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"SECTION 769m. 45.35 (14) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

45.35 (14) (k) To provide verification to the educational institution of the information required under s. 36.27 (3n) (a) or 38.24 (7) (a).".

7. Page 441, line 5: after that line insert:

"SECTION 769n. 45.35 (14) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

45.35 (14) (L) To provide verification to the educational institution of the information required under s. 36.27 (3p) (a) or 38.24 (8) (a).".

8. Page 1120, line 13: after that line insert:

"(2q) FEE REMISSIONS FOR SPOUSE AND CHILDREN OF CERTAIN VETERANS. The treatment of sections 36.27 (3n), 38.24 (7), and 45.35 (14) (k) of the statutes first applies to students who enroll for classes in the academic year that commences after the effective date of this subsection.".

9. Page 1120, line 13: after that line insert:

"(2r) FEE REMISSIONS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS. The treatment of sections 36.27 (3p), 38.22 (6) (f), 38.24 (8), and 45.35 (14) (L) of the statutes first applies to students who enroll for classes in the academic year that commences after the effective date of this subsection.".

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Renner - Economic assistance grants

For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100

At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

1. Page 356, line 16: delete lines 16 to 18 and substitute:

"SECTION 380m. 20.485 (2) (vg) of the statutes is repealed.".

2. Page 441, line 24: after "period." insert "The department may provide subsistence payments only to a veteran who has suffered a loss of income due to illness, injury, or natural disaster.".

3. Page 441, line 25: delete "incapacitation" and substitute "loss of income".

4. Page 442, line 2: after "department." insert "No payment may be made under this subsection if the veteran has other assets or income available to meet basic subsistence needs or if the veteran is eligible to receive aid from other sources to meet those needs.".

****NOTE: Is this language to replace the current language in the budget bill, page 441, lines 23 and 24? They seem to be saying the same thing.

5. Page 442, line 17: after that line insert:

"(2m) DEPENDENTS ELIGIBILITY. (a) The unremarried spouse and dependent children of a veteran who died while on active service in the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces are eligible to receive payments under subs. (1) and (2) if the household income of those persons does not exceed the income limitations established under sub. (3m).

(b) The spouse and dependent children of a member of the U.S. armed forces or of the Wisconsin national guard who has been activated or deployed to serve in the U.S. armed forces who are residents of this state, who have suffered a loss of income due to that activation or deployment, and who experience an economic emergency during the member's activation or deployment are eligible to receive assistance under subs. (1) and (2).".

6. Page 442, line 19: after that line insert:

"(3m) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility criteria and household income limits for payments under subs. (1), (2), and (2m).".

7. Page 443, line 4: delete the material beginning with "Notwithstanding" and ending with "exists." on line 5 and substitute "If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the request for a supplement within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification, the supplement to the appropriation is approved. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed supplement, the supplement may occur only upon approval of the committee.".

8. Page 1095, line 25: after that line insert:

"(3k) ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY VETERANS AND FAMILIES EMERGENCY RULES. The department of veterans affairs may promulgate an emergency rule under section 227.24 of the statutes implementing section 45.351 (3m) of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of an emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.".

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Renner - American Indian grant to aid veterans

For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100

At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

1. Page 441, line 4: delete "$10,000" and substitute "$8,500".

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Renner - Educational grants to veterans

For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100

At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

1. Page 437, line 2: delete that line and substitute "exceed the amount under s. 45.396 (7) (a) exceed $50,000 plus $1,000 for each dependent in excess of 2 dependents.".

2. Page 440, line 3: after that line insert:

"SECTION 763g. 45.25 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

45.25 (4) (d) A veteran may not receive reimbursement under sub. (2) for any semester in which the veteran fails to receive at least a 2.0 grade point average or an average grade of "C".

SECTION 763m. 45.25 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

45.25 (6) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The department shall promulgate a rule that establishes the number of days after the commencement of an academic term that begins after December 31, 2006, by which a veteran who will be seeking reimbursement under this section must provide to the department with all of the following information:

(a) The veteran's name.

(b) The educational institution the veteran is attending.

(c) Whether the veteran is enrolled full-time or part-time at the educational institution.

(d) An estimate of the amount of tuition reimbursement that the veteran will claim at the end of the academic term.".

