SB30,738 Section 738 . 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,417,18 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 department of safety and professional services under s. 440.52, other than a proprietary school offering a 4-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.

SB30,739 Section 739 . 45.41 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,417,21 45.41 (2) (d) If the total amount paid under sub. (3) is $120,000 or more, the organization may receive $70,000 $100,000.

SB30,740 Section 740 . 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,418,14 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually, on a reimbursable basis as specified in this subsection, to a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015, is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The department of veterans affairs shall twice yearly reimburse grant recipients for documented expenses under sub. (5), subject to the following annual reimbursement limits: grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.

SB30,741 Section 741 . 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,419,2 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants on a reimbursable basis as specified in this subsection to the governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vw) if that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department shall twice yearly reimburse grant recipients for documented expenses under sub. (5), may make annual grants in an amount not to exceed $15,000 per grant under this subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

SB30,742 Section 742 . 45.82 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,419,6 45.82 (5) (intro.) Only The grants made under this section may only be used to pay for the following expenses are eligible for reimbursement under subs. (2) and (4):

SB30,743 Section 743 . 45.82 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,419,13 45.82 (5) (e) Salary and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2015 2017; salary and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2016 2018, except that the total reimbursement amount for such expenses shall not exceed 50 percent of the applicable maximum grant under sub. (2) or (4); and salary and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2017 2019, except that total reimbursement for such expenses shall not exceed 25 percent of the applicable maximum grant under sub. (2) or (4).

SB30,744 Section 744 . 45.82 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB30,745 Section 745 . 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,419,24 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $2,929,200 $2,768,100 in fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 and $2,997,600 $2,834,800 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19, for services for juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of providing those services.

SB30,746 Section 746 . 46.269 of the statutes is created to read:

SB30,420,11 46.269 Determining financial eligibility for long-term care programs. To the extent approved by the federal government, the department or its designee shall exclude any assets accumulated in a person's independence account, as defined in s. 49.472 (1) (c), and any income or assets from retirement benefits earned or accumulated from income or employer contributions while employed and receiving state-funded benefits under s. 46.27 or medical assistance under s. 49.472 in determining financial eligibility and cost-sharing requirements, if any, for a long-term care program under s. 46.27, 46.275, or 46.277, for the family care program that provides the benefit defined in s. 46.2805 (4), for the Family Care Partnership program, or for the self-directed services option, as defined in s. 46.2897 (1).

SB30,747 Section 747 . 46.283 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,420,17 46.283 (5) Funding. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (n), (4) (b), (bd), (bm), (gm), (pa), and (w), and (7) (b) and (md), the department may contract with organizations that meet standards under sub. (3) for performance of the duties under sub. (4) and shall distribute funds for services provided by resource centers.

SB30,748 Section 748 . 46.29 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,420,22 46.29 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (1) (a), the department shall distribute at least $16,100 in each fiscal year for operation of the council on physical disabilities. The council on physical disabilities shall do all of the following:

SB30,749 Section 749 . 46.295 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,421,2 46.295 (1) The department may, on the request of any hearing-impaired person, city, village, town, or county or private agency, provide funds from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (1) (da) and (hs) and (7) (d) to reimburse interpreters for hearing-impaired persons for the provision of interpreter services.

SB30,750 Section 750 . 46.297 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,421,8 46.297 (1) Assistance. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (d) (1) (da), the department shall, subject to the availability of funds, provide assistance to hearing-impaired persons to secure telecommunication devices capable of serving their needs. Except in extraordinary circumstances, the department shall purchase or provide funds for the purchase of telecommunication devices.

SB30,751 Section 751 . 46.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,421,12 46.48 (1) General. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (b), (5) (bc), and (7) (bc), the department shall award grants for community programs as provided in this section.

SB30,752 Section 752 . 46.48 (32) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB30,421,19 46.48 (32) Peer-run respite center contracts. The department shall contract with a peer-run organization to establish peer-run respite centers for individuals experiencing mental health conditions or substance abuse. Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department may make payments to an organization that establishes peer-run respite centers that provide services to veterans from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (ky).