AB821-ASA1,43
24Section
43. 45.03 (5) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,11,2
145.03
(5) (c) 3. Nothing in this subsection empowers
the board or the
2department to incur any state debt.
AB821-ASA1,44
3Section
44. 45.03 (5) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,11,94
45.03
(5) (c) 4.
All powers and duties conferred upon the board or the
5department under this subsection shall be exercised and performed by resolution of
6the board. All conveyances, leases, and subleases made under this subsection
, when
7authorized by resolution of the board, shall be made, executed, and delivered in the
8name of the department and shall be signed by the secretary and sealed with the seal
9of the department.
AB821-ASA1,45
10Section
45. 45.03 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,11,1311
45.03
(12) (a) The department may receive gifts and bequests in its name for
12the benefit of Wisconsin veterans and their dependents
in accordance with policies
13adopted by the board. Moneys received shall be credited to the veterans trust fund.
AB821-ASA1,46
14Section
46. 45.03 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,11,1815
45.03
(12) (b) The department may receive moneys or other gifts and bequests
16in its name for the benefit of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Moneys received shall
17be credited to the veterans trust fund and used, as far as practicable, in accordance
18with the wishes of the donors
and in accordance with the board's policies.
AB821-ASA1,47
19Section
47. 45.03 (13) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821-ASA1,48
20Section
48. 45.03 (13) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821-ASA1,49
21Section
49. 45.03 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,12,1122
45.03
(15) Deferral of payments and interest on loans. When a veteran or
23a member of the veteran's family makes application for deferment of payment of
24monthly installments and waiver of interest charges on veterans loans made under
25this chapter, showing that the ability of the veteran to make payment is materially
1and adversely affected by reason of military service, the department may
, with the
2approval of the board, defer payment of monthly installments and waive interest
3charges on veterans loans made under this chapter for the duration of any period of
4service in the armed forces of the United States during a national emergency or in
5time of war or under P.L.
87-117 and 6 months from date of discharge or separation
6and the time for payment may be extended for the same period. However, when funds
7estimated to be received in the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund to pay debt
8service on public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zn) and (zo) are less than the
9funds estimated to be required for the payment of the debt service, the
board 10department may grant deferral of payments and interest on loans provided under s.
1145.37 only when so required by federal law.
AB821-ASA1,50
12Section
50. 45.37 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,12,1813
45.37
(4) (a) The
board
department shall determine the interest rate on loans
14made under this section. Except as provided in sub. (11), the interest rate
15determined may not be increased during the term of the loan. Except as provided
16in sub. (11), the interest rate shall be as low as possible but shall be sufficient to fully
17pay all expenses and to provide reserves that are reasonably expected to be required
18in the judgment of the board in accordance with par. (b) and sub. (7) (a) 3.
AB821-ASA1,51
19Section
51. 45.37 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,12,2320
45.37
(4) (b) 1. The
board
department shall select and implement the methods
21of insuring against losses arising from delinquency and default in the repayment of
22loans funded under sub. (6) (a) and shall select and implement the methods of
23managing and selling any property securing loans funded under sub. (6) (a).
AB821-ASA1,52
24Section
52. 45.37 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,13,2
145.37
(4) (b) 2. The
board department shall charge or cause to be charged to
2borrowers all costs necessary to insure against losses under subd. 1.
AB821-ASA1,53
3Section
53. 45.37 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,13,84
45.37
(6) (a) 2. The
chairperson of the board secretary shall certify that the
5chairperson secretary does not expect proceeds of state debt issued under this
6paragraph to be used in a manner that would cause the debt to be arbitrage bonds
7as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, if that debt is a bond that is exempt from
8federal taxation.
AB821-ASA1,54
9Section
54. 45.37 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,13,1410
45.37
(6) (c) 2. The
chairperson of the board secretary shall certify that
the
11board and the department
do does not expect and shall not use proceeds of revenue
12obligations issued under this paragraph in a manner that would cause the revenue
13obligations to be arbitrage bonds as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, where
14that debt is a bond that is exempt from federal taxation.
