SB44-SSA1, s. 1084d 4Section 1084d. 44.73 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 16.997 (3) and
5amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,474,96 16.997 (3) The board shall submit an annual report to the department shall
7prepare an annual report
on the status of providing data lines and video links that
8are requested under sub. (2) (a) and the impact on the universal service fund of any
9payment under contracts under s. 16.974.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1085d 10Section 1085d. 44.73 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 16.997 (4).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1086 11Section 1086. 44.73 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1087d 12Section 1087d. 44.73 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.997 (6) (a) and
13amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,475,214 16.997 (6) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) 20.505 (4) (s) or (tm),
15the board department may award an annual grant to a school district or private
16school that had in effect on October 14, 1997, a contract for access to a data line or
17video link, as documented by the board department. The board department shall
18determine the amount of the grant, which shall be equal to the cost incurred by the
19state to provide telecommunications access to a school district or private school
20under a contract entered into under s. 16.974 (1) or (3) less the amount that the school
21district or private school would be paying under sub. (2) (d) if the school district or
22private school were participating in the program established under sub. (1), except
23that the amount may not be greater than the cost that a school district or private
24school incurs under the contract in effect on October 14, 1997. A school district or
25private school receiving a grant under this subsection is not eligible to participate in

1the program under sub. (1). No grant may be awarded under this subsection after
2December 31, 2005.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1088d 3Section 1088d. 44.73 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 16.997 (6) (b) and
4amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,475,95 16.997 (6) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the board department may award a
6school district that operates more than one high school and that had in effect on
7October 14, 1997, a contract for access to more than one data line or video link an
8annual grant for each data line or video link serving each high school covered by that
9contract.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1088m 10Section 1088m. 45.25 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,475,11 1145.25 (title) Veterans' tuition and fee reimbursement program.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1088p 12Section 1088p. 45.25 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 45.25 (1m) and
13amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,475,1914 45.25 (1m) Administration. The department shall administer a tuition and fee
15reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any
16institution of higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state, enrolling
17in a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), enrolling in a proprietary school that
18is approved under s. 45.54, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s.
1939.47.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1088r 20Section 1088r. 45.25 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,475,2421 45.25 (1g) Definition. In this section, "tuition," when referring to the
22University of Wisconsin System, means "academic fees," as described in s. 36.27 (1),
23and when referring to the technical colleges, means "program fees," as described in
24s. 38.24 (1m) (a) and (b).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1088t 25Section 1088t. 45.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,476,2
145.25 (2) Eligibility. (intro.) An individual is eligible for the tuition and fee
2reimbursement program if he or she meets all of the following criteria:
SB44-SSA1, s. 1089 3Section 1089. 45.25 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,476,64 45.25 (2) (c) The individual applies for the tuition and fee reimbursement
5program for courses completed begun within 10 years after separation from the
6service.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1089c 7Section 1089c. 45.25 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,476,158 45.25 (2) (d) The individual is a resident at the time of application for the
9tuition and fee reimbursement program and was a Wisconsin resident at the time of
10entry or reentry into service or was a resident for any consecutive 12-month period
11after entry or reentry into service and before the date of his or her application. If a
12person applying for a benefit under this section meets the residency requirement of
1312 consecutive months, the department may not require the person to reestablish
14that he or she meets that residency requirement when he or she later applies for any
15other benefit under this chapter that requires that residency.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1089e 16Section 1089e. 45.25 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,477,417 45.25 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), an individual who meets the
18requirements under sub. (2), upon satisfactory completion of a full-time
19undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, as defined in s.
2045.396 (1) (a), in this state, any school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), any
21proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54, or any institution from which the
22individual receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47, may be
23reimbursed an amount not to exceed the total cost of the individual's tuition and fees
24minus any grants or scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that the
25individual receives specifically for the payment of the tuition or fees, or 85% of the

1standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate course
2semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison per course, whichever is less.
3Reimbursement is available only for tuition and fees that are is part of a curriculum
4that is relevant to a degree in a particular course of study at the institution.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1089g 5Section 1089g. 45.25 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB44-SSA1,477,106 45.25 (3) (am) Any individual who is eligible to receive reimbursement under
7par. (a) and received reimbursement under par. (a) or s. 45.25 (3) (am), 2001 stats.,
8before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], shall be
9reimbursed an amount not to exceed the amount determined under par. (a) or the
10amount determined under s. 45.25 (3) (a) or (am), 2001 stats., whichever is greater.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1089j 11Section 1089j. 45.25 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,477,1312 45.25 (3) (b) (intro.) An application for reimbursement of tuition and fees under
13par. (a) or (am) shall meet all of the following requirements:
SB44-SSA1, s. 1089m 14Section 1089m. 45.35 (14) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,477,2315 45.35 (14) (h) To provide grants to the governing bodies of federally recognized
16American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km)
17(vz) if that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding
18the creation, goals and objectives of a tribal veterans' service officer, appoints a
19veteran to act as a tribal veterans' service officer and gives that veteran duties
20similar to the duties described in s. 45.43 (5), except that the veteran shall report to
21the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may make annual grants
22of up to $2,500 under this paragraph and shall promulgate rules to implement this
23paragraph.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1090 24Section 1090. 45.365 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,478,7
145.365 (7) The department may develop a program to provide stipends to
2individuals to attend school and receive the necessary credentials to become
3employed at the home or the southeastern facility. If the department does develop
4a stipend program under this subsection, the department shall promulgate
5administrative rules related to the program, including the application process,
6eligibility criteria, stipend amount, repayment provisions, and other provisions that
7the department determines are necessary to administer the program.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1091 8Section 1091. 45.37 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,478,249 45.37 (11) Disposition of property descending to state. If a member dies
10without a relative that is entitled to an interest in the property of the member under
11the rules of intestate succession and without leaving a will the existence of which is
12made known to the commandant of the home within 60 days of the member's death,
13the member's property shall be converted to cash and turned over by the
14commandant of the home to the state treasurer secretary of administration to be paid
15into the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (h), without administration. The amount
16is subject to refund within 6 years to the estate of a veteran if it is subsequently
17discovered that the veteran left a will or a relative that is entitled to an interest in
18the property of the member under the rules of intestate succession or to any creditor
19of the veteran who establishes right to the fund or property or any portion thereof.
20The department, upon being satisfied that a claim out of such funds or property is
21legal and valid, shall pay the same out of such funds or property, except that payment
22of claims for a member's funeral and burial expenses may not exceed a total of $1,500
23including any amount allowed by the United States for the member's funeral and
24burial and the right for burial and interment provided in sub. (15) (a).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1092 25Section 1092. 45.37 (15) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,479,6
145.37 (15) (c) Expenses incident to the burial at the home of a member shall
2be paid from the estate of the decedent, except that if there is no estate or the estate
3is insufficient, the expense of burial, or necessary part thereof, shall be paid from the
4appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) and the amount expended therefor shall not
5exceed the amount established for funeral and burial expenses under s. 49.30 49.785
6(1) (b).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1092g 7Section 1092g. 45.396 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,479,88 45.396 (1) (c) "Tuition" has the meaning given in s. 45.25 (1g).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1092m 9Section 1092m. 45.396 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,479,1610 45.396 (4) Enrolled part-time classroom study or direct correspondence
11courses from a qualified educational institution may be authorized and the veteran
12reimbursed in part by the department when such courses are related to one's
13occupational, professional or employment objectives, and to the extent that payment
14or reimbursement is not available from any other sources, or, in cases where
15reimbursement is not specifically for fees and tuition, to the extent that such
16reimbursement is insufficient to cover all educational costs.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1092p 17Section 1092p. 45.396 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 45.396 (5) (a) and
18amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,479,2419 45.396 (5) (a) Except as provided in sub. (9) par. (b), the amount of the
20reimbursement may not exceed 85% of the total cost of the individual's tuition and
21fees
or 85% of the standard cost for a state resident for tuition and fees for an
22equivalent undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison per
23course, whichever is less, and may not be provided to an individual more than 4 times
24during any consecutive 12-month period.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1092q 25Section 1092q. 45.396 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,480,5
145.396 (5) (b) Any individual who is eligible to receive reimbursement under
2par. (a) and received reimbursement under par. (a) before the effective date of this
3paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], shall be reimbursed an amount not to exceed the
4amount determined under par. (a) or the amount determined under s. 45.396 (5) (a),
52001 stats., whichever is greater.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1092r 6Section 1092r. 45.396 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1093 7Section 1093. 45.43 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,480,208 45.43 (7) (b) The department shall award a grant annually to a county that
9meets the standards developed under this subsection and employs a county veterans'
10service officer who, if chosen after August 9, 1989, is chosen from a list of candidates
11who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county veterans' service
12officer developed and administered by the division of merit recruitment and selection
13in the department of employment relations office of state human resources
14management
, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination
15procedure under ch. 63 or s. 59.52 (8). The grant shall be $8,500 for a county with
16a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to
1745,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for
18a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department shall use the most
19recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the demographic services
20center when making grants under this paragraph.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1094 21Section 1094. 45.54 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,481,622 45.54 (10) (a) Authority. All proprietary schools shall be examined and
23approved by the board before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted to
24schools meeting the criteria established by the board for a period not to exceed one
25year. No school may advertise in this state unless approved by the board. All

