study or 8 full semesters of full-time study at any
25institution or center within the university of Wisconsin system or, 60 credits of

1part-time study or 4 full semesters of full-time study at a technical college under ch.
238, or an equivalent amount of credits at an institution where he or she is receiving
3a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1053 4Section 1053. 45.35 (5) (a) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,625,105 45.35 (5) (a) 1. d. Has served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces for 2
6continuous years or more or the full period of the individual's initial service
7obligation, whichever is less. An individual discharged for reasons of hardship or a
8service-connected disability or released due to a reduction in the U.S. armed forces
9prior to the completion of the required period of service is eligible, regardless of the
10actual time served.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1054 11Section 1054. 45.35 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,625,1312 45.35 (5m) (a) (intro.) "Dependent" of a veteran as used in this section and s.
13ss. 45.351 and 45.356 includes only:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1055 14Section 1055. 45.35 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,625,1715 45.35 (15) Liberal construction intended. This section, ss. 45.351, 45.356 and
1645.37 and subch. II shall be construed as liberally as the language permits in favor
17of applicants.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1056 18Section 1056. 45.35 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,625,2219 45.35 (18) Loan repayments. The department shall deposit all repayments of
20loans and payments of interest made on loans under s. 45.351 (2), 1995 stats., s.
2145.352, 1971 stats., s. 45.356, 1995 stats., or s. 45.80, 1989 stats., in the veterans
22trust fund.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1057 23Section 1057. 45.351 (1j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,626,1924 45.351 (1j) Health care aid grants. The department may grant to any veteran
25or dependents such temporary health care aid as the department considers advisable

