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1Section 772. 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,470,82 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for
3reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this
4state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is
5approved under s. 38.50 440.55, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school,
6as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an
7institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47
8is limited to the following:
AB40,773 9Section 773. 45.205 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,470,11 1045.205 Tuition reimbursement for students at tribal colleges. (1)
11Definitions. In this section:
AB40,470,1212 (a) "Tribal college" means any of the following:
AB40,470,1313 1. The College of Menominee Nation.
AB40,470,1414 2. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College.
AB40,470,1715 (b) "Tuition" means the amount charged to a student to enroll in a degree credit
16course. "Tuition" does not include fees or the cost of room and board, books, supplies,
17or equipment.
AB40,470,22 18(2) Tuition reimbursement program. (a) Application. Any veteran enrolled
19in a tribal college may apply to the department for tuition reimbursement under this
20subsection on a form prescribed by the department. The application shall contain
21information, as determined by the department, establishing the applicant's
22eligibility for tuition reimbursement under this subsection.
AB40,470,2423 (b) Eligibility. A veteran is eligible for tuition reimbursement under this
24subsection if he or she meets all of the following conditions:
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11. The veteran is enrolled as a member of a federally recognized American
2Indian tribe or band in this state.
AB40,471,43 2. The veteran's annual household income does not exceed $50,000 plus $1,000
4for each dependent in excess of 2 dependents.
AB40,471,65 3. The veteran is a resident of this state at the time of application under par.
6(a).
AB40,471,137 4. The veteran was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry into
8service or was a resident of this state for any consecutive 12-month period after entry
9into service and before the date of application under par. (a). If a veteran who
10submits an application under par. (a) meets that consecutive 12-month residency
11requirement, the department may not require the veteran to reestablish that he or
12she meets that residency requirement when he or she later applies for any other
13benefit under this chapter for which that residency requirement applies.
AB40,471,1514 5. The veteran does not have a bachelor's or higher degree from an institution
15of higher education, as defined in 20 USC 1001 (a).
AB40,471,2016 (c) Benefits. 1. Subject to the limitations under par. (d), if a veteran submits
17an application under par. (a) and establishes his or her eligibility for tuition
18reimbursement under par. (b), the department shall reimburse the veteran for the
19total amount of his or her tribal college tuition from the appropriation under s. 20.485
20(2) (km).
AB40,471,2521 2. If in any fiscal year the total amount of reimbursement payments to be paid
22under subd. 1. exceeds the moneys available for the payments from the appropriation
23under s. 20.485 (2) (km), the department shall prorate the available moneys among
24the applicants for reimbursement in proportion to the approved reimbursement
25amounts.
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1(d) Limitations. 1. The department may not reimburse a veteran under this
2subsection for more than the following number of credits or semesters at a tribal
3college:
AB40,472,54 a. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training
5purposes, for 90 to 180 days, 30 credits or 2 semesters.
AB40,472,76 b. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training
7purposes, for 181 to 730 days, 60 credits or 4 semesters.
AB40,472,118 c. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training
9purposes, for more than 730 days, 120 credits or 8 semesters, except that, for courses
10a veteran begins later than 10 years after the veteran's separation from service, the
11department may not reimburse a veteran for more than 60 credits or 4 semesters.
AB40,472,1612 3. The department may not provide reimbursement under this subsection to
13a veteran who is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or who owes
14past support, medical expenses, or birth expenses, as established by appearance of
15the veteran's name on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless
16the veteran provides the department with one of the following:
AB40,472,2017 a. A repayment agreement that the veteran has entered into, that has been
18accepted by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5), and that has been
19kept current for the 6-month period immediately preceding the date of the
20application under par. (a).
AB40,472,2421 b. A statement that the veteran is not delinquent in child support or
22maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses, or birth
23expenses, signed by the department of children and families or its designee within
247 working days before the date of the application under par. (a).
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14. The department may not provide reimbursement under this subsection for
2any semester in which the veteran is eligible for or received a grant under s. 321.40
3or under 10 USC 2007.
AB40,473,54 5. The department may not provide reimbursement under this subsection for
5any semester for which the veteran received reimbursement under s. 45.20.
AB40,473,86 6. The department may not provide reimbursement under this subsection for
7any semester in which the veteran fails to receive at least a 2.0 grade point average
8or an average grade of "C."
AB40,473,119 7. The department shall reduce the reimbursement amount under par. (c) by
10the amount of any grant or scholarship the veteran receives specifically for the
11payment of college tuition.
AB40,473,12 12(3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB40,774 13Section 774. 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,473,1814 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college
15under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved by the educational
16approval board under s. 38.50 440.55, other than a proprietary school offering a
174-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training
18program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.
