AB40-ASA1,498,2018
45.44
(1) (a) 5. A license,
certification, registration, or permit issued under s.
1994.10 (2), (3), or (3g), 94.50 (2), 94.704, 95.60, 97.17 (2), 97.175 (2), 97.22 (2), 98.145,
2098.146,
or 98.18 (1) (a)
, or 168.23 (3).
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21Section
787. 45.44 (1) (a) 11m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,498,2222
45.44
(1) (a) 11m. A registration issued under s. 202.13 or 202.14.
AB40-ASA1,788
23Section
788. 45.45 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,499,3
145.45 Grant to VETransfer, Inc. (1) Payment. From the appropriation under
2s. 20.485 (2) (vm), the department shall pay $500,000 to VETransfer, Inc., in fiscal
3year 2013-14, subject to the requirements under subs. (2) to (5).
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4(2) Grants to veteran-owned start-up businesses. Of the moneys VETransfer,
5Inc., receives under sub. (1), VETransfer, Inc., shall grant at least $300,000 to
6veterans who are residents of this state or to businesses owned by veterans who are
7residents of this state. A veteran or a veteran's business that is awarded a grant
8under this subsection may use the grant only to pay for costs associated with the
9start-up of a business located in this state that the veteran owns.
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10(3) Veteran entrepreneurship training. Of the moneys VETransfer, Inc.,
11receives under sub. (1), VETransfer, Inc., may use up to $200,000 to provide
12entrepreneurial training and related services to veterans who are residents of this
13state.
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14(4) Reporting and audit requirements. Annually, by March 1, until 2018 or
15one year following the date established by the department under sub. (5) (a),
16VETransfer, Inc., shall submit to the secretary, the governor, and the secretary of
17administration a report that includes all of the following:
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(a) The most recent financial statement for VETransfer, Inc.
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(b) A detailed description of the criteria VETransfer, Inc., used to determine
20who received a grant under sub. (2) during the previous year.
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(c) A verified statement describing in detail the grants VETransfer, Inc., made
22under sub. (2), and the expenditures VETransfer, Inc., made under sub. (3), during
23the previous year, signed by an independent certified public accountant and the
24director or principal officer of VETransfer, Inc., to attest to the accuracy of the
25verified statement. The verified statement shall include all of the following
1concerning each award of a grant VETransfer, Inc., made under sub. (2) during the
2previous year:
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1. The name and address of the grant recipient and the name and address of
4the start-up business.
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2. The names and addresses of all of the start-up business's owners, including
6an identification of the business's owners who are veterans, and, if the grant
7recipient was a business other than the start-up business, the names and addresses
8of the grant recipient's owners, including an identification of the business's owners
9who are veterans.
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3. The names and addresses of the start-up business's board of directors and
11key management employees and, if the grant recipient was a business other than the
12start-up business, the names and addresses of the grant recipient's board of
13directors and key management employees.
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4. A description of the nature of the start-up business.
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5. Any information the grant recipient submitted to VETransfer, Inc., to apply
16for the grant.
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6. The amount of the grant and the date VETransfer, Inc., awarded the grant.
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7. A statement of the number of employees the start-up business employed on
19January 1 of the previous year and the number of employees the start-up business
20employed on December 31 of the previous year.
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(d) A summary of all investments and grants of any kind that VETransfer, Inc.,
22made during the previous year.
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(e) VETransfer, Inc., shall maintain records, as required by the department,
24concerning its expenditures of the moneys it receives under sub. (1). VETransfer,
25Inc., shall give the department access to those records upon request of the
1department, and the department may audit those records to ensure compliance with
2the requirements under this section.
AB40-ASA1,501,5
3(5) Sunset. (a) Except as provided under par. (b), VETransfer, Inc., may not
4expend any moneys it receives under sub. (1) after June 30, 2017, or a later date
5established by the department.
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(b) VETransfer, Inc., shall pay to the secretary of administration for deposit in
7the general fund any moneys it receives under sub. (1) but does not expend by June
830, 2017, or by a later date established by the department under par. (a).
