SECTION 26. 45.396 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 27. 45.396 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 28. 45.396 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 45.25 (1m) (b), and 45.25 (1m) (b) (intro.) and 1., as renumbered, are amended to read:
45.25 (1m) (b) (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise qualified to receive benefits under this section may receive the benefits under this section upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state, from a school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), or from a proprietary school that is approved under s. 45.54 38.50, if any of the following applies:
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 45.25 (1m) (b) (intro.). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0328, LRB-1510.
1. The part-time classroom study is not offered within 50 miles of the veteran's residence by any school or institution under sub. (2) par. (a) and the educational institution from which the study is offered is located not more than 50 miles from the boundary line of this state.
SECTION 29. 45.396 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 30. 45.396 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 31. 45.396 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 32. 45.396 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 33. 45.396 (7) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 34. 45.396 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 45.25 (2) (bm).
SECTION 35. 45.396 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 36. 45.396 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 45.25 (5) and amended to read:
45.25 (5) DISABLED VETERAN ELIGIBILITY. A disabled veteran who meets the requirements under this section and whose disability is rated at 30% or more under 38 USC 1114 or 1134 may be reimbursed for up to 100% of the cost of tuition and fees, but that reimbursement is limited to 100% of the standard cost for a state resident for tuition and fees for an equivalent undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison per course and may not be provided to an individual more than 4 times during any consecutive 12-month period if the tuition and fees are for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education.
SECTION 37. 45.397 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.397 (2) (cm) The veteran requesting a grant has not received reimbursement under s. 45.25 or 45.396 for courses completed during the same semester for which a grant would be received under this section.
SECTION 38. 45.43 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.43 (1) (am) Except as provided under par. (b), the county board may appoint assistant county veterans' service officers who shall be Wisconsin residents who served on active duty, other than active duty for training, under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and who meet at least one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 1. a. to d. 45.001 (4) (a) 1. a. to d. and at least one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 2. a. to c. 45.001 (4) (a) 1. a. to d.
SECTION 9153. Nonstatutory provisions; veterans affairs.
(1) EDUCATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM EMERGENCY RULES. The department of veterans affairs may promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the statutes implementing section 45.25 of the statutes, as affected 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 emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
SECTION 9353. Initial applicability; veterans affairs.
(1) EDUCATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM. The treatment of sections 16.75 (4) (d), 20.485 (2) (th), 25.36 (1), 45.16, 45.25 (1), (1g), (1m), (2) (intro.) (except 45.25 (2) (title)), (a), (c), (cm), (d), and (e), (3) (a), (am), (b) 1., (c), and (d) (intro.), and (4) (c), 45.35 (4) (a) and (8) (b) 4., 45.396 (title), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (5m), (6), (7) (a) and (b), (8), (9), 45.397 (2) (cm), and 45.43 (1) (am) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 45.25 (4) (a) of the statutes, and the creation of section 45.25 (2) (cm) and (4) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes and SECTION 9153 (1) of this act first apply to courses completed on the effective date of this subsection.
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LRB-0329LRB-0329/4
RPN:jld/lmk/wlj:rs
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Caucutt, BB0111 - Health care and subsistence grant programs
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
veterans and military affairs
Under current law, DVA may grant aid to any incapacitated veteran or a dependent of a veteran in an amount that DVA determines is necessary to prevent want or distress. The aid may be provided if the incapacitation resulted from drug abuse and the recipient is participating in a drug abuse treatment program. The aid is limited to three months in any 12-month period. Currently, DVA may grant temporary health care aid to a veteran or dependent of a veteran to meet medical or hospital bills. The amount of aid is limited to $5,000 in any 12-month period. The aid may be used to provide for the treatment of alcoholism or other drug addiction. The aid may be paid to the health care provider. No health care aid may be paid currently if the liquid assets of the veteran's household exceeds $1,000.
Under this bill, the aid is limited to incapacitated veterans and the maximum amount of aid that DVA may grant is $2,000 in a 12-month period. The bill limits the payment for health care assistance to dental, vision, and hearing care, with a limit in a 12-month period of $2,500 for dental care, $500 for vision care, and $1,500 per ear for hearing care. The bill places a limit of $5,000 on the amount that a veteran may receive under these programs.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.485 (2) (vg) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.485 (2) (vg) Health care aid grants. The amounts in the schedule for the payment of benefits to veterans and their dependents under s. 45.351 (1j) (2).
SECTION 2. 20.485 (2) (vm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.485 (2) (vm) Subsistence grants Assistance to needy veterans. The amounts in the schedule for payment of subsistence grants to veterans and their dependents payments under s. 45.351 (1).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 3. 45.348 (title) and (1) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
45.348 (title) Dependent and child care defined for ss. 45.35, 45.351, and 45.356. (1) (intro.) In this section and ss. 45.35, 45.351, and 45.356 unless otherwise modified, "child" means any natural child, any legally adopted child, any stepchild or child if a member of the veteran's household, or any nonmarital child if the veteran acknowledges paternity or paternity has been otherwise established.
