AB64-ASA1,425,2115 40.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group
16insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state
17annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office
18of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under
19contracts established by the group insurance board. The state shall also allow an
20eligible employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse,
21domestic partner,
or parent.
AB64-ASA1,719d 22Section 719d. 40.65 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,426,423 40.65 (7) (am) 1. To the surviving spouse or domestic partner until the
24surviving spouse remarries or the surviving domestic partner enters into a new
25domestic partnership or marries
, if the spouse was married to the participant on the

1date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4) or the domestic partner was in
2a domestic partnership with the participant on the date that the participant was
3disabled under sub. (4)
, 50 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of
4death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB64-ASA1,719e 5Section 719e. 40.65 (7) (am) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,426,106 40.65 (7) (am) 1g. To the surviving spouse until the surviving spouse remarries,
7if the spouse was in a domestic partnership with the participant on the date that the
8participant was disabled under sub. (4) and the disability under sub. (4) occurred
9before January 1, 2018, 50 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of
10death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB64-ASA1,719f 11Section 719f. 40.65 (7) (am) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,426,1712 40.65 (7) (am) 1m. To the surviving domestic partner until the surviving
13domestic partner marries, if the domestic partner was in a domestic partnership with
14the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4) and the
15disability under sub. (4) occurred before January 1, 2018, 50 percent of the
16participant's monthly salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable
17under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB64-ASA1,719g 18Section 719g. 40.65 (7) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,426,2219 40.65 (7) (am) 3. The total monthly amount paid under subds. 1., 1g., 1m., and
202. may not exceed 70 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of death
21reduced by any amounts under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6. that relate to the participant's work
22record.
AB64-ASA1,719h 23Section 719h. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,427,524 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. a. To the surviving spouse or domestic partner until the
25surviving spouse or domestic partner remarries or enters into a new domestic

1partnership
, if the surviving spouse was married to the participant on the date that
2the participant was disabled under sub. (4) or the domestic partner was in a domestic
3partnership with the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under
4sub. (4)
, 70 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of death, but
5reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB64-ASA1,719i 6Section 719i. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. ag. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,427,117 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. ag. To the surviving spouse until the surviving spouse
8remarries, if the spouse was in a domestic partnership with the participant on the
9date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4) and the disability under sub.
10(4) occurred before January 1, 2018, 70 percent of the participant's monthly salary
11at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB64-ASA1,719j 12Section 719j. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. am. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,427,1813 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. am. To the surviving domestic partner until the surviving
14domestic partner marries, if the domestic partner was in a domestic partnership with
15the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4) and the
16disability under sub. (4) occurred before January 1, 2018, 70 percent of the
17participant's monthly salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable
18under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB64-ASA1,725 19Section 725 . 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,427,2320 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. Assigns all or part of a participant's accumulated assets held
21in a deferred compensation plan under this subchapter to a spouse, former spouse,
22domestic partner, former domestic partner, child, or other dependent to satisfy a
23family support or marital property obligation.
AB64-ASA1,726 24Section 726 . 41.41 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,428,5
141.41 (10) (b) Each year, the department shall ascertain from the clerk of each
2taxation district in which the reserve or any land acquired by the board is located the
3aggregate gross general property tax rate for the taxation district, exclusive of the
4rate that applies under s. 70.58 and
without respect to the school levy tax credit
5under s. 79.10.
AB64-ASA1,727 6Section 727 . 41.41 (10) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,428,157 41.41 (10) (c) 1. Except as provided in par. (d), on or before each January 31,
8the department shall pay to the treasurer of each taxation district specified in par.
9(b), with respect to all land in the Kickapoo valley reserve and all land acquired by
10the board on or before January 1 of the preceding year, an amount determined by
11multiplying the estimated value of the land equated to the average level of
12assessment in the taxation district by the aggregate gross general property tax rate,
13exclusive of the rate that applies under s. 70.58 and without respect to the school levy
14tax credit under s. 79.10, that would apply to the land in that taxation district for that
15year if it were taxable.
AB64-ASA1,727p 16Section 727p. 43.24 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,728 17Section 728 . 44.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,428,18 1844.16 (title) Circus World Museum Foundation.
AB64-ASA1,729 19Section 729 . 44.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,428,2420 44.16 (1) The Except as provided in sub. (3), the historical society may enter
21into a lease agreement with the Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc., for the
22purpose of operating Circus World Museum, located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The
23lease agreement shall not include any provision for the payment of a percentage of
24gross admissions income at Circus World Museum to the historical society.
AB64-ASA1,730 25Section 730 . 44.16 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,429,4
144.16 (3) If a lease agreement under sub. (1) is in effect on the effective date
2of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the lease agreement shall terminate on
3January 1, 2018, or on the date that any termination occurs as provided under the
4lease agreement, whichever is earlier.
AB64-ASA1,731 5Section 731 . 44.20 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 44.20 (1) (a).
AB64-ASA1,732 6Section 732 . 44.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,429,107 44.20 (1) (b) The historical society shall operate and maintain Circus World
8Museum. If a lease agreement under s. 44.16 (1) is in effect on the effective date of
9this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], this paragraph does not apply until the
10termination date of the lease agreement that is specified in s. 44.16 (3).
AB64-ASA1,732m 11Section 732m. 45.03 (13) (p) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,429,1512 45.03 (13) (p) (intro.) Before June 30 September 15 of each even-numbered
13year, submit to the joint committee on finance a report describing the condition of the
14veterans trust fund. The report shall include information regarding all of the
15following:
AB64-ASA1,732n 16Section 732n. 45.03 (13) (p) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,429,1917 45.03 (13) (p) 1. The projected revenues and expenditures of the veterans trust
18fund beginning with for the current fiscal year that starts immediately after the
19submittal of the report
and each fiscal year of the following fiscal biennium.
AB64-ASA1,732p 20Section 732p. 45.03 (13) (p) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,429,2221 45.03 (13) (p) 1m. The actual revenues and expenditures of the veterans trust
22fund for the previous fiscal year.
AB64-ASA1,733 23Section 733 . 45.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,430,424 45.20 (1) (d) “Tuition," when referring to the University of Wisconsin System,
25means academic fees and segregated fees; when referring to the technical colleges,

