1995 Wisconsin Act 27

44.03 (1) County or local historical societies without capital stock may be incorporated as affiliates of the historical society, to gather and preserve the books, documents and artifacts relating to the history of their region or locality. No fees shall be charged by any register of deeds for recording nor by the secretary of state department of financial institutions for filing the articles of organization or its amendments, or for a certificate of incorporation of any such society, but the secretary of state department of financial institutions shall not accept articles of incorporation under this section unless they are approved by the board of curators of the historical society.

27,1989b Section 1989b. 44.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

44.03 (2) Statewide, county or other patriotic or historical organizations, or chapters in this state may be incorporated as affiliates of the historical society under sub. (1) if their purposes and programs are similar to and consonant with those of the historical society and its affiliates, or if already incorporated, the organizations or chapters may apply to the board of curators for affiliation with the historical society. Upon incorporation under this section or acceptance of affiliation by the board of curators the applying organization shall as an affiliate accept the provisions and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this section. Any affiliated society shall be a member and entitled to one vote in any general meeting of the historical society. The board of curators may terminate the affiliation as an affiliate of the historical society under this section of any such organization by formal resolution, a copy of which shall be deposited with the secretary of state department of financial institutions.

27,1990 Section 1990 . 44.095 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

44.095 (2) (d) Develop and periodically update a comprehensive plan for the protection, preservation and accessibility of electronic records of permanent historical value. The historical society shall submit the plan by June 30, 1995, and the plan updates annually thereafter until June 30, 1998, to the governor, the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), and the privacy advocate public records board, the division of information technology services and the council on information technology in the department of administration.

27,1992 Section 1992 . 44.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

44.13 (1) The state carriage museum, to be known as the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum, located at Old Wade House state park, shall be developed by cooperation of the department of natural resources, the society, and such other agencies as may be interested therein, in accordance with such arrangements as the department of natural resources and society agree upon.

27,1993b Section 1993b. 44.25 (5g) and (5r) of the statutes are created to read:

44.25 (5g) The commission may:

(a) Subject to authorization under s. 16.505, employ staff outside of the classified service and consultants and fix their compensation.

(b) Enter into contracts, leases or other agreements.

(c) Accept gifts, grants, bequests or donations of personal services.

(d) Assume such other functions authorized by law as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(e) License products.

(5r) The commission may appoint such committees as may be required to carry out its functions.

27,1993j Section 1993j. 44.39 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

44.39 (5) Waiver of compliance. (a) If the department of health and social services or the department of corrections determines that public safety may be jeopardized by compliance with any requirement of this section or s. 44.40 or 44.41, the department may request a waiver of compliance from the building commission. The building commission may grant the waiver of compliance.

(b) If a waiver of compliance is granted by the building commission under par. (a), the applicable agency shall notify the officer of any proposed action to be taken under the waiver that may affect a historic property. The officer shall be notified at least 30 days before the proposed action is taken and, during the period before the proposed action is taken, the applicable agency shall allow the historical society to document the condition of the historic property.

27,1993te Section 1993te. 44.53 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

44.53 (1) (intro.) The Subject to s. 44.65, the board shall:

27,1993tg Section 1993tg. 44.55 of the statutes is amended to read:

44.55 Executive secretary. The Subject to s. 44.65, the board shall appoint an executive secretary outside the classified service to serve at its pleasure.

27,1993ti Section 1993ti. 44.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

44.56 (2) Every Subject to s. 44.65, every recipient of a grant awarded by the board under the board's general grants program or community arts program from the appropriation under s. 20.215 (1) (b) shall perform a public service which shall be mutually agreed upon by the board and the grant recipient at the time the grant is awarded.

27,1993tk Section 1993tk. 44.565 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

44.565 (6) This section is subject to s. 44.65.

27,1993tm Section 1993tm. 44.57 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 44.57 (1) (a).

27,1993tp Section 1993tp. 44.57 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

44.57 (1) (b) This section is subject to s. 44.65.

27,1994 Section 1994. 44.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

44.60 (4) At the request of the board, the department of development tourism shall assist the board in evaluating proposed projects under this section.

27,1994m Section 1994m. 44.60 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

44.60 (5) This section is subject to s. 44.65.

