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7(7) Office space and assistants. (a) The county board shall provide the county
8veterans service officer with office space, clerical assistance, and any other needs
9that will enable the officer to perform the duties under sub. (5).
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(b) Except as provided under par. (c), the county board may appoint assistant
11county veterans service officers who shall be Wisconsin residents who served on
12active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces
13incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces for 2 consecutive years. An individual
14who is discharged for reasons of hardship or a service-connected disability or
15released due to a reduction in the U.S. armed forces or for the good of the service prior
16to the completion of the required period of service is eligible for appointment to the
17office, regardless of the actual time served.
AB210,123,2018
(c) In any county with a county executive or county administrator, the county
19veterans service officer may appoint assistant county veterans service officers who
20shall have the qualifications prescribed under par. (b).
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21(8) Qualifications applicability. The qualifications necessary to be a county
22veterans service officer or assistant county veterans service officer under subs. (1)
23(a) and (7) (b) apply only to persons elected to serve as county veterans service officers
24or assistant county veterans service officers on or after June 1, 1996, and who have
1not served as county veterans service officers or assistant county veterans service
2officers before June 1, 1996.
AB210,124,7
345.81 County veterans service commission. (1) There is created in each
4county a county veterans service commission consisting of at least 3 residents of the
5county who are veterans appointed for staggered 3-year terms by the county
6executive or county board chairperson in a county that does not have a county
7executive.
AB210,124,17
8(2) The commission shall be organized by the election of one of their number
9as chairperson. The county executive or county board chairperson in a county that
10does not have a county executive after the expiration of the terms of those first
11appointed shall annually on or before the 2nd Monday in December appoint one
12person as a member of the commission for the term of 3 years. The county executive
13or county board chairperson shall require each member of the commission and the
14county veterans service officer to execute to the county an individual surety bond,
15with sufficient sureties to be approved by the county executive or county board
16chairperson, each bond to be in an amount equal to the tax levied in the current year
17for expenditure by the commission. Each bond shall be filed with the county clerk.
AB210,124,20
18(3) (a) Except as provided under sub. (4), the commission may furnish aid to
19any person described in s. 45.86 if the right of that person to aid is established to the
20commission's satisfaction.
AB210,124,2321
(b) The secretary of the commission shall maintain a list containing the name,
22place of residence, and amount of aid furnished to each person under par. (a), which
23shall be signed by the chairperson and secretary of the commission.
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(c) The total disbursements made by the commission under this subsection may
25not exceed the amount collected from the tax levied, except when specifically
1authorized by the county board. The commission shall provide the county treasurer
2with sufficient information to deliver the specified aid to the person entitled to that
3aid.
AB210,125,74
(d) The commission may furnish aid in a different manner than by supplying
5money. The commission may request the county treasurer to pay a purveyor of
6services or commodities for the purchase of services or commodities, or the
7commission may furnish supplies, as it considers appropriate.
AB210,125,118
(e) The commission shall make a detailed report to the county board annually
9showing the amount expended under this subsection. The report may not include
10any personal identifying information regarding the persons that received aid under
11this subsection.
AB210,125,14
12(4) A county veterans service officer appointed under s. 45.80 (1) (b) or (4) shall
13have the administrative powers and duties prescribed for the county veterans service
14commission under sub. (2).
AB210,125,18
15(5) The county board shall allow the members of the commission a reasonable
16rate of compensation for services and actual expenses incurred in the performance
17of their duties to be determined under s. 59.22. The county board may provide for
18the employment of clerical assistance to the commission.
AB210,125,23
19(6) The county veterans service officer shall serve as executive secretary of the
20county veterans service commission and shall make or direct all necessary
21investigations to determine eligibility for aid under s. 45.86 when the commission so
22requests. The county service officer, in making an investigation, may use the
23facilities for investigating that are made available by the county board.
