AB43,641,72 45.40 (2m) (a) The unremarried spouse and dependent children of a veteran
3who died on active duty, or in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for
4training purposes, in the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed
5forces
are eligible to receive payments under subs. (1m) and (2) if the household
6income of those persons does not exceed the income limitations established under
7sub. (3m).
AB43,768 8Section 768. 45.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,641,109 45.40 (3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may
10receive under this section may not exceed $7,500 $10,000.
AB43,769 11Section 769 . 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,641,1312 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), or one
13of the following:
AB43,770 14Section 770 . 45.51 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,641,1615 45.51 (2) (a) 1. A veteran, other than a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12)
16(fm)
.
AB43,771 17Section 771 . 45.51 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,641,1918 45.51 (3) (c) 2. The department may deviate from this sequence upon order of
19the board to prevent the separation of a husband and wife spouses.
AB43,772 20Section 772 . 45.51 (5) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,641,2421 45.51 (5) (a) 1. b. Was married to the person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. at the time
22the person entered the service and who became a widow or widower surviving spouse
23by the death of the person while in the service or as a result of physical disability of
24the person incurred during the service.
AB43,773 25Section 773 . 45.51 (5) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,642,4
145.51 (5) (a) 1. c. The period during which the surviving spouse was married
2to and lived with the deceased person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. plus the period of
3widowhood or widowerhood
after the death of the deceased person is 6 months or
4more.
AB43,774 5Section 774 . 45.55 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,642,20 645.55 Notes and mortgages of minor veterans. Notwithstanding any
7provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, any minor who served in
8the active armed forces of the United States at any time after August 27, 1940, and
9the husband or wife spouse of such a minor may execute, in his or her own right, notes
10or mortgages, as defined in s. 851.15, the payment of which is guaranteed or insured
11by the U.S. department of veterans affairs or the federal housing administrator
12under the servicemen's readjustment act of 1944, the national housing act, or any
13acts supplementing or amending these acts. In connection with these transactions,
14the minors may sell, release, or convey the mortgaged property and litigate or settle
15controversies arising therefrom, including the execution of releases, deeds, and other
16necessary papers or instruments. The notes, mortgages, releases, deeds, and other
17necessary papers or instruments when so executed are not subject to avoidance by
18the minor or the husband or wife spouse of the minor upon either or both of them
19attaining the age of 18 because of the minority of either or both of them at the time
20of the execution thereof.
AB43,775 21Section 775. 45.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,642,2522 45.61 (2) (a) A person who died while on active duty or who was discharged or
23released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under conditions other than
24dishonorable and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry into
25active service
and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
AB43,776
1Section 776. 45.61 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,777 2Section 777. 45.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,778 3Section 778. 45.61 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,779 4Section 779. 45.61 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,643,75 45.61 (2) (c) 1. Is The spouse or dependent child of a person who is serving on
6active duty at the time of the spouse's or dependent child's death if the person was
7a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active service
.
AB43,780 8Section 780. 45.61 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,643,119 45.61 (2) (c) 2. Was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or
10reentry into active service and
The spouse of a person who was discharged or released
11from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions.
AB43,781 12Section 781. 45.61 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,782 13Section 782. 45.61 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,643,1914 45.61 (2) (d) A person who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her
15entry or reentry into service
served in any a national guard or a reserve component
16of the U.S. armed forces or who was a resident of this state for at least 12 consecutive
17months immediately preceding his or her death
, and the person's spouse, surviving
18spouse, and dependent children, if the person is eligible for burial in a national
19cemetery under 38 USC 2402.
AB43,783 20Section 783. 45.61 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,784 21Section 784. 45.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,643,2522 45.61 (3) Fees and costs. The department may charge a fee for burials under
23this section and may promulgate rules for the assessment of any fee. The cost of
24preparing the grave and the erection of a marker for a person described under sub.
25(2) (a), (b), or (d), or (e) shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (gk).
AB43,785
1Section 785. 45.61 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,644,72 45.61 (4) (a) Application for burial shall be made to the department. The
3surviving spouse of the person described under sub. (2) (a), (b), or (d), or (e), if that
4person is interred at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, shall have
5the privilege of selecting a plot next to that person if available. The department shall
6hold the plot for the surviving spouse for a period of one year from the date of granting
7the privilege, but may extend the hold, on request, for additional one-year periods.
AB43,786 8Section 786. 45.61 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.61 (5) and amended
9to read:
AB43,644,1710 45.61 (5) Expenses incident to the burial under this section of persons
11described in sub. (2) (a) and (b) to (e) shall be paid from the estate of the decedent,
12except that if there is no estate or the estate is insufficient, the expense of burial, or
13necessary part of the burial, shall be paid from the appropriation accounts under s.
1420.485 (4) (g), (m), or (q) or, for members of veterans homes,
from the appropriation
15account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) for members of veterans homes, and the. The amount
16expended for those expenses under this subsection shall not exceed the amount
17established for funeral and burial expenses under s. 49.785 (1) (b).
AB43,787 18Section 787. 45.61 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,788 19Section 788. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,645,820 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
21a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county
22executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department
23that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015,
24is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
25position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau

1of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is
2appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8)
3or ch. 63. The grant shall be $9,350 $18,700 for a county with a population of less
4than 20,000, $11,000 $22,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499,
5$12,650 $25,300 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $14,300
6$28,600 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans
7affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by
8the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
AB43,789 9Section 789. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,790 10Section 790. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,645,1911 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
12federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
13under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
14the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
15service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
16that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
17veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may
18make annual grants in an amount not to exceed $16,500 $33,000 per grant under this
19subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
AB43,791 20Section 791 . 46.03 (44) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,646,521 46.03 (44) Sexually transmitted disease treatment information. Prepare and
22keep current an information sheet to be distributed to a patient by a physician, a
23physician assistant, or certified an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber
24who may issue prescription orders under s. 441.09 (2) providing expedited partner
25therapy to that patient under s. 441.092, 448.035 , or 448.9725. The information

1sheet shall include information about sexually transmitted diseases and their
2treatment and about the risk of drug allergies. The information sheet shall also
3include a statement advising a person with questions about the information to
4contact his or her physician, advanced practice registered nurse, pharmacist, or local
5health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4).
AB43,792 6Section 792. 46.056 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.056.
AB43,793 7Section 793. 46.056 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,794 8Section 794 . 46.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,647,129 46.10 (2) Except as provided in subs. (2m) and (14) (b) and (c), any person,
10including but not limited to a person admitted, committed, protected, or placed under
11s. 975.01, 1977 stats., s. 975.02, 1977 stats., s. 975.17, 1977 stats., s. 55.05 (5), 2003
12stats., and s. 55.06, 2003 stats., and ss. 51.10, 51.13, 51.15, 51.20, 51.35 (3), 51.37 (5),
1351.45 (10), (11), (12) and (13), 55.05, 55.055, 55.12, 55.13, 55.135, 971.14 (2) and (5),
14971.17 (1), 975.06 and 980.06, receiving care, maintenance, services , and supplies
15provided by any institution in this state including University of Wisconsin Hospitals
16and Clinics, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care,
17maintenance, services, and supplies, any person receiving care and services from a
18county department established under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or from a facility established
19under s. 49.73, and any person receiving treatment and services from a public or
20private agency under s. 980.06 (2) (c), 1997 stats., s. 980.08 (5), 2003 stats., or s.
21971.17 (3) (d) or (4) (e) or 980.08 (4) (g) and the person's property and estate, including
22the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate,
23including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person,
24and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a
25foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his

1or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of
2this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child
3into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate,
4including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance,
5services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the
6department under s. 46.03 (18). If a spouse, widow surviving spouse, or minor, or an
7incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for their support,
8the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges
9that may be necessary to provide for those persons. The department shall make
10every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the
11beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof is not a condition
12of liability.
AB43,795 13Section 795. 46.250 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,647,17 1446.250 Service dog training grants. (1) From the appropriation under s.
1520.435 (5) (cm), the department shall award grants to organizations that train
16service dogs for the purpose of assisting providers in attaining accreditation specific
17to post-traumatic stress disorder training from Assistance Dog International.
AB43,647,19 18(2) The department shall promulgate rules to establish a process and criteria
19for organizations to apply for the grants under this section.
AB43,796 20Section 796. 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,648,821 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. If the long-term care district offers employment to any
22individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating
23the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the
24district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties
25relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is

1offered employment by the district and whose wages were established in who was
2covered by
a collective bargaining agreement with the county under subch. IV of ch.
3111 that is in effect on the date that the individual commences employment with the
4district, with respect to that individual, abide by the terms of the collective
5bargaining agreement concerning the individual's wages until the time of the
6expiration of that collective bargaining agreement or adoption of a collective
7bargaining agreement with the district under subch. IV of ch. 111 covering the
8individual as an employee of the district, whichever occurs first.
AB43,797 9Section 797. 46.40 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,648,1310 46.40 (8) Alzheimer's family and caregiver support allocation. Subject to
11sub. (9), for services to persons with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers under
12s. 46.87, the department shall distribute not more than $2,808,900 $3,308,900 in
13each fiscal year.
AB43,798 14Section 798. 46.41 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,648,21 1546.41 Grants for tribal long-term care system development. From the
16appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (b), the department shall annually allocate not
17more than $5,500,000 in each fiscal year to federally recognized American Indian
18tribes and bands located in this state for capital improvements to tribal facilities
19serving tribal members with long-term care needs and for improvements and
20repairs to homes of tribal members with long-term care needs to enable tribal
21members to receive long-term care services at home.
AB43,799 22Section 799. 46.48 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,649,223 46.48 (3m) Deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind behavioral health
24treatment center
. The department may distribute not more than $1,936,000 in
25each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2024-25, to a statewide provider of

