45.21 Registration of certificate of discharge.
45.25 Veterans' tuition reimbursement program.
45.30 Assignment of mentally ill, alcoholic and drug dependent persons.
45.34 Lebanon, Grenada, Middle East crisis, Panama, Bosnia and Somalia.
45.348 Dependent and child defined for ss.
45.35,
45.351, and
45.356.
45.35 Department of veterans affairs.
45.351 Economic assistance.
45.353 Grants to veterans organizations.
45.355 Biennial study of fiscal needs for veterans' housing.
45.356 Veterans personal loans.
45.357 Veterans assistance program.
45.358 Wisconsin veterans cemeteries.
45.36 Release of information and records by the department and by county veterans' service offices.
45.365 Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and southeastern facility; management.
45.37 Who are eligible to membership.
45.375 Hospital at Wisconsin Veterans Home.
45.38 Department, additional powers to provide structures, facilities and permanent improvements.
45.385 Veterans residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities.
45.396 Correspondence courses and part-time classroom study.
45.397 Retraining grant program.
45.42 Burial places compiled.
45.43 County veterans' service officer.
45.48 Veterans' papers, medals, etc., as security.
45.49 Memorial day; veterans to be given leave of absence on.
45.50 Reemployment in civil employment after completion of military service.
45.51 Employees or officers in military service.
45.52 Physical disability does not disqualify for public employment.
45.53 Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief act; federal service.
45.54 Educational approval board.
SUBCHAPTER II
VETERAN'S HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM
45.72 Powers of the department.
45.73 Rule-making responsibility.
45.74 Eligible persons; disqualifying factors.
45.745 Loans to disabled veterans; qualifying factors.
45.76 Eligible uses for loan proceeds.
45.77 Veteran's contribution.
45.78 Manner of repayment.
45.79 Mortgage loan program.
Ch. 45 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also
VA, Wis. adm. code.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
45.001
45.001
Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
45.001(1)
(1) "Board" means the board of veterans affairs.
45.001(2)
(2) "Department" means the department of veterans affairs.
45.001(3)
(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of veterans affairs.
45.001(4)(a)(a) Except as used in
s. 45.358 or
45.37 or
subch. II or unless otherwise modified, and except as provided in
par. (b), "veteran" means any person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, except service on active duty for training purposes, and who meets all of the following conditions:
45.001(4)(a)1.
1. Except as provided in
par. (c), is a resident of and living in this state at the time of making application, or is deceased, and meets one of the following conditions:
45.001(4)(a)1.a.
a. Has served in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia, or a Middle East crisis under
s. 45.34.
45.001(4)(a)1.b.
b. Was entitled to receive the armed forces expeditionary medal, established by
executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service medal established by
executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary medal, or the marine corps expeditionary medal.
45.001(4)(a)1.c.
c. Has served for 90 days or more during a war period or under section 1 of
executive order 10957 dated August 10, 1961, or if having served less than 90 days was honorably discharged for a service-connected disability or for a disability subsequently adjudicated to have been service connected or died in service.
45.001(4)(a)1.d.
d. Has served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces for 2 continuous years or more or the full period of the individual's initial service obligation, whichever is less. An individual discharged for reasons of hardship or a service-connected disability or released due to a reduction in the U.S. armed forces prior to the completion of the required period of service is eligible, regardless of the actual time served.
45.001(4)(a)2.
2. Except as provided in
par. (c), is a resident of and living in this state at the time of making application or is deceased, and meets one of the following conditions:
45.001(4)(a)2.a.
a. His or her selective service local board, if any, and home of record at the time of entry or reentry into active service as shown on the veteran's report of separation from the U.S. armed forces for a qualifying period were in this state.
45.001(4)(a)2.b.
b. Was a resident of this state at the time of entry or reentry into active duty.