1means “program fees" and “additional fees" as described in s. 38.24 (1m) and (1s); and
2when referring to a high school, a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or a
3proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 440.52, means the charge for the
4courses for which a person is enrolled.
AB64-ASA1,734 5Section 734 . 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,430,126 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement
7program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of
8higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03
9(11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 440.52,
10enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in
11s. 115.001 (15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident
12tuition under s. 39.47.
AB64-ASA1,735 13Section 735 . 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,430,1914 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise
15qualified to receive benefits under this subsection may receive the benefits under
16this subsection upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time
17classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state,
18from a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or from a proprietary school that
19is approved under s. 38.50 440.52, if any of the following applies:
AB64-ASA1,736 20Section 736 . 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,431,821 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b)
221. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in
23any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of
24a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school
25that is approved under s. 38.50 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal

1school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any
2institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s.
339.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed
4the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the
5veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an
6undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of
7tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the
8University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
AB64-ASA1,737 9Section 737 . 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,431,1610 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for
11reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this
12state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is
13approved under s. 38.50 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school,
14as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an
15institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47
16is limited to the following:
AB64-ASA1,738h 17Section 738h. 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,431,2218 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college
19under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved by the educational
20approval board under s. 38.50 440.52, other than a proprietary school offering a
214-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training
22program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.
AB64-ASA1,738j 23Section 738j. 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
24.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,432,6
145.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college
2under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved by the educational
3approval board
department of safety and professional services under s. 440.52, other
4than a proprietary school offering a 4-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged
5in a structured on-the-job training program that meets program requirements
6promulgated by the department by rule.
AB64-ASA1,739g 7Section 739g. 45.41 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 45.41 (2) (am)
8and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,432,189 45.41 (2) (am) Upon application the department may make a payment to any
10state veterans organization that establishes that it, or its national organization, or
11both, has maintained a full-time service office at the regional office for 5 consecutive
12years out of the 10-year period immediately preceding the application. Any payment
13shall be as follows, calculated based on the total amount of all salaries and travel
14expenses under sub. (3) paid during the previous fiscal year by the state veterans
15organization to employees engaged in veterans claims service and stationed at the
16regional office:. The department shall pay an amount equal to 50 percent of all
17salaries and travel expenses under sub. (3) or $100,000, whichever is less, to a
18recipient under this paragraph.
AB64-ASA1,739h 19Section 739h. 45.41 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,739i 20Section 739i. 45.41 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,739j 21Section 739j. 45.41 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,433,222 45.41 (2) (e) An organization that receives a payment under par. (a) or (d) (am)
23shall maintain records as required by the department concerning the organization's
24expenditure of the payment. That organization shall give the department access to