AB210,126,12
2445.82 Grants to counties and tribes for improvement of services. (1) 25Each county may annually apply to the department for a grant for the improvement
1of service to former military personnel of the county through the county veterans
2service office. A county may not allocate any portion of a grant for use by another
3county department nor may the county reduce funding to a county veterans service
4office based upon receipt of a grant. The county veterans service officer of any county
5applying for the grant shall enter into an agreement with the department. The
6agreement shall state the goals and objectives to be attained by the county veterans
7service office during the remainder of the year covered by the grant application. The
8department shall prepare the basic form of this agreement in consultation with the
9county veterans service officers association and provide a copy and an explanation
10of that agreement to each county veterans service officer. The department shall
11develop reasonable budget and operating standards to assure improved services, but
12full operating control of the county office shall be left to each county.
AB210,126,24
13(2) The department shall award a grant annually to a county that meets the
14standards developed under this section and employs a county veterans service officer
15who, if chosen after August 9, 1989, is chosen from a list of candidates who have
16taken a civil service examination for the position of county veterans service officer
17developed and administered by the division of merit recruitment and selection in the
18office of state employment relations, or is appointed under a civil service competitive
19examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The grant shall be $8,500 for a
20county with a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population
21of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and
22$13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department shall use
23the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the
24demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
AB210,127,2
1(3) Notwithstanding sub. (2), an eligible county with a part-time county
2veterans service officer shall be eligible for an annual grant not exceeding $500.
AB210,127,11
3(4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of federally
4recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485
5(2) (vz) if that governing body enters into an agreement with the department
6regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans service officer,
7appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives that veteran
8duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the veteran shall
9report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may make annual
10grants of up to $2,500 under this subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement
11this subsection.
AB210,127,17
1245.83 Transportation services grants to counties. (1) Annually, from the
13appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (s), the department shall award grants to counties
14that are not served by transportation services provided by the Wisconsin department
15of Disabled American Veterans to develop, maintain, and expand transportation
16services for veterans. The grants may be used to support multicounty cooperative
17transportation services.
AB210,127,19
18(2) The department shall promulgate rules specifying the application
19procedures and eligibility criteria for grants under this section.
AB210,127,21
20(3) A county may not reduce funding to a county veterans service office based
21upon receipt of a grant.
AB210,128,5
2245.84 Burial allowance. (1) Each county veterans service officer shall cause
23to be interred in a decent and respectable manner in any cemetery in this state, other
24than those used exclusively for the burial of paupers, the body of any veteran, spouse,
25or surviving spouse who was living in the county at the time of death and who dies
1not leaving sufficient means to defray the necessary expenses of a decent burial, or
2under circumstances that would cause financial distress to the person's family. The
3cost of this interment shall be the responsibility of the county, but may not be less
4than $300, and shall be in addition to the burial allowance payable under laws
5administered by the U.S. department of veterans affairs.
AB210,128,11
6(2) Before assuming the burial expense, the county veterans service officer
7shall exercise due diligence in attempting to determine the financial condition
8required by sub. (1). The county veterans service officer, in making the inquiry, may
9use the facilities for investigation that are made available by the county board. The
10county veterans service officer shall report the results of that determination to the
11appropriate authorities designated by the county.
AB210,128,19
12(3) The chairperson of the county board and the clerk of the county on the
13receipt of the report under sub. (2) shall draw an order on the county treasurer for
14the amount of expenses so incurred, payable to the person designated in the report
15as being entitled to that payment. The county veterans service officer of each county
16shall, upon the death and burial of a veteran described under sub. (1) who was living
17in the county at the time of death, make application to the proper authorities for a
18suitable headstone as provided for by act of congress, and at the expense of the county
19cause the same to be placed at the head of the deceased's grave.
AB210,129,4
2045.85 Care of graves. (1) Every town board, village board, or common council
21of every city shall at all times see that the graves and tombstones of all veterans,
22including women's auxiliary organizations created by act of Congress, who shall at
23any time have served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States, and of
24the spouses or surviving spouses of all those veterans, receive proper and decent care,
25and may employ all necessary assistance to carry out this section. The expense of
1the care of the graves and tombstones shall be borne by the county where the graves
2are located, except where suitable care is otherwise provided. The amount of expense
3charged the county for the care may not exceed the charge made for the care of other
4graves in the same cemetery.
