SB55-SSA1, s. 1430b 3Section 1430b. 44.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,543,204 44.72 (4) (b) Financial assistance applications, terms and conditions. The
5board shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and conditions of,
6financial assistance under this subsection, including a condition requiring a charter
7school sponsor to use financial assistance under this subsection for wiring upgrading
8and installation that benefits pupils attending the charter school
. The board shall
9make a loan to a school district, charter school sponsor, or public library board in an
10amount equal to 50% of the total amount of financial assistance for which the board
11determines the school district or public library board is eligible and provide a grant
12to the school district or public library board for the remainder of the total. The terms
13and conditions of any financial assistance under this subsection may include
14provision of professional building construction services under s. 16.85 (15). The
15board shall determine the interest rate on loans under this subsection. The interest
16rate shall be as low as possible but shall be sufficient to fully pay all interest expenses
17incurred by the state in making the loans and to provide reserves that are reasonably
18expected to be required in the judgment of the board to ensure against losses arising
19from delinquency and default in the repayment of the loans. The term of a loan under
20this subsection may not exceed 10 years.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1431 21Section 1431. 44.72 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,544,222 44.72 (4) (c) Repayment of loans. The board shall credit all moneys received
23from school districts and charter school sponsors for repayment of loans under this
24subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (h). The board shall credit

1all moneys received from public library boards for repayment of loans under this
2subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (hb).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1433 3Section 1433. 44.73 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,544,84 44.73 (1) Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the board, in consultation with
5the department and subject to the approval of the department of electronic
6government
, shall promulgate rules establishing an educational
7telecommunications access program to provide educational agencies with access to
8data lines and video links.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1434 9Section 1434. 44.73 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,544,1610 44.73 (2) (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the board for
11access to either one data line or one video link, except that any educational agency
12may request access to additional data lines if the agency shows to the satisfaction of
13the board that the additional data lines are more cost-effective than a single data
14line and except that a school district that operates more than one high school or a
15public library board that operates more than one library facility
may request access
16to both a data line and a video link and access to more than one data line or video link.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1435 17Section 1435. 44.73 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,544,2418 44.73 (2) (b) Establish eligibility requirements for an educational agency to
19participate in the program established under sub. (1), including a requirement that
20a charter school sponsor use data lines and video links to benefit pupils attending the
21charter school and a requirement that Internet access to material that is harmful to
22children, as defined in s. 948.11 (1) (b), is blocked on the computers of secured
23correctional facilities that are served by data links and video links subsidized under
24this section
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1436 25Section 1436. 44.73 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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144.73 (2) (f) Ensure that secured correctional facilities that receive access
2under this section to data lines and video links use them only for educational
3purposes.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1437 4Section 1437. 44.73 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,545,65 44.73 (2g) An educational agency that is provided access to a data line under
6the program established under sub. (1) may not do any of the following:
SB55-SSA1,545,87 (a) Provide access to the data line to any business entity, as defined in s. 13.62
8(5).
SB55-SSA1,545,119 (b) Request access to an additional data line for purposes of providing access
10to bandwidth to a political subdivision under a shared service agreement under sub.
11(2r) (a).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1438 12Section 1438. 44.73 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,545,2113 44.73 (2r) (a) A public library board that is provided access to a data line under
14the program established under sub. (1) may enter into a shared service agreement
15with a political subdivision that provides the political subdivision with access to any
16excess bandwidth on the data line that is not used by the public library board, except
17that a public library board may not sell, resell, or transfer in consideration for money
18or anything of value to a political subdivision access to any excess bandwidth. A
19shared service agreement under this paragraph is not valid unless the agreement
20allows the public library board to cancel the agreement at any time after providing
21notice to the political subdivision.
SB55-SSA1,545,2422 (b) A political subdivision that obtains access to bandwidth under a shared
23service agreement under par. (a) may not receive compensation for providing any
24other person with access to the bandwidth.
