AB210, s. 110
4Section
110. 59.65 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,136,11
559.65 Publication of financial report. A board shall cause to be made out
6and published in the county, as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, immediately after its
7annual meeting, a report of the receipts and expenditures of the immediately
8preceding year and the accounts allowed. The board may waive the publication of
9names of needy soldiers, sailors, marines and United States war veterans and the
10amount of
relief aid provided under s.
45.14 (2) 45.81 (3) and shall publish in lieu
11thereof the total disbursements thereunder.
AB210, s. 111
12Section
111. 66.0509 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,136,13
1366.0509 (title)
Civil service system;
veterans' veterans preference.
AB210, s. 112
14Section
112. 66.1201 (9) (x) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,136,1815
66.1201
(9) (x) To, within its area of operation, either by itself or with the
16department of veterans affairs, undertake and carry out studies and analyses of
17veterans' veterans housing needs and meeting those needs and make the study
18results available to the public, including the building, housing and supply industries.
AB210, s. 113
19Section
113. 67.015 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,136,22
2067.015 Housing authorities exempted. This chapter shall not be applicable
21to borrowing by housing authorities or county
veterans' veterans housing authorities
22under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1213.
AB210, s. 114
23Section
114. 69.30 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,136,2524
69.30
(1) (bm) "Service office" has the meaning given in s.
45.36 (1) (c) 45.04
25(1) (b).
AB210, s. 115
1Section
115. 69.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,137,82
69.30
(2) A financial institution, state agency, county department, Wisconsin
3works agency, service office or family care district or an employee of a financial
4institution, state agency, county department, Wisconsin works agency, service office
5or family care district is not subject to s. 69.24 (1) (a) for copying a certified copy of
6a vital record for use by the financial institution, state agency, county department,
7Wisconsin works agency, service office or family care district, including use under s.
845.36 (4m) 45.04 (5), if the copy is marked "FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE".
AB210, s. 116
9Section
116. 70.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,137,2110
70.11
(1) Property of the state. Property owned by this state except land
11contracted to be sold by the state. This exemption shall not apply to land conveyed
12after September, 1933, to this state or for its benefit while the grantor or others for
13the grantor's benefit are permitted to occupy the land or part thereof in consideration
14for the conveyance; nor shall it apply to land devised to the state or for its benefit
15while another person is permitted by the will to occupy the land or part thereof. This
16exemption shall not apply to any property acquired by the department of veterans
17affairs under s.
45.72 (5) and (7) 45.32 (5) and (7) or to the property of insurers
18undergoing rehabilitation or liquidation under ch. 645. Property exempt under this
19subsection includes general property owned by the state and leased to a private,
20nonprofit corporation that operates an Olympic ice training center, regardless of the
21use of the leasehold income.
AB210, s. 117
22Section
117. 70.11 (3a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,137,2523
70.11
(3a) Buildings at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King or in
24southeastern Wisconsin homes. All buildings, equipment and leasehold interests
25in lands described in s.
45.38 45.03 (5).
AB210, s. 118
1Section
118. 70.11 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,138,152
70.11
(9) Memorials. All memorial halls and the real estate upon which the
3same are located, owned and occupied by any organization of United States war
4veterans organized pursuant to act of congress and domesticated in this state
5pursuant to the laws of this state, containing permanent memorial tablets with the
6names of former residents of any given town, village, city or county who lost their
7lives in the military or naval service of the state or the United States in any war
8inscribed thereon, and all personal property owned by such organizations, and all
9buildings erected, purchased or maintained by any county, city, town or village as
10memorials under s.
45.05 or 45.055 45.72. The renting of such halls or buildings for
11public purposes shall not render them taxable, provided that all income derived
12therefrom be used for the upkeep and maintenance thereof. Where such hall or
13building is used in part for exempt purposes and in part for pecuniary profit, it shall
14be assessed for taxation to the extent of such use for pecuniary profit as provided in
15s. 70.1105 (1).
AB210, s. 119
16Section
119. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,138,2317
71.05
(6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a claimant for tuition expenses for
18a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant's child and the claimant's
19dependent who is claimed under section
151 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, to
20attend any university, college, technical college or a school approved under s.
45.54 2139.90, that is located in Wisconsin or to attend a public vocational school or public
22institution of higher education in Minnesota under the Minnesota-Wisconsin
23reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47, calculated as follows:
AB210, s. 120
24Section
120. 86.03 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,139,7
186.03
(4) Cutting or injuring trees on highway. No person shall cut down,
2break, girdle, bruise the bark
, or in any other manner injure, or allow any animal
3under that person's control to injure, any public or private trees, shrubs
, or hedges
4growing within the highway, except as the owner thereof or the public authority
5maintaining the highway may cut down, trim and remove trees, shrubs
, and hedges
6for the purpose of and conducing to the benefit and improvement of the owner's land
7or the highway facility
, subject to sub. (7).