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5(2) The governing body specified in sub. (1) shall report to the county clerk of
6its county, on or before September 1 of each year, the locations of the graves cared for
7by the governing body under sub. (1), together with the names of the deceased and
8the amount claimed for care of the graves for the fiscal year from the previous July
91 to June 30.
AB210,129,13
10(3) The chairperson of the county board and the county clerk, upon receipt of
11the report under sub. (2), shall draw an order on the county treasurer for the amount
12of the expenses incurred in caring for the graves, payable to the person or persons
13designated in the report as being entitled to the payment.
AB210,129,21
1445.86 County tax for needy veterans.
(1) Every county board shall
15annually levy, in addition to all other taxes, a tax sufficient to carry out the purposes
16of this section. The tax shall be levied and collected as other county taxes for the
17purpose of providing aid to needy veterans, the needy spouses, surviving spouses,
18minor and dependent children of the veterans, and the needy parents of veterans
19entitled to aid under ss. 45.81 to 45.84, and to carry out the purposes of s. 45.85. Aid
20may not be denied solely on the basis that a person otherwise eligible for aid owns
21a homestead that the person occupies.
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22(2) The county veterans service commission or county veterans service officer
23shall estimate the probable amount required under this section and shall file that
24estimate with the county board.
AB210, s. 93
25Section
93. 46.27 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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146.27
(1) (b) "Nursing home" means a facility that meets the definition in s.
250.01 (3) and that is licensed under s. 50.03 (1) and includes a state center for the
3developmentally disabled
, the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and the nursing
4care facility and a Wisconsin veterans home operated by the department of veterans
5affairs under s.
45.385 45.50.
AB210, s. 94
6Section
94. 46.27 (1) (dr) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,130,107
46.27
(1) (dr) "State-operated long-term care facility" means a state center for
8the developmentally disabled
, the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and the nursing
9care facility and a Wisconsin veterans home operated by the department of veterans
10affairs under s.
45.385 45.50.
AB210, s. 95
11Section
95. 46.27 (6) (a) 2. cm. of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.27
(6) (a) 2. cm. Persons under subd. 1. seeking admission to or about to be
13admitted to
the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and the nursing care facility a
14Wisconsin veterans home operated by the department of veterans affairs under s.
1545.385 45.50 who are informed about the program but waive the assessment.
AB210, s. 96
16Section
96. 49.19 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,130,2317
49.19
(9) If the head of a family is a veteran, as defined in s.
45.37 (1a) 45.01
18(12), or a person under s. 45.51 (2) (a) 2., and is hospitalized or institutionalized
19because of disabilities in a county other than that of his or her residence or settlement
20at time of admission, aid shall be granted to the dependent children of the veteran
21by the county wherein the head of the family had his or her residence or settlement
22at the time of admission so long as he or she remains hospitalized or
23institutionalized.
AB210, s. 97
24Section
97. 49.45 (3) (e) 7m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,131,7
149.45
(3) (e) 7m. Notwithstanding subd. 7., the daily reimbursement or
2payment rate for services at a hospital established under s.
45.375 (1) 45.50 (10) 3provided to medical assistance recipients whose continued hospitalization is no
4longer medically necessary or appropriate during a period where the recipient awaits
5placement in an alternate custodial living arrangement shall be the skilled nursing
6facility rate paid to
the facility created under s. 45.365 (1) a Wisconsin veterans home
7operated by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50.
AB210, s. 98
8Section
98. 49.45 (6m) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,131,159
49.45
(6m) (bg) The department shall determine payment levels for the
10provision of skilled, intermediate, limited, personal or residential care or care for the
11mentally retarded in the state centers for the developmentally disabled
, in the
12Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and the nursing care facility
and in a Wisconsin
13veterans home operated by the department of veterans affairs under s.
45.385 45.50 14separately from the payment principles, applicable costs and methods established
15under this subsection.
AB210, s. 99
16Section
99. 49.855 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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49.855
(4m) (b) The department of revenue may provide a certification that it
18receives under sub. (1), (2m), or (2p) to the department of administration. Upon
19receipt of the certification, the department of administration shall determine
20whether the obligor is a vendor or is receiving any other payments from this state,
21except for wages, retirement benefits, or assistance under s. 45.352, 1971 stats., s.
