SB668,3,99 20.485 (1) (b) (title) Homes operation; general fund supplement.
SB668,4 10Section 4. 20.485 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 20.485 (4) (a).
SB668,5 11Section 5. 20.485 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB668,3,1412 20.485 (1) (fm) Town of Dover municipal services reimbursement. The amounts
13in the schedule for reimbursing the town of Dover for municipal services at the
14Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove.
SB668,6 15Section 6. 20.485 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.485 (1) (g) Home exchange. The amounts in the schedule for the purchase
2of the necessary materials, supplies and equipment for the operation of the home
3exchange, and compensation for members' labor. All moneys received from the sale
4of products authorized by s. 45.51 (7) 45.50 (12) shall be credited to this
5appropriation.
SB668,7 6Section 7. 20.485 (1) (gd) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,8 7Section 8. 20.485 (1) (gk) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
8section 768k, is amended to read:
SB668,4,229 20.485 (1) (gk) Institutional Homes operations. The amounts in the schedule
10for the care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50, for the
11payment of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the transfer of moneys to the
12appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (ky) for payment of the state share of the
13medical assistance costs related to the provision of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f),
14for the payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43 to allow them to
15reside at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, for the transfer of moneys
16to the appropriation accounts under pars. (kg) and par. (kj) and sub. (2) (ks), and for
17the payment of grants under s. 45.82. Not more than 1 percent of the moneys credited
18to this appropriation account may be used for the payment of assistance to indigent
19veterans under s. 45.43. All moneys received under par. (m) and s. 45.51 (7) (b) and
20(8)
45.50 (12) (b) and (13) and all moneys received for the care of members under
21medical assistance, as defined in s. 49.43 (8), shall be credited to this appropriation
22account.
SB668,9 23Section 9. 20.485 (1) (gk) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
24section 768kb, and 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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120.485 (1) (gk) Homes operations. The amounts in the schedule for the care of
2the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50, for the payment of
3stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation
4account under s. 20.435 (4) (ky) for payment of the state share of the medical
5assistance costs related to the provision of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the
6payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43 to allow them to reside at
7the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, for the transfer of moneys to the
8appropriation account under sub. (2) (ks), and for the payment of grants under s.
945.82. Not more than 1 percent of the moneys credited to this appropriation account
10may be used for the payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43. All
11moneys received under par. (m) and s. 45.50 (12) (b) and (13) and all moneys received
12for the care of members under medical assistance, as defined in s. 49.43 (8), shall be
13credited to this appropriation account.
SB668,10 14Section 10. 20.485 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,5,1715 20.485 (1) (h) Gifts, grants, and bequests. All moneys received under s. 45.51
16(10)
45.50 (14) and (11) (15), or any moneys received by gifts, grants, or bequests, to
17carry out the purposes of ss. 45.50 and 45.51.
SB668,11 18Section 11. 20.485 (1) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,5,2119 20.485 (1) (hm) Gifts and grants, grants, and bequests. All moneys received
20from gifts and grants, grants, or bequests, specifically for the purpose of s. 45.50 (2m)
21(d), to carry out the purpose of s. 45.50 (2m) (d).
SB668,12 22Section 12. 20.485 (1) (kg) of the statutes is renumbered 20.485 (2) (ks) and
23amended to read:
SB668,6,224 20.485 (2) (ks) Grants to counties. The amounts in the schedule for the
25payments of grants made under s. 45.82 (1) to (3). All moneys transferred from the

1appropriation account under par. sub. (1) (gk) shall be credited to this appropriation
2account.
SB668,13 3Section 13. 20.485 (1) (kg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,6,74 20.485 (1) (kg) Grants to counties. The amounts in the schedule for the
5payments of grants made under s. 45.82 (1) to (3) and (2). All moneys transferred
6from the appropriation account under par. (gk) shall be credited to this appropriation
7account.
SB668,14 8Section 14. 20.485 (1) (mn) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,15 9Section 15. 20.485 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,6,1210 20.485 (1) (t) Veterans homes member accounts. From the Wisconsin veterans
11homes members fund, all moneys received under s. 25.37 to make payments as
12provided under s. 45.51 (8), (10), 45.50 (13), (14), and (11) (15).
SB668,16 13Section 16. 20.485 (1) (u) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,17 14Section 17. 20.485 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,6,1615 20.485 (2) (a) (title) General program operations; loans and aids fund
16operations
.
SB668,18 17Section 18. 20.485 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,19 18Section 19. 20.485 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,20 19Section 20. 20.485 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,21 20Section 21. 20.485 (2) (rm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,6,2521 20.485 (2) (rm) Veterans assistance programs; fish and game vouchers housing
22and recovery programs
. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for general program
23operations of the veterans assistance program housing and recovery programs under
24s. 45.43, for grants under s. 45.03 (13) (j), and for reimbursements to the department
25of natural resources under s. 29.1945 (2).
