SB668,54 9Section 54. 45.03 (13) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,55 10Section 55. 45.03 (13) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,56 11Section 56. 45.03 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,14,212 45.03 (15) Deferral of payments and interest on loans. When a veteran or
13a member of the veteran's family makes application for deferment of payment of
14monthly installments and waiver of interest charges on veterans loans made under
15this chapter, showing that the ability of the veteran to make payment is materially
16and adversely affected by reason of military service, the department may, with the
17approval of the board,
defer payment of monthly installments and waive interest
18charges on veterans loans made under this chapter for the duration of any period of
19service in the armed forces of the United States during a national emergency or in
20time of war or under P.L. 87-117 and 6 months from date of discharge or separation
21and the time for payment may be extended for the same period. However, when funds
22estimated to be received in the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund to pay debt
23service on public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zn) and (zo) are less than the
24funds estimated to be required for the payment of the debt service, the board

1department may grant deferral of payments and interest on loans provided under s.
245.37 only when so required by federal law.
SB668,57 3Section 57. 45.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,14,124 45.21 (1) Amount and application. The department may pay a veteran not
5more than $3,000 for retraining to enable the veteran to obtain gainful employment.
6The department shall determine the amount of the payment based on the veteran's
7financial need. A veteran may apply for aid to the county veterans service officer of
8the county in which the veteran is living, a county staff member accredited as
9specified under s. 45.80 (5) (f), or the department
. The department may, on behalf
10of a veteran who is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program and who
11meets the requirements under sub. (2), make a payment under this subsection to the
12veteran's employer.
SB668,58 13Section 58. 45.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,14,1614 45.37 (1) Loans authorized. An authorized lender or a county veterans service
15officer
may, as agent for and with the approval of the department, make loans to
16eligible persons for qualified purposes in the manner provided under this section.
SB668,59 17Section 59. 45.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,14,2418 45.37 (2) Loan applications. (a) Applications for loans under this section for
19a purpose specified in s. 45.34 (1) (a), (b), or (d) shall be made to an authorized lender
20and applications for loans under this section for a purpose specified under s. 45.34
21(1) (c) may be made to the department or to a county veterans service officer on forms
22approved by the department and signed by the applicant. If the applicant is married
23and not legally separated under s. 767.001 (1) (d) or in the process of obtaining a
24divorce, the applicant's spouse also shall sign the application.
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1(b) The applicant may apply directly to the department or through a county
2veterans service officer
for certification of eligibility.
SB668,60 3Section 60. 45.37 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,15,94 45.37 (4) (a) The board department shall determine the interest rate on loans
5made under this section. Except as provided in sub. (11), the interest rate
6determined may not be increased during the term of the loan. Except as provided
7in sub. (11), the interest rate shall be as low as possible but shall be sufficient to fully
8pay all expenses and to provide reserves that are reasonably expected to be required
9in the judgment of the board in accordance with par. (b) and sub. (7) (a) 3.
SB668,61 10Section 61. 45.37 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,15,1411 45.37 (4) (b) 1. The board department shall select and implement the methods
12of insuring against losses arising from delinquency and default in the repayment of
13loans funded under sub. (6) (a) and shall select and implement the methods of
14managing and selling any property securing loans funded under sub. (6) (a).
SB668,62 15Section 62. 45.37 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,15,1716 45.37 (4) (b) 2. The board department shall charge or cause to be charged to
17borrowers all costs necessary to insure against losses under subd. 1.
SB668,63 18Section 63. 45.37 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,15,2319 45.37 (6) (a) 2. The chairperson of the board secretary shall certify that the
20chairperson secretary does not expect proceeds of state debt issued under this
21paragraph to be used in a manner that would cause the debt to be arbitrage bonds
22as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, if that debt is a bond that is exempt from
23federal taxation.
SB668,64 24Section 64. 45.37 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.37 (6) (c) 2. The chairperson of the board secretary shall certify that the
2board and
the department do does not expect and shall not use proceeds of revenue
3obligations issued under this paragraph in a manner that would cause the revenue
4obligations to be arbitrage bonds as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, where
5that debt is a bond that is exempt from federal taxation.
SB668,65 6Section 65. 45.37 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,16,197 45.37 (7) (a) (intro.) There is created the veterans mortgage loan repayment
8fund. All moneys received by the department for the repayment of loans funded
9under sub. (6) (a) except for servicing fees required to be paid to authorized lenders,
10net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties, any repayment to the
11department of moneys paid to authorized lenders, gifts, grants, other
12appropriations, and interest earnings accruing, any repayment of moneys borrowed
13under s. 45.42 (8) (a), all moneys received under sub. (5) (a) 6., and any moneys
14deposited or transferred under s. 18.04 (6) (b) or (d) shall be promptly deposited into
15the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. The board department shall establish
16by resolution a system of accounts providing for the maintenance and disbursement
17of moneys of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund to fund loans under sub.
18(6) (a) or to fund, refund, or acquire public debt as provided in s. 18.04 (5). The system
19of accounts shall record and provide moneys for all of the following purposes:
SB668,66 20Section 66. 45.37 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,16,2321 45.37 (7) (b) The board department may amend the system of accounts
22established under par. (a) only by resolution of the board that is approved by with the
23approval of
the building commission.
