AB506,17,109 2. An application for reimbursement of tuition under this subsection shall meet
10all of the following requirements:
AB506,17,1411 a. Be completed and received by the department no later than 60 days after the
12completion of the semester or course. The department may accept an application
13received more than 60 days after the completion of the semester or course if the
14applicant shows good cause for the delayed receipt.
AB506,17,1615 b. Contain the information necessary to establish eligibility as determined by
16the department.
AB506,17,1717 c. Be on the application form established by the department.
AB506,17,2018 d. Contain the signatures of both the applicant and a representative of the
19institution or school certifying that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the
20semester.
AB506,18,421 3. Reimbursement provided under this subsection shall be paid from the
22appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (tf). If the amount of funds applied for exceeds the
23amount available under s. 20.485 (2) (tf), the department may reduce the
24reimbursement percentage, except to disabled veterans who are eligible for 100
25percent of tuition and fees under par. (e), or deny applications for reimbursement

1that would otherwise qualify under this subsection. In those cases, the department
2shall determine the reimbursement percentage, except to disabled veterans who are
3eligible for 100 percent of tuition and fees under par. (e), and eligibility on the basis
4of the dates on which applications for reimbursement were received.
AB506,18,85 4. Reimbursement of tuition for a course may be provided at an institution or
6school under this paragraph other than the one from which the veteran is receiving
7his or her degree or certificate of graduation or course completion if all of the
8following apply:
AB506,18,109 a. The curriculum at the institution or school consists only of courses necessary
10to complete a degree in a particular course of study.
AB506,18,1311 b. The course is accepted as transfer credits at the institution or school listed
12under this paragraph from which the veteran is receiving his or her degree but is not
13available at that institution or school.
AB506,18,1814 (d) Limitations. 1. A veteran's eligibility for reimbursement under this
15subsection at any institution of higher education in this state, at a school that is
16approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50,
17at a public or private high school, or at an institution where he or she is receiving a
18waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 is limited to the following:
AB506,18,2219 a. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training
20purposes, for 90 to 180 days, the veteran may be reimbursed for a maximum of 30
21credits or 2 semesters, or an equivalent amount of credits or semesters if at a school
22other than an institution of higher education.
AB506,19,223 b. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training
24purposes, for 181 to 730 days, the veteran may be reimbursed for a maximum of 60

1credits or 4 semesters, or an equivalent amount of credits or semesters if at a school
2other than an institution of higher education.
AB506,19,63 c. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training
4purposes, for more than 730 days, the veteran may be reimbursed for a maximum
5of 120 credits or 8 semesters, or an equivalent amount of credits or semesters if at
6a school other than an institution of higher education.
AB506,19,117 2. The department may provide reimbursement under this subsection to a
8veteran who is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or who owes
9past support, medical expenses or birth expenses, as established by appearance of
10the veteran's name on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), only
11if the veteran provides the department with one of the following:
AB506,19,1412 a. A repayment agreement that the veteran has entered into, that has been
13accepted by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that has been kept
14current for the 6-month period immediately preceding the date of the application.
AB506,19,1815 b. A statement that the veteran is not delinquent in child support or
16maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses or birth
17expenses, signed by the department of workforce development or its designee within
187 working days before the date of the application.
AB506,19,2119 3. A veteran may not receive reimbursement under this subsection for any
20semester in which he or she is eligible for or received a grant under s. 21.49 or under
2110 USC 2007.
AB506,19,2422 4. A veteran may not receive reimbursement under this subsection for any
23semester in which the veteran fails to receive at least a 2.0 grade point average or
24an average grade of "C".
AB506,20,7
1(e) Disabled veteran eligibility. A disabled veteran who meets the requirements
2under this subsection and whose disability is rated at 30% or more under 38 USC
31114
or 1134 may be reimbursed for up to 100% of the cost of tuition and fees, but that
4reimbursement is limited to 100% of the standard cost for a state resident for tuition
5and fees for an equivalent undergraduate course at the University of
6Wisconsin-Madison per course if the tuition and fees are for an undergraduate
7semester in any institution of higher education.