27,1995 Section 1995 . 44.62 of the statutes is created to read:

44.62 Wisconsin regranting program. (1) In this section:

(a) “Local arts agency" has the meaning given in s. 44.565 (1).

(b) “Municipality" means any city, village, town, county or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

(2) Subject to sub. (3) and s. 44.65, the board shall award grants under the Wisconsin regranting program to local arts agencies and municipalities. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.215 (1) (f).

(3) No grant may be distributed under sub. (2) unless the local arts agency or municipality makes a matching fund contribution that is equal to the amount of the grant awarded under this section. Private funds and in-kind contributions may be applied to meet the requirement of this subsection.

(4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

27,1995g Section 1995g. 44.65 of the statutes is created to read:

44.65 Applicability. This subchapter does not apply after June 30, 1997, unless the joint committee on finance has approved the funding report of the arts board under 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9105 (3g) (a).

27,1995k Section 1995k. 45.25 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

45.25 (3) (a) An individual who meets the requirements under sub. (2), upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution or center within the university of Wisconsin system or a semester at any technical college district school under ch. 38, may be reimbursed for up to 25% 35% of the individual's tuition and fees, other than textbooks and other costs, charged by the institution, center or school, or the difference between the individual's tuition and fees and the grants or scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that the individual receives specifically for the payment of the tuition or fees, whichever is less. Reimbursement is available only for tuition and fees that are part of a curriculum that is relevant to a degree in a particular course of study at the institution, center or school.

27,1995q Section 1995q. 45.25 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

45.25 (4) (d) The department may provide reimbursement under sub. (2) from the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (2) (tf) for the fiscal year in which the course was completed or in which the academic term during which the course was taken ended, whichever is earlier.

27,1996 Section 1996 . 45.35 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

45.35 (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, educational, economic or vocational rehabilitation of persons who served in the armed forces of the United States at any time and who were honorably discharged, including such persons with disabilities whether or not service-connected or war-connected. In particular it shall coordinate the activities of the technical college system board, state selective service administration, department of health and social services, department of industry, labor and human relations, department of public instruction, the university of Wisconsin system 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.

27,1997 Section 1997 . 45.35 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

45.35 (9) Vocational training. The department in cooperation with the department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations shall make available to disabled veterans the benefits of vocational training and guidance, including veterans who have filed claims for federal rehabilitation benefits and during the pendency of such claims. In cases where such claims are allowed and federal reimbursement is made to the state, such money shall be paid into and become a part of the veterans trust fund.

27,1998 Section 1998 . 45.35 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

45.35 (13) (a) The department may receive money, lands or other, gifts and bequests in its name for the benefit of Wisconsin veterans and their dependents, or either, in accordance with policies adopted by the board. Such money shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the veterans trust fund and is appropriated therefrom by s. 20.485 (2) (z) to the department to be used in accordance with such policies.

27,1999 Section 1999 . 45.35 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

45.35 (13) (b) The department may also receive moneys or other gifts and bequests in its name for the benefit of the Wisconsin veterans museum. All moneys so received shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the veterans trust fund and is appropriated therefrom by s. 20.485 (2) (z) (zm) to the department to be used, as far as practicable in accordance with the wishes of the donors, and in accordance with the policies adopted by the board.

27,1999g Section 1999g. 45.351 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

45.351 (1g) Health care aid grants. (a) The department may grant to any veteran or dependents such temporary health care aid as the department deems advisable to prevent want or distress. Health care aid to meet medical or hospital bills under this paragraph is limited to a payment of up to $5,000 per veteran or dependent for a maximum of 30 days within a 12-month period for the same condition or conditions. Health care aid may be used to provide payment for the treatment of alcoholism or other drug addiction or to provide payment for health care required because of alcoholism or other drug addiction or alcohol or other drug abuse. The department may not grant health care aid under this paragraph unless the aid recipient's health care provider agrees to accept, as full payment for the medical treatment for which the aid is to be granted, the amount of the grant, the amount of the recipient's health insurance or other 3rd-party payments, if any, and the amount which the department determines the aid recipient is capable of paying.

(b) This subsection does not apply after June 30, 1997.

