Amendment ASA1-AB409

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2003 ASSEMBLY BILL 409

September 17, 2003 - Offered by Representative Musser.

AB409-ASA1,1,3 An Act to create 21.19 (14), 45.35 (14) (i) and 45.43 (5m) of the statutes; relating to: duties of the adjutant general, the department of veterans affairs, and county veterans' service officers.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB409-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 21.19 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

AB409-ASA1,1,7 21.19 (14) The adjutant general shall provide the department of veterans affairs information on all necessary military points of contact and general deployment information for activated and deployed members of the national guard.

AB409-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 45.35 (14) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB409-ASA1,1,12 45.35 (14) (i) To provide county veterans' service officers with information on all necessary military points of contact and general deployment information for reserve units of the U.S. armed forces and with the information provided to the department by the adjutant general under s. 21.19 (14).

AB409-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 45.43 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB409-ASA1,2,2 45.43 (5m) Permitted activities. The county veterans' service officer may:

AB409-ASA1,2,9 (a) Inform persons living in the service officer's county who are members of the national guard or of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces or dependents of those persons regarding potential benefits to which they may be or may become entitled and regarding all necessary military points of contact and general deployment information for activated and deployed members of the national guard or reserve units of the U.S. armed forces and render to them and their dependents all possible assistance.

AB409-ASA1,2,12 (b) Cooperate with federal and state agencies that serve or grant aids or benefits to members of the national guard or reserve units of the U.S. armed forces and their dependents.

AB409-ASA1,2,13 (End)