AB210, s. 121
8Section
121. 86.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,139,129
86.03
(6) Fines. Any
Except as provided in sub. (7), any person violating any
10of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
11conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $25 for each tree or shrub
12damaged, felled or destroyed.
AB210, s. 122
13Section
122. 86.03 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB210,139,2014
86.03
(7) No person may cut or trim any tree planted along any federal or state
15trunk highway as a memorial to the men and women who served in the armed forces
16of the United States in time of war, without the written permission of the
17department. Violations of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than
18$10 nor more than $200 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or both.
19Nothing in this section shall interfere with the rights of abutting property owners
20in those trees.
AB210, s. 123
21Section
123. 120.13 (37) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,139,2322
120.13
(37) (a) 3. Left high school before receiving a high school diploma to join
23the U.S. armed forces during a war period under s.
45.001 (5) 45.01 (13).
AB210, s. 124
24Section
124. 125.14 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,140,14
1125.14
(2) (e)
Disposal. The department shall dispose of the alcohol beverages
2turned over to it by the court by either giving it to law enforcement agencies free of
3charge for use in criminal investigations,
giving it to state-operated veterans'
4hospitals in amounts needed for medicinal purposes, selling it to the highest bidder
5if the bidder is a person holding a license or permit issued under this chapter, or
6destroying it, at the discretion of the department. If the department elects to sell the
7alcohol beverages, it shall publish a class 2 notice under ch. 985 asking for sealed bids
8from qualified bidders. Any items or groups of items in the inventory subject to a
9security interest, the existence of which was established in the proceedings for
10conviction as being bona fide and as having been created without the secured party
11having notice that the items were being used or were to be used in connection with
12the violation, shall be sold separately. The net proceeds from the sale, less all costs
13of seizure, storage, and sale, shall be turned over to the secretary of administration
14and credited to the common school fund.
AB210, s. 125
15Section
125. 125.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,141,916
125.26
(6) Temporary Class "B" licenses may be issued to bona fide clubs, to
17county or local fair associations or agricultural societies, to churches, lodges or
18societies that have been in existence for at least 6 months before the date of
19application and to posts of
veterans' veterans organizations authorizing the sale of
20fermented malt beverages at a particular picnic or similar gathering, at a meeting
21of the post, or during a fair conducted by the fair association or agricultural society.
22The amount of the fee for the license shall be determined by the municipal governing
23body issuing the license but may not exceed $10. An official or body authorized by
24a municipal governing body to issue temporary Class "B" licenses may, upon
25issuance of any temporary Class "B" license, authorize the licensee to permit
1underage persons to be on the premises for which the license is issued. A license
2issued to a county or district fair licenses the entire fairgrounds where the fair is
3being conducted and all persons engaging in retail sales of fermented malt beverages
4from leased stands on the fairgrounds. The county or district fair to which the license
5is issued may lease stands on the fairgrounds to persons who may engage in retail
6sales of fermented malt beverages from the stands while the fair is being held. A
7municipal governing body may issue a temporary Class "B" license for premises that
8are covered by a "Class B" permit issued under s. 125.51 (5) (b) 2. if the applicant
9meets the requirements of this subsection.
AB210, s. 126
10Section
126. 125.51 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,142,311
125.51
(10) Temporary licenses. Notwithstanding s. 125.68 (3), temporary
12"Class B" licenses may be issued to bona fide clubs, to county or local fair associations
13or agricultural societies, to churches, lodges or societies that have been in existence
14for at least 6 months before the date of application and to posts of veterans'
15organizations authorizing the sale of wine in an original package, container or bottle
16or by the glass if the wine is dispensed directly from an original package, container
17or bottle at a particular picnic or similar gathering, at a meeting of the post, or during
18a fair conducted by the fair association or agricultural society. The amount of the fee
19for the license shall be $10, except that no fee may be charged to a person who at the
20same time applies for a temporary Class "B" license under s. 125.26 (6) for the same
21event. A license issued to a county or district fair licenses the entire fairgrounds
22where the fair is being conducted and all persons engaging in retail sales of wine from
23leased stands on the fairgrounds. The county or district fair to which the license is
24issued may lease stands on the fairgrounds to persons who may engage in retail sales
25of wine from the stands while the fair is being held. Not more than 2 licenses may
1be issued under this subsection to any club, county or local fair association,
2agricultural association, church, lodge, society or
veterans' veterans post in any
312-month period.