AB506,20,128 (f) Reporting requirements. The department shall promulgate a rule that
9establishes the number of days after the commencement of an academic term that
10begins after December 31, 2005, by which a veteran who will be seeking
11reimbursement under this section must provide the department with all of the
12following information:
AB506,20,1313 1. The veteran's name.
AB506,20,1414 2. The educational institution the veteran is attending.
AB506,20,1615 3. Whether the veteran is enrolled full-time or part-time at the educational
16institution.
AB506,20,1817 4. An estimate of the amount of tuition reimbursement that the veteran will
18claim at the end of the academic term.
AB506, s. 53 19Section 53. 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
20(Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
AB506,20,2521 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college
22under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved by the educational
23approval board under s. 39.90 38.50, other than a proprietary school offering a
244-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training
25program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.
AB506, s. 54
1Section 54. 45.31 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
2(Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
AB506,21,73 45.31 (9) "Home" means a building or portion of a building used as the veteran's
4principal place of
by the veteran as a residence, and includes condominiums and
5income-producing property, a portion of which is used as a principal place of
6residence by the veteran, and the land, including existing improvements,
7appertaining to the building.
AB506, s. 55 8Section 55. 45.31 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB506,21,109 45.31 (15) "Qualified veterans' mortgage bonds" means federally tax-exempt
10bonds issued under the authority of 26 USC 143.
AB506, s. 56 11Section 56. 45.33 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB506,21,1512 45.33 (1) (d) Any person who has completed 6 continuous years of service under
13honorable conditions in the army or air national guard or in any reserve component
14of the U.S. armed forces, and who is living in this state at the time of his or her
15application for benefits.
AB506, s. 57 16Section 57. 45.34 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
17(Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
AB506,21,2118 45.34 (1) (c) A loan of not more than $25,000 to improve a home, including the
19construction of a garage or the removal or other alteration of existing improvements
20that were made to improve the accessibility of a home for a permanently and totally
21disabled individual.
AB506, s. 58 22Section 58. 45.34 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
23(Assembly Bill 210), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB506,21,2524 45.34 (1) (d) Refinancing the balance due on an indebtedness that was incurred
25for a use designated in pars. (a) to (c).
AB506, s. 59
1Section 59. 45.34 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
2.... (Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
AB506,22,53 45.34 (2) (b) 1. The residence property to be purchased, constructed, improved,
4or refinanced with financial assistance under this subchapter will be used as the
5person's principal
by the person as a residence.
AB506, s. 60 6Section 60. 45.34 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB506,22,117 45.34 (3) Qualified veterans mortgage bonds. If the source of the funding for
8a loan under this subchapter is the proceeds of a qualified veterans mortgage bond,
9the department shall apply any applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue
10Code in determining a person's eligibility for a loan to assure that the bonds are
11exempt from federal tax.
AB506, s. 61 12Section 61. 45.40 of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
13(Assembly Bill 210), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB506,23,2 1445.40 Assistance to needy veterans. (1) Subsistence aid. (a) The
15department may provide subsistence payments to a veteran on a month-to-month
16basis or for a 3-month period. The department may pay subsistence aid for a
173-month period if the veteran will be incapacitated for more than 3 months and if
18earned or unearned income or aid from sources other than those listed in the
19application will not be available in the 3-month period. The department may provide
20subsistence payments only to a veteran who has suffered a loss of income due to
21illness, injury, or natural disaster. The department may grant subsistence aid under
22this subsection to a veteran whose loss of income is the result of abuse of alcohol or
23other drugs only if the veteran is participating in an alcohol and other drug abuse
24treatment program that is approved by the department. No payment may be made
25under this subsection if the veteran has other assets or income available to meet

1basic subsistence needs or if the veteran is eligible to receive aid from other sources
2to meet those needs.