3. Page 1095, line 16: after that line insert:

"(1f) PAYMENT OF CERTAIN TUITION AND PART-TIME CLASSROOM COURSES. From the appropriation account under section 20.485 (2) (tf) of the statutes, the department of veterans affairs may expend not more than $1,020,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 to fund payments under sections 45.25 and 45.396, 2003 stats., for coursework completed before July 1, 2005.".

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Renner - Mission welcome home campaign program

For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100

At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

1. Page 355, line 23: after that line insert:

"SECTION 375g. 20.485 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

20.485 (2) (f) Mission welcome home. The amounts in the schedule to provide payments under s. 45.35 (14) (j). No moneys may be encumbered from the appropriation under this paragraph after June 30, 2007.".

2. Page 441, line 5: after that line insert:

"SECTION 769g. 45.35 (14) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

45.35 (14) (j) To provide grants to eligible persons who administer a program to identify, train, and place volunteers at the community level who will assist national guard members, members of the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, and their spouses and dependents, who return to this state after serving on active duty. The department shall make available to the volunteers, veterans, and their spouses and dependents, a packet of information about the benefits that they may be eligible to receive from the state or federal government. This paragraph does not apply after June 30, 2007.".

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Renner - Demonstration program for housing for homeless veterans

For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100

At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

1. Page 355, line 23: after that line insert:

"SECTION 375d. 20.485 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

20.485 (2) (b) Housing vouchers for homeless veterans. The amounts in the schedule to provide housing vouchers to chronically homeless veterans under s. 45.35 (14) (k). No moneys may be encumbered from the appropriation under this paragraph after June 30, 2007.".

2. Page 441, line 5: after that line insert:

"SECTION 769m. 45.35 (14) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

45.35 (14) (k) To provide $117,300 in 2005-06 and $117,300 in 2006-07 to a housing authority in a 1st class city in a county with a population of at least 500,000 to supplement the housing costs of chronically homeless veterans and their families if the housing authority does all of the following:

1. Provides evidence that the money will be used to provide multi-family housing for individuals and families that contain at least one veteran who has been chronically homeless.

2. Uses at least 50 percent of the money for supplementing temporary privately owned rental housing costs and the remainder for subsidizing public rental housing costs.

3. In coordination with the department, submits reports to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor by August 15, 2006, and August 15, 2007, that contain the following information related to the money received in the previous fiscal year:

a. The number of veterans that received a housing supplement.

b. The size of the veterans' households.

c. The amount of the supplement and time that the supplement was provided to each veteran's household.

d. The housing status of the assisted veteran's household at the time the supplement ended.

e. Any other information that the department considers necessary to evaluate the program.".

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Hotynski - Calculation of aids in lieu of property taxes

For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100

At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

1. Page 610, line 23: after that line insert:

"SECTION 1260m. 70.114 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 70.114 (1) (b) 1. and amended to read:

70.114 (1) (b) 1. "Estimated value", For land purchased before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], "estimated value," for the year during which land is purchased, means the purchase price and, for later years, means the value that was used for calculating the aid payment under this section for the prior year increased or decreased to reflect the annual percentage change in the equalized valuation of all property, excluding improvements, in the taxation district, as determined by comparing the most recent determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property to the next preceding determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property.

SECTION 1260n. 70.114 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

70.114 (1) (b) 2. For land purchased on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], "estimated value," for the year during which land is purchased, means the lesser of the purchase price or the determination of the land's equalized valuation under s. 70.57 in the year before the year during which the land is purchased, increased or decreased to reflect the annual percentage change in the equalized valuation of all property, excluding improvements, in the taxation district, as determined by comparing the most recent determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property to the next preceding determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property, except that if the land was exempt from taxation in the year prior to the year during which the department purchased the land "estimated value," for the year during which the land is purchased, means the lesser of the purchase price, the most recent determination of the land's equalized valuation under s. 70.57, or an amount that would result in a payment under sub. (4) that is equal to $1 per acre. "Estimated value," for later years, means the value that was used for calculating the aid payment under this section for the prior year increased or decreased to reflect the annual percentage change in the equalized valuation of all property, excluding improvements, in the taxation district, as determined by comparing the most recent determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property to the next preceding determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for that property.".

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

LFB:......Shanovich (RR) - Open housing enforcement

For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100

At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

1. Page 890, line 14: after that line insert: