SB293,5,6 2321.09 Training; special schools; pay and allowances. The governor may
24order the national guard or the naval militia, or both, to assemble for training at any
25military establishment within or without the state specified and approved by the

1department of defense and fix the dates and places thereof, and the governor may
2order members of the national guard and the naval militia, at their option, to attend
3such special schools for military training as may be authorized by the state or federal
4government. For such training and attendance at special schools, members of the
5national guard and the naval militia shall receive such pay and allowances as the
6federal government or the governor may authorize.
SB293, s. 13 7Section 13. 21.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,6,38 21.11 (1) In case of war, insurrection, rebellion, riot, invasion or resistance to
9the execution of the laws of this state or of the United States; in the event of public
10disaster resulting from flood, conflagration or tornado; in order to assess damage or
11potential damage and to recommend responsive action as a result of natural or
12man-made events; or upon application of any marshal of the United States, the
13president of any village, the mayor of any city, the chairperson of any town board, or
14any sheriff in this state, the governor may order into active service all or any portion
15of the national guard or the naval militia. If the governor is absent, or cannot be
16immediately communicated with, any such civil officer may, if the officer deems the
17occasion so urgent, make such application, which shall be in writing, to the
18commanding officers of any company, battalion or regiment, or similar naval militia
19unit,
who may upon approval of the adjutant general, if the danger is great and
20imminent, order out that officer's command to the aid of such civil officer. Such order
21shall be delivered to the commanding officer, who shall immediately communicate
22the order to each, and every subordinate officer, and every company commander or
23similar naval militia commander
receiving the same shall immediately
24communicate the substance thereof to each member of the company or naval militia
25unit
, or if any such member cannot be found, a notice in writing containing the

1substance of such order shall be left at the last and usual place of residence of such
2member with some person of suitable age and discretion, to whom its contents shall
3be explained.
SB293, s. 14 4Section 14. 21.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,6,105 21.11 (2) Any commissioned officer or enlisted member of the national guard
6or the naval militia who fails to carry out orders or fails to appear at the time or place
7ordered as provided in sub. (1) shall be punished under the Wisconsin code of military
8justice. Any person who advises or endeavors to persuade an officer or soldier
9enlisted member to refuse or neglect to appear at such place or obey such order shall
10forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $1,000.
SB293, s. 15 11Section 15. 21.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,6,2412 21.13 (1) If any member of the national guard, the naval militia, or the state
13defense force is prosecuted by any civil or criminal action for any act performed by
14the member while in the performance of military duty and in pursuance of military
15duty, the action against the member shall be defended by counsel, which may include
16the attorney general, appointed for that purpose by the governor upon the
17recommendation of the adjutant general. The adjutant general shall make the
18recommendation if the act performed by the member was in the line of duty. The costs
19and expenses of any such defense shall be audited by the department of
20administration and paid out of the state treasury and charged to the appropriation
21under s. 20.455 (1) (b) and if the jury or court finds that the member of the national
22guard, the naval militia, or the state defense force against whom the action is
23brought acted within the scope of his or her employment as a member, the judgment
24as to damages entered against the member shall also be paid by the state.
SB293, s. 16 25Section 16. 21.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.13 (2) Any civil action or proceeding brought against a member of the
2national guard, the naval militia, or the state defense force under sub. (1) is subject
3to ss. 893.82 and 895.46.
SB293, s. 17 4Section 17. 21.18 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,7,165 21.18 (1) The Except as provided in sub. (4), the military staff of the governor
6shall consist of the adjutant general, with a minimum rank of brigadier general; a
7deputy adjutant general for army, who may be a general officer; an assistant adjutant
8general, army, for readiness and training, who may be a general officer; a deputy
9assistant adjutant general, army, for readiness and training; a deputy adjutant
10general for air, who may be a general officer; a chief surgeon for army, who may be
11a general officer; a chief surgeon for air, who may be a general officer; a staff judge
12advocate for army, who may be a general officer; a staff judge advocate for air, who
13may be a general officer; a state chaplain, who may be a general officer; and such
14other officers as the governor deems necessary. Vacancies in positions other than
15those of the adjutant general shall be filled through appointment by the adjutant
16general.
SB293, s. 18 17Section 18. 21.18 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB293,8,418 21.18 (4) The military staff of the governor shall be to include an assistant to
19the adjutant general for readiness and training for the naval militia who shall hold
20the rank of rear admiral lower half, or brigadier general, depending upon branch of
21service. He or she shall be appointed by the adjutant general with the consent of the
22governor for a 3-year period and the appointee may be reappointed to successive
23periods. The appointment of this assistant to the adjutant general shall not be
24conditioned upon current membership in one of the United States armed forces
25reserves. However, the appointee must comply with sub. (2) and must currently be