2245.351 (1) 45.40 (1), this chapter, or ch. 46, 108, or 301. If the department of
23administration determines that the obligor is a vendor or is receiving payments from
24this state, except for wages, retirement benefits, or assistance under s. 45.352, 1971
25stats., s.
45.351 (1) 45.40 (1), this chapter, or ch. 46, 108, or 301, it shall begin to
1withhold the amount certified from those payments and shall notify the obligor that
2the state intends to reduce any payments due the obligor by the amount the obligor
3is delinquent under the support, maintenance, or receiving and disbursing fee order
4or obligation, by the outstanding amount for past support, medical expenses, or birth
5expenses under the court order, or by the amount due under s. 46.10 (4) or 301.12 (4).
6The notice shall provide that within 20 days after receipt of the notice the obligor may
7request a hearing before the circuit court rendering the order under which the
8obligation arose. An obligor may, within 20 days after receiving notice, request a
9hearing under this paragraph. Within 10 days after receiving a request for hearing
10under this paragraph, the court shall set the matter for hearing. A circuit court
11commissioner may conduct the hearing. Pending further order by the court or circuit
12court commissioner, the department of workforce development or its designee,
13whichever is appropriate, may not disburse the payments withheld from the obligor.
14The sole issues at the hearing are whether the obligor owes the amount certified and,
15if not and it is a support or maintenance order, whether the money withheld shall be
16paid to the obligor or held for future support or maintenance.
AB210, s. 100
17Section
100. 50.034 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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50.034
(4) Limitation. A nursing home or a community-based residential
19facility may not convert a separate area of its total area to a residential care
20apartment complex unless the department first approves the conversion. A nursing
21home, other than
the nursing homes operated at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at
22King or in southeastern Wisconsin a Wisconsin veterans home operated by the
23department of veterans affairs under s.
45.385 45.50, that intends to convert a
24separate area of its total area to a residential care apartment complex shall also
1agree to reduce its licensed nursing home beds by the corresponding number of
2residential care apartment complex residential units proposed for the conversion.
AB210, s. 101
3Section
101. 50.135 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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50.135
(3) Exemption. The inpatient health care facilities under ss.
45.365 545.50, 48.62, 51.05, 51.06, 233.40, 233.41, 233.42 and 252.10 are exempt from this
6section.
AB210, s. 102
7Section
102. 50.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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50.39
(3) Facilities governed by ss.
45.365 45.50, 48.62, 49.70, 49.72, 50.02,
951.09 and 252.10, secured correctional facilities as defined in s. 938.02 (15m),
10correctional institutions governed by the department of corrections under s. 301.02
11and the offices and clinics of persons licensed to treat the sick under chs. 446, 447 and
12448 are exempt from ss. 50.32 to 50.39. Sections 50.32 to 50.39 do not abridge the
13rights of the medical examining board, physical therapists affiliated credentialing
14board, podiatrists affiliated credentialing board, dentistry examining board,
15pharmacy examining board, chiropractic examining board, and board of nursing in
16carrying out their statutory duties and responsibilities.
AB210, s. 103
17Section
103. 51.20 (10) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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51.20
(10) (cm) Prior to or at the final hearing, for individuals for whom a
19petition is filed under sub. (1) (a) 2. e., the county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437
20shall furnish to the court and the subject individual an initial recommended written
21treatment plan that contains the goals of treatment, the type of treatment to be
22provided, and the expected providers.
If the person has served in the U.S. armed
23forces or forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, the county department
24shall contact the U.S. department of veterans affairs to determine if the person is
25eligible for treatment at a U.S. department of veterans affairs facility. If the person
1is eligible for that treatment, the county department shall include that information
2in the treatment plan. The treatment plan shall address the individual's needs for
3inpatient care, residential services, community support services, medication and its
4monitoring, case management, and other services to enable the person to live in the
5community upon release from an inpatient facility. The treatment plan shall contain
6information concerning the availability of the needed services and community
7treatment providers' acceptance of the individual into their programs. The
8treatment plan is only a recommendation and is not subject to approval or
9disapproval by the court. Failure to furnish a treatment plan under this paragraph
10does not constitute grounds for dismissal of the petition unless the failure is made
11in bad faith.
