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(b) Identify the best methods of providing preservice and in-service training
5for teachers related to educational technology.
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(c) With the consent of the department, enter into cooperative purchasing
7agreements under s. 16.73 (1) under which participating school districts and
8cooperative educational service agencies may contract for their professional
9employes to receive training concerning the effective use of educational technology.
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(d) In cooperation with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
11System, the technical college system board, the department of public instruction and
12other entities, support the development of courses for the instruction of professional
13employes who are licensed by the state superintendent of public instruction
14concerning the effective use of educational technology.
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(e) Subject to s. 196.218 (4r) (f), in cooperation with the department and the
16public service commission, provide telecommunications access to school districts,
17technical college districts, private colleges and public library boards under the
18program established under s. 196.218 (4r).
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(f) No later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a biennial
20report concerning the board's activities to the governor, and to the appropriate
21standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
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(g) Coordinate the purchasing of educational technology materials, supplies,
23equipment and contractual services for school districts, cooperative educational
24service agencies, technical college districts and the board of regents of the University
25of Wisconsin System by the department under s. 16.72 (8), and, in cooperation with
1the department, establish standards and specifications for purchases of educational
2technology hardware and software by school districts, cooperative educational
3service agencies, technical college districts and the board of regents of the University
4of Wisconsin System.
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(h) Purchase educational technology equipment for use by school districts,
6cooperative educational service agencies and public educational institutions in this
7state and permit the districts, agencies and institutions to purchase or lease the
8equipment, with an option to purchase the equipment at a later date. This paragraph
9does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology equipment from
10the board.
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1144.72 Educational technology training programs, grants, aids and
12loans. (1) Educational technology training and technical assistance grants.
13From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (et), the board shall award grants to
14cooperative educational service agencies and to consortia consisting of 2 or more
15school districts or cooperative educational service agencies, or one or more school
16districts or cooperative educational service agencies and one or more public library
17boards, to provide technical assistance and training in the use of educational
18technology. An applicant for a grant shall submit to the board a plan that specifies
19the school districts and public library boards that will participate in the program and
20describes how the funds will be allocated. The board shall do all of the following:
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(a) Award grants to applicants on a competitive basis through one funding cycle
22annually.
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(b) Give preference in awarding grants to consortia that include one or more
24public library boards.
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1(c) To the extent possible, ensure that grants are equally distributed on a
2statewide basis.
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(d) Promulgate rules establishing administrative procedures, eligibility and
4application requirements and criteria for awarding grants under this subsection.
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5(2) Educational technology block grants. (a)
In the 1997-98 and 1998-99
6school years, the board shall distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.275 (1)
7(u) to eligible school districts in proportion to the number of persons who reside in
8each school district, as reported under s. 43.70 (1). The funds shall be distributed
9after the funds under s. 43.70 (3) are distributed and according to the schedule in s.
1043.70 (3). If, after distributing the funds under s. 43.70, the balance of the common
11school fund income is less than the amount appropriated under s. 20.275 (1) (u), the
12board shall distribute the balance of the common school fund income instead of the
13amount appropriated under s. 20.275 (1) (u) under this paragraph.
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(b) 1. In this paragraph, "equalized valuation per member" means equalized
15valuation, as defined in s. 121.004 (2), divided by membership, as defined in s.
16121.004 (5), except as follows:
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a. For a school district operating only high school grades, "equalized valuation
18per member" means equalized valuation, as defined in s. 121.004 (2), divided by the
19result obtained by multiplying membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), by 3.
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b. For a school district operating only elementary grades, "equalized valuation
21per member" means equalized valuation, as defined in s. 121.004 (2), divided by the
22result obtained by multiplying membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), by 1.5.
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c. If a school district's equalized valuation per member is less than $75,000, it
24shall be considered to be $75,000 for purposes of this paragraph.
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12. From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (f), annually the board shall pay
2$5,000 to each eligible school district. The board shall distribute the balance in the
3appropriation to eligible school districts in proportion to the weighted membership
4of each school district, which shall be determined by dividing the statewide average
5equalized valuation per member by the school district's equalized valuation per
6member and multiplying the result by the school district's membership, as defined
7in s. 121.004 (5).
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3. In the 1997-98 school year, the board shall distribute the amount
9appropriated under s. 20.275 (1) (fs) to those school districts in which the equalized
10valuation per member in the 1996-97 school year was less than the state average
11equalized valuation per member in that school year. The amount distributed to each
12school district shall be the amount determined by subtracting the amount awarded
13to the school district under subd. 2. from $25,000, or the amount determined as
14follows, whichever is less:
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a. Divide the school district's equalized valuation per member by the state
16average equalized valuation per member.
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b. Subtract the quotient under subd. 3. a. from 1.0.
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c. Multiply the remainder under subd. 3. b. by the amount necessary to fully
19distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.275 (1) (fs), as determined by the
20board.
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(c) A school district is eligible for a grant under par. (a) or (b) 2. only if the annual
22meeting in a common school district, or the school board in a unified school district
23or in a school district operating under ch. 119, adopts a resolution requesting the
24grant. A grant under this subsection may not be used to replace funding available
25from other sources.
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1(d) A school district receiving a grant under par. (a) or (b) shall deposit the
2moneys in a separate fund. The moneys may be used for any purpose related to
3educational technology, except that a school district may not use the moneys to pay
4the salary or benefits of any school district employe.
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(e) The board shall distribute the grants under par. (b) 2. and 3. annually on
6the first Monday in February.
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7(4) Subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans. (a)
Subsidized
8loans authorized. The board may make subsidized loans under this subsection to
9school districts from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc)
10and to public library boards from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s.