SB668,67 24Section 67. 45.37 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.37 (10) (a) All moneys received from any source for repayment of loans,
2mortgages, or mortgage loan notes funded with proceeds of revenue obligations
3issued under sub. (6) (c) shall be deposited into one or more separate nonlapsible
4trust funds in the state treasury or with a trustee appointed for that purpose by the
5authorizing resolution for the revenue obligations. The board department may
6pledge revenues received by the funds to secure revenue obligations issued under
7sub. (6) (c) and shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the
8proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments in accordance with subch.
9II of ch. 18. Unrestricted balances in the funds may be used to fund additional loans
10issued under sub. (6) (c) and pay the balances owing on loans after the assumptions
11of the loans or the closings of the sales of residences under sub. (11) (c).
SB668,68 12Section 68. 45.43 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB668,18,2 1345.43 (title) Veterans assistance program housing and recovery
14programs; aid to indigent veterans
. (1) The department shall administer a
15program
programs to provide assistance to persons who served in the U.S. armed
16forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and who were
17discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The department shall provide
18assistance under this section to persons whose need for services is based upon
19homelessness, incarceration, or other circumstances designated by the department
20by rule. The eligibility requirements under s. 45.02 (2) do not apply to a person
21applying for assistance under this section. The department shall designate the
22assistance available under this section, which may include assistance in receiving
23medical care, dental care, education, employment, single room occupancy housing,
24and transitional housing, and, notwithstanding s. 45.51 (14), housing in an assisted

1living facility
. The department may provide payments to facilitate the provision of
2services under this section.
SB668,69 3Section 69. 45.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,18,74 45.47 (1) Definition. In this section, "grant recipient" means a county,
5American Indian tribe or band, nonprofit organization, county veterans service
6consortium,
or other person that is not an individual and that receives a grant from
7the department under this chapter.
SB668,70 8Section 70. 45.50 (2b) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (2b) (a).
SB668,71 9Section 71. 45.50 (2b) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB668,18,1210 45.50 (2b) (b) The department shall annually make a payment of $42,000 from
11the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (fm) to the town of Dover for the cost of
12providing municipal services to the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove.
SB668,72 13Section 72. 45.50 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,18,1814 45.50 (4) (a) The department may use moneys appropriated under s. 20.485 (1)
15(h) to purchase, erect, construct, or remodel buildings, to provide additions and
16improvements, to provide equipment, materials, supplies, and services necessary for
17the purposes of veterans homes, and for expenses that are necessary and incidental
18to acquisition of property under s. 45.51 (10) 45.50 (14) and (11) (15).
SB668,73 19Section 73. 45.51 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,18,2520 45.51 (3) (b) Spouses, surviving spouses, and parents derive their eligibility
21from the eligibility of the person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. Surviving spouses and
22parents of eligible persons under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. shall not be eligible for admission
23to the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, the Wisconsin Veterans Home at
24King, or the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Chippewa Falls unless a home's overall
25occupancy level is below an optimal level as determined by the board department.
SB668,74
1Section 74. 45.51 (3) (c) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,19,32 45.51 (3) (c) 1. d. Parents of eligible persons under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. to 3. have
34th priority for admission.
SB668,75 4Section 75. 45.51 (3) (c) 1m. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,19,75 45.51 (3) (c) 1m. c. A person who is not a resident of the state on the date of
6application for membership in a veterans home
eligible under sub. (1m) has 3rd
7priority for admission.
SB668,76 8Section 76. 45.51 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,19,109 45.51 (3) (c) 2. The department may deviate from this sequence upon order of
10the board
to prevent the separation of a husband and wife.
SB668,77 11Section 77. 45.51 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 45.51 (1m) and amended
12to read:
SB668,19,1613 45.51 (1m) Residency. In Notwithstanding s. 45.02 (2) and subject to sub. (3),
14in
order to be eligible for benefits under this subchapter, a person specified under
15sub. (2) (a) 1., 2., or 3.
does not have to be a resident of this state on the date of
16application for membership
.
SB668,78 17Section 78. 45.51 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (12), and 45.50 (12)
18(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB668,19,2119 45.50 (12) (a) The board department shall establish a pay plan for
20compensation of members for services rendered to a veterans home under its work
21therapy program.
SB668,79 22Section 79. 45.51 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (13).
SB668,80 23Section 80. 45.51 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (14), and 45.50 (14)
24(a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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145.50 (14) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the application
2and admission of any applicant admitted under this section s. 45.51 shall constitute
3a valid and binding contract between a member and the department. If a member
4dies leaving a relative that is entitled to an interest in the property of the member
5under the rules of intestate succession or a will the existence of which is made known
6to the commandant of the veterans home within 60 days of the member's death, the
7member's property shall constitute a part of the member's estate, except the
8commandant may distribute personal effects of nominal monetary value of a
9deceased member who is not survived by a member spouse to surviving relatives of
10the member who request the personal effects within a reasonable time after the
11member's death.