AB506,23,43 (b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this subsection
4per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed $2,000.
AB506,23,7 5(2) Health care. (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran
6for dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and
7lenses; and hearing care, including hearing aids.
AB506,23,108 (b) The maximum amount that may be paid under this subsection for any
9consecutive 12-month period may not exceed $2,500 for dental care, $500 for vision
10care, and $1,500 per ear for hearing care.
AB506,23,1711 (c) The department may not provide health care aid under this subsection
12unless the aid recipient's health care provider agrees to accept, as full payment for
13the health care provided, the amount of the payment, the amount of the recipient's
14health insurance or other 3rd-party payments, if any, and the amount that the
15department determines the veteran is capable of paying. The department may not
16pay health care aid under this subsection if the liquid assets of the veteran are in
17excess of $1,000.
AB506,23,23 18(2m) Dependents eligibility. (a) The unremarried spouse and dependent
19children of a veteran who died on active duty, or in the line of duty while on active
20or inactive duty for training purposes, in the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated
21in the U.S. armed forces are eligible to receive payments under subs. (1) and (2) if the
22household income of those persons does not exceed the income limitations
23established under sub. (3m).
AB506,24,424 (b) The spouse and dependent children of a member of the U.S. armed forces
25or of the Wisconsin national guard who has been activated or deployed to serve in the

1U.S. armed forces who are residents of this state, who have suffered a loss of income
2due to that activation or deployment, and who experience an economic emergency
3during the member's activation or deployment are eligible to receive assistance
4under subs. (1) and (2).
AB506,24,6 5(3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may receive
6under this section may not exceed $5,000.
AB506,24,8 7(3m) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility
8criteria and household income limits for payments under subs. (1), (2), and (2m).
AB506,24,11 9(4) Appropriations. The department may make payments under this section
10from the appropriation in s. 20.485 (2) (vm). Nothing in this section empowers the
11department to incur any state debt.
AB506,24,25 12(5) Joint finance supplemental funding. The department may submit a
13request to the joint committee on finance for supplemental funds from the veterans
14trust fund to be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (2) (vm) to
15provide payments under this section. The joint committee on finance may, from the
16appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (u), supplement the appropriation under s. 20.485
17(2) (vm) in an amount equal to the amount that the department expects to expend
18under this section. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
19department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing
20the request for a supplement within 14 working days after the date of the
21department's notification, the supplement to the appropriation is approved. If,
22within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification, the
23cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has
24scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed supplement, the
25supplement may occur only upon approval of the committee.
AB506, s. 62
1Section 62. 45.42 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
2(Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
AB506,25,113 45.42 (2) The department may lend a veteran, a veteran's unremarried
4surviving spouse, or a deceased veteran's child not more than $25,000, or a lesser
5amount established by the department under sub. (9). The department may
6prescribe loan conditions, but the term of the loan may not exceed 10 years, or a
7shorter term established by the department under sub. (12)
. The department shall
8ensure that the proceeds of any loan made under this section shall first be applied
9to pay any delinquent child support or maintenance payments owed by the person
10receiving the loan and then to pay any past support, medical expenses, or birth
11expenses owed by the person receiving the loan.
AB506, s. 63 12Section 63. 45.42 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB506,25,1613 45.42 (12) Subject to the limit established in sub. (2), the department may
14periodically adjust the maximum term limits for loans based upon financial market
15conditions, funds available, needs of the veterans trust fund, or other factors that the
16department considers relevant.
AB506, s. 64 17Section 64. 45.50 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
18(Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
AB506,25,2219 45.50 (6) (a) The department may enter into agreements for furnishing and
20charging for water and sewer service from facilities constructed at and for veterans
21homes to public and private properties lying in the immediate vicinity of veterans
22homes.