AB210, s. 104
12Section
104. 51.35 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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51.35
(6) (a) When the department has notice that any person other than a
14prisoner is entitled to receive care and treatment in a U.S. department of veterans
15affairs facility, the person may petition the department of health and family services
16for a transfer to such facility, and that department may procure admission to
such 17the facility
in accordance with s. 45.30.
AB210, s. 105
18Section
105. 51.45 (13) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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51.45
(13) (h) A person committed under this subsection shall remain in the
20custody of the county department for treatment for a period set by the court, but not
21to exceed 90 days. During this period of commitment the county department may
22transfer the person from one approved public treatment facility or program to
23another as provided in par. (k).
If the person has served in the U.S. armed forces or
24forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, the county department shall
25contact the U.S. department of veterans affairs to determine if the person is eligible
1for treatment at a U.S. department of veterans affairs facility. If the person is eligible
2for that treatment, the county department may transfer the person to that facility
3if the U.S. department of veterans affairs approves that transfer. At the end of the
4period set by the court, the person shall be discharged automatically unless the
5county department before expiration of the period obtains a court order for
6recommitment upon the grounds set forth in par. (a) for a further period not to exceed
76 months. If after examination it is determined that the person is likely to inflict
8physical harm on himself or herself or on another, the county department shall apply
9for recommitment. Only one recommitment order under this paragraph is
10permitted.
AB210, s. 106
11Section
106. 59.52 (16) (b) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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59.52
(16) (b) (title)
County veterans' veterans housing.
AB210, s. 107
13Section
107. 59.52 (16) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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59.52
(16) (b) 2. In case of a joint school district, computation shall be made on
15the basis of the valuation of the several municipalities in which the school district
16lies. If school buildings are inadequate to accommodate the additional school
17population resulting from the county
veterans' veterans housing program, and the
18school district cannot legally finance the necessary increased facilities, the board
19may appropriate money and grant assistance to the school district but the assistance
20shall be used solely to finance the purchase of land and the erection and equipment
21of the necessary additional facilities.
AB210, s. 108
22Section
108. 59.535 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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59.535
(1) (a) In this subsection, "veteran" has the meaning given in s.
45.37
24(1a) 45.01 (12), and includes a person under s. 45.51 (2) (a) 2.
AB210, s. 109
25Section
109. 59.535 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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159.535
(4) Service officer and commission. The board may appropriate funds
2for the execution of the duties of the county
veterans' veterans service officer and the
3county
veterans' veterans service commission.
AB210, s. 110
4Section
110. 59.65 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,136,11
559.65 Publication of financial report. A board shall cause to be made out
6and published in the county, as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, immediately after its
7annual meeting, a report of the receipts and expenditures of the immediately
8preceding year and the accounts allowed. The board may waive the publication of
9names of needy soldiers, sailors, marines and United States war veterans and the
10amount of
relief aid provided under s.
45.14 (2) 45.81 (3) and shall publish in lieu
11thereof the total disbursements thereunder.
AB210, s. 111
12Section
111. 66.0509 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,136,13
1366.0509 (title)
Civil service system;
veterans' veterans preference.
AB210, s. 112
14Section
112. 66.1201 (9) (x) of the statutes is amended to read:
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66.1201
(9) (x) To, within its area of operation, either by itself or with the
16department of veterans affairs, undertake and carry out studies and analyses of
17veterans' veterans housing needs and meeting those needs and make the study
18results available to the public, including the building, housing and supply industries.
AB210, s. 113
19Section
113. 67.015 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,136,22
2067.015 Housing authorities exempted. This chapter shall not be applicable
21to borrowing by housing authorities or county
veterans' veterans housing authorities
22under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1213.
AB210, s. 114
23Section
114. 69.30 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,136,2524
69.30
(1) (bm) "Service office" has the meaning given in s.
45.36 (1) (c) 45.04
25(1) (b).
