VA 2.03(1)(g)
(g) “Unearned income” means the estimated amount the veteran and spouse will receive during the academic year from USDVA educational assistance allowance (G.I. Bill) benefits, scholarships, fellowships, grants, tuition and fee waivers, all other definite awards other than loans, including amounts paid to the veteran or to the school on behalf of the veteran for vocational rehabilitation by the USDVA or any other agency, income from trusts or inheritances, unemployment insurance benefits, worker's compensation, social security payments, net rentals from real estate, interest or dividend income, or other unearned income, but does not include disability compensation paid to the veteran by the USDVA for service-connected disabilities, armed forces disability retirement pay, or parental contributions.
VA 2.03(1)(h)
(h) “Unusual expenses" means monthly or academic year payments that a veteran will be required to make on medical and dental expenses or alimony being paid under a final judgment or decree of divorce.
VA 2.03(2)(b)1.1. An applicant who qualifies for a retraining grant under the provisions of this section and s.
45.21, Stats., are entitled to a grant equal to their need during the grant period or the statutory maximum grant, whichever is less.
VA 2.03(2)(b)2.
2. Except as provided in par.
(h), need shall be determined by deducting 75 percent of earned income and all unearned income to be received by the applicant during the grant period, available liquid assets in excess of $2,400 plus 6 months' living expenses computed as set forth in s.
VA 2.04 held by the applicant at the time of application and all other financial aid that will be received by the applicant during the grant period from the amount needed during the grant period.
VA 2.03(2)(b)3.
3. The amount needed will be the sum of the amount shown on the standard student budget described in s.
VA 2.04 for the appropriate time period and for the appropriate number of family members plus any unusual expenses reported by the applicant.
VA 2.03(2)(d)
(d) Completion date. The anticipated completion date of a course of instruction or a structured on-the-job training program may not be more than 2 years from the date the application is received by the department.
VA 2.03(2)(e)
(e) Number of retraining grants. A veteran may receive only one grant in a 12-month period. A check for an additional grant may not be mailed until a year has passed since the date the check for the previous grant was mailed. No more than 2 grants may be awarded to a veteran.
VA 2.03(2)(f)
(f) Qualifying prior employment. The veteran shall demonstrate a work history of at least 6 consecutive months of employment with one employer or in the same or similar occupations. Loss of that employment or a reduction in earnings may not be caused by the voluntary actions of the veteran.
VA 2.03(2)(g)1.1. The department may make partial grant payments to assure that the veteran continues to pursue an approved course of instruction or engage in an approved structured on-the-job training program during the grant period.
VA 2.03(2)(g)2.
2. The department may require written verification from the school or the employer that the veteran is making satisfactory progress towards completion of the course of instruction or the structured on-the-job training program.
VA 2.03(2)(g)3.
3. If the veteran is unable to verify satisfactory progress towards completion or discontinues pursuit of the course of education or engagement in the structured on-the-job-training program, the department may cancel any unpaid portion of the grant.
VA 2.03(2)(h)
(h)
Earned income. Income from an employer who is providing an approved structured on-the-job training program to the veteran shall be disregarded in determining the veteran's need under par.
(b).
VA 2.03(2)(i)
(i)
Grant limit. The maximum grant payable under this section for each grant period is $3,000.
VA 2.03(2)(j)
(j)
Lifetime limit. The total cumulative amount that a veteran may receive under this section is $6,000.
VA 2.03(2)(k)
(k)
Other available financial assistance. The department may not provide a grant payment under this section if other financial assistance is available to meet the veteran's needs.
VA 2.03(3)(a)(a) Required information. A grant application for retraining funds shall include all of the following exhibits and supplements:
VA 2.03(3)(a)1.
1. Documentation verifying the applicant has a period of qualifying prior employment, is enrolled in a qualifying course of instruction or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program that meets the requirements of sub.
(5).
VA 2.03(3)(a)2.
2. Documentation verifying the applicant has become unemployed, underemployed, or received a notice of termination of employment within the year prior to the date the application is received by the department or has received a retraining grant within 13 months prior to the date the department receives an application for a second grant.
VA 2.03(3)(a)3.
3. A statement written by the applicant explaining the circumstances leading to the need for retraining and an explanation as to why the applicant feels that the desired retraining will lead to gainful employment.
VA 2.03(3)(b)1.1. An application shall be initiated in the office of a county veterans service officer and completed and submitted by the FAO or other appropriate official representing the school attended by the applicant.
VA 2.03(3)(b)2.
2. The application shall include verification that the applicant has received counseling from an assessment counselor and the counselor approves of the retraining to be taken.
VA 2.03(3)(c)
(c)
Procedure for structured on-the-job training program. VA 2.03(3)(c)1.
1. The application shall be initiated, completed, and submitted by the office of a county veterans service officer.
VA 2.03(3)(c)2.
2. Each application shall contain a certification by the employer that the requirements of sub.
(5) are met.
VA 2.03(3)(c)3.
3. The department shall evaluate the program and determine whether the requirements of sub.
(5) are met.
