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:
SB55-SSA1,557,323 45.35 (9m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the board department shall be the
24state approval agency for the education and training of veterans and war orphans.
25It The department shall approve and supervise schools and courses of instruction for

1their the training of veterans and war orphans under Title 38, USC, and may enter
2into and receive money under contracts with the U.S. department of veterans affairs
3or other appropriate federal agencies.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1473 4Section 1473. 45.71 (16) (a) 2m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,557,115 45.71 (16) (a) 2m. a. Has been a resident of this state for any consecutive 5-year
612-month period after enlistment or induction into service and before the date of his
7or her application or death. If a person applying for a benefit under this subchapter
8meets that 5-consecutive-year the residency requirement of 12 consecutive months,
9the department may not require the person to reestablish that he or she meets the
105-consecutive-year
that residency requirement when he or she applies for any other
11benefit under this chapter that requires a 5-consecutive-year that residency.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1474 12Section 1474. 45.76 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,557,1613 45.76 (1) (c) Home improvements. A loan of not more than $25,000 to improve
14a home, including the construction of a garage or the removal or other alteration of
15existing improvements that were made to improve the accessibility of a home for a
16disabled individual
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1475 17Section 1475. 45.79 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,557,2118 45.79 (3) (b) Casualty insurance coverage. Mortgages given to secure loans
19under this section shall provide for adequate fire and extended coverage insurance.
20Policies providing such insurance coverage shall name the authorized lender
21involved or the department as an insured.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1476 22Section 1476. 45.79 (5) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,558,1323 45.79 (5) (a) 6. Require borrowers to make monthly escrow payments to be held
24by the authorized lender or the department for real estate taxes and casualty
25insurance premiums which. The authorized lender or, if the department holds the

1payments in escrow, the department
shall be paid by the authorized lender where
2due to the extent of the amounts owing thereon or to the extent escrowed, whichever
3is less
pay all of the amounts due for real estate taxes and casualty insurance
4premiums, even if the amount held in escrow is insufficient to cover the amounts due.
5If the amount held in escrow is insufficient to cover the amounts due, the authorized
6lender or, if the department holds the payments in escrow, the department shall
7recover from the borrower, after paying the amounts due under this subdivision, an
8amount equal to the difference between the amounts paid and the amount held in
9escrow. If the amount held in escrow is more than the amounts due, the authorized
10lender or, if the department holds the payments in escrow, the department shall
11refund to the borrower, after paying the amounts due under this subdivision, an
12amount equal to the difference between the amount held in escrow and the amounts
13paid by the authorized lender or the department
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1477 14Section 1477. 45.79 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,558,1715 45.79 (5) (a) 10. Service loans made under this section and purchase from
16authorized lenders the servicing rights for loans made by authorized lenders under
17this section.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1478 18Section 1478. 45.79 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,559,219 45.79 (5) (b) 1. Persons Veterans receiving loans under this section shall pay
20at the time of closing an origination fee to the authorized lender participating in the
21loan, except that the department shall pay, on behalf of a veteran who receives a loan
22under this section and who has at least a 30% service connected disability rating for
23purposes of 38 USC 1114 or 1134, the origination fee to the authorized lender
. The
24origination fee charged to borrowers under this section paragraph shall be
25negotiated between the department and the authorized lender but may not exceed