AB210, s. 115
1Section
115. 69.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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69.30
(2) A financial institution, state agency, county department, Wisconsin
3works agency, service office or family care district or an employee of a financial
4institution, state agency, county department, Wisconsin works agency, service office
5or family care district is not subject to s. 69.24 (1) (a) for copying a certified copy of
6a vital record for use by the financial institution, state agency, county department,
7Wisconsin works agency, service office or family care district, including use under s.
845.36 (4m) 45.04 (5), if the copy is marked "FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE".
AB210, s. 116
9Section
116. 70.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,137,2110
70.11
(1) Property of the state. Property owned by this state except land
11contracted to be sold by the state. This exemption shall not apply to land conveyed
12after September, 1933, to this state or for its benefit while the grantor or others for
13the grantor's benefit are permitted to occupy the land or part thereof in consideration
14for the conveyance; nor shall it apply to land devised to the state or for its benefit
15while another person is permitted by the will to occupy the land or part thereof. This
16exemption shall not apply to any property acquired by the department of veterans
17affairs under s.
45.72 (5) and (7) 45.32 (5) and (7) or to the property of insurers
18undergoing rehabilitation or liquidation under ch. 645. Property exempt under this
19subsection includes general property owned by the state and leased to a private,
20nonprofit corporation that operates an Olympic ice training center, regardless of the
21use of the leasehold income.
AB210, s. 117
22Section
117. 70.11 (3a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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70.11
(3a) Buildings at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King or in
24southeastern Wisconsin homes. All buildings, equipment and leasehold interests
25in lands described in s.
45.38 45.03 (5).
AB210, s. 118
1Section
118. 70.11 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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70.11
(9) Memorials. All memorial halls and the real estate upon which the
3same are located, owned and occupied by any organization of United States war
4veterans organized pursuant to act of congress and domesticated in this state
5pursuant to the laws of this state, containing permanent memorial tablets with the
6names of former residents of any given town, village, city or county who lost their
7lives in the military or naval service of the state or the United States in any war
8inscribed thereon, and all personal property owned by such organizations, and all
9buildings erected, purchased or maintained by any county, city, town or village as
10memorials under s.
45.05 or 45.055 45.72. The renting of such halls or buildings for
11public purposes shall not render them taxable, provided that all income derived
12therefrom be used for the upkeep and maintenance thereof. Where such hall or
13building is used in part for exempt purposes and in part for pecuniary profit, it shall
14be assessed for taxation to the extent of such use for pecuniary profit as provided in
15s. 70.1105 (1).
AB210, s. 119
16Section
119. 71.05 (6) (b) 28. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB210,138,2317
71.05
(6) (b) 28. (intro.) An amount paid by a claimant for tuition expenses for
18a student who is the claimant or who is the claimant's child and the claimant's
19dependent who is claimed under section
151 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, to
20attend any university, college, technical college or a school approved under s.
45.54 2139.90, that is located in Wisconsin or to attend a public vocational school or public
22institution of higher education in Minnesota under the Minnesota-Wisconsin
23reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47, calculated as follows:
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24Section
120. 86.03 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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186.03
(4) Cutting or injuring trees on highway. No person shall cut down,
2break, girdle, bruise the bark
, or in any other manner injure, or allow any animal
3under that person's control to injure, any public or private trees, shrubs
, or hedges
4growing within the highway, except as the owner thereof or the public authority
5maintaining the highway may cut down, trim and remove trees, shrubs
, and hedges
6for the purpose of and conducing to the benefit and improvement of the owner's land
7or the highway facility
, subject to sub. (7).
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8Section
121. 86.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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86.03
(6) Fines. Any
Except as provided in sub. (7), any person violating any
10of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
11conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $25 for each tree or shrub
12damaged, felled or destroyed.
AB210, s. 122
13Section
122. 86.03 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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86.03
(7) No person may cut or trim any tree planted along any federal or state
15trunk highway as a memorial to the men and women who served in the armed forces
16of the United States in time of war, without the written permission of the
17department. Violations of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than
18$10 nor more than $200 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or both.
19Nothing in this section shall interfere with the rights of abutting property owners
20in those trees.