VA 2.03(4)
(4)
Coordination with other occupational training programs. VA 2.03(4)(a)(a) The department shall stay in regular contact with and shall promote cooperation with the United States department of labor, the USDVA, the department of workforce development, and any other occupational training program administrator as appropriate.
VA 2.03(4)(b)
(b) The department may exchange program literature with the agencies and encourage county veterans service officers to provide information about other programs to veterans who participate in or inquire about the retraining grant program.
VA 2.03(5)
(5)
On-the-job training programs. All of the following requirements shall be met for approval of a grant for engagement in a structured on-the-job training program:
VA 2.03(5)(a)
(a) The employer is planning, upon completion of the veteran's training program, to employ the veteran for the position for which the veteran has been trained and the employer reasonably expects that such a position will be available to the veteran on a stable and permanent basis at the end of the training period.
VA 2.03(5)(b)
(b) The training program is not for employment that consists of seasonal, intermittent, or temporary jobs.
VA 2.03(5)(c)
(c) The training content of the program is adequate to accomplish the training objective of the program taking into account the occupation for which training is to be provided and the content of comparable, available training opportunities that lead to the occupation.
VA 2.03(5)(d)
(d) The wages and benefits to be paid to the veteran participating in the training program may not be less than the wages and benefits normally paid to other employees participating in a comparable training program.
VA 2.03(5)(e)
(e) The employment of a veteran under the program may not result in the full or partial displacement of currently employed workers.
VA 2.03(5)(f)
(f) The employment of a veteran under this program may not be in a job while any other individual is on layoff from the same or substantially equivalent job or the opening that was created as a result of having terminated the employment of any regular employee or otherwise having reduced the work force with the intention of hiring a veteran under this program.
VA 2.03(5)(g)
(g) The employer may not employ in this program a veteran who is already qualified by training or experience for the job for which training is to be provided.
VA 2.03(5)(h)
(h) The employer shall consider the veteran's prior applicable training and may shorten the training program accordingly.
VA 2.03(5)(i)
(i) Each participating veteran shall be employed full-time in the program of job training.
VA 2.03(5)(j)
(j) The training period under the proposed program may not be longer or shorter than the training period that employers in the community customarily require new employees to complete in order to become competent in the occupation for which training is to be provided.
VA 2.03(5)(k)
(k) The training establishment or place of employment shall have adequate space, equipment, instructional material, and instructor personnel as needed to accomplish the training objective.
VA 2.03(5)(L)
(L) The employer shall keep records adequate to show the progress made by each veteran participating in the program and otherwise to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the program for at least 3 years. The employer shall make these records and accounts available for examination by the department as may be required.
VA 2.03 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1990, No. 409, eff. 2-1-90; am. (1) (d), (2) (e) and (3) (a),
Register, June 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92; r. (1) (f), am. (2) (b) (3) (a), cr. (2) (f), (4),
Register, August, 1993, No. 452, eff. 9-1-93; cr. (1) (f), am. (2) (f) and (3) (a),
Register, January, 1996, No. 481, eff. 2-1-96; am. (1) (e), (2) (b), (d), (3) (a) and (b), r. (2) (a) and (c), cr. (2) (g), (h), (3) (c), and (5),
Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98;
CR 05-091: am. (2) (g), cr. (2) (i) to (k)
Register January 2006 No. 601, eff. 2-1-06; corrections in (4) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats.,
Register October 2009 No. 646; 2013; Wis. Act 189: am. (1) (b) to (d), (g), (h), (2) (b)
Register April 2013 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14;
CR 21-012: am. (1) (intro.), (d), (g), renum. (2) (b) to (2) (b) 1. and am., am. (2) (e), renum. (2) (g) to (2) (g) 1. and am., am. (2) (k), renum. (3) (a), (b), (c), (4) to (3) (a) (intro.), (b) 1., (c) 1., (4) (a) and am., am. (5) (b) to (L)
Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.
VA 2.04
VA 2.04
Standard student budget. VA 2.04(1)
(1)
Educational budget. A standard educational budget for a single or married student shall include standard living expenses and all actual expenses for tuition, course fees, and book and materials costs for the academic year.
VA 2.04(2)(a)
(a) Living expenses shall be based upon 9 months living expenses per academic year.
VA 2.04(2)(b)
(b) An amount determined under par.
(d) shall be added to the budget per month per dependent not including the student's spouse.
VA 2.04(2)(c)
(c) A budget for standard living expenses plus the amount to be added to the budget for dependents shall be increased on July 1 of every year.
VA 2.04(2)(d)
(d) The amount to be added shall be computed on the basis of the percentage of the increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers during the preceding calendar year rounded to the nearest dollar.
VA 2.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1973, No. 216, eff. 1-1-74; emerg. am., eff. 10-1-74; emerg. am., eff. 1-29-75; emerg. am., eff. 6-25-75; emerg. am., eff. 10-25-75; emerg. am., eff. 1-30-76; emerg. am., eff. 6-1-76; emerg. am., eff. 9-28-76; emerg. am., eff. 2-3-77; emerg. am., eff. 6-4-77; emerg. am., eff. 10-3-77; emerg. am., eff. 1-30-78; emerg. am., eff. 5-31-78; am.