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1Section 22. 20.485 (2) (rp) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,7,42 20.485 (2) (rp) Veterans assistance program receipts housing and recovery
3programs fees
. All moneys received from fees under s. 45.43 (2) for the provision of
4assistance housing and recovery programs to veterans under s. 45.43 (1).
SB668,23 5Section 23. 20.485 (2) (u) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
6read:
SB668,7,77 20.485 (2) (u) (title) Veteran trust fund operations.
SB668,24 8Section 24. 20.485 (2) (vx) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,7,119 20.485 (2) (vx) County grants. The amounts in the schedule for payment of
10grants under s. 45.82 and for county veterans services consortium grants under s.
1145.805
.
SB668,25 12Section 25 . 20.485 (2) (vx) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
13.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB668,7,1614 20.485 (2) (vx) County grants. The amounts in the schedule for payment of
15grants under s. 45.82 and for county veterans services consortium grants under s.
1645.805
.
SB668,26 17Section 26. 20.485 (2) (vy) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,27 18Section 27. 20.485 (2) (yg) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,28 19Section 28. 20.485 (2) (z) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,7,2020 20.485 (2) (z) (title) Gifts, grants, and bequests.
SB668,29 21Section 29. 20.485 (3) (sm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.485 (2) (se).
SB668,30 22Section 30. 20.485 (3) (v) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,31 23Section 31. 20.485 (3) (w) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,32 24Section 32. 20.485 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.485 (4) (g) Cemetery operations. The amounts in the schedule for the care
2and operation of the veterans memorial cemeteries under s. 45.61 other than those
3costs provided under pars. (q) and (r). All moneys received under s. 45.61 (3) and from
4the estate of decedents under s. 45.61 (5)
shall be credited to this appropriation
5account.
SB668,33 6Section 33. 20.485 (4) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,8,127 20.485 (4) (m) Federal aid; cemetery operations and burials. All moneys
8received from the federal government for specific veterans programs other than for
9the care of veterans at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and veterans facilities,
10for such purposes, and all
moneys received from the federal government for the
11operation of veterans memorial cemeteries under s. 45.61 as authorized by the
12governor under s. 16.54, to be used for that purpose.
SB668,34 13Section 34. 20.485 (5) (c) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
14read:
SB668,8,1515 20.485 (5) (c) (title) Museum operations; general fund.
SB668,35 16Section 35. 20.485 (5) (mn) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,8,1717 20.485 (5) (mn) (title) Federal projects; museum acquisitions and operations.
SB668,36 18Section 36. 20.485 (5) (wd) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,8,1919 20.485 (5) (wd) (title) Operation of Wisconsin Veterans Museum operations.
SB668,37 20Section 37. 20.485 (5) (zm) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
21read:
SB668,8,2222 20.485 (5) (zm) (title) Gifts, grants, and bequests.
SB668,38 23Section 38. 25.36 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
24amended to read:
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125.36 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), all moneys appropriated or transferred
2by law shall constitute the veterans trust fund which shall be used for the lending
3of money to the mortgage loan repayment fund under s. 45.37 (5) (a) 12. and for the
4veterans programs under ss. 20.485 (2) (m), (tm), (u), (vy), and (z), and (5) (mn), (v),
5(vo), and (zm), 45.03 (19), 45.07, 45.20, 45.21, 45.40 (1m), 45.41, 45.42, 45.43, and
645.82 and administered by the department of veterans affairs, including all moneys
7received from the federal government for the benefit of veterans or their dependents,
8and for the veteran grant jobs pilot program under s. 38.31 administered by the
9technical college system board; all moneys paid as interest on and repayment of loans
10under the post-war rehabilitation fund; soldiers rehabilitation fund, veterans
11housing funds as they existed prior to July 1, 1961; all moneys paid as interest on
12and repayment of loans under this fund; all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on,
13and repayment of veterans trust fund stabilization loans under s. 45.356, 1995 stats.;
14all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on, and repayment of veterans personal
15loans; the net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties related to veterans
16personal loans; all mortgages issued with the proceeds of the 1981 veterans home
17loan revenue bond issuance purchased with moneys in the veterans trust fund; all
18moneys received from the state investment board under s. 45.42 (8) (b); all moneys
19received from the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund under s. 45.37 (7) (a) and
20(c); and all gifts of money received by the board of veterans affairs for the purposes
21of this fund.
SB668,39 22Section 39. 25.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,9,25 2325.37 Wisconsin veterans homes members fund. There is established a
24separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the Wisconsin veterans homes
25members fund. The fund shall consist of moneys belonging to persons residing in

1Wisconsin veterans homes, that are paid to the homes, and that are transferred into
2the fund by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.51 (8) 45.50 (13).