1120.866 (2) (zcm). Subsidized loans under this subsection may be used only for the
12purpose of upgrading the electrical wiring of school and library buildings in existence
13on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and installing and
14upgrading computer network wiring in accordance with rules promulgated by the
15board.
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(b)
Subsidized loan applications, terms and conditions. The board shall
17establish application procedures for, and the terms and conditions of, subsidized
18loans under this subsection. The terms may include provision of professional
19building construction services under s. 16.85 (15). The board shall determine the
20interest rate on these loans. The interest rate shall be as low as possible but shall
21be sufficient to fully pay all interest expenses incurred by the state and to provide
22reserves that are reasonably expected to be required in the judgment of the board to
23ensure against losses arising from delinquency and default in the repayment of
24subsidized loans.
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1(c)
Repayment of subsidized loans. A school district's or public library board's
2total payments on a loan made under this subsection shall be equal to 50% of the total
3debt service on the loan, as determined by the board. A school district or public
4library board is not obligated to pay the remaining 50% of the debt service on the
5loan. The board shall credit all moneys received from school districts under this
6paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (h). The board shall credit
7all moneys received from public library boards under this paragraph to the
8appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (hb).
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(d)
Funding for subsidized loans. The board, with the approval of the governor
10and subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and (zcm), may request that the building
11commission contract public debt in accordance with ch. 18 to fund loans under this
12subsection. The term of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and (zcm) may
13not exceed 10 years.
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1545.01 Wisconsin veterans museum; space for. The department of
16administration shall provide suitable space for the purpose of a memorial hall,
17designated as the Wisconsin veterans museum, dedicated to the men and women of
18Wisconsin who served in the armed forces of the United States in the civil war of 1861
19to 1865 or
in any subsequent wars, as enumerated in s. 45.35 (5) (e), or in Bosnia,
20Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis under s. 45.34 who
21meets one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 1. a. to d., and the department of
22veterans affairs shall operate and conduct the Wisconsin veterans museum.
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45.03
(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2)
(sm) (em), the department
25shall pay all debts that remain unpaid on February 15, 1992, for expenses incurred
1in operating the veterans memorial at The Highground in Clark county and shall
2contract for improvements related to the memorial. The improvements shall include
3the paving of the parking lot at the memorial.
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45.04
(2) Grant program. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2)
(s) (e),
6the secretary shall award to eligible applicants grants to support the acquisition of
7land and construction of not more than 2 memorials in this state to honor state
8veterans who served in the U.S. armed forces. One memorial may be constructed to
9honor state veterans who served during the Korean conflict, June 27, 1950, to
10January 31, 1955, and one to honor state veterans who served during the Vietnam
11war, August 5, 1964, to June 30, 1975.
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1345.16 Burial allowance. Each county veterans' service officer shall cause to
14be interred in a decent and respectable manner in any cemetery in this state, other
15than those used exclusively for the burial of paupers, the body of any person who
16served in any war of the United States, in the Korean conflict, in the Vietnam war,
17under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August 10, 1961, or had service that
18entitled the person to receive the armed forces expeditionary medal, established by
19executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service medal established
20by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary medal or the
21marine corps expeditionary medal or who served in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon,
22Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis under s. 45.34 and who was discharged
23under honorable conditions after 90 days or more of active service, in the U.S. armed
24forces, or if having served less than 90 days was honorably discharged for a disability
25incurred in line of duty and who was living in the county at the time of death,
meets
1the definition of a "veteran" under s. 45.35 (5) and who dies not leaving sufficient
2means to defray the necessary expenses of a decent burial, or under financial
3circumstances that would distress the person's family to pay the expenses of the
4burial, and the body of a spouse or surviving spouse of the person who dies not leaving
5such means or under the same financial circumstances and who was living in the
6county at the time of death, at an expense to the county of not more than $300 in
7addition to the burial allowance payable under laws administered by the U.S.
8department of veterans affairs.
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45.25
(1) Administration. The department of veterans affairs shall administer
11a tuition and fee reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as
12undergraduates in any institution or center within the university of Wisconsin
13system
or, enrolling in any technical college under ch. 38
or receiving a waiver of
14nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.
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45.25
(3) (a)
An Except as provided in par. (am), an individual who meets the
18requirements under sub. (2), upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate
19semester in any institution or center within the university of Wisconsin system or
20a semester at any technical college district school under ch. 38, may be reimbursed
21for up to 50% of the individual's tuition and fees,
other than textbooks and other
22costs, charged by the institution, center or school, but that reimbursement is limited
23to a maximum of 50% of the standard cost for a state resident for an equivalent
24undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison per course or the
25difference between the individual's tuition and fees and the grants or scholarships,
1including those made under s. 21.49, that the individual receives specifically for the
2payment of the tuition or fees, whichever is less. Reimbursement is available only
3for tuition and fees that are part of a curriculum that is relevant to a degree in a
4particular course of study at the institution, center or school.
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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.
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19Section 1353m. 45.25 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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:
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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.
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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.
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11Section
1358. 45.35 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.35
(5m) (a) (intro.) "Dependent" of a veteran as used in this section and
s. 13ss. 45.351
and 45.356 includes only:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1245.356 (title)
Veterans trust fund stabilization personal loans.
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45.356
(1m) (b) "Veteran" has the meaning given in s.
45.71 (16) (a) 45.35 (5)
15(a).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(b) The department may enter into transactions with the state investment
6board to obtain money to make loans under this section.
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845.357 (title)
Veterans rehabilitation assistance program.
SB77-SSA1, s. 1375
9Section
1375. 45.357 of the statutes is renumbered 45.357 (1) and amended
10to read:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.