Subject Index

Federal benefits disputes training: grant to Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (Wisconsin chapter) [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 792j, 1458m] -  SB55

Highway construction within a state or federal veterans cemetery prohibited; exception provided  - SB233

Lender organization fee: DVA to pay for veteran with service-related disability [Sec. 794, 1478, 1481]  - AB144

Lender organization fee: DVA to pay for veteran with service-related disability [Sec. 794, 1478, 1481]  - SB55

Personal loan program: DVA to specify criteria by rule [Sec. 1459-1461] -  AB144

Personal loan program: DVA to specify criteria by rule [Sec. 1459-1461; original bill only] - SB55

POW-MIA Recognition Day designated the third Friday in September -  AB497

Prisoners of war remembrance day designated April 9; Governor and school provisions -  AB238

``Purple Heart Day" proclaimed August 7 of each year -  AB704

``Purple Heart Day" proclaimed August 7 of each year -  SB364

Reemployment rights and benefits for armed forces or national guard members re active service under state law and certain federal law -  AB572

Reemployment rights and benefits for armed forces or national guard members re active service under state law and certain federal law -  SB298

Retraining grants: DVA permitted to pay to employer on behalf of the veteran [Sec. 1470] -  AB144

Retraining grants: DVA permitted to pay to employer on behalf of the veteran [Sec. 1470] -  SB55

STH 27 designated and marked "Citizen Soldier Heritage Highway" -  AB914

STH 27 designated and marked "Citizen Soldier Heritage Highway" -  SB493

``Taps" sounded at military honors funeral by student: tuition voucher provided -  AB496

U.S., state, MIA/POW, and military services flags and certain accessories: sales and use tax exemptions created  - SB358

USH 63 directional signs for the Clear Lake All Veterans' Memorial and Cemetery: DOT to erect [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9152 (6h)] -  SB55

Veteran records: forfeiture created re unauthorized release of confidential information -  AB848

Veteran regional coordinators, claims officers, and mobile claims officers: provisions revised; study provided [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1451m-r, 9157 (5mk)]  - SB55

Veterans benefits for armed forces in Operation Enduring Freedom; professional or occupational license renewal revised and withdrawal from college process modified re national guard or armed forces member called into active duty [A.Amdt.2: salary paid to certain public employees added]  - AB558

Veterans benefits for armed forces in Operation Enduring Freedom; professional or occupational license renewal revised and withdrawal from college process modified re national guard or armed forces member called into active duty  - SB281

Veterans discussing armed forces experiences: school boards encouraged to invite to schools [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2635L] -  SB55

Veterans plates and regular registration plates for motorcycles [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3390yd, yw, 3406p, 3407b-d, 9452 (1q)] -  SB55

War veteran bonus payment created -  AB909

Wisconsin veterans retirement center commandant: one position in unclassified service created [Sec. 3057]  - AB144

Wisconsin veterans retirement center commandant: one position in unclassified service created [Sec. 3057]  - SB55

World War II veteran grant created -  AB351

veteran _ education Veteran — Education

High school diploma for certain veterans: school district may award if veteran attended any Wisconsin high school  - AB504

High school diploma may be awarded to certain veterans posthumously -  SB61

National guard tuition grant program: eligible schools clarified [Sec. 1024] -  AB144

National guard tuition grant program: eligible schools clarified [Sec. 1024] -  SB55

Nonresident tuition exception for military veterans [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1359m] -  SB55

Residency requirement for benefits and loans decreased [Sec. 1443, 1452, 1462-1464, 1473, 9357 (2)]  - AB144

Residency requirement for benefits and loans decreased [Sec. 1443, 1452, 1462-1464, 1473, 9357 (2)]  - SB55

Tuition and fee reimbursement program revised; maximum reimbursement for part-time study grants increased [Sec. 1442, 1444-1447, 1465-1469, 9357 (1)] - AB144

Tuition and fee reimbursement program revised; maximum reimbursement for part-time study grants increased [Sec. 1442, 1444-1447, 1465-1469, 9357 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, effective date added, 9457 (2pp), deletes 1445, 1446, 1469] -  SB55

Veterans and war orphan training and education: authority to approve schools and courses transferred from EAB to DVA [Sec. 785, 788, 793, 798, 1120, 1441, 1448-1451, 1453, 1471, 1472, 9157 (3), 9257 (1)] -  AB144

Veterans and war orphan training and education: authority to approve schools and courses transferred from EAB to DVA [Sec. 785, 788, 793, 798, 1120, 1441, 1448-1451, 1453, 1471, 1472, 9157 (3), 9257 (1)] -  SB55

Wisconsin Veterans War Memorial/Milwaukee, Inc.: DVA grant for a veterans education center [Sec. 791, 792, 9157 (4), 9457 (1)] -  AB144

Wisconsin Veterans War Memorial/Milwaukee, Inc.: DVA grant for a veterans education center [Sec. 791, 792, 9157 (4), 9457 (1)] -  SB55

veteran _ employment Veteran — Employment, see Veteran

veteran _ hospitals and home Veteran — Hospitals and home

Armitage, Inc., in city of Onalaska: grant to provide supportive living environment for veterans [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 788s, 9157 (6c); Conf.Amdt.1: further revisions, 788sf]  - SB55