Register, September, 1978, No. 273, eff. 10-1-78; am.
Register, December, 1979, No. 288, eff. 1-1-80; am.
Register, October, 1980, No. 298, eff. 11-1-80; am.
Register, April, 1986, No. 364, eff. 5-1-86; am.
Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3-1-89;
2013 Wis. Act 189: renum. from VA 9.03
Register April 2013 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14;
CR 21-012: am. (title), renum. VA 2.04 to VA 2.04 (1), (2) (a), (c), (d) and am., cr. (2) (b)
Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.
VA 2.05
VA 2.05
Recovery of erroneous payments. VA 2.05(1)(1)
Criteria. The department may recover payments made as a grant under s.
45.20 or
45.21, Stats., if any of the following apply:
VA 2.05(1)(a)
(a) The information provided by the applicant or the school is inaccurate.
VA 2.05(1)(b)
(b) The department incorrectly calculated the grant amount.
VA 2.05(1)(c)
(c) The applicant is not entitled to a grant or is entitled to a lower grant amount as a result of a change in circumstances that affects the applicant's eligibility to receive the grant.
VA 2.05(2)
(2)
Amount of recovery. The department may recover only the portion of the grant to which the applicant would not have been entitled if the correct information had been provided or the grant had been properly calculated, or as a change in circumstances warrants.
VA 2.05(3)(a)(a) The department may request repayment of the amount due under sub.
(2).
VA 2.05(3)(b)
(b) In lieu of a lump sum payment, the department may enter into an agreement under which the applicant may repay the amount due within a 12-month period.
VA 2.05(3)(c)
(c) If the applicant fails to repay the amount due within 30 days of a request for repayment or fails to comply with the terms of a repayment agreement, the department may offset future grants that the applicant may be entitled to under s.
45.20 or
45.21, Stats., until the amount due has been recovered.
VA 2.05(3)(d)
(d) The department may also suspend other benefits available to the applicant until the amount due has been recovered, except that the department may not suspend benefits available under s.
45.40, Stats.
VA 2.05(4)
(4)
Waiver. The department may temporarily or permanently waive its authority to recover payments under sub.
(1) or suspend benefits under sub.
(3) if the applicant's household income is totally exempt from garnishment under s.
812.34 (2) (b), Stats.
VA 2.05(5)
(5)
Administrative review. Any department decision under this section is subject to appeal under s.
VA 1.03.
VA 2.05 History
History: CR 04-003: cr.
Register June 2004 No. 582, eff. 7-1-04;
CR 21-012: am. (2), renum. (3) to (3) (a) and am.
Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.
VA 2.07
VA 2.07
Grants to nonprofit organizations. VA 2.07(1)(1)
Authority and purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish rules for the implementation and administration of grants to nonprofit organizations that provide financial assistance or other services to Wisconsin veterans and their dependents, as authorized under s.
45.46, Stats.
VA 2.07(2)
(2)
Applicability. This section applies to grants awarded under s.
45.46, Stats.
VA 2.07(3)
(3)
Definitions. In this section the following terms shall have the designated meanings:
VA 2.07(3)(a)
(a) “Applicant" means a nonprofit organization that applies for a grant to provide financial assistance or other services to veterans or their dependents.
VA 2.07(3)(c)
(c) “Evaluation committee” means a committee established to evaluate applications made under this section that is comprised of at least one member of the board of veterans affairs and other individuals appointed by the department.
VA 2.07(3)(cm)
(cm) “Financially viable” means the nonprofit organization is able to meet its financial obligations as they become due for the duration of the grant period.
VA 2.07(3)(d)
(d) “Nonprofit organization” means an organization described in section
501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code that is exempt from federal income tax under section
501 (a) of the internal revenue code.
VA 2.07(4)
(4)
Eligible applicant. A nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this section when all of the following apply:
VA 2.07(4)(a)
(a) It provides financial or other assistance to veterans or to the dependents of veterans.
VA 2.07(4)(b)
(b) It is current on all federal and state tax obligations.
VA 2.07(4)(c)
(c) It is a financially viable nonprofit organization. In this subsection, a nonprofit organization is financially viable if the nonprofit organization can meet its financial obligations for the duration of the grant period.
VA 2.07(4)(d)
(d) It is in current good standing with the Wisconsin department of financial institutions.
VA 2.07(5)(a)(a)
Competitive solicitation. The department shall ensure that all solicitations are conducted in a manner that provides for fairness and competition.
VA 2.07(5)(b)1.1. The department shall provide reasonable public notice of all solicitations of grant proposals under s.
45.46, Stats.
VA 2.07(5)(b)2.
2. Notice may be made through the print, broadcast, or telecommunications media, including the Internet, at the discretion of the department.
VA 2.07(5)(b)3.
3. The notice shall include the purpose of the grant, the selection criteria, application procedures, and all applicable solicitation deadlines that an applicant is required to meet, or shall contain instructions for obtaining this information.