AB40-ASA1,790
9Section
790. 45.50 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,501,1210
45.50
(11) Medical assistance assessment exemption. A Wisconsin veterans
11home is exempt from paying any assessment imposed on the licensed beds in the
12home under s. 50.14 (2) (am).
AB40-ASA1,791
13Section
791. 45.51 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,792
14Section
792. 45.51 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,501,1715
45.51
(2) (b) 5. Has care needs that the veterans home is able to provide within
16the resources allocated for the care of members of the veterans home
, including
17chronic alcoholism, drug addiction, psychosis, or active tuberculosis.
AB40-ASA1,793
18Section
793. 45.51 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.51 (3) (a) 2.
AB40-ASA1,794
19Section
794. 45.51 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
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45.51
(3) (a) 1. In this paragraph, "physical care" includes skilled rehabilitation
21services following a hospital stay that meets the qualifications under
42 CFR 409.30.
AB40-ASA1,794m
22Section 794m. 45.51 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.51
(3) (b) Spouses, surviving spouses, and parents derive their eligibility
24from the eligibility of the person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. Surviving spouses and
25parents of eligible persons under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. shall not be eligible for admission
1to the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove
or
, the Wisconsin Veterans Home
2at King
, or the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls unless a home's overall
3occupancy level is below an optimal level as determined by the board.
AB40-ASA1,795
4Section
795. 45.51 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,502,65
45.51
(3) (c) 1. (intro.) The
categories for the order of priority for admission to
6a veterans home shall be as follows:
AB40-ASA1,796
7Section
796. 45.51 (3) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
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45.51
(3) (c) 1m. Within each category specified in subd. 1., the following order
9of priority shall apply:
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a. A person who is a resident of the state on the date of application for
11membership in a veterans home and who has been residing continuously in the state
12for a period of more than 6 months immediately preceding the date of application for
13membership has first priority for admission.
AB40-ASA1,502,1714
b. A person who is a resident of the state on the date of application for
15membership in a veterans home and who has been residing continuously in the state
16for a period of 6 months or less immediately preceding the date of application for
17membership has 2nd priority for admission.
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c. A person who is not a resident of the state on the date of application for
19membership in a veterans home has 3rd priority for admission.
AB40-ASA1,797
20Section
797. 45.51 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,502,2521
45.51
(5) Additional eligibility requirements of a surviving spouse. (intro.)
22The surviving spouse of a person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2.
who was a resident of this
23state at the time of the veteran's death is eligible if the surviving spouse meets the
24requirements of sub. (2) (b) 3. to 5. and if the surviving spouse satisfies all of the
25following conditions:
AB40-ASA1,798
1Section
798. 45.51 (5) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,799
2Section
799. 45.51 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.51
(6) Additional eligibility requirements of parents. (intro.) The parent
4of a person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2.
who was a resident of this state at the time of
5the person's death or, the parent of a living person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. who is
6eligible for membership, or the parent of a person who died while in the service is
7eligible if the parent meets the requirements of sub. (2) (b) 3. to 5. and
if the parent 8satisfies all of the following conditions:
AB40-ASA1,800
9Section
800. 45.51 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,801
10Section
801. 45.51 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,503,1311
45.51
(6m) Residency. In order to be eligible for benefits under this subchapter,
12a person specified under sub. (2) (a) 1., 2., or 3. does not have to be a resident of this
13state on the date of application for membership.
AB40-ASA1,801f
14Section 801f. 45.57 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,503,18
1545.57 Veterans homes; transfer of funding. (1) On June 30 of each fiscal
16year, the department may transfer all or part of the unencumbered balance of any
17of the appropriations under s. 20.485 (1) (g), (gd), (gk), or (i) to the veterans trust fund
18or to the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund.
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19(2) The department may not transfer money under this section unless it first
20notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of the proposal. If the
21cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working
22days after the date of the department's notification that the committee has scheduled
23a meeting to review the proposal, the department may transfer the money. If, within
2414 working days after the date of the notification by the department, the
25cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has
1scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, the department may transfer the money
2only upon approval of the committee. A proposal as submitted by the department is
3approved unless a majority of the members of the committee who attend the meeting
4to review the proposal vote to modify or deny the proposal.