AB506, s. 65 23Section 65. 45.51 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
24...(Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
AB506,26,7
145.51 (3) (b) Spouses, surviving spouses, and parents derive their eligibility
2from the eligibility of the person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. Surviving spouses and
3parents of eligible persons under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. are shall not be eligible for
4admission only to a skilled nursing facility at a veterans home
for admission to the
5Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove or the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King
6unless a home's overall occupancy level is below an optimal level as determined by
7the board
.
AB506, s. 66 8Section 66. 45.51 (10) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
9(Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
AB506,26,1610 45.51 (10) (b) The Except where a sale occurs under s. 16.848, the department
11may manage, sell, lease, or transfer property passing to the state pursuant to this
12section or conveyed to it by members, defend and prosecute all actions concerning it,
13pay all just claims against it, and do all other things necessary for the protection,
14preservation, and management of the property. All expenditures necessary for the
15execution of functions under this paragraph or sub. (14) shall be made from the
16appropriation in s. 20.485 (1) (h).
AB506, s. 67 17Section 67. 45.60 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
18(Assembly Bill 210), is repealed.
AB506, s. 68 19Section 68. 45.82 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
20...(Assembly Bill 210), is amended to read:
AB506,27,421 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
22federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
23under s. 20.485 (2) (vz) (km) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
24the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
25service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives

1that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
2veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may
3make annual grants of up to $2,500 $8,500 under this subsection and shall
4promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
AB506, s. 69 5Section 69. 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100), section 9353 (2q) is
6amended to read:
AB506,27,117 [2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100)], Section 9353 (2q) Fee remissions
8for spouse and children of certain veterans.
The treatment of sections 36.27 (3n),
9and 38.24 (7), and 45.35 (14) (m) of the statutes first applies to students who enroll
10for classes in the academic year that commences after the effective date of this
11subsection.
AB506, s. 70 12Section 70. 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100), section 9353 (2r) is
13amended to read:
AB506,27,1714 [2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100)], Section 9353 (2r) Fee remissions
15for certain veterans.
The treatment of sections 36.27 (3p), 38.22 (6) (f), and 38.24
16(8), and 45.35 (14) (L) of the statutes first applies to students who enroll for classes
17in the academic year that commences after the effective date of this subsection.
AB506, s. 71 18Section 71. 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100), section 9455 (3w) is
19amended to read:
AB506,27,25 20[2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100)], Section 9455 (3w) Sale or
21contractual operation of state-owned heating, cooling, and power plants and
22wastewater treatment facilities.
The treatment of sections 13.48 (2) (k) 1. and 2.,
2316.84 (1), 16.85 (4), 16.895, 16.90, 16.91, 16.93 (2) and (3), 20.255 (1) (b), 20.245 (1)
24(c), 20.255 (1) (c), 20.285 (1) (c), 20.410 (1) (f) and (gm), 20.465 (1) (f), 20.485 (4) (r),
25and 20.505 (5) (ka), and 45.365 (2m) (a) of the statutes takes effect on April 1, 2007.
AB506, s. 9153
1Section 9153. Nonstatutory provisions; veterans affairs.
AB506,28,92 (1) Tuition reimbursement program emergency rules. The department of
3veterans affairs may promulgate emergency rules under section 227.24 of the
4statutes implementing section 45.20 of the statutes, as affected by this act.
5Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not
6required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an
7emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or
8welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated
9under this subsection.
AB506,28,14 10(2) Payment of certain tuition and part-time classroom courses. From the
11appropriation account under section 20.485 (2) (tf) of the statutes, the department
12of veterans affairs may expend not more than $1,020,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 to
13fund payments under sections 45.25 and 45.396, 2003 stats., for course work
14completed before July 1, 2005.
AB506,28,22 15(3) Assistance to needy veterans and families emergency rules. The
16department of veterans affairs may promulgate an emergency rule under section
17227.24 of the statutes implementing section 45.40 (3m) of the statutes, as affected
18by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the
19department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
20subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace,
21health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of an emergency for
22a rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB506,28,2323 (4) Treatments void.