1those records upon request of the department, and the department may audit those
2records.
AB64-ASA1,739k 3Section 739k. 45.41 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,433,84 45.41 (3m) If the total amount of payments committed to be paid under sub.
5(2) (a) and (d) (am) exceeds the amount available for the payments from the
6appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vw), the department shall prorate the
7reimbursement payments among the state veterans organizations receiving the
8payments.
AB64-ASA1,739m 9Section 739m. 45.41 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,433,1310 45.41 (4) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (s), the department
11shall annually provide a payment of $120,000 $200,000 to the Wisconsin department
12of the Disabled American Veterans for the provision of transportation services to
13veterans.
AB64-ASA1,739n 14Section 739n. 45.41 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,433,1715 45.41 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vw) (vs), the department
16may annually grant up to $50,000 $75,000 to the Wisconsin department of the
17American Legion for the operation of Camp American Legion.
AB64-ASA1,739pg 18Section 739pg. 45.45 of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,739pm 19Section 739pm. 45.46 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,433,24 2045.46 Grants to nonprofit organizations that serve veterans and their
21families.
From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (tf) (th), the department may
22make grants of up to a total of $250,000 annually to nonprofit organizations, as
23defined in s. 108.02 (19), and no more than $25,000 to each grant recipient, to provide
24financial assistance or other services to veterans and their dependents.
AB64-ASA1,739pv 25Section 739pv. 45.50 (2m) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,739py
1Section 739py. 45.50 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,434,112 45.50 (4) (b) The department may accept gifts, bequests, grants, or donations
3of money or of property from private sources to be administered by the department
4for the purposes of veterans homes. All moneys received shall be paid into the
5general fund and appropriated as provided in s. 20.485 (1) (h), except that gifts or
6grants received specifically for the purposes of the geriatric program at veterans
7homes are appropriated as provided in s. 20.485 (1) (hm)
. The department may not
8apply to the gifts and bequests fund interest on certificate of savings deposits for
9those members who do not receive maximum monthly retained income. The
10department shall establish for those persons upon their request individual accounts
11with savings and interest applied as the member requests.
AB64-ASA1,739qg 12Section 739qg. 45.57 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 45.57 (1) (a) and
13amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,434,1714 45.57 (1) (a) The Subject to par. (b), the department may transfer all or part
15of the unencumbered balance of any of the appropriations under s. 20.485 (1) (g), (gd),
16(gk), or (i) to the veterans trust fund or to the veterans mortgage loan repayment
17fund.
AB64-ASA1,739qm 18Section 739qm. 45.57 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,435,319 45.57 (1) (b) Before transferring all or part of an appropriation balance under
20par. (a), the department shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of the
21proposed balance transfer. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
22department within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification
23that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
24proposed balance transfer, the balance transfer may be made as proposed by the
25department. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's

1notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the
2committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed
3balance transfer, the balance may be made only upon approval of the committee.
AB64-ASA1,739r 4Section 739r. 45.58 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,435,10 545.58 Grants to local governments. From the appropriation under s. 20.485
6(1) (kj), the department may make up to $300,000 each fiscal biennium in grants to
7cities, villages, and towns that provide services to veterans homes and other facilities
8for veterans. A city, village, or town may not expend grant moneys it receives under
9this section for any purpose other than providing fire and emergency medical
10services to veterans homes and other facilities for veterans
.
AB64-ASA1,739s 11Section 739s. 45.70 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,740 12Section 740 . 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,436,413 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually, on
14a reimbursable basis as specified in this subsection,
to a county that meets the
15standards developed under this section if the county executive, administrator, or
16administrative coordinator certifies to the department that it employs a county
17veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015, is chosen from a list of
18candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county
19veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau of merit
20recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is appointed under
21a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The
22department of veterans affairs shall twice yearly reimburse grant recipients for
23documented expenses under sub. (5), subject to the following annual reimbursement
24limits:
grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000,
25$10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with

1a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000
2or more. The department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin
3official population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when
4making grants under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,741 5Section 741 . 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,436,166 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants on a reimbursable basis as
7specified in this subsection
to the governing bodies of federally recognized American
8Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vw) (vu)
9if that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding the
10creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans service officer, appoints a veteran
11to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives that veteran duties similar to the
12duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the veteran shall report to the governing
13body of the tribe or band. The department shall twice yearly reimburse grant
14recipients for documented expenses under sub. (5),
may make annual grants in an
15amount
not to exceed $15,000 per grant under this subsection and shall promulgate
16rules to implement this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,742m 17Section 742m. 45.82 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,744 18Section 744 . 45.82 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,744av 19Section 744av. 46.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,437,420 46.03 (1m) Institute appropriation surplus. After June 30 of each
21even-numbered fiscal year, determine the unencumbered amount remaining in the
22appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gk) and provide this information to county
23and tribal human services departments. If the unencumbered amount in the
24appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gk) on June 30 of an even-numbered fiscal
25year exceeds 17 percent over the amount of expenditures made during the

1even-numbered fiscal year, the department shall consult with county and tribal
2human services departments to develop a proposal for the use of that excess amount.
3The department shall submit the proposal for use of the excess amount, if an excess
4amount exists, in its next biennial budget request.
AB64-ASA1,744b 5Section 744b. 46.036 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,437,96 46.036 (4) (c) Unless waived by the department, biennially, or annually if
7required under federal law, provide the purchaser with a certified financial and
8compliance audit report if the care and services purchased exceed $25,000 $100,000.
9The audit shall follow standards that the department prescribes.
AB64-ASA1,744c 10Section 744c. 46.036 (5m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,437,2211 46.036 (5m) (b) 1. Subject to subd. 2. and pars. (e) and (em), if If revenue under
12a contract for the provision of a rate-based service exceeds allowable costs incurred
13in the contract period, the contract shall allow the provider may to retain from the
14surplus generated by that rate-based service up to 5 percent of the revenue received
15under the contract. A provider that retains a surplus under this subdivision shall
16use that retained surplus to cover a deficit between revenue and allowable costs
17incurred in any preceding or future contract period for the same rate-based service
18that generated the surplus or to address the programmatic needs of clients served
19by the same rate-based service that generated the surplus
unless a uniform rate is
20established by rule under subd. 4., in which case the contract shall allow the provider
21to retain the uniform percentage rate established by the rule. The retained surplus
22is the property of the provider
.
AB64-ASA1,744d 23Section 744d. 46.036 (5m) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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