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1(c) A public library board shall provide the technology for educational
2achievement in Wisconsin board with written notice within 30 days after entering
3into or modifying a shared service agreement under par. (a).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1439 4Section 1439. 44.73 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,546,85 44.73 (3) The board shall submit an annual report to the department on the
6status of providing data lines and video links that are requested under sub. (2) (a)
7and the impact on the universal service fund of any payment under contracts under
8s. 16.974 (7).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1440b 9Section 1440b. 44.73 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 44.73 (6) (a) and
10amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,546,2311 44.73 (6) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (s) or (tm), the board
12may award an annual grant to a school district or private school that had in effect
13on October 14, 1997, a contract for access to a data line or video link, as documented
14by the board. The board shall determine the amount of the grant, which shall be
15equal to the cost incurred by the state to provide telecommunications access to a
16school district or private school under a contract entered into under s. 16.974 (7) (a)
17or (c)
(1) or (3) less the amount that the school district or private school would be
18paying under sub. (2) (d) if the school district or private school were participating in
19the program established under sub. (1), except that the amount may not be greater
20than the cost that a school district or private school incurs under the contract in effect
21on October 14, 1997. A school district or private school receiving a grant under this
22subsection is not eligible to participate in the program under sub. (1). No grant may
23be awarded under this subsection after June 30, 2002 December 31, 2005.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1440c 24Section 1440c. 44.73 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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144.73 (6) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the board may award a school district
2that operates more than one high school and that had in effect on October 14, 1997,
3a contract for access to more than one data line or video link an annual grant for each
4data line or video link serving each high school covered by that contract.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1441 5Section 1441. 45.01 of the statutes is renumbered 45.014.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1442 6Section 1442. 45.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,547,127 45.25 (1) Administration. The department of veterans affairs shall administer
8a tuition and fee reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as
9undergraduates in any institution of higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a),
10in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), enrolling in
11a proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54,
or receiving a waiver of
12nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1443 13Section 1443. 45.25 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,547,2214 45.25 (2) (d) The individual is a resident at the time of application for the
15tuition and fee reimbursement program and was a Wisconsin resident at the time of
16entry or reentry into service or was a resident for any consecutive 5-year 12-month
17period after entry or reentry into service and before the date of his or her application.
18If a person applying for a benefit under this section meets that 5-consecutive-year
19the residency requirement of 12 consecutive months, the department may not
20require the person to reestablish that he or she meets the 5-consecutive-year that
21residency requirement when he or she later applies for any other benefit under this
22chapter that requires a 5-consecutive-year that residency.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1444 23Section 1444. 45.25 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,548,1524 45.25 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), an individual who meets the
25requirements under sub. (2), upon satisfactory completion of a full-time

1undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, as defined in s.
245.396 (1) (a), in this state, any school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), any
3proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54,
or any institution from which the
4individual receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47, may be
5reimbursed for up to 65% an amount not to exceed the total cost of the individual's
6tuition and fees. The reimbursement under this paragraph is limited to a maximum
7of 65% of
minus any grants or scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that
8the individual receives specifically for the payment of the tuition or fees, or 85% of

9the standard cost for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate course at the
10University of Wisconsin-Madison per course or the difference between the
11individual's tuition and fees and the grants or scholarships, including those made
12under s. 21.49, that the individual receives specifically for the payment of the tuition
13or fees
, whichever is less. Reimbursement is available only for tuition and fees that
14are part of a curriculum that is relevant to a degree in a particular course of study
15at the institution.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1447 16Section 1447. 45.25 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,548,2417 45.25 (4) (a) An individual is not eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2) for
18more than 120 credits or 8 full semesters of full-time study at any institution of
19higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state, 60 credits or 4 full
20semesters of full-time study at any institution of higher education, as defined in s.
2145.396 (1) (a), in this state that offers a degree upon completion of 60 credits, or an
22equivalent amount of credits at a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), at a
23proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or
at an institution where he or
24she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1448
1Section 1448. 45.35 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 45.012 and amended to
2read:
SB55-SSA1,549,4 345.012 Definition. In this chapter subchapter, "board" means the board of
4veterans affairs.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1449 5Section 1449. 45.35 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,549,76 45.35 (2g) Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of
7veterans affairs.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1450 8Section 1450. 45.35 (3d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,549,119 45.35 (3d) (a) The council on veterans programs created under s. 15.497 shall
10advise the board of veterans affairs and the department of veterans affairs on
11solutions and policy alternatives relating to the problems of veterans.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1451 12Section 1451. 45.35 (3d) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,549,1913 45.35 (3d) (b) The council on veterans programs and the department of
14veterans affairs
, jointly or separately, shall submit a report regarding the council on
15veterans programs to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution
16to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) by November 1, 1989, and by September 30 of
17every odd-numbered year thereafter. The report shall include a general summary
18of the activities and membership over the past 2 years of the council and each
19organization on the council.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1451m 20Section 1451m. 45.35 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 45.35 (4) (a) and
21amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,550,222 45.35 (4) (a) The Except as provided in pars. (b) to (d), the secretary shall
23appoint under the classified service such persons as are necessary to carry out the
24policy of the board and for the proper conduct of the Wisconsin veterans museum.