27,2000 Section 2000 . 45.351 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

45.351 (2) (a) 1. The department may lend any veteran not more than $4,000 $4,500 on loans approved before August 9, 1989 the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], and $4,500 $5,000 on loans approved during the period beginning on August 9, 1989 and after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date]. The loan is to be used for the purchase of a business or business property or the repairing of or adding to his or her home or business property, the construction of a garage, the education of the veteran or his or her children or to provide essential economic assistance if the department determines, after disregarding any payment described under s. 45.85, that the veteran satisfies the need requirements established by the department by rule. The need requirements may include, but are not limited to, consideration of the veteran's resources and credit available upon manageable terms. The department may prescribe loan conditions, but the interest rate shall be 6% per year for loan applications received by the department on or after July 20, 1985, and the term shall not exceed 10 years. The department may lend not more than the loan amount available to a veteran under this subdivision to a veteran's surviving spouse, whether remarried or not, or to the parent of a deceased veteran's children for the education of the minor or dependent children if the surviving spouse or parent is a resident of and living in this state on the date of application.

27,2000d Section 2000d. 45.351 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

27,2000g Section 2000g. 45.351 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

45.351 (2) (a) 4. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a veteran from receiving loans a loan under subds. subd. 1. and 2. for any purpose specified in those subdivisions that subdivision.

27,2001m Section 2001m. 45.352 of the statutes is repealed.

27,2004 Section 2004 . 45.358 of the statutes is renumbered 45.358 (2).

27,2005 Section 2005 . 45.358 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

45.358 (1) Definition. In this section, “veteran" means a person who has served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.

27,2006 Section 2006 . 45.358 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

45.358 (2) (title) Construction and operation of cemeteries.

27,2007 Section 2007 . 45.358 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

45.358 (3) Eligibility. The following persons are eligible for burial at a cemetery constructed and operated under sub. (2):

(a) A veteran who died while on active duty and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active service and his or her children and unremarried surviving spouse who are residents of this state at the time of their deaths.

(b) A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her death and his or her children and unremarried surviving spouse who are residents of this state at the time of their deaths.

(c) The spouse of a veteran who is serving an active duty at the time of the spouse's death if the veteran was a resident of this state at the time of the veteran's entry or reentry into active service and if the spouse was a resident of this state at the time of the spouse's death.

(d) The spouse of a veteran if the veteran was discharged or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable and if the veteran and spouse were residents of this state at the time of the spouse's death.

27,2007m Section 2007m. 45.358 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

45.358 (3m) Fees. The department may charge a fee for burials under this section and may promulgate rules for the assessment of the fee.

27,2008 Section 2008 . 45.358 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

45.358 (4) Gifts, grants and bequests. The department of veterans affairs may accept for the state all gifts, grants and bequests for the purposes of maintenance, restoration, preservation and rehabilitation of the veterans cemeteries constructed under sub. (2).

27,2008g Section 2008g. 45.36 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

45.36 (4m) Vital records. The service office may obtain a copy of a vital record under s. 69.30 (2) and may transmit the copy to the department or to the U.S. department of veterans affairs to assist a veteran or his or her dependent in obtaining a benefit to which he or she may be entitled.

27,2008n Section 2008n. 45.375 of the statutes is created to read:

45.375 Hospital at Wisconsin Veterans Home. (1) The department of veterans affairs may establish a hospital at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King.

(2) A hospital established under sub. (1) may not have an approved bed capacity, as defined in s. 150.01 (4m), greater than 16 beds. The approved bed capacity of the nursing home licensed under s. 50.03 on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], and operated at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King is reduced by one bed for each approved bed at the hospital established under sub. (1).

27,2009 Section 2009 . 45.396 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 45.396 (1) (b), and 45.396 (1) (b) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

45.396 (1) (b) (intro.)  In this section, “part-time “Part-time classroom study" means any of the following:

27,2010 Section 2010 . 45.396 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

45.396 (1) (intro.) In this section:

27,2011 Section 2011 . 45.396 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

45.396 (1) (a) “Institution of higher education" means an educational institution meeting the requirements of P.L. 89-329 for institutions covered therein and of P.L. 89-287 for business, trade, technical or vocational schools and full-time post-high school technical colleges.