SECTION 4. 45.348 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.348 (2) (a) (intro.) In ss. s. 45.35 and 45.351, "dependent" includes any of the following:
SECTION 5. 45.35 (17) (c) 1m. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.35 (17) (c) 1m. (intro.) The department shall declare immediately due and payable any loan made after July 29, 1979 under a program administered by the department under s. 45.351 or subch. II, if it finds that the loan was granted to an ineligible person due to any of the following circumstances:
SECTION 6. 45.35 (17) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.35 (17) (c) 2. (intro.) Loan application forms processed by the department for programs administered under s. 45.351 or subch. II shall:
SECTION 7. 45.35 (17) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
45.35 (17) (c) 3. The department shall incorporate the payment acceleration requirements of subd. 1m. in all loan documents for programs administered by the department under s. 45.351 or subch. II.
SECTION 8. 45.351 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
45.351 Assistance to needy veterans. (1) SUBSISTENCE AID. (a) The department may provide subsistence payments to a veteran on a month-to-month basis or for a 3-month period. The department may pay subsistence aid for a 3-month period if the veteran will be incapacitated for more than 3 months and if earned or unearned income or aid from sources other than those listed in the application will not be available in the 3-month period. The department may grant subsistence aid under this subsection to a veteran whose incapacitation is the result of abuse of alcohol or other drugs only if the veteran is participating in an alcohol and other drug abuse treatment program that is approved by the department.
(b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this subsection per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed $2,000.
(2) HEALTH CARE. (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran for dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and lenses; and hearing care, including hearing aids.
(b) The maximum amount that may be paid under this subsection for any consecutive 12-month period may not exceed $2,500 for dental care, $500 for vision care, and $1,500 per ear for hearing care.
(c) The department may not provide health care aid under this subsection unless the aid recipient's health care provider agrees to accept, as full payment for the health care provided, the amount of the payment, the amount of the recipient's health insurance or other 3rd-party payments, if any, and the amount that the department determines the veteran is capable of paying. The department may not pay health care aid under this subsection if the liquid assets of the veteran are in excess of $1,000.
(3) LIMITATIONS. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may receive under this section may not exceed $5,000.
(4) APPROPRIATIONS. The department may make payments under this section from the appropriation in s. 20.485 (2) (vm). Nothing in this section empowers the department to incur any state debt.
(5) JOINT FINANCE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING. The department may submit a request to the joint committee on finance for supplemental funds from the veterans trust fund to be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (2) (vm) to provide payments under this section. The joint committee on finance may, from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (u), supplement the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm) in an amount equal to the amount that the department expects to expend under this section. Notwithstanding s. 13.101 (3) (a), the committee is not required to find that an emergency exists.
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LRB-0330LRB-0330/P2
CTS:kjf:rs
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Olsen-Hasek, BB0107 - Eliminating role of Educational Approval Board in certifying massage therapists and bodyworkers
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
veterans and military affairs
Under current law, both DRL and the Educational Approval Board (EAB) make determinations regarding a person's eligibility for certification as a massage therapist or bodyworker. The EAB is a board attached to DVA. The EAB's duties are limited to certain persons who are not required to satisfy the examination and education requirements that other applicants must satisfy. Current law allows such a person to be certified if the EAB determines that the person has education, training, and experience that are substantially equivalent to the education that other applicants must satisfy.
This bill transfers the EAB's duties described above to DRL. As a result, under the bill, DRL makes determinations for all persons who apply for certification as a massage therapist or bodyworker.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.165 (1) (km) of the statutes is created to read:
20.165 (1) (km) Transitional certifications of massage therapists and bodyworkers. All moneys transferred under 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9253 (1), for the department to make determinations regarding applications for massage therapist and bodyworker certification transferred to the department under 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9153 (1) (b).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 20.485 (5) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 20.485 (5) (h). This SECTION has been affected by LRB-1510.
SECTION 3. 460.05 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
460.05 (3) The department shall grant a certificate as a massage therapist or bodyworker to a person who satisfies the requirements specified in sub. (1) (a) to (d), (g), and (h) and who includes with the application specified in sub. (1) (c) all of the following:
(a) Evidence satisfactory to the department that, during the 2-year period after March 1, 2003, the person was actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy or bodywork.
(b) An attestation that the person only recently became aware of the requirements of this chapter.
SECTION 4. 2001 Wisconsin Act 74, section 23 (5) is repealed.
SECTION 9153. Nonstatutory provisions; veterans affairs.
(1) MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND BODYWORKERS.
(a) Definitions. In this SECTION:
1. "Board" means the educational approval board.
2. "Department" means the department of regulation and licensing.
(b) Transfer of transitional duties. Any application received by the board under 2001 Wisconsin Act 74, section 23 (5) (a) that is pending with the board on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the board with respect to the pending application are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department.
SECTION 9253. Appropriation changes; veterans affairs.
(1) MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND BODYWORKERS. The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.485 (5) (h), 2003 stats., is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.165 (1) (km) of the statutes, as created by this act.
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LRB-0334LRB-0334/2
PJK:wlj:rs
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath, BB0113 - Cash assistance under W-2 for pregnant woman with no other children
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