1All persons appointed by the department shall, if possible, be veterans as defined in
2sub. (5) and preference shall be given to disabled veterans.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1451n 3Section 1451n. 45.35 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,550,94 45.35 (4) (b) The department shall employ not more than 5 regional
5coordinators. The duties of a regional coordinator shall include providing claims and
6benefit application assistance to veterans. The regional coordinators shall
7coordinate claims and benefit application assistance with the appropriate county
8veterans' service officers under s. 45.43 to maximize the level of assistance and
9benefits provided to veterans.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1451p 10Section 1451p. 45.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,550,1311 45.35 (4) (c) The department shall employ no more than 7 claims officers. The
12claims officers shall provide federal claims and benefit assistance to veterans and
13shall be based in the department's regional office in Milwaukee County.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1451r 14Section 1451r. 45.35 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,550,2115 45.35 (4) (d) The department shall employ no more than 2 mobile claims officers
16in the department's southeast region and shall employ no more than one mobile
17claims officer in each of the department's other 3 regions. The mobile claims officers
18shall provide claim and benefit assistance to veterans. The mobile claims officers
19shall coordinate that claim and benefit assistance with the appropriate county
20veterans' service officers under s. 45.43 to maximize the level of assistance and
21benefits provided to veterans.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1452 22Section 1452. 45.35 (5) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,551,423 45.35 (5) (a) 2. c. Has been a resident of this state for any consecutive 5-year
2412-month period after entry or reentry into service and before the date of his or her
25application or death. If a person applying for a benefit under this subchapter meets

1that 5-consecutive-year that residency requirement of 12 consecutive months, the
2department may not require the person to reestablish that he or she meets the
35-consecutive-year
that residency requirement when he or she later applies for any
4other benefit under this chapter that requires a 5-consecutive-year that residency.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1453 5Section 1453. 45.35 (5) (e) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,551,86 45.35 (5) (e) 8. Persian Gulf war: Between August 1, 1990, and the ending date
7of Operation Desert Shield or the ending date of Operation Desert Storm as
8established by the department of veterans affairs by rule.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1454 9Section 1454. 45.351 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,552,910 45.351 (1) Subsistence grants. The department may grant subsistence aid to
11any incapacitated individual who is a veteran or to any a dependent of a veteran in
12an amount that the department determines is advisable to prevent want or distress.
13The department may grant subsistence aid under this subsection to an individual
14whose incapacitation is the result of the individual's abuse of alcohol or other drugs
15if the individual is participating in an alcohol and other drug abuse treatment
16program that is approved by the department.
The department may grant
17subsistence aid on a month-to-month basis or for a 3-month period. The
18department may grant subsistence aid for a 3-month period if the veteran or
19dependent whose incapacity is the basis for the aid will be incapacitated for more
20than 3 months and if earned or unearned income or aid from sources other than those
21listed in the application will not be available in the 3-month period. Subsistence aid
22is limited to a maximum of 3 months in a 12-month period unless the department
23determines that the need for subsistence aid in excess of this maximum time period
24is caused by the aid recipient's relapse. The department may submit a request to the
25joint committee on finance for supplemental funds from the veterans trust fund to

1be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (2) (vm) for subsistence
2grants to veterans. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary
3of the department within 14 working days after the date of the department's
4submittal that the committee intends to schedule a meeting to review the request,
5the appropriation account shall be supplemented as provided in the request. If,
6within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal, the
7cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary of the department that the
8committee intends to schedule a meeting to review the request, the appropriation
9account shall be supplemented only as approved by the committee.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1457 10Section 1457. 45.353 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,552,2011 45.353 (2) Upon application the department shall make a payment to any state
12veterans organization that establishes that it, or its national organization, or both,
13has maintained a full-time service office at the regional office for at least 5 of the 10
14years preceding the date of application. The payment shall equal 25% of all salaries
15and travel expenses under sub. (3) paid during the previous fiscal year by the state
16veterans organization to employees engaged in veterans claims service and stationed
17at the regional office, except that the sum paid to a state veterans organization
18annually shall not be less than either $2,500, or the amount of salaries and travel
19expenses paid by the state veterans organization to employees stationed at the
20regional office, whichever is less, nor more than $20,000 $30,000.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1458 21Section 1458. 45.353 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,552,2422 45.353 (3m) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (s), the department
23shall annually provide a grant of $100,000 to the Wisconsin department of the
24Disabled American Veterans for the provision of transportation services to veterans.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1458m 25Section 1458m. 45.353 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
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145.353 (3r) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vw) the department,
2annually, shall award a grant of $12,500 to the Wisconsin chapter of Vietnam
3Veterans of America, Inc., to reimburse the costs of training individuals to represent
4veterans in federal benefits disputes. No grant awarded under this subsection may
5be counted toward the payment limits under sub. (2).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1462 6Section 1462. 45.37 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,553,167 45.37 (3) Exceptions to the basic eligibility requirements. A veteran who
8was not a resident of this state at the time of enlistment or induction into service but
9who is otherwise qualified for membership may be admitted if the veteran has been