1behavioral health treatment services for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing,
2or deaf-blind.
AB43,800 3Section 800. 46.48 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,649,74 46.48 (22) Health care provider innovation grants. The department may
5distribute not more than $15,000,000 in each fiscal year as grants to health care
6providers and long-term care providers to implement best practices and innovative
7solutions to increase worker recruitment and retention.
AB43,801 8Section 801. 46.48 (31) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,649,129 46.48 (31) Peer run respite centers. The From the appropriation under s.
1020.435 (5) (bc), the
department may distribute not more than $1,200,000 in each
11fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2014-15, grants to regional peer run respite
12centers for individuals with mental health and substance abuse concerns.
AB43,802 13Section 802. 46.48 (33) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,649,1614 46.48 (33) Opioid antagonist funding. From the appropriation under s. 20.435
15(5) (bc), the department shall annually award up to $2,000,000 to entities for the
16purchase of opioid antagonists, as defined under s. 450.01 (13v).
AB43,803 17Section 803. 46.48 (34) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,649,2018 46.48 (34) Stimulant prevention and treatment response programs. The
19department may distribute not more than $1,644,000 in each fiscal year to support
20stimulant use prevention and treatment programs and services.
AB43,804 21Section 804. 46.48 (35) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,649,2422 46.48 (35) Psychiatric residential treatment facilities. The department may
23distribute not more than $1,790,000 in each fiscal year to support psychiatric
24residential treatment facilities.
AB43,805 25Section 805. 46.48 (36) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,650,6
146.48 (36) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. From the appropriation under s.
220.435 (1) (b), the department shall award $250,000 in each fiscal year as a grant to
3an organization that supports and provides services to individuals with amyotrophic
4lateral sclerosis for the purposes of assisting individuals diagnosed with
5amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their families with the costs of respite care and
6costs associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis that are not covered by insurance.
AB43,806 7Section 806. 46.48 (37) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,650,108 46.48 (37) Peer recovery centers. The department may distribute not more
9than $260,000 in each fiscal year to regional peer recovery centers for individuals
10experiencing mental health and substance abuse issues.
AB43,807 11Section 807. 46.482 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 46.482 (1) (bm).
AB43,808 12Section 808. 46.482 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,650,1513 46.482 (1) (am) “Certified peer specialist” means an individual described under
14s. 49.45 (30j) (a) 1m. who has met the certification requirements established by the
15department.
AB43,809 16Section 809. 46.482 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.482 (1) (c) and
17amended to read:
AB43,650,2018 46.482 (1) (c) “Peer recovery coach” means an individual described under s.
1949.45 (30j) (a) 2. 3. who has completed the training requirements specified under
20s. 49.45 (30j) (b) 4.
AB43,810 21Section 810. 46.482 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,650,2422 46.482 (2) (a) Use peer recovery coaches and certified peer specialists to
23encourage individuals to seek treatment for a substance use disorder following an
24overdose.
AB43,811 25Section 811. 46.482 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,651,3
146.482 (2) (f) Collect and evaluate data on the outcomes of patients receiving
2peer recovery coach or certified peer specialist services and coordination and
3continuation of care services under this section.
AB43,812 4Section 812. 46.533 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,651,7 546.533 Suicide and crisis lifeline; grants. (1) In this section, “national
6crisis hotline” means the telephone or text access number “988,” or its successor, that
7is maintained under the federally administered program under 42 USC 290bb-36c.
AB43,651,11 8(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ch), the department shall award
9grants to organizations that provide crisis intervention services and crisis care
10coordination to individuals who contact the national crisis hotline from anywhere
11within this state.
AB43,813 12Section 813. 46.73 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,651,15 1346.73 Community dental health coordinators. From the appropriations
14under s. 20.435 (4) (bm) and (pa), the department shall award grants to support
15community dental health coordinators.
AB43,814 16Section 814 . 46.854 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,651,19 1746.854 Healthy aging grant program. From the appropriation under s.
1820.435 (1) (b), the department shall award in each fiscal year a grant of $600,000 to
19an entity that conducts programs in healthy aging.
AB43,815 20Section 815. 46.87 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,652,221 46.87 (5m) A person is financially eligible for the program under this section
22if the joint income of the person with Alzheimer's disease and that person's spouse,
23if any, is $48,000 $60,000 per year or less, unless the department sets a higher
24limitation on income eligibility by rule. In determining joint income for purposes of
25this subsection, the administering agency shall subtract any expenses attributable

1to the Alzheimer's-related needs of the person with Alzheimer's disease or of the
2person's caregiver.
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