1that which the authorized lender would charge other borrowers in the ordinary
2course of business under the same or similar circumstances.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1479 3Section 1479. 45.79 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,559,174 45.79 (7) (a) (intro.) There is created the veterans mortgage loan repayment
5fund. All moneys received by the department for the repayment of loans funded
6under sub. (6) (a) except for servicing fees required to be paid to authorized lenders,
7net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties, any repayment to the
8department of moneys paid to authorized lenders, gifts, grants, other
9appropriations, and interest earnings accruing thereon, any repayment of moneys
10borrowed under s. 45.356 (9) (a), all moneys received under sub. (5) (a) 6., and any
11moneys deposited or transferred under s. 18.04 (6) (b) or (d) shall be promptly
12deposited into the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. The board shall
13establish by resolution a system of accounts providing for the maintenance and
14disbursement of moneys of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund to fund loans
15under sub. (6) (a) or to fund, refund, or acquire public debt as provided in s. 18.04 (5).
16The system of accounts shall record and provide moneys for all of the following
17purposes:
SB55-SSA1, s. 1480 18Section 1480. 45.79 (7) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,559,2219 45.79 (7) (a) 4. Payment of all costs incurred by the department in processing
20and servicing loans, purchasing servicing rights for loans under this section, and
21accounting for and administering the program under this section, including a portion
22of grants made to county veterans' service officers under s. 45.43 (7).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1481 23Section 1481. 45.79 (7) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
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145.79 (7) (a) 10. Payment of origination fees, on behalf of veterans who have
2at least a 30% service connected disability rating for purposes of 38 USC 1114 or 1134,
3to authorized lenders under sub. (5) (b).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1482 4Section 1482. 45.79 (7) (a) 11. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,560,65 45.79 (7) (a) 11. To make payments required of the department under sub. (5)
6(a) 6.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1483 7Section 1483. 46.03 (34) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,560,138 46.03 (34) Fetal alcohol syndrome and drug danger pamphlets. The
9department shall acquire, without cost if possible, pamphlets that describe the
10causes and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome and the dangers to a fetus of the mother's
11use of cocaine or other drugs during pregnancy and shall distribute the pamphlets
12free of charge to each county clerk in sufficient quantities so that each county clerk
13may provide pamphlets to marriage license applicants under s. 765.12 (1) (a).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1483g 14Section 1483g. 46.03 (43) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1484m 15Section 1484m. 46.034 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,561,1316 46.034 (3) With the agreement of the affected county board of supervisors in
17a county with a single-county department or boards of supervisors in counties with
18a multicounty department, effective for the contract period beginning January 1,
191980, the department may approve a county with a single-county department or
20counties participating in a multicounty department to administer a single
21consolidated aid consisting of the state and federal financial aid available to that
22county or those counties from appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (o) and (7) (b), (kw)
23and (o) for services provided and purchased by county departments under ss. 46.215,
2446.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437. Under such an agreement, in the interest of
25improved service coordination and effectiveness, the county board of supervisors in

1a county with a single-county department or county boards of supervisors in
2counties with a multicounty department may reallocate among county departments
3under ss. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437 funds that otherwise would be
4specified for use by a single county department. The budget under s. 46.031 (1) shall
5be the vehicle for expressing the proposed use of the single consolidated fund by the
6county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county department or county
7boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty department. Approval by the
8department of this use of the fund shall be in the contract under s. 46.031 (2g).
9Counties that were selected by the department to pilot test consolidated aids for
10contract periods beginning January 1, 1978, may continue or terminate
11consolidation with the agreement of the affected county board of supervisors in a
12county with a single-county department or county boards of supervisors in counties
13with a multicounty department.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1485 14Section 1485. 46.036 (5m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,561,2015 46.036 (5m) (a) 1. "Provider" means a nonstock corporation organized under
16ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17), and that
17contracts under this section to provide client services on the basis of a unit rate per
18client service or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437
19that contracts under this section to provide client services on the basis of a unit rate
20per client service
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1486 21Section 1486. 46.036 (5m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,562,522 46.036 (5m) (b) 1. Subject to subd. 2. and pars. (e) and (em), if revenue under
23a contract for the provision of a rate-based service exceeds allowable costs incurred
24in the contract period, the provider may retain from the surplus generated by that
25rate-based service up to 5% of the revenue received under the contract. A provider

1that retains a surplus under this subdivision shall use that retained surplus to cover
2a deficit between revenue and allowable costs incurred in any preceding or future
3contract period for the same rate-based service that generated the surplus or to
4address the programmatic needs of clients served by the same rate-based service
5that generated the surplus.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1487 6Section 1487. 46.036 (5m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,562,197 46.036 (5m) (b) 2. A Subject to pars. (e) and (em), a provider may accumulate
8funds from more than one contract period under this paragraph, except that, if at the
9end of a contract period the amount accumulated from all contract periods for a
10rate-based service exceeds 10% of the revenue received under all current contracts
11for that rate-based service, the provider shall, at the request of a purchaser, return
12to that purchaser the purchaser's proportional share of that excess and use any of
13that excess that is not returned to a purchaser to reduce the provider's unit rate per
14client for that rate-based service in the next contract period. If a provider has held
15for 4 consecutive contract periods an accumulated reserve for a rate-based service
16that is equal to or exceeds 10% of the revenue received under all current contracts
17for that rate-based service, the provider shall apply 50% of that accumulated
18amount to reducing its unit rate per client for that rate-based service in the next
19contract period.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1488 20Section 1488. 46.036 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,563,721 46.036 (5m) (e) Notwithstanding this subsection par. (b) 1. and 2., the
22department or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42 , or 51.437
23that purchases care and services from an inpatient alcohol and other drug abuse
24treatment program that is not affiliated with a hospital and that is licensed as a
25community-based residential facility, may allocate to the program an amount that

1is equal to the amount of revenues received by the program that are in excess of the
2allowable costs incurred in the period of a contract between the program and the
3department or the county department for purchase of care and services under this
4section. The department or the county department may make the allocation under
5this paragraph only if the funds so allocated do not reduce any amount of
6unencumbered state aid to the department or the county department that otherwise
7would lapse to the general fund.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1489 8Section 1489. 46.036 (5m) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
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