1approved schools shall submit quarterly reports, including information on
2enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications, course offerings, number of
3graduates, number of graduates successfully employed, and such other information
4as the board deems necessary. If a school closure results in losses to students,
5parents, or sponsors, the board may authorize the full or partial payment of those
6losses from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (5) (gm).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1095 7Section 1095. 45.54 (10) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,481,88 45.54 (10) (c) 4. Specify a student protection fee.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1095m 9Section 1095m. 45.54 (10) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,481,1210 45.54 (10) (cm) Limit on student protection fee. The board shall discontinue
11collecting annual student protection fees under par. (c) 4. during the period that the
12balance in the fund created by those fees exceeds $1,000,000.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1096 13Section 1096. 46.03 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,481,1614 46.03 (7) (h) Contract for the provision of a centralized unit for determining
15whether the cost of providing care for a child is eligible for reimbursement under 42
16USC 670
to 679a.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1098d 17Section 1098d. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,482,218 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the
19department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
20(2) (kx) $1,379,300 in fiscal year 2001-02 2003-04 and $1,379,300 in fiscal year
212002-03 2004-05 and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), the
22department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
23(2) (kx) $2,489,300 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $2,489,900 in fiscal year 2000-01
24$2,086,700 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $2,155,600 in fiscal year 2004-05 for services
25for juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of

1health and family services may charge the department of corrections not more than
2the actual cost of providing those services.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1100g 3Section 1100g. 46.10 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,482,154 46.10 (16) The department shall delegate to county departments under ss.
551.42 and 51.437 or the local providers of care and services meeting the standards
6established by the department under s. 46.036, the responsibilities vested in the
7department under this section for collection of patient fees for services other than
8those provided at state facilities or those provided to children that are reimbursed
9under a waiver under s. 46.27 (11), 46.275, or 46.278 or a waiver requested under
102001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), or 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (this act),
11section 9124 (8c),
if such the county departments or providers meet the conditions
12deemed that the department determines are appropriate by the department. The
13department may delegate to county departments under ss. 51.42 and 51.437 the
14responsibilities vested in the department under this section for collection of patient
15fees for services provided at the state facilities if the necessary conditions are met.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1101 16Section 1101. 46.215 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,483,217 46.215 (1) (n) To collect and transmit information to the department of
18administration so that a federal energy assistance payment may be made to an
19eligible household; to collect and transmit information to the department of
20administration so that weatherization services may be made available to an eligible
21household; to receive applications from individuals seeking low-income energy
22assistance under s. 16.385 16.27 (4) or weatherization services under s. 16.39 16.26;
23to provide information on the income eligibility for weatherization of a recipient of
24low-income energy assistance to an entity with which the department of
25administration contracts for provision of weatherization under s. 16.39 16.26; and

1to receive a request, determine a correct payment amount, if any, and provide
2payment, if any, for emergency assistance under s. 16.385 16.27 (8).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1102 3Section 1102. 46.22 (1) (b) 4m. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,483,64 46.22 (1) (b) 4m. c. To receive applications from individuals seeking low-income
5energy assistance under s. 16.385 16.27 (4) or weatherization services under s. 16.39
616.26.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1103 7Section 1103. 46.22 (1) (b) 4m. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,483,118 46.22 (1) (b) 4m. d. To provide information on the income eligibility for
9weatherization of a recipient of low-income energy assistance to an entity with
10which the department of administration contracts for provision of weatherization
11under s. 16.39 16.26.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1104 12Section 1104. 46.22 (1) (b) 4m. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,483,1513 46.22 (1) (b) 4m. e. To receive a request, determine a correct payment amount,
14if any, and provide payment, if any, for emergency assistance under s. 16.385 16.27
15(8).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1104m 16Section 1104m. 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,483,2317 46.22 (1) (c) 8. f. Before July 1, 2005, the county department of social services
18shall implement the statewide automated child welfare information system
19established by the department under s. 46.03 (7) (g). After that system has been
20implemented in a county, the department shall require that county to support 50%
21of the nonfederal portion of the ongoing cost of that system. All moneys received by
22the department under this subd. 8. f. shall be credited to the appropriation account
23under s. 20.435 (3) (j).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1105 24Section 1105. 46.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,484,7
146.22 (1) (d) Merit system; records. The county department of social services
2is subject to s. 49.33 49.78 (4) to (7). The county department of social services and
3all county officers and employees performing any duties in connection with the
4administration of aid to families with dependent children shall observe all rules
5promulgated by the department of workforce development under s. 49.33 49.78 (4)
6and shall keep records and furnish reports as the department of workforce
7development requires in relation to their performance of such duties.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1106 8Section 1106. 46.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,484,139 46.22 (2) (b) Appoint the county social services director under sub. (3) subject
10to s. 49.33 49.78 (4) to (7) and the rules promulgated thereunder and subject to the
11approval of the county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
12department of social services or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a
13multicounty department of social services.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1107 14Section 1107. 46.22 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,484,2215 46.22 (3m) (a) In any county with a county executive or a county administrator
16which that has established a single-county department of social services, the county
17executive or county administrator, subject to s. 49.33 49.78 (4) to (7) and the rules
18promulgated thereunder, shall appoint and supervise the county social services
19director. The appointment is subject to the confirmation of the county board of
20supervisors unless the county board of supervisors, by ordinance, elects to waive
21confirmation or unless the appointment is made under a civil service system
22competitive examination procedure established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1108 23Section 1108. 46.27 (7) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,485,724 46.27 (7) (am) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (bd), the department
25shall allocate funds to each county or private nonprofit agency with which the

