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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2003 ASSEMBLY BILL 20
April 30, 2003 - Offered by Committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and
Military Affairs and Government Reform.
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3"
Section 1g. 15.31 of the statutes is renumbered 15.31 (intro.) and amended
4to read:
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515.31 Department of military affairs; creation. (intro.) There is created
6a department of military affairs under the direction and supervision of the adjutant
7general who shall be appointed by the governor for a 5-year term. The adjutant
8general may be reappointed to successive terms. Notwithstanding s. 17.28, if a
9vacancy occurs in the office of the adjutant general, the governor shall appoint a
10successor for a 5-year term.
Appointees shall be officers actively serving in the
11national guard of Wisconsin who have had at least 5 years of continuous federally
12recognized commissioned service in the active army national guard of Wisconsin or
13active air national guard of Wisconsin or a combination thereof immediately
1preceding the date of appointment and have attained at least the rank of lieutenant
2colonel. A person must meet all of the following requirements to be appointed as the
3adjutant general:".
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4Section 1h. 15.31 (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the statutes are created to read:
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15.31
(1) Hold the federally recognized minimum rank of full colonel.
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6(2) Except for those qualified under sub. (4), be a current participating member
7of one of the following components:
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(a) The Wisconsin army national guard.
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(b) The army national guard of the United States.
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(c) The U.S. army reserve.
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(d) The Wisconsin air national guard.
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(e) The air national guard of the United States.
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(f) The U.S. air force reserve.
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14(3) Be fully qualified to receive federal recognition at the minimum rank of
15brigadier general and has successfully completed a war college course or the military
16equivalent acceptable to the appropriate service.
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17(4) If the applicant is already a federally recognized general officer, meet all of
18the following conditions:
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(a) Be retired from active drilling status within the proceeding 2 years.
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(b) The basis of the applicant's retired status was service with one of the service
21components noted in sub. (2).
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(c) Be 62 years of age or less.
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(d) Continue to be eligible for federal recognition as a major general.".