AB210, s. 127
4Section
127. 132.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,142,115
132.16
(1) (a) "Organization" means any association, lodge, order, fraternal
6society, beneficial association, or fraternal and beneficial society or association;
7historical, military, or
veterans' veterans organization; labor union; foundation;
8federation; or any other society, organization, or association, degree, branch,
9subordinate lodge, or auxiliary thereof, whether incorporated or unincorporated, the
10principles and activities of which are not repugnant to the constitution and laws of
11the United States or of this state.
AB210, s. 128
12Section
128. 139.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,142,1713
139.31
(3) Cigarettes sold to post exchanges of the armed forces of the United
14States and to federally
or state operated veterans hospitals in this state and
15cigarettes sold to an interstate carrier of passengers for hire to be resold to bona fide
16passengers actually being transported and cigarettes sold for shipment outside this
17state in interstate commerce are not subject to the tax.
AB210, s. 129
18Section
129. 139.76 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,142,2319
139.76
(2) Tobacco products sold to or by post exchanges of the U.S. armed
20forces, to or by federally
or state-operated operated veterans hospitals in this state,
21and tobacco products sold to an interstate carrier of passengers for hire to be resold
22to bona fide passengers actually being transported and tobacco products sold for
23shipment outside this state in interstate commerce are not subject to the tax.
AB210, s. 130
24Section
130. 146.997 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,143,6
1146.997
(1) (c) "Health care facility" means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4),
2or any hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home,
3county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health complex or other place
4licensed or approved by the department of health and family services under s. 49.70,
549.71, 49.72, 50.03, 50.35, 51.08 or 51.09 or a facility under s.
45.365 45.50, 51.05,
651.06, 233.40, 233.41, 233.42 or 252.10.
AB210, s. 131
7Section
131. 150.31 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,143,128
150.31
(5m) The department shall decrease the statewide bed limit specified
9in sub. (1) to account for any reduction in the approved bed capacity of
the nursing
10home operated at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King or at the nursing care a
11skilled nursing facility operated by the department of veterans affairs under s.
1245.385 45.50 (1), as specified in s.
45.375 (2) 45.50 (10).
AB210, s. 132
13Section
132. 150.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,143,1614
150.46
(1) This subchapter does not apply to
the Wisconsin Veterans Home at
15King or to the nursing care facility a Wisconsin veterans home operated by the
16department of veterans affairs under s.
45.385 45.50.
AB210, s. 133
17Section
133. 150.46 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB210, s. 134
18Section
134. 150.84 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,143,2419
150.84
(2) "Health care facility" means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4), or
20any hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home,
21county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health center or other place
22licensed or approved by the department under s. 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 50.02, 50.03,
2350.35, 51.08 or 51.09 or a facility under s.
45.365
45.50, 51.05, 51.06, 233.40, 233.41,
24233.42 or 252.10.
AB210, s. 135
25Section
135. 150.93 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,144,2
1150.93
(5) This section does not apply to a hospital
established under s. 45.375
2(1) operated by the state department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50 (10).
AB210, s. 136
3Section
136. 150.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,144,54
150.95
(2) This section does not apply to a hospital
established under s. 45.375
5(1) operated by the state department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50 (10).
AB210, s. 137
6Section
137. 155.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,144,127
155.01
(6) "Health care facility" means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4), or
8any hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home,
9county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health center or other place
10licensed or approved by the department under s. 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 50.02, 50.03,
1150.35, 51.08 or 51.09 or a facility under s.
45.365
45.50, 51.05, 51.06, 233.40, 233.41,
12233.42 or 252.10.
AB210, s. 138
13Section
138. 157.637 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,144,18
14157.637 Veteran burials. A cemetery authority of a cemetery, other than a
15cemetery that is affiliated with a religious society organized under ch. 187, may not
16prohibit the burial, as defined in s. 157.061 (1), of the human remains of a person
17specified in s.
45.358 (3) (a) to (g) 45.61 (2) at the cemetery if the cemetery authority
18is paid in its usual and customary manner for the burial.
AB210, s. 139
19Section
139. 182.028 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,145,7
20182.028 School corporations. Any corporation formed for the establishment
21and maintenance of schools, academies, seminaries, colleges
, or universities
, or for
22the cultivation and practice of music shall have power to enact bylaws for the
23protection of its property, and provide fines as liquidated damages upon its members
24and patrons for violating the bylaws, and may collect the same in tort actions, and
25to prescribe and regulate the courses of instruction therein, and to confer
such the
1degrees and grant
such the diplomas as are usually conferred by similar institutions
2or as shall be appropriate to the courses of instruction prescribed, except that no
3corporation shall operate or advertise a school that is subject to s.
45.54 (10) 39.90
4(7) without complying with the requirements of s.
45.54 39.90. Any stockholder may
5transfer his or her stock to the corporation for its use; and if the written transfer so
6provides the stock shall be perpetually held by the board of directors with all the
7rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote.