Commandant for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King: additional position provided [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 783t, 1461x, xf, 1464g-L, 9157 (8n)]  - SB55

Health care facility: prohibitions re certain activities and preventing passage to and from; definition provided; civil cause of action created -  AB465

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: requiring overtime without worker's consent prohibited; employment discrimination provisions -  AB457

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: requiring overtime without worker's consent prohibited; employment discrimination provisions -  SB211

Prescriptions by private providers to veterans: requiring DVA pharmacies to dispense medications re H.R. 1717 (memorial to Congress) -  AJR105

Prescriptions by private providers to veterans: requiring DVA pharmacies to dispense medications re H.R. 1717 (memorial to Congress) -  SJR65

Residency requirement for benefits and loans decreased [Sec. 1443, 1452, 1462-1464, 1473, 9357 (2)]  - AB144

Residency requirement for benefits and loans decreased [Sec. 1443, 1452, 1462-1464, 1473, 9357 (2)]  - SB55

Southern Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center funding [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 783t, 9157 (8b)]  - SB55

veteran _ housing Veteran — Housing

DVA self-amortizing mortgage loans: authorized public debt increased [Sec. 978] -  AB144

DVA self-amortizing mortgage loans: authorized public debt increased [Sec. 978] -  SB55

Lender organization fee: DVA to pay for veteran with service-related disability [Sec. 794, 1478, 1481]  - AB144

Lender organization fee: DVA to pay for veteran with service-related disability [Sec. 794, 1478, 1481]  - SB55

Residency requirement for benefits and loans decreased [Sec. 1443, 1452, 1462-1464, 1473, 9357 (2)]  - AB144

Residency requirement for benefits and loans decreased [Sec. 1443, 1452, 1462-1464, 1473, 9357 (2)]  - SB55

Veteran home improvement loan use re accessibility for disabled person permitted [Sec. 1474] -  AB144

Veteran home improvement loan use re accessibility for disabled person permitted [Sec. 1474] -  SB55

Veterans primary mortgage program revisions re escrow payment, fire and extended coverage insurance, and DVA in-house servicing activities [Sec. 795-797, 1475-1477, 1479, 1480, 1482, 3029, 9157 (1)] -  AB144

Veterans primary mortgage program revisions re escrow payment, fire and extended coverage insurance, and DVA in-house servicing activities [Sec. 795-797, 1475-1477, 1479, 1480, 1482, 3029, 9157 (1)] -  SB55

veteran _ organization Veteran — Organization

Appropriation decreases re veterans museum, memorial grants, and Victorious Charge monument grant [Sec. 9257 (1)-(3); A.Sub.Amdt.1: memorial grants and Victorious Charge monument grant removed, deletes 9257 (2), (3)]  - JR2 AB1

Disabled American veterans (Wisconsin department): DVA annual transportation grant [Sec. 789, 1458]  - AB144

Disabled American veterans (Wisconsin department): DVA annual transportation grant [Sec. 789, 1458; S.Sub.Amdt.1: grants to counties for improvement of transportation services to disabled veterans, 1470m, p, 9157 (7e)]  - SB55

Federal benefits disputes training: grant to Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. (Wisconsin chapter) [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 792j, 1458m] -  SB55

Highground Veterans Memorial Park: Congress urged to designate as national park or monument - SJR40

Korean war memorial at Plover (Portage county): appropriation for perpetual care -  AB71

Veteran regional coordinators, claims officers, and mobile claims officers: provisions revised; study provided [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1451m-r, 9157 (5mk)]  - SB55

Veterans programs, Council on: representative of Wisconsin chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America added  - AB468

Veterans programs, Council on: representative of Wisconsin chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America added  - SB226

Veterans service organization grant increased [Sec. 1457] -  AB144

Veterans service organization grant increased [Sec. 1457] -  SB55

Victorious Charge Civil War monument restoration: grant to Milwaukee Arts Board [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 785g, 9157 (7v)] -  SB55

Wisconsin Veterans Tribute Memorial grant [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 785e, 9157 (8g)]  - SB55

Wisconsin Veterans War Memorial/Milwaukee, Inc.: DVA grant for a veterans education center [Sec. 791, 792, 9157 (4), 9457 (1)] -  AB144

Wisconsin Veterans War Memorial/Milwaukee, Inc.: DVA grant for a veterans education center [Sec. 791, 792, 9157 (4), 9457 (1)] -  SB55

veteran _ pension Veteran — Pension

Military, uniformed services pensions: tax exemption provided [Conf.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2142m, n, 9344 (9c)]  - SB55

Pension payments from U.S. military employee retirement system: income tax exemption expanded  - AB389

WRS creditable military service for maritime service during World War II revised -  SB187

WRS creditable military service provision revised re federal retirement benefits -  SB13

veteran _ relief Veteran — Relief

Soldiers' and sailors' relief act for active service under state law created -  AB571