AB821-ASA1,55
15Section
55. 45.37 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,14,316
45.37
(7) (a) (intro.) There is created the veterans mortgage loan repayment
17fund. All moneys received by the department for the repayment of loans funded
18under sub. (6) (a) except for servicing fees required to be paid to authorized lenders,
19net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties, any repayment to the
20department of moneys paid to authorized lenders, gifts, grants, other
21appropriations, and interest earnings accruing, any repayment of moneys borrowed
22under s. 45.42 (8) (a), all moneys received under sub. (5) (a) 6., and any moneys
23deposited or transferred under s. 18.04 (6) (b) or (d) shall be promptly deposited into
24the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. The
board department shall establish
25by resolution a system of accounts providing for the maintenance and disbursement
1of moneys of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund to fund loans under sub.
2(6) (a) or to fund, refund, or acquire public debt as provided in s. 18.04 (5). The system
3of accounts shall record and provide moneys for all of the following purposes:
AB821-ASA1,56
4Section
56. 45.37 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,14,75
45.37
(7) (b) The
board
department may amend the system of accounts
6established under par. (a) only
by resolution of the board that is approved by with the
7approval of the building commission.
AB821-ASA1,57
8Section
57. 45.37 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,14,199
45.37
(10) (a) All moneys received from any source for repayment of loans,
10mortgages, or mortgage loan notes funded with proceeds of revenue obligations
11issued under sub. (6) (c) shall be deposited into one or more separate nonlapsible
12trust funds in the state treasury or with a trustee appointed for that purpose by the
13authorizing resolution for the revenue obligations. The
board department may
14pledge revenues received by the funds to secure revenue obligations issued under
15sub. (6) (c) and shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the
16proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments in accordance with subch.
17II of ch. 18. Unrestricted balances in the funds may be used to fund additional loans
18issued under sub. (6) (c) and pay the balances owing on loans after the assumptions
19of the loans or the closings of the sales of residences under sub. (11) (c).
AB821-ASA1,58
20Section
58. 45.43 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,15,9
2145.43 (title)
Veterans assistance program housing and recovery
22programs; aid to indigent veterans. (1) The department shall administer
a
23program programs to provide assistance to persons who served in the U.S. armed
24forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and who were
25discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The department shall provide
1assistance under this section to persons whose need for services is based upon
2homelessness, incarceration, or other circumstances designated by the department
3by rule. The eligibility requirements under s. 45.02 (2) do not apply to a person
4applying for assistance under this section. The department shall designate the
5assistance available under this section, which may include assistance in receiving
6medical care, dental care, education, employment, single room occupancy housing,
7and transitional housing
, and, notwithstanding s. 45.51 (14), housing in an assisted
8living facility. The department may provide payments to facilitate the provision of
9services under this section.
AB821-ASA1,59
10Section
59. 45.50 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,15,1511
45.50
(4) (a) The department may use moneys appropriated under s. 20.485 (1)
12(h) to purchase, erect, construct, or remodel buildings, to provide additions and
13improvements, to provide equipment, materials, supplies, and services necessary for
14the purposes of veterans homes, and for expenses that are necessary and incidental
15to acquisition of property under s.
45.51 (10)
45.50 (14) and
(11) (15).
AB821-ASA1,60
16Section
60. 45.51 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,15,2217
45.51
(3) (b) Spouses, surviving spouses, and parents derive their eligibility
18from the eligibility of the person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. Surviving spouses and
19parents of eligible persons under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. shall not be eligible for admission
20to the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, the Wisconsin Veterans Home at
21King, or the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls unless a home's overall
22occupancy level is below an optimal level as determined by the
board department.
AB821-ASA1,61
23Section
61. 45.51 (3) (c) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,15,2524
45.51
(3) (c) 1. d. Parents of eligible persons under sub. (2) (a) 1.
or 2. to 3. have
254th priority for admission.