10a resident of this state for any consecutive 5-year 12-month period after enlistment
11or induction into service and before the date of his or her application. If a person
12applying for a benefit under this subchapter meets that 5-consecutive-year the
13residency requirement of 12 consecutive months, the department may not require
14the person to reestablish that he or she meets the 5-consecutive-year that residency
15requirement when he or she later applies for any other benefit under this chapter
16that requires a 5-consecutive-year residency.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1463 17Section 1463. 45.37 (6) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,553,1918 45.37 (6) (f) Has been a resident of this state for the 5 years 12 months
19immediately preceding the date of application for membership.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1464 20Section 1464. 45.37 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,553,2221 45.37 (7) (b) Has been a resident of this state for the 5 years next 12-months
22preceding the date of application for membership; and
SB55-SSA1, s. 1465 23Section 1465. 45.396 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,553,2524 45.396 (1) (a) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning given in 20
25USC 1088
(a)
20 USC 1001 (a).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1466
1Section 1466. 45.396 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,554,162 45.396 (2) Any veteran upon the completion of any correspondence course or
3part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located in this
4state, from a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), from a proprietary school
5that is approved under s. 45.54,
or from any public or private high school may be
6reimbursed in part for the cost of the course by the department upon presentation
7to the department of a certificate from the school indicating that the veteran has
8completed the course and stating the cost of the course and upon application for
9reimbursement completed by the veteran and received by the department no later
10than 60 days after the termination of the course for which the application for
11reimbursement is made. The department shall accept and process an application
12received more than 60 days after the termination of the course if the applicant shows
13good cause for the delayed receipt. The department may not require that an
14application be received sooner than 60 days after a course is completed. Benefits
15granted under this section shall be paid out of the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2)
16(th).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1467 17Section 1467. 45.396 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,554,2318 45.396 (3) (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise
19qualified to receive benefits under this section may receive the benefits under this
20section upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom
21study from an institution of higher education located outside this state, from a school
22that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), or from a proprietary school that is approved
23under s. 45.54
, if any of the following applies:
SB55-SSA1, s. 1468 24Section 1468. 45.396 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.396 (5) Except as provided in sub. (9), the amount of the reimbursement may
2not exceed 65% 85% of the total cost of the individual's tuition and fees and shall also
3be limited to a maximum of 65% of
or 85% of the standard cost for a state resident
4for tuition and fees for an equivalent undergraduate course at the University of
5Wisconsin-Madison per course, whichever is less, and may not be provided to an
6individual more than 4 times during any consecutive 12-month period.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1470 7Section 1470. 45.397 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,555,158 45.397 (1) Grant amount and application. The department may grant a
9veteran not more than $3,000 for retraining to enable the veteran to obtain gainful
10employment. The department shall determine the amount of the grant based on the
11veteran's financial need. A veteran may apply for a grant to the county veterans'
12service officer of the county in which the veteran is living. The department may, on
13behalf of a veteran who is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program and
14who meets the requirements under sub. (2), pay a retraining grant under this
15subsection to the veteran's employer.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1470m 16Section 1470m. 45.43 (7) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,555,1717 45.43 (7) (title) Grants to counties for improvement of services.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1470p 18Section 1470p. 45.43 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,555,2419 45.43 (7m) Transportation services grants to counties. (a) Annually, from
20the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (s), the department shall award grants to
21counties that are served by transportation services provided by the Wisconsin
22department of Disabled American Veterans to develop, maintain, and expand
23transportation services for disabled veterans. No grant awarded under this
24paragraph may exceed $1,000.
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1(b) Annually, from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (s), the department
2shall award grants to counties that are not served by transportation services
3provided by the Wisconsin department of Disabled American Veterans to develop,
4maintain, and expand transportation services for disabled veterans. The grants may
5be used to support multi-county cooperative transportation services.
SB55-SSA1,556,76 (c) The department shall promulgate rules specifying the application
7procedures and eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection.
SB55-SSA1,556,108 (d) A county may not allocate any portion of a grant awarded under this
9subsection for use by another county department and may not reduce funding to a
10county veterans' service office based upon receipt of a grant.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1471 11Section 1471. 45.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,556,2012 45.54 (2) Purpose. The purpose of the board is to approve schools and courses
13of instruction for the training of veterans of the armed forces and war orphans
14receiving assistance from the federal government,
protect the general public by
15inspecting and approving private trade, correspondence, business, and technical
16schools doing business within this state whether located within or outside this state,
17changes of ownership or control of these schools, teaching locations used by these
18schools, and courses of instruction offered by these schools and to regulate the
19soliciting of students for correspondence or classroom courses and courses of
20instruction offered by these schools.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1472 21Section 1472. 45.54 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 45.35 (9m), and 45.35
22(9m) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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