1to prevent want or distress. Health care aid to meet medical or hospital bills under
2this subsection is limited to a payment of up to $5,000 per veteran or dependent for
3a 12-month period beginning with the first day of care for which the person seeks
4reimbursement under this subsection. The department may not give prior
5authorization for the payment of health care aid under this subsection but may issue
6a certificate of entitlement stating that a veteran or dependent is eligible for a health
7care aid grant under this subsection if the treatment is received within a time period
8that the department promulgates by rule. Health care aid may be used to provide
9payment for the treatment of alcoholism or other drug addiction or to provide
10payment for health care required because of alcoholism or other drug addiction or
11alcohol or other drug abuse. The department may not grant health care aid under
12this subsection unless the aid recipient's health care provider agrees to accept, as full
13payment for the medical treatment for which the aid is to be granted, the amount of
14the grant, the amount of the recipient's health insurance or other 3rd-party
15payments, if any, and the amount that the department determines the aid recipient
16is capable of paying. The department may not grant health care aid under this
17subsection if the combined liquid assets of the applicant for aid, and of the veteran
18and veteran's dependents who are living in the same household with the applicant,
19are in excess of $1,000.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1058 20Section 1058. 45.351 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1059 21Section 1059. 45.351 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,626,2422 45.351 (3) Appropriations. The department may award grants and loans under
23this section from the appropriation in s. 20.485 (2) (vm). Nothing in this section
24empowers the department to incur any state debt.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1060 25Section 1060. 45.353 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,627,10
145.353 (2) Upon application the department shall make a payment to any state
2veterans organization that establishes that it, or its national organization, or both,
3has maintained a full-time service office at the regional office for at least 5 of the 10
4years preceding the date of application. The payment shall equal 25% of all salaries
5and travel expenses under sub. (3) paid during the previous fiscal year by the state
6veterans organization to employes engaged in veterans claims service and stationed
7at the regional office, except that the sum paid to a state veterans organization
8annually shall not be less than either $2,500, or the amount of salaries and travel
9expenses paid by the state veterans organization to employes stationed at the
10regional office, whichever is less, nor more than $15,000 $20,000.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1061 11Section 1061. 45.356 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,627,12 1245.356 (title) Veterans trust fund stabilization personal loans.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1062 13Section 1062. 45.356 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,627,1514 45.356 (1m) (b) "Veteran" has the meaning given in s. 45.71 (16) (a) 45.35 (5)
15(a)
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1063 16Section 1063. 45.356 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,627,2417 45.356 (2) The department may lend a veteran, a veteran's unremarried spouse
18or a deceased veteran's child who meets the requirements of s. 45.35 (5m) (a) 2.
not
19more than $15,000 or a lesser amount established by the department by rule for the
20purchase of a mobile home, business or business property, the repair of or addition
21to his or her home or business property, the construction of a garage,
the education
22of the veteran or his or her spouse or children, the payment of medical or funeral
23expenses or the consolidation of debt. The department may prescribe loan
24conditions, but the term of the loan may not exceed 10 years.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1064 25Section 1064. 45.356 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,628,6
145.356 (3) The department may lend not more than $15,000 or a lesser amount
2established by the department by rule
to a veteran's remarried surviving spouse,
3whether remarried or not,
or to the parent of a deceased veteran's children child for
4the education of the minor or dependent children of the veteran if the surviving
5spouse or parent is a resident of and living in this state on the date of application
a
6child who meets the requirements of s. 45.35 (5m) (a) 2
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1065 7Section 1065. 45.356 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,628,98 45.356 (3m) To be eligible for a loan under this section, an applicant must be
9a resident of and living in this state on the date of the application.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1066 10Section 1066. 45.356 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,628,1911 45.356 (4) The department shall administer this program as a fiduciary for the
12purpose of maximizing the asset and income base of the veterans trust fund.
The
13department may execute necessary instruments, collect interest and principal,
14compromise indebtedness, sue and be sued, post bonds and write off indebtedness
15that it considers uncollectible. If a loan under this subsection section is secured by
16a real estate mortgage, the department may exercise the rights of owners and
17mortgagees generally and the rights and powers set forth in s. 45.72. The
18department shall pay all interest and principal repaid on the loan into the veterans
19trust fund.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1067 20Section 1067. 45.356 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,628,2521 45.356 (8) No person may receive a loan under this section in an amount that,
22when added to the balance outstanding on the person's existing loans under s. 45.351
23(2), 1995 stats., and s. 45.356, 1995 stats., would result in a total indebtedness to the
24department of more than $15,000, or a lesser amount as established by the
25department by rule.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1068
1Section 1068. 45.356 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,629,42 45.356 (9) (a) The department may borrow from the veterans mortgage loan
3repayment fund under s. 45.79 (7) (a) and shall pledge loans made under this section
4as collateral for the borrowing.
AB100-ASA1,629,65 (b) The department may enter into transactions with the state investment
6board to obtain money to make loans under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1069 7Section 1069. 45.357 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,629,8 845.357 (title) Veterans rehabilitation assistance program.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1070 9Section 1070. 45.357 of the statutes is renumbered 45.357 (1) and amended
10to read:
AB100-ASA1,629,2011 45.357 (1) The department of veterans affairs shall administer a rehabilitation
12program to provide assistance to persons who served in the U.S. armed forces or in
13forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and who were discharged under
14conditions other than dishonorable. The department shall provide assistance to
15persons whose need for services is based upon homelessness, incarceration or other
16circumstances designated by the department by rule. The department shall
17designate the assistance available under this section, which may include assistance
18in receiving medical care, dental care, education, employment and transitional
19housing. The department may provide grants to facilitate the provision of services
20under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1071 21Section 1071. 45.357 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,629,2522 45.357 (2) The department may charge fees for transitional housing and for
23such other assistance that is provided under this section as the department
24designates. The department shall promulgate rules establishing the fee schedule
25and the manner of implementation of that schedule.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1376d
1Section 1376d. 45.358 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,630,52 45.358 (3) (a) A veteran who died while on active duty or who was discharged
3or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions and
4who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active
5service and his or her dependent children and unremarried surviving spouse.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1376f 6Section 1376f. 45.358 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,630,107 45.358 (3) (b) A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty in the
8U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions and who was a resident of this state
9at the time of his or her death and his or her dependent children and unremarried
10surviving spouse.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1376j 11Section 1376j. 45.358 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,630,2112 45.358 (3) (f) A person who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her
13entry or reentry into service in the Wisconsin army national guard or air national
14guard or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or
at the time of his or her
15death and who has 20 or more years of creditable military service for retirement pay
16as a member of the Wisconsin army national guard or air national guard or a reserve
17component of the U.S. armed forces or who would have been entitled to that
18retirement pay except that the person was under 60 years of age at the time of his
19or her death, and the person's spouse, unremarried surviving spouse and dependent
20children who are residents of this state at the time of the spouse's, unremarried
21surviving spouse's or dependent children's death.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1072 22Section 1072. 45.37 (1a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,631,1323 45.37 (1a) Definition of veteran. Except as provided in sub. (15) (a) and (b),
24in this section "veteran" has the meaning given in s. 45.35 (5) (a) or means any person
25who served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in

1forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces who was entitled to receive the
2armed forces expeditionary medal, established by executive order 10977 on
3December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service medal established by executive order 11231
4on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary medal or the marine corps expeditionary
5medal or who served in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle
6East crisis under s. 45.34 or any person who served
for at least one day during a war
7period, as defined in s. 45.35 (5) (e) or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated
8August 10, 1961, and who was officially reported missing in action or killed in action
9or who died in service, or who was discharged under honorable conditions after 90
10days or more of active service, or if having served less than 90 days was honorably
11discharged for a service-connected disability or for a disability subsequently
12adjudicated to have been service connected, or who died as a result of
13service-connected disability.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1073 14Section 1073. 45.37 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1074 15Section 1074. 45.37 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1075 16Section 1075. 45.396 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,632,517 45.396 (2) Any veteran upon the completion of any correspondence course or
18part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located in this
19state or from any public or private high school may be reimbursed in whole or in part
20for the cost of the course, including necessary textbooks, by the department upon
21presentation to the department of a certificate from the school indicating that the
22veteran has completed the course and stating the cost of the course and necessary
23textbooks
and upon application for reimbursement completed by the veteran and
24received by the department no later than 60 days after the termination of the course
25for which the application for reimbursement is made. The department shall accept

1and process an application received more than 60 days after the termination of the
2course if the applicant shows good cause for the delayed receipt. The department
3may not require that an application be received sooner than 60 days after a course
4is completed. Benefits granted under this section shall be paid out of the
5appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm) (th).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1380m 6Section 1380m. 45.396 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,632,117 45.396 (3) (intro.)  A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise
8qualified to receive benefits under this section may receive the benefits under sub.
9(2)
this section upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time
10classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state,
11if any of the following applies:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1076 12Section 1076. 45.396 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,632,1913 45.396 (4) Enrolled part-time classroom study or direct correspondence
14courses from a qualified educational institution may be authorized and the veteran
15reimbursed in whole or in part by the department when such courses are related to
16one's occupational, professional or educational employment objectives, and to the
17extent that payment or reimbursement is not available from any other sources, or,
18in cases where reimbursement is not specifically for fees and textbooks tuition, to the
19extent that such reimbursement is insufficient to cover all educational costs.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1077 20Section 1077. 45.396 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,633,221 45.396 (5) The Except as provided in sub. (9), the reimbursement may not
22exceed 50% of the cost of tuition, and fees and textbooks and shall also be limited to
23a maximum of $300 per course and $1,100 per fiscal year 50% of the standard cost
24for a state resident for tuition and fees for an equivalent undergraduate course at the

1University of Wisconsin-Madison per course and may not be provided to an
2individual more than 4 times during any consecutive 12-month period.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1078 3Section 1078. 45.396 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,633,64 45.396 (8) The department may not make a grant under this section unless the
5department determines that a course for which an application is made is related to
6the applicant's occupational, professional or employment objectives.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383g 7Section 1383g. 45.396 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,633,148 45.396 (9) A disabled veteran who meets the requirements under this section
9and whose disability is rated at 30% or more under 38 USC 1114 or 1134 may be
10reimbursed for up to 100% of the cost of tuition and fees, but that reimbursement is
11limited to 100% of the standard cost for a state resident for tuition and fees for an
12equivalent undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison per
13course and may not be provided to an individual more than 4 times during any
14consecutive 12-month period.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383m 15Section 1383m. 45.396 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,633,1916 45.396 (10) Beginning July 1, 1998, the department may provide
17reimbursement under this section from the appropriation account under s. 20.485
18(2) (th) for the fiscal year in which the course was completed or in which the academic
19term during which the course was taken ended, whichever is earlier.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383p 20Section 1383p. 45.397 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
213
, is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,634,322 45.397 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an
23institution of higher education, as defined in s. 39.32 (1) (a),
in a training course in
24a technical college in the state or in a proprietary school approved by the educational
25approval board under s. 39.51
in the state or is engaged in a structured on-the-job

1training program certified by the department of workforce development or the U.S.
2department of veterans affairs
that meets program requirements promulgated by
3the department by rule
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383r 4Section 1383r. 45.397 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,634,65 45.397 (2) (b) The In addition to the income limits under sub. (6), the veteran
6meets the financial assistance criteria established under sub. (3) (c).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383t 7Section 1383t. 45.397 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,634,108 45.397 (2) (cm) The veteran requesting a grant has not received
9reimbursement under s. 45.25 or 45.396 for courses completed during the same
10semester for which a grant would be received under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383v 11Section 1383v. 45.397 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,634,1912 45.397 (6) Income limits. No veteran may receive a grant under this section
13if the department determines, after disregarding any payment described in s. 45.85,
14that the income of the veteran and his or her spouse exceeds $500 for each dependent
15in excess of 2 dependents plus $36,600. In determining eligibility for grants under
16this section, the department shall verify all reported income amounts by contacting
17the employer designated by the veteran or spouse, securing a copy of their prior
18year's income tax returns or obtaining a profit and loss statement from the veteran
19for at least 6 of the 12 months immediately preceding the grant application date.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1079 20Section 1079. 45.42 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,635,921 45.42 (1) The department may compile a record of the burial places within the
22state of persons who served in the U.S. armed forces in time of war as defined in s.
2345.35 (5) (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
25August 10, 1961, or whose service entitled them to receive the armed forces