AB821-ASA1,62
1Section
62. 45.51 (3) (c) 1m. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,16,42
45.51
(3) (c) 1m. c. A person who is
not a resident of the state on the date of
3application for membership in a veterans home eligible under sub. (1m) has 3rd
4priority for admission.
AB821-ASA1,63
5Section
63. 45.51 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,16,76
45.51
(3) (c) 2. The department may deviate from this sequence
upon order of
7the board to prevent the separation of a husband and wife.
AB821-ASA1,64
8Section
64. 45.51 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 45.51 (1m) and amended
9to read:
AB821-ASA1,16,1310
45.51
(1m) Residency.
In Notwithstanding s. 45.02 (2) and subject to sub. (3),
11in order to be eligible for benefits under this subchapter, a person
specified under
12sub. (2) (a) 1., 2., or 3. does not have to be a resident of this state
on the date of
13application for membership.
AB821-ASA1,65
14Section
65. 45.51 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (12), and 45.50 (12)
15(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,16,1816
45.50
(12) (a) The
board
department shall establish a pay plan for
17compensation of members for services rendered to a veterans home under its work
18therapy program.
AB821-ASA1,66
19Section
66. 45.51 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (13).
AB821-ASA1,67
20Section
67. 45.51 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (14), and 45.50 (14)
21(a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,17,722
45.50
(14) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the application
23and admission of any applicant admitted under
this section s. 45.51 shall constitute
24a valid and binding contract between a member and the department. If a member
25dies leaving a relative that is entitled to an interest in the property of the member
1under the rules of intestate succession or a will the existence of which is made known
2to the commandant of the veterans home within 60 days of the member's death, the
3member's property shall constitute a part of the member's estate, except the
4commandant may distribute personal effects of nominal monetary value of a
5deceased member who is not survived by a member spouse to surviving relatives of
6the member who request the personal effects within a reasonable time after the
7member's death.
AB821-ASA1,17,138
(b) The department may manage, sell, lease, or transfer property passing to the
9state pursuant to
this section s. 45.51 or conveyed to it by members, defend and
10prosecute all actions concerning it, pay all just claims against it, and do all other
11things necessary for the protection, preservation, and management of the property.
12All expenditures necessary for the execution of functions under this paragraph or
13sub. s. 45.51 (14) shall be made from the appropriation in s. 20.485 (1) (h).
AB821-ASA1,68
14Section
68. 45.51 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (15).
AB821-ASA1,69
15Section
69. 45.51 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (16).
AB821-ASA1,70
16Section
70. 45.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,17,1917
45.57
(1) The department may transfer all or part of the unencumbered balance
18of any of the appropriations under s. 20.485 (1) (g),
(gd), (gk), or (i) to the veterans
19trust fund or to the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund.
AB821-ASA1,71
20Section
71. 45.70 (1b) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.70 (1b) and
21amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,17,2522
45.70
(1b) The
board
department may approve, recommend, and veto any
23proposed plans, modifications, and changes or policies with respect to established
24state memorials and any future veterans state memorials, and may recommend the
25creation and establishment of future veterans state memorials.
AB821-ASA1,72
1Section
72. 45.70 (1b) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821-ASA1,73
2Section
73. 45.70 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB821-ASA1,74
3Section
74. 45.70 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,18,94
45.70
(2) (b) No structures, other than memorials approved by the
board 5department, and no walks, roads, or subterranean footings may be placed or erected
6upon Camp Randall Memorial Park, Madison, Wisconsin, as described in par. (c),
7unless authorized by the legislature
;, nor shall the park be used for any
permanent 8purpose other than a memorial park
and no event may be held within the park unless
9approved by the department.
AB821-ASA1,75
10Section
75. 45.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,18,2411
45.82
(1) Each county may annually apply to the department for a grant for the
12improvement of service to former military personnel of the county through the
13county veterans service office. A county may not allocate any portion of a grant for
14use by another county department nor may the county reduce funding to a county
15veterans service office based upon receipt of a grant.