AB40,775 19Section 775. 45.41 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,473,2220 45.41 (2) (a) If the total amount paid under sub. (3) is from $1 to $2,499
21$119,999, the organization shall receive an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
22paid.
AB40,776 23Section 776. 45.41 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,777 24Section 777. 45.41 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,778 25Section 778. 45.41 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.41 (2) (d) If the total amount paid under sub. (3) is $120,000 or more, the
2organization shall receive $30,000 $70,000.
AB40,779 3Section 779. 45.41 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,474,84 45.41 (2) (e) An organization that receives a payment under par. (a) or (d) shall
5maintain records as required by the department concerning the organization's
6expenditure of the payment. That organization shall give the department access to
7those records upon request of the department, and the department may audit those
8records.
AB40,780 9Section 780. 45.41 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,474,1410 45.41 (3m) If the total amount of payments required to be paid under sub. (2)
11(a) to (c) and (d) exceeds the amount available for the payments from the
12appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vw), the department shall prorate the
13reimbursement payments among the state veterans organizations receiving the
14payments.
AB40,781 15Section 781. 45.41 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 45.41 (4) (a) and amended
16to read:
AB40,474,2017 45.41 (4) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (s), the department
18shall annually provide a payment of $100,000 $120,000 to the Wisconsin department
19of the Disabled American Veterans for the provision of transportation services to
20veterans.
AB40,782 21Section 782. 45.41 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,475,322 45.41 (4) (b) The Wisconsin department of the Disabled American Veterans
23shall maintain records as required by the department concerning its expenditure of
24the payment under par. (a). The Wisconsin department of the Disabled American
25Veterans shall give the department access to those records upon request of the

1department and the department may audit those records to ensure that the
2Wisconsin department of the Disabled American Veterans is using the payment
3under par. (a) to provide transportation services to veterans.
AB40,783 4Section 783. 45.41 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,475,75 45.41 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vw), the department may
6annually grant up to $50,000 to the Wisconsin department of the American Legion
7for the operation of Camp American Legion.
AB40,784 8Section 784. 45.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,475,239 45.43 (1) The department shall administer a program to provide assistance to
10persons who served in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the
11U.S. armed forces and who were discharged under conditions other than
12dishonorable. The department shall provide assistance under this section to persons
13whose need for services is based upon homelessness, incarceration, or other
14circumstances designated by the department by rule. The eligibility requirements
15under s. 45.02 (2) do not apply to a person applying for assistance under this section.

16The department shall designate the assistance available under this section, which
17may include assistance in receiving medical care, dental care, education,
18employment, single room occupancy housing, and transitional housing. The
19department may provide payments to facilitate the provision of services under this
20section. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (ac), the department shall
21provide $15,000 annually during fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 to the Center for
22Veterans Issues, Ltd., of Milwaukee, to provide outreach services to homeless
23veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
AB40,785 24Section 785. 45.43 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,786 25Section 786. 45.44 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.44 (1) (a) 5. A license, certification, registration, or permit issued under s.
294.10 (2), (3), or (3g), 94.50 (2), 94.704, 95.60, 97.17 (2), 97.175 (2), 97.22 (2), 98.145,
398.146, or 98.18 (1) (a), or 168.23 (3).
AB40,787 4Section 787. 45.44 (1) (a) 11m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,476,55 45.44 (1) (a) 11m. A registration issued under s. 202.13 or 202.14.
AB40,788 6Section 788. 45.45 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,476,9 745.45 Grant to VETransfer, Inc. (1) Payment. From the appropriation under
8s. 20.485 (2) (vm), the department shall pay $500,000 to VETransfer, Inc., in fiscal
9year 2013-14, subject to the requirements under subs. (2) to (5).
AB40,476,15 10(2) Grants to veteran-owned start-up businesses. Of the moneys VETransfer,
11Inc., receives under sub. (1), VETransfer, Inc., shall grant at least $300,000 to
12veterans who are residents of this state or to businesses owned by veterans who are
13residents of this state. A veteran or a veteran's business that is awarded a grant
14under this subsection may use the grant only to pay for costs associated with the
15start-up of a business located in this state that the veteran owns.
AB40,476,19 16(3) Veteran entrepreneurship training. Of the moneys VETransfer, Inc.,
17receives under sub. (1), VETransfer, Inc., may use up to $200,000 to provide
18entrepreneurial training and related services to veterans who are residents of this
19state.