AB40-ASA1,802m
5Section 802m. 45.60 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.60
(2) Stipends. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2)
(dm) (sm), the
7department shall reimburse a local unit of a member organization of the council on
8veterans programs or a local unit of a veterans organization certified by the
9department to provide military funeral honors for the costs of providing military
10funeral honors in this state to a person described in sub. (1). The reimbursement may
11not exceed $50 for each funeral for which military honors are provided.
AB40-ASA1,803
12Section
803. 45.61 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,504,1313
45.61
(2) (f) A person who is a member of a veterans home under s. 45.50.
AB40-ASA1,805
14Section
805. 45.61 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 45.61 (4) (a).
AB40-ASA1,806
15Section
806. 45.61 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,504,1816
45.61
(4) (b) In processing applications for burial plots, the department shall
17maintain a waiting list for each of the cemeteries operated under sub. (1) and shall
18give priority to state residents on each waiting list.
AB40-ASA1,808
19Section
808. 45.70 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 45.70 (1m).
AB40-ASA1,809
20Section
809. 45.70 (1b) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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45.70
(1b) (title)
Establishment and modifications of memorials.
AB40-ASA1,810
22Section
810. 45.70 (1b) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,504,2523
45.70
(1b) (b) The board may act under par. (a) only if the department estimates
24that the cost of implementing the proposal for an established or future state
25memorial will exceed $25,000.
AB40-ASA1,811
1Section
811. 45.70 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.70 (1b) (a) and
2amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,505,73
45.70
(1b) (a) The board may approve, recommend, and veto any proposed
4plans, modifications, and changes or policies with respect to established state
5memorials
, including the Camp Randall Memorial Park, Madison, Wisconsin, as
6described in par. (c), and any future veterans state memorials, and
may recommend
7the creation and establishment of
future veterans state memorials.
AB40-ASA1,812
8Section
812. 45.70 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.70
(2) (b) No structures, other than memorials approved by the board, and
10no walks, roads, or subterranean footings may be placed or erected upon Camp
11Randall Memorial Park
, Madison, Wisconsin, as described in par. (c), unless
12authorized by the legislature; nor shall the park be used for any purpose other than
13a memorial park.
AB40-ASA1,813
14Section
813. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,505,2315
45.82
(4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
16federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
17under s. 20.485 (2) (km)
or (vw) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
18the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
19service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
20that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
21veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may
22make annual grants of up to
$8,500 $15,000 per grant under this subsection and shall
23promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,814
24Section
814. 46.03 (30) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,506,6
146.03
(30) (a) To provide for an orderly reduction of state institutional primary
2psychiatric services the department may approve the institutes entering into
3contracts with county departments under s. 51.42 for providing primary psychiatric
4care. If excess capacity exists at state operated mental health institutes, the
5department shall, subject to
s. ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848
(1), explore the possible
6sale or lease of such excess facilities to a county department under s. 51.42.
AB40-ASA1,815
7Section
815. 46.035 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.035
(2) (a) Without limitation by reason of any other provisions of the
9statutes except
s. ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848
(1), the power to sell and to convey
10title in fee simple to a nonprofit corporation any land and any existing buildings
11thereon owned by, or owned by the state and held for, the department or of any of the
12institutions under the jurisdiction of the department for such consideration and
13upon such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the secretary are in the public
14interest.
AB40-ASA1,816
15Section
816. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,506,2416
46.057
(2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the
17department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
18(2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s.
1920.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation
20account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx)
$2,890,700 $2,707,100 in fiscal year
2011-12 212013-14 and
$2,964,000 $2,772,800 in fiscal year
2012-13 2014-15, for services for
22juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health
23services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of
24providing those services.
AB40-ASA1,817
25Section
817. 46.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,507,7
146.06
(4) Sales. The department may, with the approval of the building
2commission,
and subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), sell
3and convey such lands under the jurisdiction of the department as the secretary
4deems to be in excess of the present or future requirements of the department for
5either the operation of its facilities or programs, for the maintenance of buffer zones
6adjacent to its facilities or for other public purposes. The proceeds of such sales are
7subject to s. 13.48 (14) (c).
