Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 45.35 (3), 45.357 (2), 45.397 (2) (a) and 45.73 (1), Stats., and interpreting ss. 45.351, 45.357 (2), 45.397, 45.76 and 45.79 (3) (a), Stats., the Dept. of Veterans Affairs will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider revision to the VA Code, relating to several state veterans benefit programs.
Hearing Information
The hearing will be held as follows:
April 17, 1998 Learning Resource Center
Friday Southern Wisconsin Center
9:15 a.m. UNION GROVE, WI
Analysis and Summary Prepared by the Dept. Of Veterans Affairs
Upon enactment of 1997 Wis. Act 27, the legislature modified various state veterans benefit programs. Specifically, the economic assistance loan program was terminated; the health care aid grant program was reinstated; the primary mortgage housing loan program was amended to permit additional funding through the use of taxable bond proceeds; the retraining grant program was amended to provide grants to veterans who participate in on-the-job training programs; and the Department was authorized to charge fees for transitional housing and other assistance under the veterans assistance program. The proposed rules will permit the Department to fully implement these legislative initiatives.
In relation to the defunct economic assistance loan and consumer loan programs, the Department has repealed those portions of the administrative code no longer necessary. Provisions relating to the administration of the existing loan portfolio will be retained. Specifically, subordination and student loan deferral criteria are codified in ch. VA 1.
In relation to the health care aid grant program, the Department has identified the requirements relating to the term “certificate of entitlement” as required by the new statutory language. Additionally, references to prior authorization have been deleted. Finally, expenditure limitations regarding retroactivity and specific services have been defined so that expenditures will be limited to the expenditure authority provided in 1997 Wis. Act 27.
In relation to the primary mortgage housing loan program, the Department has codified requirements applicable to the portion of the program funded by tax exempt bond proceeds so that the requirements are also applicable to loans funded by the newly-authorized taxable bond proceeds. Additionally, code language defines the terms “dependent child” and “creditworthy guarantor,” both of which are applicable as a result of the enactment of 1997 Wis. Act 27.
In relation to the retraining grant program, requirements for eligible on-the-job training are programs identified. This is explicitly required by the amended statutory language.
Finally, in relation to the veterans assistance program, 1997 Wis. Act 27 authorizes the Department to charge fees for services under a fee schedule established by rules. The proposed rules implement this directive. The fee schedule identifies the amounts and types of income which will be available for fee payments and the month during which the fee may first be assessed.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
This rule is not expected to have an adverse impact on small businesses.
Copies of Rule and Fiscal Estimate
A copy of the proposed rules and the full fiscal estimate may be obtained by writing to:
John Rosinski
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
P.O. Box 7843
Madison, WI 53707-7843
Contact Person
John Rosinski (608) 266-7916
Notice of Submission of Proposed Rules to the Presiding Officer of each House of the Legislature, Under S. 227.19, Stats.
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
SS. WGC 13.05 (3) (a) and 13.15 (4) (c) - Relating to license fees for kennel owners at greyhound racetracks.
Chs. AB 1 to 4 - Relating to the criteria and procedures under which the Wisconsin Arts Board administers the funds available for grants to individual artists and arts organizations and administers the program of arts in public buildings.
Chs. Comm 122 and 128 - Relating to physician and health care provider loan assistance program.
S. ETF 41.02 - Relating to long-term care insurance.
SS. NR 10.001 and 10.102 - Relating to bear hunting.
Ch. NR 149 - Relating to laboratory certification and registration.
SS. NR 10.01, 10.104, 10.27 and 10.28 - Relating to deer hunting and bonus antlerless deer permits.
Administrative Rules Filed With The
Revisor Of Statutes Bureau
The following administrative rules have been filed with the Revisor of Statutes Bureau and are in the process of being published. The date assigned to each rule is the projected effective date. It is possible that the publication of these rules could be delayed. Contact the Revisor of Statutes Bureau at (608) 266-7275 for updated information on the effective dates for the listed rules.
An order affecting chs. Comm 18 and ILHR 51 and ss. Comm 82.33 and 82.36 and ILHR 50.12 and 55.20, relating to the design and construction of elevators and other mechanical lifting devices.
Effective 05-01-98.
Financial Institutions--Securities
(CR 97-148):
An order repealing ss. DFI-Sec 7.01 (6), 27.01 (5) and 35.01 (4), relating to Division photocopying fee charges.
Effective 05-01-98.
An order repealing and recreating s. Trans 201.15, relating to erecting outdoor advertising signs where messages may be changed by electronic process.
Effective 05-01-98.
An order creating s. Trans 261.155, relating to multiple trip mobile home permits.
Effective 05-01-98.
An order affecting ch. Trans 302, relating to vehicle marking.
Effective 05-01-98.
An order repealing and recreating ch. VA 12, relating to the personal loan program.
Effective 05-01-98.
The following administrative rule orders have been adopted and published in the March 31, 1998
Wisconsin Administrative Register. Copies of these rules are sent to subscribers of the complete Wisconsin Administrative Code, and also to the subscribers of the specific affected Code.
For subscription information, contact Document Sales at (608) 266-3358.
An order creating ch. Adm 68, relating to length, expiration date and fee for licenses issued to manufactured and mobile home dealers and salespeople and for registration plates issued to dealers.
Effective 04-01-98.
An order affecting ch. Adm 1, relating to parking on state-controlled property.
Effective 04-01-98.
An order repealing and recreating ch. Adm 2, relating to the use, care and preservation of property under the Department's control.
Effective 04-01-98.
Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
(CR 97-43):