AB40,476,23 20(4) Reporting and audit requirements. (a) Annually, by March 1, until 2018
21or one year following the date established by the department under sub. (5) (a),
22VETransfer, Inc., shall submit to the secretary, the governor, and the secretary of
23administration a report that includes all of the following:
AB40,476,2424 (a) The most recent financial statement for VETransfer, Inc.
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1(b) A detailed description of the criteria VETransfer, Inc., used to determine
2who received a grant under sub. (2) during the previous year.
AB40,477,93 (c) A verified statement describing in detail the grants VETransfer, Inc., made
4under sub. (2), and the expenditures VETransfer, Inc., made under sub. (3), during
5the previous year, signed by an independent certified public accountant and the
6director or principal officer of VETransfer, Inc., to attest to the accuracy of the
7verified statement. The verified statement shall include all of the following
8concerning each award of a grant VETransfer, Inc., made under sub. (2) during the
9previous year:
AB40,477,1110 1. The name and address of the grant recipient and the name and address of
11the start-up business.
AB40,477,1612 2. The names and addresses of all of the start-up business's owners, including
13an identification of the business's owners who are veterans, and, if the grant
14recipient was a business other than the start-up business, the names and addresses
15of the grant recipient's owners, including an identification of the business's owners
16who are veterans.
AB40,477,2017 3. The names and addresses of the start-up business's board of directors and
18key management employees and, if the grant recipient was a business other than the
19start-up business, the names and addresses of the grant recipient's board of
20directors and key management employees.
AB40,477,2121 4. A description of the nature of the start-up business.
AB40,477,2322 5. Any information the grant recipient submitted to VETransfer, Inc., to apply
23for the grant.
AB40,477,2424 6. The amount of the grant and the date VETransfer, Inc., awarded the grant.
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17. A statement of the number of employees the start-up business employed on
2January 1 of the previous year and the number of employees the start-up business
3employed on December 31 of the previous year.
AB40,478,54 (d) A summary of all investments and grants of any kind that VETransfer, Inc.,
5made during the previous year.
AB40,478,106 (e) VETransfer, Inc., shall maintain records, as required by the department,
7concerning its expenditures of the moneys it receives under sub. (1). VETransfer,
8Inc., shall give the department access to those records upon request of the
9department, and the department may audit those records to ensure compliance with
10the requirements under this section.
AB40,478,13 11(5) Sunset. (a) Except as provided under par. (b), VETransfer, Inc., may not
12expend any moneys it receives under sub. (1) after June 30, 2017, or a later date
13established by the department.
AB40,478,1614 (b) VETransfer, Inc., shall pay to the secretary of administration for deposit in
15the general fund any moneys it receives under sub. (1) but does not expend by June
1630, 2017, or by a later date established by the department under par. (a).
AB40,789 17Section 789. 45.50 (2m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,478,2318 45.50 (2m) (e) All moneys received as reimbursement for services to veterans
19homes employees or as payment for meals served to guests at veterans homes shall
20be accumulated in an account named "employee maintenance credits" and shall be
21paid into the general fund within one week after receipt and credited to the
22appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) (r). This paragraph does not apply to
23any agreement entered into pursuant to par. (c).
AB40,790 24Section 790. 45.50 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
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145.50 (11) Medical assistance assessment exemption. A Wisconsin veterans
2home is exempt from paying any assessment imposed on the licensed beds in the
3home under s. 50.14 (2) (am).
AB40,791 4Section 791. 45.51 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,792 5Section 792. 45.51 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,479,86 45.51 (2) (b) 5. Has care needs that the veterans home is able to provide within
7the resources allocated for the care of members of the veterans home , including
8chronic alcoholism, drug addiction, psychosis, or active tuberculosis
.
AB40,793 9Section 793. 45.51 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.51 (3) (a) 2.
AB40,794 10Section 794. 45.51 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,479,1211 45.51 (3) (a) 1. In this paragraph, "physical care" includes skilled rehabilitation
12services following a hospital stay that meets the qualifications under 42 CFR 409.30.
AB40,795 13Section 795. 45.51 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,479,1514 45.51 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) The categories for the order of priority for admission to
15a veterans home shall be as follows:
AB40,796 16Section 796. 45.51 (3) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,479,1817 45.51 (3) (c) 1m. Within each category specified in subd. 1., the following order
18of priority shall apply:
AB40,479,2219 a. A person who is a resident of the state on the date of application for
20membership in a veterans home and who has been residing continuously in the state
21for a period of more than 6 months immediately preceding the date of application for
22membership has first priority for admission.
AB40,480,223 b. A person who is a resident of the state on the date of application for
24membership in a veterans home and who has been residing continuously in the state

1for a period of 6 months or less immediately preceding the date of application for
2membership has 2nd priority for admission.
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