The county veterans service
16officer of any county applying for the grant shall enter into an agreement with the
17department. The agreement shall state the goals and objectives to be attained by the
18county veterans service office during the remainder of the year covered by the grant
19application. The department shall prepare the basic form of this agreement in
20consultation with the county veterans service officers association and provide a copy
21and an explanation of that agreement to each county veterans service officer. The
22department shall develop reasonable budget and operating standards to assure
23improved services, but full operating control of the county office shall be left to each
24county.
AB821-ASA1,76
25Section
76. 851.09 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB821-ASA1,19,6
1851.09 Heir. "Heir" means any person, including the surviving spouse, who
2is entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to an interest in property of a
3decedent. The state is an heir of the decedent and a person interested under s.
45.51
4(10) 45.50 (14) and
(11)
(15) when the decedent was a member of a Wisconsin veterans
5home operated by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50 at the time of the
6decedent's death.
AB821-ASA1,19,108
(1)
In this section, "task force" means the task force on planning for the future
9statewide delivery of programs, benefits, and services to Wisconsin veterans created
10in subsection (2).
AB821-ASA1,19,1611
(2)
There is created a task force on planning for the future statewide delivery
12of programs, benefits, and services to Wisconsin veterans to study factors that may
13affect future operations of veterans benefits service organizations at the state,
14county, and municipal level and to develop a 20-year operational plan that would
15include recommendations to improve coordination between organizations at all
16levels in order to deliver services in the most cost-effective manner.
AB821-ASA1,19,2017
(3)
The task force shall be co-chaired by a member of the assembly, appointed
18by the speaker of the assembly, and a member of the senate, appointed by the senate
19majority leader, and shall be comprised of one representative from each of the
20following:
AB821-ASA1,19,2121
(a)
The senate committee on transportation and veterans affairs.
AB821-ASA1,19,2222
(b)
The assembly committee on veterans and military affairs.
AB821-ASA1,19,2323
(c) The department of veterans affairs.
AB821-ASA1,19,2424
(d)
Wisconsin Counties Association.
AB821-ASA1,19,2525
(e) Wisconsin County Veterans Service Officer Association.
AB821-ASA1,20,1
1(f)
Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars.
AB821-ASA1,20,22
(g)
American Legion Department of Wisconsin.
AB821-ASA1,20,33
(h)
Military Order of the Purple Heart of Wisconsin.
AB821-ASA1,20,44
(i)
Disabled American Veterans of Wisconsin.
AB821-ASA1,20,55
(j)
Vietnam Veterans of America, Wisconsin State Council.
AB821-ASA1,20,66
(k)
Wisconsin Council of the Military Officers Association of America.
AB821-ASA1,20,77
(l)
Board of veterans affairs.
AB821-ASA1,20,98
(4)
In conducting the study under subsection (2), the task force shall consider
9all of the following:
AB821-ASA1,20,1110
(a) The changing population and demographics of the veterans population and
11changing factors in rural, suburban, and urban areas of Wisconsin.
AB821-ASA1,20,1312
(b) Advancement of technology and its ability to improve and impact the
13delivery of services to veterans in Wisconsin.
AB821-ASA1,20,1614
(c)
The different types of benefits available to veterans and their families and
15the extent to which Wisconsin veterans participate in major state and federal benefit
16programs.
AB821-ASA1,20,1917
(d)
County differences in funding, staffing, and supervision of offices, including
18how those differences may affect veterans receiving benefits and the amounts
19veterans receive.
AB821-ASA1,20,2020
(e)
State oversight of the grantees.
AB821-ASA1,20,2321
(5)
The task force shall summarize its findings and make recommendations to
22the governor and the legislature in a report to be submitted within 6 months of the
23effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].
AB821-ASA1,78
24Section
78.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
25except as follows:
AB821-ASA1,21,2
1(1)
The repeal and recreation of section 20.485 (1) (gk) of the statutes takes
2effect on July 1, 2017.