1department contracts to pay assessment and case plan costs under sub. (6) not
2otherwise paid by fee or under s. 49.33 (2) or 49.45 or 49.78 (2). The department shall
3reimburse counties for the cost of assessing persons eligible for medical assistance
4under s. 49.46, 49.468, or 49.47 as part of the administrative services of medical
5assistance, payable under s. 49.45 (3) (a). Counties may use unspent funds allocated
6under this paragraph to pay the cost of long-term community support services and
7for a risk reserve under par. (fr).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1109 8Section 1109. 46.27 (7) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,485,229 46.27 (7) (fm) The department shall, at the request of a county, carry forward
10up to 10% 5% of the amount allocated under this subsection to the county for a
11calendar year if up to 10% 5% of the amount so allocated has not been spent or
12encumbered by the county by December 31 of that year, for use by the county in the
13following calendar year, except that the amount carried forward shall be reduced by
14the amount of funds that the county has notified the department that the county
15wishes to place in a risk reserve under par. (fr). The department may transfer funds
16within s. 20.435 (7) (bd) to accomplish this purpose. An allocation under this
17paragraph does not affect a county's base allocation under this subsection and shall
18lapse to the general fund unless expended within the calendar year to which the
19funds are carried forward. A county may not expend funds carried forward under
20this paragraph for administrative or staff costs, except administrative or staff costs
21that are associated with implementation of the waiver under sub. (11) and approved
22by the department.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1111 23Section 1111. 46.27 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,486,724 46.27 (9) (a) The department may select up to 5 counties that volunteer to
25participate in a pilot project under which they will receive certain funds allocated for

1long-term care. The department shall allocate a level of funds to these counties
2equal to the amount that would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), or (w)
3to nursing homes for providing care because of increased utilization of nursing home
4services, as estimated by the department. In estimating these levels, the department
5shall exclude any increased utilization of services provided by state centers for the
6developmentally disabled. The department shall calculate these amounts on a
7calendar year basis under sub. (10).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1112 8Section 1112. 46.27 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,486,149 46.27 (10) (a) 1. The department shall determine for each county participating
10in the pilot project under sub. (9) a funding level of state medical assistance
11expenditures to be received by the county. This level shall equal the amount that the
12department determines would otherwise be paid under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), or (w)
13because of increased utilization of nursing home services, as estimated by the
14department.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1113 15Section 1113. 46.275 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,486,2116 46.275 (5) (a) Medical assistance Assistance reimbursement for services a
17county, or the department under sub. (3r), provides under this program is available
18from the appropriations appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (hm), (o),
19and (w). If 2 or more counties jointly contract to provide services under this program
20and the department approves the contract, medical assistance Medical Assistance
21reimbursement is also available for services provided jointly by these counties.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1114 22Section 1114. 46.275 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,487,423 46.275 (5) (c) The total allocation under s. 20.435 (4) (b), (gp), (hm), (o), and (w)
24to counties and to the department under sub. (3r) for services provided under this
25section may not exceed the amount approved by the federal department of health and

1human services. A county may use funds received under this section only to provide
2services to persons who meet the requirements under sub. (4) and may not use
3unexpended funds received under this section to serve other developmentally
4disabled persons residing in the county.
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