AB210, s. 140
8Section
140. 186.113 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,145,109
186.113
(14) (a) Process applications, act as closing agent and service loans
10made under s.
45.79 45.37, with the approval of the department of veterans affairs.
AB210, s. 141
11Section
141. 188.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,145,22
12188.26 Veterans; corporations. Whenever any corporation is formed under
13ch. 180 or 181 or this chapter for the purpose of assisting any veteran, as defined in
14s.
45.37 (1a) 45.01 (12), or a person under s. 45.51 (2) (a) 2., or operating social clubs
15in which the name "veteran" appears, the department of financial institutions shall
16investigate the same to ascertain the character thereof, and whether or not the same
17has been procured by fraudulent representation or concealment of any material fact
18relating to such veteran's name, purpose, membership, organization, management
19or control or other material fact. If the department of financial institutions so finds,
20such findings, misrepresentation or concealment shall be reported to the attorney
21general, and the attorney general shall bring an action to vacate or annul the
22corporate charter.
AB210, s. 142
23Section
142. 215.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,146,3
1215.21
(2) Lending area. Except for loans made under s.
45.79 45.37, the
2lending area of an association is limited to that area within a radius of 100 miles of
3the association's office.
AB210, s. 143
4Section
143. 224.71 (3) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,146,65
224.71
(3) (b) 7. The department of veterans affairs when administering the
6veteran's veterans housing loan program under subch.
II III of ch. 45.
AB210, s. 144
7Section
144. 230.03 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,146,108
230.03
(14) (b) A person who served on active duty under honorable conditions
9in the U.S. armed forces in
Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle
10East a crisis
under s. 45.34
zone, as defined in s. 45.01 (11).
AB210, s. 145
11Section
145. 230.03 (14) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,146,1512
230.03
(14) (c) A person who served on active duty under honorable conditions
13in the U.S. armed forces for at least one day during a war period, as defined in s.
1445.001 (5) 45.01 (13) or under section 1 of executive order 10957 dated
15August 10, 1961.
AB210, s. 146
16Section
146. 230.04 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
AB210,146,1817
230.04
(17) The director shall resolve any dispute raised by a complaint filed
18under s. 21.79 (1) (c).
AB210, s. 147
19Section
147. 230.08 (2) (xm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,146,2220
230.08
(2) (xm) The commandants of
the Wisconsin
Veterans Home at King and
21the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center veterans homes in the
22department of veterans affairs.
AB210, s. 148
23Section
148. 230.315 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,147,324
230.315
(1) (c) The employee has received a military leave of absence under s.
25230.32 (3) (a) or 230.35 (3), under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V
1of ch. 111, or under rules promulgated by the office of employment relations or is
2eligible for reemployment with the state under s.
45.50 21.79 after completion of his
3or her service in the U.S. armed forces.
AB210, s. 149
4Section
149. 230.36 (1m) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,147,95
230.36
(1m) (b) 1. (intro.) A forest ranger or field employee of the department
6of natural resources who is subject to call for forest fire control duty
or fire watcher
7employed at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King or at the facilities at a Wisconsin
8veterans home operated by the department of veterans affairs under s.
45.385 45.50,
9and lifeguard, at all times while:
AB210, s. 150
10Section
150. 234.03 (13m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,147,1211
234.03
(13m) To purchase and enter into commitments for the purchase of
12veterans housing loans made pursuant to s.
45.79
45.37.
AB210, s. 151
13Section
151. 234.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,147,1614
234.40
(1) The authority shall issue its negotiable bonds in such principal
15amount and length of maturity as to provide sufficient funds for veterans housing
16loans to be made pursuant to s.
45.79 45.37.
AB210, s. 152
17Section
152. 234.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,147,2218
234.40
(3) It is the intent of the legislature that the authority be used to finance
19the veterans housing program. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
20supersede the powers vested by subch.
II III of ch. 45 in the department of veterans
21affairs for carrying out program responsibilities for which debt has been incurred by
22the authority.
AB210, s. 153
23Section
153. 234.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,148,224
234.41
(1) There is established under the jurisdiction of the authority a
25veterans housing loan fund. All moneys resulting from the sale of bonds for the
1purpose of veterans housing pursuant to s.
45.79 45.37, unless credited to the
2veterans capital reserve fund, shall be credited to the fund.
AB210, s. 154
3Section
154. 234.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,148,84
234.41
(2) The authority shall use moneys in the fund for the purpose of
5purchasing loans representing veterans housing loans pursuant to s.
45.79 45.37.
6All disbursements of funds under this section for purchasing mortgage loans shall
7be made payable to authorized lenders as defined in s.
45.71 (2) 45.31 (3) and eligible
8persons as defined in s.
45.71 (6) 45.31 (5).