AB40-ASA1,818
8Section
818. 46.07 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,508,2
946.07 Property of patients or residents. All money including wages and
10other property delivered to an officer or employee of any institution for the benefit
11of a patient or resident shall immediately be delivered to the steward, who shall enter
12the money upon the steward's books to the credit of the patient or resident. The
13property shall be used only under the direction and with the approval of the
14superintendent and for the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge under s.
15973.045 (4), the delinquency victim and witness assistance surcharge under s. 938.34
16(8d) (c), the deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharge under s. 973.046
(1r), the child
17pornography surcharge under s. 973.042, the drug offender diversion surcharge
18under s. 973.043, or the benefit of the patient or resident. If the money remains
19uncalled for for one year after the patient's or resident's death or departure from the
20institution, the superintendent shall deposit the money in the general fund. If any
21patient or resident leaves property, other than money, uncalled for at an institution
22for one year, the superintendent shall sell the property, and the proceeds shall be
23deposited in the general fund. If any person satisfies the department, within 5 years
24after the deposit, of his or her right to the deposit, the department shall direct the
1department of administration to draw its warrant in favor of the claimant and it shall
2charge the same to the appropriation made by s. 20.913 (3) (c).
AB40-ASA1,819
3Section
819. 46.21 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.21
(1) (d) "Human services" means the total range of services to people,
5including mental illness treatment, developmental disabilities services, physical
6disabilities services, income maintenance, youth probation, extended supervision
7and parole services, alcohol and drug abuse services, services to children, youth and
8families, family counseling, early intervention services for children from birth to the
9age of 3, and manpower services. "Human services" does not include child welfare
10services
administered by the department of children and families under s. 48.48 (17)
11administered by the department in a county having a population of 500,000 or more.
AB40-ASA1,820
12Section
820. 46.215 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.215
(1) Creation; powers and duties. (intro.)
In Except as provided in ss.
1449.155 (3g), 49.78 (1r), 49.825, and 49.826, in a county with a population of
500,000 15750,000 or more the administration of welfare services, other than child welfare
16services
administered by the department of children and families under s. 48.48 (17)
17administered by the department and except as provided in ss. 49.155 (3g), 49.78 (1r),
1849.825, and 49.826, is vested in a county department of social services under the
19jurisdiction of the county board of supervisors under s. 46.21 (2m) (b) 1. a. Any
20reference in any law to a county department of social services under this section
21applies to a county department under s. 46.21 (2m) in its administration under s.
2246.21 (2m) of the powers and duties of the county department of social services.
23Except as provided in ss. 49.155 (3g), 49.78 (1r), 49.825, and 49.826, the county
24department of social services shall have the following functions, duties, and powers,
25and such other welfare functions as may be delegated to it:
AB40-ASA1,821
1Section
821. 46.27 (7g) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,509,32
46.27
(7g) (a) 1m. "Decedent" means a deceased client or a deceased nonclient
3surviving spouse, whichever is applicable.
AB40-ASA1,822
4Section
822. 46.27 (7g) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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46.27
(7g) (a) 4. "Nonclient surviving spouse" means any person who was
6married to a client while the client was receiving services for which the cost may be
7recovered under par. (c) 1. and who survived the client.
AB40-ASA1,823
8Section
823. 46.27 (7g) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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46.27
(7g) (a) 5. a. "Property of a decedent" means all real and personal
10property to which the client held any legal title or in which the client had any legal
11interest immediately before death, to the extent of that title or interest, including
12assets transferred to a survivor, heir, or assignee through joint tenancy, tenancy in
13common, survivorship, life estate, living trust, or any other arrangement.
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b. Notwithstanding subd. 5. a., "property of a decedent" includes all real and
15personal property in which the nonclient surviving spouse had an ownership interest
16at the client's death and in which the client had a marital property interest with that
17nonclient surviving spouse at any time within 5 years before the client applied for
18long-term community support services funded under sub. (7) or during the time that
19the client was eligible for long-term community support services funded under sub.
20(7).