SB21,608,2311 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b)
121. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in
13any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of
14a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school
15that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, any public or private high school,
16any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to
1712, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition
18under s. 39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not
19exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that
20the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for
21an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost
22of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the
23University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
SB21,1445 24Section 1445 . 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
25.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB21,609,13
145.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b)
21. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in
3any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of
4a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school
5that is authorized under s. 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal
6school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any
7institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s.
839.47 36.27 (7). Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not
9exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that
10the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for
11an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost
12of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the
13University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
SB21,1446 14Section 1446 . 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,609,2115 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for
16reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this
17state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is
18approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a
19tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or
20at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under
21s. 39.47 is limited to the following:
SB21,1447 22Section 1447 . 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015
23Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB21,610,524 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for
25reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this

1state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is
2authorized under s. 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school, as
3defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an institution
4where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 36.27 (7)
5is limited to the following:
SB21,1448 6Section 1448. 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,610,127 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college
8under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved authorized by the
9educational approval board under s. 38.50 department of financial institutions and
10professional standards under s. 440.52
, other than a proprietary school offering a
114-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training
12program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.
SB21,1449 13Section 1449. 45.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,610,1514 45.31 (2) "Authority" means the Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic
15Development Authority.
SB21,1450 16Section 1450. 45.34 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,610,1817 45.34 (1) (a) 2. A home and eligible rehabilitation of a home, as defined in s.
18234.49 235.49 (1) (d).
SB21,1451 19Section 1451. 45.37 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,611,220 45.37 (6) (b) Loans made under this section may be purchased by the authority
21from the veterans housing loan fund under s. 234.41 235.41. All receipts of interest,
22except amounts retained as servicing fees by the authorized lenders servicing the
23loans purchased by the authority, and principal on the loans, payments of losses by
24insurers not used for restoration of the property securing the loans, and any other
25collections, shall be deposited by the authority into the veterans housing bond

1redemption fund under s. 234.43 235.43 and shall be disbursed from the fund as
2provided in s. 234.43 235.43 (2).
SB21,1452 3Section 1452. 45.40 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,611,54 45.40 (6) Expanded eligibility. The eligibility requirements under s. 45.02 (2)
5do not apply to a person applying for assistance under this section.
SB21,1453 6Section 1453. 45.44 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,611,97 45.44 (1) (a) 5. A license, certification, registration, or permit issued under s.
889.06, 89.072, 94.10 (2), (3), or (3g), 94.50 (2), 94.704, 95.60, 97.17 (2), 97.175 (2),
997.22 (2), 98.145, 98.146, 98.18 (1) (a), or 168.23 (3).
SB21,1454 10Section 1454 . 45.44 (1) (a) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,611,1211 45.44 (1) (a) 14. A license, certification, certification card, or permit issued
12under s. 252.23, 252.24, 254.176, 254.178, 254.20, 254.71, and 256.15.
SB21,1455 13Section 1455 . 45.44 (1) (a) 14. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
14Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB21,611,1615 45.44 (1) (a) 14. A license, certification, certification card, or permit issued
16under s. ss. 97.33, 254.176, 254.178, 254.20, 254.71, and 256.15.
SB21,1456 17Section 1456. 45.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,612,218 45.44 (1) (b) "Licensing agency" means the department of agriculture, trade
19and consumer protection; the department of children and families; the department
20of financial institutions;
the department of health services; the department of
21natural resources; the department of public instruction; the department of revenue;
22the department of safety and professional services financial institutions and
23professional standards
and its examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards;
24the department of transportation; the department of workforce development; the

1board of commissioners of public lands; the government accountability board; or the
2office of the commissioner of insurance.
SB21,1457 3Section 1457. 45.45 of the statutes is renumbered 235.26, and 235.26 (title),
4(1), (2), (3), (4) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) (intro.), 5. and 6. and (d) and (5) (a) and (b), as
5renumbered, are amended to read.
SB21,612,7 6235.26 (title) Grant to VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective,
7Inc.
SB21,612,11 8(1) Payment. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm), the department
9The authority shall pay $500,000 to VETransfer, Inc. Global Entrepreneurship
10Collective
, in fiscal year 2013-14 2016-2017, subject to the requirements under
11subs. (2) to (5).
SB21,612,18 12(2) Grants to veteran-owned start-up businesses. Of the moneys VETransfer
13Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., receives under sub. (1), VETransfer Global
14Entrepreneurship Collective
, Inc., shall grant at least $300,000 to veterans who are
15residents of this state or to businesses owned by veterans who are residents of this
16state. A veteran or a veteran's business that is awarded a grant under this subsection
17may use the grant only to pay for costs associated with the start-up of a business
18located in this state that the veteran owns.
SB21,612,23 19(3) Veteran entrepreneurship training. Of the moneys VETransfer Global
20Entrepreneurship Collective
, Inc., receives under sub. (1), VETransfer Global
21Entrepreneurship Collective
, Inc., may use up to $200,000 to provide
22entrepreneurial training and related services to veterans who are residents of this
23state.
SB21,613,3 24(4) Reporting requirements. (intro.) Annually, by March 1, until 2018 or one
25year following the date established by the department authority under sub. (5) (a),

1VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., shall submit to the secretary,
2the governor, and the secretary of administration
authority and the secretary of
3veterans affairs
a report that includes all of the following:
SB21,613,54 (a) The most recent financial statement for VETransfer Global
5Entrepreneurship Collective
, Inc.
SB21,613,86 (b) A detailed description of the criteria VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship
7Collective
, Inc., used to determine who received a grant under sub. (2) during the
8previous year.
SB21,613,169 (c) (intro.) A verified statement describing in detail the grants VETransfer
10Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., made under sub. (2), and the expenditures
11VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., made under sub. (3), during
12the previous year, signed by an independent certified public accountant and the
13director or principal officer of VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc.,
14to attest to the accuracy of the verified statement. The verified statement shall
15include all of the following concerning each award of a grant VETransfer Global
16Entrepreneurship Collective
, Inc., made under sub. (2) during the previous year:
SB21,613,1817 5. Any information the grant recipient submitted to VETransfer Global
18Entrepreneurship Collective
, Inc., to apply for the grant.
SB21,613,2019 6. The amount of the grant and the date VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship
20Collective
, Inc., awarded the grant.
SB21,613,2221 (d) A summary of all investments and grants of any kind that VETransfer
22Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., made during the previous year.
SB21,613,25 23(5) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship
24Collective
, Inc., may not expend any moneys it receives under sub. (1) after June 30,
252017, or a later date established by the department authority.
SB21,614,4
1(b) VETransfer Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc., shall pay to the
2secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund any moneys it receives
3under sub. (1) but does not expend by June 30, 2017, or by a later date established
4by the department authority under par. (a).
SB21,1458 5Section 1458. 45.51 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,614,76 45.51 (2) (a) 3. A spouse, or surviving spouse, or parent of a person under subd.
71. or 2 or a parent of a person who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces.
SB21,1459 8Section 1459. 45.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.60 (1) (a) (intro.)
9and amended to read:
SB21,614,1310 45.60 (1) (a) (intro.) The department shall administer a program to coordinate
11the provision of military funeral honors in this state to deceased veterans and to
12deceased persons who have served under honorable conditions in any national guard
13or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces.
all of the following:
SB21,1460 14Section 1460. 45.60 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,614,1515 45.60 (1) (a) 1. Military personnel on active duty.
SB21,1461 16Section 1461. 45.60 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,614,1817 45.60 (1) (a) 2. Former military members who served on active duty and were
18discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
SB21,1462 19Section 1462. 45.60 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,614,2020 45.60 (1) (a) 3. Members of the selective service.
SB21,1463 21Section 1463. 45.60 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,614,2422 45.60 (1) (a) 4. Former members of the selected reserve and national guard who
23served at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service and were
24discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
SB21,1464 25Section 1464. 45.60 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,615,2
145.60 (1) (a) 5. Former members of the selected reserve or national guard who
2were discharged due to a service-connected disability.
SB21,1465 3Section 1465. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,615,164 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
5a county that meets the standards developed under this section and employs a county
6veterans service officer who, if chosen after August 9, 1989, is chosen from a list of
7candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county
8veterans service officer developed and administered by the division bureau of merit
9recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations department of
10administration
, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination
11procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The grant shall be $8,500 for a county with
12a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to
1345,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for
14a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs
15shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the
16demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
SB21,1466 17Section 1466. 46.011 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.011 (1e).
SB21,1467 18Section 1467. 46.011 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,615,2119 46.011 (1c) "Community-based juvenile delinquency-related services" means
20juvenile delinquency-related services provided under ch. 938 other than juvenile
21correctional services.
SB21,1468 22Section 1468. 46.011 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,616,223 46.011 (1p) "Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a
24juvenile who is being held in a juvenile detention facility or who is under the

1supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or
2(4n) (a), or 938.357 (4).
SB21,1469 3Section 1469. 46.011 (1p) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
4(this act), is amended to read:
SB21,616,85 46.011 (1p) "Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a
6juvenile who is being held in a juvenile detention facility or who is under the
7supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), (4m), or
8(4n) (a), or 938.357 (4).
SB21,1470 9Section 1470. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,616,1910 46.03 (18) (a) Except as provided in s. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c), the department
11shall establish a uniform system of fees for services provided or purchased by the
12department, or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42, or 51.437, except
13for services provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49; community-based juvenile
14delinquency-related services; juvenile correctional services;
services provided to
15courts; and outreach, information, and referral services; or when, as determined by
16the department, a fee is administratively unfeasible or would significantly prevent
17accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county department under s. 46.215,
1846.22, 51.42, or 51.437 shall apply the fees that it collects under this program to cover
19the cost of those services.
SB21,1471 20Section 1471. 46.03 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,617,221 46.03 (20) (a) Except for payments provided under ch. 48 or subch. III of ch. 49,
22the
The department may make payments directly to recipients of public assistance
23or to such persons authorized to receive such those payments in accordance with law
24and rules of the department on behalf of the counties. Except for payments provided
25under ch. 48 or subch. III of ch. 49, the
The department may charge the counties for