1either a member of a U.S. reserve component, or have been separated from military
2service under honorable conditions. The remainder of the military staff of the naval
3militia shall be established by military regulations promulgated by the adjutant
4general and approved by the governor.
SB293, s. 19 5Section 19. 21.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,8,126 21.19 (2) The department of military affairs on behalf of the state may rent to
7appropriate organizations or individuals state-owned lands, buildings and facilities
8used by, acquired for, or erected for the Wisconsin national guard or other state
9recognized military force,
when not required for use by the Wisconsin national guard,
10or other state recognized military force
. Such rental shall not be effective unless in
11writing and approved by the governor and the adjutant general or a designee in
12writing.
SB293, s. 20 13Section 20. 21.19 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,8,1714 21.19 (8) The adjutant general or a designee shall issue all necessary supplies
15to members and units of the national guard, naval militia, or state defense force and
16may contract for the purchase and transportation of such supplies, subject to s. 16.71
17(1).
SB293, s. 21 18Section 21. 21.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,8,24 1921.20 Civil service status. All full-time state-paid employees of the
20department of military affairs shall be under the classified service, except the
21adjutant general, the executive assistant to the adjutant general, the deputy
22adjutants general for army and air, the assistant to the adjutant general for
23readiness and training for the naval militia,
and the administrator of the division of
24emergency management.
SB293, s. 22 25Section 22. 21.30 of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.30 Chief surgeons; powers and duties. The chief surgeons for army and
2air shall, under direction of the adjutant general, have general supervision of the
3medical units of the Wisconsin national guard, the Wisconsin naval militia, and state
4defense force when organized. The chief surgeons shall make recommendations
5concerning procurement of medical supplies for state active duty operations, for the
6procurement and training of medical personnel and for the publication of Wisconsin
7national guard, Wisconsin naval militia, or state defense force directives on medical
8subjects. The chief surgeons shall submit an annual report of the affairs and
9expenses of their departments to the adjutant general.
SB293, s. 23 10Section 23. 21.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,9,15 1121.32 Physical examinations. The chief surgeons for army and, air, and
12naval militia
shall provide for such physical examinations and inoculations of
13officers, enlistees and applicants for enlistment, in the Wisconsin national guard and
14the Wisconsin naval militia
, as may be prescribed by department of defense and
15national guard regulations and, if applicable, Wisconsin naval militia regulations.
SB293, s. 24 16Section 24. 21.35 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,9,25 1721.35 Federal laws and regulations; no discrimination. The
18organization, armament, equipment and discipline of the Wisconsin national guard
19and the Wisconsin naval militia shall be that prescribed by federal laws or
20regulations; and the governor may by order perfect such organization, armament,
21equipment and discipline, at any time, so as to comply with such laws and
22regulations insofar as they are consistent with the Wisconsin code of military justice.
23Notwithstanding any rule or regulation prescribed by the federal government or any
24officer or department thereof, no person, otherwise qualified, may be denied
25membership in the Wisconsin national guard or the Wisconsin naval militia because

1of sex, color, race, creed or sexual orientation and no member of the Wisconsin
2national guard or the Wisconsin naval militia may be segregated within the
3Wisconsin national guard or the Wisconsin naval militia on the basis of sex, color,
4race, creed or sexual orientation. Nothing in this section prohibits separate facilities
5for persons of different sexes with regard to dormitory accommodations, public
6toilets, showers, saunas and dressing rooms.
SB293, s. 25 7Section 25. 21.36 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,10,178 21.36 (1) The rules of discipline and the regulations of the armed forces of the
9U.S. shall, so far as the same are applicable, constitute the rules of discipline and the
10regulations of the national guard and the naval militia; the rules and uniform code
11of military justice established by congress and the department of defense for the
12armed forces shall be adopted so far as they are applicable and consistent with the
13Wisconsin code of military justice for the government of the national guard and the
14naval militia
, and the system of instruction and the drill regulations prescribed for
15the different arms and corps of the armed forces of the U.S. shall be followed in the
16military instruction and practice of the national guard and the naval militia, and the
17use of any other system is forbidden.
SB293, s. 26 18Section 26. 21.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,11,219 21.36 (2) The governor may make and publish rules, regulations and orders for
20the government of the national guard and the naval militia, not inconsistent with the
21law, and cause the same, together with any laws relating thereto, to be printed and
22distributed in book form or otherwise in such numbers as the governor deems
23necessary, and the governor may provide for all books, blank books, and blanks that
24may be necessary for the proper discharge of the duty of all officers. The governor

1may delegate the authority under this subsection to the adjutant general by
2executive order.
SB293, s. 27 3Section 27. 21.38 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,11,8 421.38 Uniform of Wisconsin national guard. The uniform of the national
5guard and the naval militia shall be that prescribed by regulations for the
6corresponding branch of the United States armed forces. The uniform of the naval
7militia shall be consistent for all unit members regardless of the branch of service.
8This requirement shall be made by regulation by the adjutant general.
SB293, s. 28 9Section 28. 21.43 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,11,18 1021.43 Commissions and rank. The governor shall issue commissions to all
11officers whose appointments are approved by the governor. Every commission shall
12be countersigned by the secretary of state and attested by the adjutant general and
13continue as provided by law. Each officer so commissioned shall take and file with
14the department of military affairs the oath of office prescribed by article IV, section
1528, of the constitution. All commissioned officers shall take rank according to the
16date assigned them by their commissions, and when 2 of the same grade rank from
17the same date, their rank shall be determined by length of service in the national
18guard and naval militia creditable for pay, and if of equal service then by lot.
SB293, s. 29 19Section 29. 21.47 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,12,3 2021.47 Examinations for promotion or appointments. The governor may
21order any subordinate officer or person nominated or recommended for promotion or
22appointment in the national guard or naval militia to be examined by any competent
23officer or board of officers, designated in orders for that purpose, as to that person's
24qualifications for the office to which that person may be recommended or appointed,
25and may take such action on the report of such examining officer or board of officers