45.001(4)(a)2.c.
c. Has been a resident of this state for any consecutive 12-month period after entry or reentry into service and before the date of his or her application or death. If a person applying for a benefit under this subchapter meets that residency requirement of 12 consecutive months, the department may not require the person to reestablish that he or she meets that residency requirement when he or she later applies for any other benefit under this chapter that requires that residency.
45.001(4)(b)
(b) If the person had more than one qualifying term of service under
par. (a) 1., at least one term of service must have been under honorable conditions or have been terminated by an honorable discharge for the purpose of establishing eligibility under this section and
s. 45.37 (1a).
45.001(4)(c)
(c) Veterans who are otherwise eligible and who are serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces need not be living in this state on date of application to qualify for benefits from the department.
45.001(5)
(5) "War period" means any of the following:
45.001(5)(b)
(b) Spanish American war: Between April 21, 1898, and April 11, 1899.
45.001(5)(c)
(c) Philippine insurrection: Between April 12, 1899, and July 4, 1902 (extended to July 15, 1903, if actually engaged in Moro Province hostilities).
45.001(5)(d)
(d) Boxer rebellion: Between June 16, 1900, and May 12, 1901.
45.001(5)(da)
(da) Mexican border service: Between June 19, 1916, and April 5, 1917.
45.001(5)(e)
(e) World War I: Between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918 (extended to April 1, 1920, if service was in Russia).
45.001(5)(f)
(f) World War II: Between August 27, 1940, and July 25, 1947.
45.001(5)(fm)
(fm) Korean conflict: Between June 27, 1950, and January 31, 1955.
45.001(5)(g)
(g) Vietnam war: Between August 5, 1964, and January 1, 1977, excepting service on active duty for training purposes only.
45.001(5)(h)
(h) Persian Gulf war: Between August 1, 1990, and the ending date of Operation Desert Shield or the ending date of Operation Desert Storm as established by the department by rule.
45.001(5)(i)
(i) Afghanistan War: Between September 11, 2001, and the ending date of Operation Enduring Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Enduring Freedom, as established by the department by rule.
45.001(5)(j)
(j) Iraq War: Between March 19, 2003, and the ending of Operation Iraqi Freedom or an operation that is a successor to Operation Iraqi Freedom, as established by the department by rule.
45.001 History
History: 2001 a. 103 ss.
69,
70,
95 to
97,
99 to
102;
2003 a. 83.
45.014
45.014
Wisconsin Veterans Museum. The department of administration shall provide suitable space for the purpose of a memorial hall, designated as the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, dedicated to the men and women of Wisconsin who served in the armed forces of the United States in the civil war of 1861 to 1865 or who meet one of the conditions listed in
s. 45.001 (4) (a) 1. a. to
d., and the department of veterans affairs shall operate and conduct the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. The mission of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum is to acknowledge, commemorate, and affirm the role of Wisconsin veterans in the United States of America's military past by means of instructive exhibits and other educational programs.
45.014 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
VA 5, Wis. adm. code.
45.015
45.015
Eligibility for benefits. Any person whose service on active duty with the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces makes that person eligible for general U.S. department of veterans affairs benefits shall be considered to have served under honorable conditions for purposes of this chapter.
45.015 History
History: 1995 a. 255.
45.02
45.02
Memorial collection. The battle flags of Wisconsin units serving in the nation's wars and all relics and mementos of the nation's wars donated to or otherwise acquired by the state for display in the Wisconsin Veterans Museum shall constitute the memorial collection. The department shall do all of the following:
45.02(1)
(1) Catalog and identify all war relics and mementos of the memorial collection.
45.02(2)
(2) Restore, preserve, and safeguard the relics and mementos of the memorial collection.
45.02(3)
(3) Procure additions to the memorial collection.
45.02(4)
(4) Provide proper display equipment and display the memorial collection to make it instructive and attractive to visitors.
45.03
45.03
Veterans memorials at The Highground. 45.03(1)
(1) In this section "Persian Gulf war" means the period of conflict designated by the president of the United States as Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm and any operation that is a successor to Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm.