SB668,20,1712 (b) The department may manage, sell, lease, or transfer property passing to the
13state pursuant to this section s. 45.51 or conveyed to it by members, defend and
14prosecute all actions concerning it, pay all just claims against it, and do all other
15things necessary for the protection, preservation, and management of the property.
16All expenditures necessary for the execution of functions under this paragraph or
17sub. s. 45.51 (14) shall be made from the appropriation in s. 20.485 (1) (h).
SB668,81 18Section 81. 45.51 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (15).
SB668,82 19Section 82. 45.51 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 45.50 (16).
SB668,83 20Section 83. 45.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,20,2321 45.57 (1) The department may transfer all or part of the unencumbered balance
22of any of the appropriations under s. 20.485 (1) (g), (gd), (gk), or (i) to the veterans
23trust fund or to the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund.
SB668,84 24Section 84. 45.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.62 (2) The department may prepare blank forms for the transmission to the
2department of the information required for the record under sub. (1). The
3department may distribute the forms to county veterans service officers or to county
4staff members accredited as specified under s. 45.80 (5) (f)
. A county veterans service
5officer or county staff member accredited as specified under s. 45.80 (5) (f) within
6whose county any cemetery or other burial place is located in which deceased
7veteran's bodies are interred shall submit the facts required for the record under sub.
8(1) to the department on the forms provided by the department, if so requested by the
9department.
SB668,85 10Section 85. 45.70 (1b) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.70 (1b) and
11amended to read:
SB668,21,1512 45.70 (1b) The board department may approve, recommend, and veto any
13proposed plans, modifications, and changes or policies with respect to established
14state memorials and any future veterans state memorials, and may recommend the
15creation and establishment of future veterans state memorials.
SB668,86 16Section 86. 45.70 (1b) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,87 17Section 87. 45.70 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,88 18Section 88. 45.70 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,21,2419 45.70 (2) (b) No structures, other than memorials approved by the board
20department, and no walks, roads, or subterranean footings may be placed or erected
21upon Camp Randall Memorial Park, Madison, Wisconsin, as described in par. (c),
22unless authorized by the legislature;, nor shall the park be used for any permanent
23purpose other than a memorial park and no event may be held within the park unless
24approved by the department
.
SB668,89 25Section 89. 45.80 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.80 (title) County veterans service officer services to veterans.
SB668,90 2Section 90. 45.80 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,22,83 45.80 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the county board shall may elect
4a county veterans service officer who shall be a Wisconsin resident who served on
5active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces
6incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and who meets at least one of the
7conditions listed in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (d) and at least one of the conditions listed in
8s. 45.02 (2).
SB668,91 9Section 91. 45.80 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,22,1610 45.80 (1) (c) In counties with a county executive or county administrator, the
11county executive or county administrator shall may appoint and supervise a county
12veterans service officer who shall have the qualifications prescribed under par. (a).
13The appointment is subject to confirmation by the county board unless the county
14board, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation or unless the appointment is made
15under a civil service system competitive examination procedure established under
16s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63.
SB668,92 17Section 92. 45.80 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,22,1918 45.80 (4) Milwaukee County. In counties having a population of 500,000
19750,000 or more the officer shall may be appointed subject to ss. 63.01 to 63.17.
SB668,93 20Section 93. 45.80 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB668,22,2221 45.80 (5) Duties. (intro.) The A county veterans service officer shall do all of
22the following:
SB668,94 23Section 94. 45.80 (5) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,95 24Section 95. 45.80 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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145.80 (5) (f) Identify a county staff member to be accredited by the U.S.
2department of veterans affairs to assist veterans and their families in the
3preparation, presentation, and prosecution of a veteran benefit claim in accord with
438 USC 5901 to 5904 and 38 CFR 14.629.
SB668,96 5Section 96. 45.80 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,97 6Section 97. 45.80 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.80 (5) (g).
SB668,98 7Section 98. 45.80 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 45.80 (5) (h).
SB668,99 8Section 99. 45.80 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,100 9Section 100. 45.80 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB668,101 10Section 101. 45.80 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB668,23,1211 45.80 (9) Prohibited activities. A county veterans service officer may not do
12any of the following:
SB668,23,1513 (a) Verify veterans status for individuals for the purpose of obtaining permits
14or licenses from the department of natural resources or the department of motor
15vehicles.
SB668,23,1616 (b) Initiate mortgage loans under s. 45.37 or personal loans under s. 45.42.
SB668,102 17Section 102. 45.805 of the statutes is created to read:
SB668,23,22 1845.805 County veterans service consortium. (1) The department may
19approve a county veterans service consortium to administer veterans benefits and
20services within the boundaries of the participating counties. The department may
21not approve more than one county veterans service consortium. The department
22shall create standards under which a consortium shall operate.
SB668,24,4 23(2) The department shall designate one of the proposed participating counties
24to submit a plan for the proposed county veterans service consortium to the
25department that sets forth policies and procedures for the consortium. The plan

1shall provide for the establishment of a county veterans consortium commission to
2administer the consortium, and the county veterans consortium commission shall
3consist of one representative from each county that is a member of the consortium.
4The plan may not be implemented without the department's approval.
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