1as the governor deems to be for the best interests of the service. The governor may
2also require the physical examination provided for admission to the United States
3army or, air force, navy, marine corps, or coast guard.
SB293, s. 30 4Section 30. 21.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,12,95 21.48 (1) Each officer and enlisted person of the Wisconsin national guard and
6the naval militia
on active duty in the state under orders of the governor on a state
7pay basis shall receive the base pay and allowances of an officer or enlisted person
8of equal rank in the corresponding branch of the U.S. armed forces except that the
9base pay so provided shall not be less than $50 per day.
SB293, s. 31 10Section 31. 21.48 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,12,1611 21.48 (3) The governor may order, with their consent, to active duty in the
12department of military affairs, any departmental officers of the governor's staff,
13including the adjutant general and, the deputy adjutants general, and the assistant
14to the adjutant general for readiness and training for the naval militia, and
while so
15assigned the officers shall receive the pay, but not the allowances, of an officer of
16equal grade in the armed forces of the United States.
SB293, s. 32 17Section 32. 21.59 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,12,20 1821.59 Issue of subsistence. The adjutant general, during state active duty
19of the national guard, the naval militia, or state defense force, shall issue subsistence
20to personnel.
SB293, s. 33 21Section 33. 102.07 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,12,2522 102.07 (9) Members of the national guard, the naval militia, and state defense
23force, when on state active duty under direction of appropriate authority, but only in
24case federal laws, rules or regulations provide no benefits substantially equivalent
25to those provided in this chapter.
SB293, s. 34
1Section 34. 102.475 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB293,13,142 102.475 (1) Special benefit. If the deceased employee is a law enforcement
3officer, correctional officer, fire fighter, rescue squad member, diving team member,
4national guard member, naval militia member, or state defense force member on
5state active duty as described in s. 102.07 (9) or if a deceased person is an employee
6or volunteer performing emergency management activities under ch. 166 during a
7state of emergency or a circumstance described in s. 166.04, who sustained an
8accidental injury while performing services growing out of and incidental to that
9employment or volunteer activity so that benefits are payable under s. 102.46 or
10102.47 (1), the department shall voucher and pay from the appropriation under s.
1120.445 (1) (aa) a sum equal to 75% of the primary death benefit as of the date of death,
12but not less than $50,000 to the persons wholly dependent upon the deceased. For
13purposes of this subsection, dependency shall be determined under ss. 102.49 and
14102.51.
SB293, s. 35 15Section 35. 230.35 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
16is amended to read:
SB293,14,1317 230.35 (3) (a) Officials and employees of the state who have permanent status
18and who are members of the national guard, the naval militia, the state defense force,
19or any other reserve component of the military forces of the United States or this
20state now or hereafter organized or constituted under federal or state law, are
21entitled to leaves of absence without loss of time in the service of the state, to enable
22them to attend military schools and annual field training or annual active duty for
23training, and any other state or federal tours of active duty, except extended active
24duty or service as a member of the active armed forces of the United States which
25have been duly ordered but not exceeding 30 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays

1and holidays enumerated in sub. (4) in the calendar year in which so ordered and
2held. During this leave of absence, each state official or employee shall receive base
3state pay less the base military pay received for and identified with such attendance
4but such reduction shall not be more than the base state pay. Other than for a leave
5of absence for the adjutant general and any deputy adjutants general, such leave
6shall not be granted for absences of less than 3 days. A state official or employee
7serving on state active duty as a member of the national guard, naval militia, or state
8defense force, may elect to receive pay from the state under s. 20.465 (1) in an amount
9equal to base state salary for such period of state active duty. Leave granted by this
10section is in addition to all other leaves granted or authorized by any other law. For
11the purpose of determining seniority, pay or pay advancement and performance
12awards the status of the employee shall be considered uninterrupted by such
13attendance.
SB293, s. 36 14Section 36. Appropriation changes.
SB293,14,1915 (1) Naval militia. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for
16the appropriation to the department of military affairs under section 20.465 (1) (a)
17of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by
18$144,800 for fiscal year 2001-02 and the dollar amount is increased by $162,800 for
19fiscal year 2002-03 to fund the costs for operating the naval militia.
SB293,14,2420 (2) Naval militia. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for
21the appropriation to the department of military affairs under section 20.465 (1) (g)
22of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by $-0-
23for fiscal year 2001-02 and the dollar amount is increased by $-0- for fiscal year
242002-03 to fund the costs for the rent of properties used by the naval militia.
SB293,14,2525 (End)
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