1the cost of operating public assistance systems which that make such those
2payments.
SB21,1472 3Section 1472. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,617,124 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the
5department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
6(2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s.
720.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation
8account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $2,707,100 $2,929,200 in fiscal year 2013-14
92015-16 and $2,772,800 $2,997,600 in fiscal year 2014-15 2016-17, for services for
10juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health
11services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of
12providing those services.
SB21,1473 13Section 1473. 46.10 (14) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,617,2214 46.10 (14) (e) 1. An order issued under s. 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m) (a) or
1548.363 (2) for support determined under this subsection constitutes an assignment
16of all commissions, earnings, salaries, wages, pension benefits, income continuation
17insurance benefits under s. 40.62, duty disability benefits under s. 40.65,
benefits
18under ch. 102 or 108 and other money due or to be due in the future to the county
19department under s. 46.22 or 46.23 in the county where the order was entered or to
20the department, depending upon the placement of the child as specified by rules
21promulgated under subd. 5. The assignment shall be for an amount sufficient to
22ensure payment under the order.
SB21,1474 23Section 1474. 46.206 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,618,824 46.206 (1) (a) The department shall supervise the administration of social
25services, except as for social services provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49

1and except for, community-based juvenile delinquency-related services, and
2juvenile correctional services
. The department shall submit to the federal
3authorities state plans for the administration of social services, except as for social
4services
provided under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and except for,
5community-based
juvenile delinquency-related services, and juvenile correctional
6services,
in such form and containing such information as the federal authorities
7require, and shall comply with all requirements prescribed to ensure their
8correctness.
SB21,1475 9Section 1475. 46.206 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,618,1310 46.206 (2) The county administration of all laws relating to social services,
11except with respect to the programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 and to
12juvenile delinquency-related programs,
shall be vested in the officers and agencies
13designated in the statutes.
SB21,1476 14Section 1476. 46.21 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,619,715 46.21 (2m) (c) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78
16(2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), and 253.07
17(3) (c), a subunit of a county department of human services or tribal agency acting
18under this subsection may exchange confidential information about a client, without
19the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county
20department of human services or tribal agency, with a resource center or other
21contracted entity under s. 46.283 (2)
, a care management organization, or a
22long-term care district, with an elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk
23agency, or any agency to which referral for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5)
24(a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a) 1g., or with a person providing services to the client under a
25purchase of services contract with the county department of human services or tribal

1agency or with a resource center or other contracted entity under s. 46.283 (2), a care
2management organization, or a long-term care district, if necessary to enable an
3employee or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county
4department of human services or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services
5to the client. An agency that releases information under this paragraph shall
6document that a request for information was received and what information was
7provided.
SB21,1477 8Section 1477 . 46.21 (2m) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
9.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB21,620,210 46.21 (2m) (c) Exchange of information. Notwithstanding ss. 46.2895 (9), 48.78
11(2) (a), 49.45 (4), 49.83, 51.30, 51.45 (14) (a), 55.22 (3), 146.82, 252.11 (7), and 253.07
12(3) (c), a subunit of a county department of human services or tribal agency acting
13under this subsection may exchange confidential information about a client, without
14the informed consent of the client, with any other subunit of the same county
15department of human services or tribal agency, with a resource center or other
16contracted entity under s. 46.283 (2), or a care management organization, or a
17long-term care district,
with an elder-adult-at-risk agency, an adult-at-risk
18agency, or any agency to which referral for investigation is made under s. 46.90 (5)
19(a) 1. or 55.043 (1r) (a) 1g., or with a person providing services to the client under a
20purchase of services contract with the county department of human services or tribal
21agency or with a resource center or other contracted entity under s. 46.283 (2), or a
22care management organization, or a long-term care district, if necessary to enable
23an employee or service provider to perform his or her duties, or to enable the county
24department of human services or tribal agency to coordinate the delivery of services
25to the client. An agency that releases information under this paragraph shall

1document that a request for information was received and what information was
2provided.
SB21,1478 3Section 1478. 46.215 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,620,104 46.215 (1) (d) To make investigations that relate to services under subchs. IV
5and V of ch. 49 upon request by the department of health services, to make
6investigations that relate to juvenile delinquency-related correctional services at
7the request of the department of corrections, and to make investigations that relate
8to programs under ch. 48 and subch. III of ch. 49 or to community-based juvenile
9delinquency-related services
upon request by the department of children and
10families.
SB21,1479 11Section 1479. 46.215 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,620,1412 46.215 (1) (r) If authorized under s. 46.283 (1) (a) 1., to apply to the department
13of health services to operate a resource center under s. 46.283 and, if the department
14contracts with the county under s. 46.283 (2), to operate the resource center.
SB21,1480 15Section 1480. 46.215 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,620,1916 46.215 (1) (s) If authorized under s. 46.284 (1) (a) 1., to apply to the department
17of health services to operate a care management organization under s. 46.284 and,
18if the department contracts with the county under s. 46.284 (2), to operate the care
19management organization and, if appropriate, place funds in a risk reserve.
SB21,1481 20Section 1481. 46.215 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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