AB506,29,1524 (a) The treatment of sections 16.848 (2) (g), 20.485 (1) (go) and (q), (2) (b), (f),
25(km), (q), (th), (vg), (vm), and (vz), (4) (r), and (5) (title), (g), (gm), and (h), 20.505 (8)

1(hm) 13m., 25.36 (1), 29.506 (7m) (a), 36.27 (2) (b) 4., 36.27 (3p) (b), 38.24 (8) (b), 38.50
2(11), 45.19 (1), 45.25 (1), (1g), (1m), (2) (intro.) (except 45.25 (2) (title)), (a), (c), (cm),
3(d), and (e), (3) (a), (am), (b) 1., (c), and (d) (intro.), (4) (c) and (d), and (6), 45.348 (title),
4(1) (intro.), and (2) (a) (intro.), 45.35 (8) (b) 4., (14) (h), (j), (k), (L), (m), and (n), and
5(17) (c) 1m. (intro.), 2. (intro.), and 3., 45.351, 45.356 (2) and (13), 45.365 (2m) (a),
645.37 (4) (b) and (c) 1m. c. and d. and (10) (c), 45.38 (2) (a) 1., 45.396 (title), (1), (2),
7(3), (4), (5), (5m), (6), (7) (a) and (b), (8), and (9), 45.397 (2) (a) and (cm), 45.54 (title),
8(1) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), and (10) (title), (a), (b),
9(c), (cm), (d), (e), and (f), 45.71 (8), (12) (a), (15), and (16) (d), and 45.76 (1) (c) and (d),
10(3) (b) 1., and (4) of the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100), the
11renumbering and amendment of section 45.25 (4) (a) of the statutes by 2005
12Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100), the creation of section 45.25 (4) (a) 1. to 3. of
13the statutes by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100), and Sections 9153 (1),
14(1f), and (3k), 9246 (1m), 9253 (1), and 9353 (1) of 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly
15Bill 100) are void.
AB506,29,1716 (b) Paragraph (a ) does not apply if 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 210)
17is not enacted into law by September 1, 2005.
AB506, s. 9246 18Section 9246. Appropriation changes; technical college system.
AB506,30,219 (1m) Educational approval board transfer and lapse. Notwithstanding
20section 20.001 (3) (a) of the statutes, on June 30, 2006, there is transferred from the
21appropriation account under section 20.292 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by the
22acts of 2005, to the appropriation account under section 20.292 (2) (gm) of the
23statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, $250,000 and, if after that transfer an
24unencumbered balance remains in the appropriation account under section 20.292

1(2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, that unencumbered balance
2shall lapse to the general fund.
AB506, s. 9253 3Section 9253. Appropriation changes; Veterans affairs.
AB506,30,64 (1) Massage therapists and bodyworkers. The unencumbered balance in the
5appropriation account under section 20.485 (5) (h), 2003 stats., is transferred to the
6appropriation account under section 20.165 (1) (g) of the statutes.
AB506,30,97 (2) Fee remissions for certain veterans. The treatment of sections 36.27 (3p)
8(b) and 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes first applies to students who enroll for classes in
9the academic year that commences after the effective date of this subsection.
AB506, s. 9353 10Section 9353. Initial applicability; Veterans affairs.
AB506,30,1311 (1) Tuition reimbursement program. The treatment of sections 20.485 (2) (th),
1225.36 (1), 45.20, and 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes and Section 9153 (1) of this act first
13apply to courses completed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB506, s. 9400 14Section 9400. Effective dates; general. Except as otherwise provided in
15Sections 9453 and 9455, this act takes effect on the date of publication of 2005
16Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100).
AB506, s. 9453 17Section 9453. Effective dates; Veterans affairs.
AB506,30,2018 (1) The amendment of 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100), sections 9353
19(2q) and (2r) and 9455 (3w), by this act takes effect on the day after publication of
202005 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 100).
AB506, s. 9455 21Section 9455. Effective dates; other.
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