SB21: Bill Text

SB21,1433 Section 1433. 44.31 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,605,9 44.31 (1r) "Division of hearings and appeals" means the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

SB21,1434 Section 1434. 44.40 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,605,12 44.40 (3m) A state agency may appeal to the division of hearings and appeals under ch. 227 any determination made by the officer under this section.

SB21,1435 Section 1435. 44.42 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,605,16 44.42 (3) A political subdivision or school board may appeal to the division of hearings and appeals under ch. 227 any determination made by the officer under this section.

SB21,1436 Section 1436. 45.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,605,22 45.03 Department of veterans affairs. (1) Policy. It is the policy of the state to give provide health, educational, and economic assistance to veterans and their dependents who are residents of this state to the extent and under the conditions determined by the board department within the limitations set forth in this section.

SB21,1437 Section 1437. 45.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,606,10 45.03 (6) Coordination duties. The department shall coordinate the activities of all state agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority performing functions relating to the medical, hospital, or other remedial care; placement and training; and educational, economic, or vocational rehabilitation of veterans. In particular, the department shall coordinate the activities of the technical college system board, state selective service administration, department of health services, department of workforce development, department of public instruction, the University of Wisconsin System Authority and other educational institutions, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, and all other departments or agencies performing any of the functions specified, to the end that the benefits provided in this section may be made available to veterans as promptly and effectively as possible.

SB21,1438 Section 1438. 45.03 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,606,19 45.03 (10) Training and employment of veterans. The department, in cooperation with the shall operate programs in this state to enhance the employment opportunities of veterans of the U.S. armed forces, including the employment program funded under 38 U.S.C. 41 and 42. Such programs shall be administered by state employees and shall provide services only to eligible individuals. The department of workforce development and state selective service administration and any other federal, state, or local agency, shall cooperate with the department to formulate and carry out plans for the training and employment of veterans.

SB21,1439 Section 1439. 45.10 of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,606,23 45.10 Veteran appearances. The department may reimburse any veteran who incurred travel expenses relating to an appearance that occurred at the request of the state, subject to the following:

SB21,606,25 (1) A veteran seeking reimbursement shall submit to the department documentation of travel expenses incurred.

SB21,607,3 (2) Notwithstanding ss. 16.53 (12) (c) and 20.916 (8) and (9), the department may reimburse all documented travel expenses but reimbursement shall not exceed $2,000 annually per veteran.

SB21,1440 Section 1440. 45.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,607,10 45.20 (1) (d) "Tuition," when referring to the University of Wisconsin System, means academic fees and segregated fees; when referring to the technical colleges, means "program fees" and "additional fees" as described in s. 38.24 (1m) and (1s); and when referring to a high school, a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, means the charge for the courses for which a person is enrolled.

SB21,1441 Section 1441 . 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,607,18 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.

SB21,1442 Section 1442 . 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,608,2 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is authorized under s. 440.52, enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 36.27 (7).

SB21,1443 Section 1443. 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,608,9 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise qualified to receive benefits under this subsection may receive the benefits under this subsection upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state, from a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or from a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, if any of the following applies:

SB21,1444 Section 1444 . 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,608,23 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) 1. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.

SB21,1445 Section 1445 . 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,609,13 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) 1. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that is authorized under s. 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 36.27 (7). Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.

SB21,1446 Section 1446 . 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,609,21 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 is limited to the following:

SB21,1447 Section 1447 . 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,610,5 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is authorized under s. 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 36.27 (7) is limited to the following:

SB21,1448 Section 1448. 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,610,12 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved authorized by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 department of financial institutions and professional standards under s. 440.52, other than a proprietary school offering a 4-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.

SB21,1449 Section 1449. 45.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,610,15 45.31 (2) "Authority" means the Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SB21,1450 Section 1450. 45.34 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,610,18 45.34 (1) (a) 2. A home and eligible rehabilitation of a home, as defined in s. 234.49 235.49 (1) (d).

SB21,1451 Section 1451. 45.37 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,611,2 45.37 (6) (b) Loans made under this section may be purchased by the authority from the veterans housing loan fund under s. 234.41 235.41. All receipts of interest, except amounts retained as servicing fees by the authorized lenders servicing the loans purchased by the authority, and principal on the loans, payments of losses by insurers not used for restoration of the property securing the loans, and any other collections, shall be deposited by the authority into the veterans housing bond redemption fund under s. 234.43 235.43 and shall be disbursed from the fund as provided in s. 234.43 235.43 (2).

SB21,1452 Section 1452. 45.40 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,611,5 45.40 (6) Expanded eligibility. The eligibility requirements under s. 45.02 (2) do not apply to a person applying for assistance under this section.

SB21,1453 Section 1453. 45.44 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,611,9 45.44 (1) (a) 5. A license, certification, registration, or permit issued under s. 89.06, 89.072, 94.10 (2), (3), or (3g), 94.50 (2), 94.704, 95.60, 97.17 (2), 97.175 (2), 97.22 (2), 98.145, 98.146, 98.18 (1) (a), or 168.23 (3).