1expeditionary medal, established by executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the
2Vietnam service medal established by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the
3navy expeditionary medal or the marine corps expeditionary medal
meet the
4definition of a "veteran" under s. 45.35 (5) (a)
. The record, so far as practicable, may
5indicate the name of each person; the service in which engaged; the appropriate
6designation of armed forces unit; the rank and period of service; the name and
7location of the cemetery or other place in which the body is interred; the location of
8the grave in the cemetery or other place; and the character of headstone or other
9marker, if any, at the grave.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1080 10Section 1080. 45.42 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,635,2311 45.42 (2) The department may have blank forms prepared whereby the
12information required for the record may be transmitted to it and may distribute the
13forms to county veterans' service officers. The county veterans' service officer within
14whose county and cemetery or burial place is located in which are interred the bodies
15of persons who served in the U.S. armed forces in time of war as defined in s. 45.35
16(5) (e) or in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis
17under s. 45.34 or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August 10, 1961,
18or whose service entitled them to receive the armed forces expeditionary medal,
19established by executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service
20medal established by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary
21medal or the marine corps expeditionary medal
meet the definition of a "veteran"
22under s. 45.35 (5) (a)
shall submit the facts required for such record to the department
23on the forms provided by it, if so requested by the department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1385m 24Section 1385m. 45.43 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,636,14
145.43 (7) (a) Each county may annually apply to the department for a grant for
2the improvement of service to former military personnel of the county through the
3county veterans' service office. A county may not allocate any portion of a grant for
4use by another county department nor may the county reduce funding to a county
5veterans' service office based upon receipt of a grant.
The county veterans' service
6officer of any county applying for the grant shall enter into an agreement with the
7department. The agreement shall state the goals and objectives to be attained by the
8county veterans' service office during the remainder of the year covered by the grant
9application. The department shall prepare the basic form of this agreement in
10consultation with the county veterans' service officers association and provide a copy
11and an explanation of that agreement to each county veterans' service officer. The
12department shall develop reasonable budget and operating standards to assure
13improved services, but full operating control of the county office shall be left to each
14county.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1081 15Section 1081. 45.43 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,637,616 45.43 (7) (b) The department shall award a grant not exceeding $5,000
17annually to a county that meets the standards developed under this subsection and
18employs a county veterans' service officer who, if chosen after August 9, 1989, is
19chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
20position of county veterans' service officer developed and administered by the
21division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment
22relations, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure
23under ch. 63 or s. 59.52 (8). An eligible county initially applying for a grant after
24August 9, 1989, shall be eligible for an initial grant for the first year not exceeding
25$1,000, an annual grant for the next year not exceeding $3,000 and any subsequent

1annual grant not exceeding $5,000
The grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a
2population of under 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to
345,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999 and $13,000 for
4a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs
5shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the
6demographic services center when making grants under this paragraph
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1082 7Section 1082. 45.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,637,15 845.52 Physical disability does not disqualify for public employment.
9A veteran, as defined under s. 45.37 (1a) 45.35 (5) (a), who has suffered a physical
10disability as a direct result of military or naval service shall not on that account be
11barred from employment in any public position or employment whether under state,
12county or municipal civil service or otherwise, if the licensed physician making a
13physical examination of the veteran for the public employer certifies that the
14applicant's disability will not materially handicap the veteran in the performance of
15the duties of the position.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1083 16Section 1083. 45.71 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,637,1817 45.71 (9) (b) Unless temporary in nature and except as provided under s. 45.79
18(2m) or
45.85, pensions and disability compensation shall be considered income.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1084 19Section 1084. 45.71 (16) (a) 1m. e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,637,2520 45.71 (16) (a) 1m. e. Has served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces for 2
21continuous years or more or the full period of the individual's initial service
22obligation, whichever is less. An individual discharged for reasons of hardship or a
23service-connected disability or released due to a reduction in the U.S. armed forces
24prior to the completion of the required period of service is eligible, regardless of the
25actual time served.
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