SB668,40 3Section 40. 45.01 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB668,10,64 45.01 (4m) "County veterans service consortium" means a group of counties
5that enters into an agreement under s. 66.0301 to collectively administer veterans
6benefits and services, subject to s. 45.805.
SB668,41 7Section 41. 45.01 (4p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB668,10,98 45.01 (4p) "County veterans consortium commission" means the commission
9established under s. 45.805 (2).
SB668,42 10Section 42. 45.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,10,1411 45.01 (9) "Permanently and totally disabled veteran" means a person who is
12receiving 100 percent disability compensation from the U.S. department of veterans
13affairs under 38 USC 301 to 315, 331 to 337, and 350 to 362 1110 to 1155, due to a
14permanent and total service-connected disability.
SB668,43 15Section 43. 45.02 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,10,2016 45.02 (2) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3) and s. 45.51 (6m) (1m), to be
17eligible for benefits under this chapter an applicant shall be a resident of and living
18in this state at the time of making application or the veteran from whom the
19applicant derives eligibility is deceased, and the veteran from whom eligibility is
20derived meets one of the following conditions:
SB668,44 21Section 44. 45.03 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,10,2422 45.03 (3) (a) The council on veterans programs created under s. 15.497 shall
23advise the board and the department on solutions and policy alternatives relating
24to the problems of veterans.
SB668,45 25Section 45. 45.03 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.03 (5) (a) 1. "Existing building" in relation to any conveyance, lease, or
2sublease made under par. (c) 1. means all detention, treatment, administrative,
3recreational, infirmary, hospital, vocational, and academic buildings ;, all
4dormitories and cottages;, all storage facilities, heating plants, and sewage disposal
5plants, and other buildings, structures, facilities, and permanent improvements that
6in the judgment of the board department are needed or useful for the purposes of the
7department, and all equipment for them and all improvements and additions to them
8that were erected, constructed, or installed prior to the making of the conveyance,
9lease, or sublease.
SB668,46 10Section 46. 45.03 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,11,1811 45.03 (5) (a) 2. "New building" in relation to any conveyance, lease, or sublease
12made under par. (c) 1. means all detention, treatment, administrative, recreational,
13infirmary, hospital, vocational, and academic buildings; , all dormitories and
14cottages;, all storage facilities, heating plants, and sewage disposal plants, and other
15buildings, structures, facilities, and permanent improvements as in the judgment of
16the board department are needed or useful for the purposes of the department, and
17all equipment for them and all improvements and additions to them that are erected,
18constructed, or installed after the making of the conveyance, lease, or sublease.
SB668,47 19Section 47. 45.03 (5) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,11,2520 45.03 (5) (c) 1. a. Without limitation by reason of any other provisions of the
21statutes except ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848 (1), unless otherwise required by law,
22the power to sell and to convey title in fee simple to a nonprofit corporation any land
23and any existing buildings owned by the state that are under the jurisdiction of the
24department for the consideration and upon the terms and conditions as in the
25judgment of the board department are in the public interest.
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1Section 48. 45.03 (5) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,12,62 45.03 (5) (c) 1. b. Unless otherwise required by law, the power to lease to a
3nonprofit corporation for a term or terms not exceeding 50 years each any land and
4any existing buildings owned by the state that are under the jurisdiction of the
5department upon the terms and conditions as in the judgment of the board
6department are in the public interest.
SB668,49 7Section 49. 45.03 (5) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,12,138 45.03 (5) (c) 1. c. The power to lease or sublease from the nonprofit corporation,
9and to make available for public use, any land, or any land and existing buildings
10conveyed or leased to such nonprofit corporation under subd. 1. a. and b., and any
11new buildings erected upon such land or upon any other land owned by the nonprofit
12corporation, upon the terms, conditions, and rentals, subject to available
13appropriations, as in the judgment of the board department are in the public interest.
SB668,50 14Section 50. 45.03 (5) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,12,1615 45.03 (5) (c) 3. Nothing in this subsection empowers the board or the
16department to incur any state debt.
SB668,51 17Section 51. 45.03 (5) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,12,2318 45.03 (5) (c) 4. All powers and duties conferred upon the board or the
19department under this subsection shall be exercised and performed by resolution of
20the board.
All conveyances, leases, and subleases made under this subsection, when
21authorized by resolution of the board,
shall be made, executed, and delivered in the
22name of the department and shall be signed by the secretary and sealed with the seal
23of the department.
SB668,52 24Section 52. 45.03 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.03 (12) (a) The department may receive gifts and bequests in its name for
2the benefit of Wisconsin veterans and their dependents in accordance with policies
3adopted by the board
. Moneys received shall be credited to the veterans trust fund.
SB668,53 4Section 53. 45.03 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,13,85 45.03 (12) (b) The department may receive moneys or other gifts and bequests
6in its name for the benefit of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Moneys received shall
7be credited to the veterans trust fund and used, as far as practicable, in accordance
8with the wishes of the donors and in accordance with the board's policies.
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