SB21,1454 Section 1454 . 45.44 (1) (a) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,611,12 45.44 (1) (a) 14. A license, certification, certification card, or permit issued under s. 252.23, 252.24, 254.176, 254.178, 254.20, 254.71, and 256.15.

SB21,1455 Section 1455 . 45.44 (1) (a) 14. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,611,16 45.44 (1) (a) 14. A license, certification, certification card, or permit issued under s. ss. 97.33, 254.176, 254.178, 254.20, 254.71, and 256.15.

SB21,1456 Section 1456. 45.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,612,2 45.44 (1) (b) "Licensing agency" means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; the department of children and families; the department of financial institutions; the department of health services; the department of natural resources; the department of public instruction; the department of revenue; the department of safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards and its examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards; the department of transportation; the department of workforce development; the board of commissioners of public lands; the government accountability board; or the office of the commissioner of insurance.

SB21,1457 Section 1457. 45.45 of the statutes is renumbered 235.26, and 235.26 (title), (1), (2), (3), (4) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) (intro.), 5. and 6. and (d) and (5) (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read.

SB21,612,7 235.26 (title) Grant to VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc.

SB21,612,11 (1) Payment. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm), the department The authority shall pay $500,000 to VETransfer, Inc. Global Entrepreneurship Collective, in fiscal year 2013-14 2016-2017, subject to the requirements under subs. (2) to (5).

SB21,612,18 (2) Grants to veteran-owned start-up businesses. Of the moneys VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., receives under sub. (1), VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., shall grant at least $300,000 to veterans who are residents of this state or to businesses owned by veterans who are residents of this state. A veteran or a veteran's business that is awarded a grant under this subsection may use the grant only to pay for costs associated with the start-up of a business located in this state that the veteran owns.

SB21,612,23 (3) Veteran entrepreneurship training. Of the moneys VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., receives under sub. (1), VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., may use up to $200,000 to provide entrepreneurial training and related services to veterans who are residents of this state.

SB21,613,3 (4) Reporting requirements. (intro.) Annually, by March 1, until 2018 or one year following the date established by the department authority under sub. (5) (a), VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., shall submit to the secretary, the governor, and the secretary of administration authority and the secretary of veterans affairs a report that includes all of the following:

SB21,613,5 (a) The most recent financial statement for VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc.

SB21,613,8 (b) A detailed description of the criteria VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., used to determine who received a grant under sub. (2) during the previous year.

SB21,613,16 (c) (intro.) A verified statement describing in detail the grants VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., made under sub. (2), and the expenditures VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., made under sub. (3), during the previous year, signed by an independent certified public accountant and the director or principal officer of VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., to attest to the accuracy of the verified statement. The verified statement shall include all of the following concerning each award of a grant VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., made under sub. (2) during the previous year:

SB21,613,18 5. Any information the grant recipient submitted to VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., to apply for the grant.

SB21,613,20 6. The amount of the grant and the date VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., awarded the grant.

SB21,613,22 (d) A summary of all investments and grants of any kind that VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., made during the previous year.

SB21,613,25 (5) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., may not expend any moneys it receives under sub. (1) after June 30, 2017, or a later date established by the department authority.

SB21,614,4 (b) VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., shall pay to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund any moneys it receives under sub. (1) but does not expend by June 30, 2017, or by a later date established by the department authority under par. (a).

SB21,1458 Section 1458. 45.51 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,614,7 45.51 (2) (a) 3. A spouse, or surviving spouse, or parent of a person under subd. 1. or 2 or a parent of a person who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces.

SB21,1459 Section 1459. 45.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.60 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB21,614,13 45.60 (1) (a) (intro.) The department shall administer a program to coordinate the provision of military funeral honors in this state to deceased veterans and to deceased persons who have served under honorable conditions in any national guard or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces. all of the following:

SB21,1460 Section 1460. 45.60 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,614,15 45.60 (1) (a) 1. Military personnel on active duty.

SB21,1461 Section 1461. 45.60 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,614,18 45.60 (1) (a) 2. Former military members who served on active duty and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.

SB21,1462 Section 1462. 45.60 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,614,20 45.60 (1) (a) 3. Members of the selective service.

SB21,1463 Section 1463. 45.60 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,614,24 45.60 (1) (a) 4. Former members of the selected reserve and national guard who served at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.

SB21,1464 Section 1464. 45.60 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,615,2 45.60 (1) (a) 5. Former members of the selected reserve or national guard who were discharged due to a service-connected disability.

SB21,1465 Section 1465. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,615,16 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to a county that meets the standards developed under this section and employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after August 9, 1989, is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the division bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations department of administration, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.

SB21,1466 Section 1466. 46.011 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.011 (1e).

SB21,1467 Section 1467. 46.011 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,615,21 46.011 (1c) "Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than juvenile correctional services.

SB21,1468 Section 1468. 46.011 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,616,2 46.011 (1p) "Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a juvenile who is being held in a juvenile detention facility or who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or (4n) (a), or 938.357 (4).