AB150,802,125 44.03 (1) County or local historical societies without capital stock may be
6incorporated as affiliates of the historical society, to gather and preserve the books,
7documents and artifacts relating to the history of their region or locality. No fees
8shall be charged by any register of deeds for recording nor by the secretary of state
9department of revenue for filing the articles of organization or its amendments, or
10for a certificate of incorporation of any such society, but the secretary of state
11department of revenue shall not accept articles of incorporation under this section
12unless they are approved by the board of curators of the historical society.
AB150, s. 1989 13Section 1989. 44.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,802,2514 44.03 (2) Statewide, county or other patriotic or historical organizations, or
15chapters in this state may be incorporated as affiliates of the historical society under
16sub. (1) if their purposes and programs are similar to and consonant with those of the
17historical society and its affiliates, or if already incorporated, the organizations or
18chapters may apply to the board of curators for affiliation with the historical society.
19Upon incorporation under this section or acceptance of affiliation by the board of
20curators the applying organization shall as an affiliate accept the provisions and
21shall be entitled to all the benefits of this section. Any affiliated society shall be a
22member and entitled to one vote in any general meeting of the historical society. The
23board of curators may terminate the affiliation as an affiliate of the historical society
24under this section of any such organization by formal resolution, a copy of which shall
25be deposited with the secretary of state department of revenue.
AB150, s. 1990
1Section 1990. 44.095 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,803,82 44.095 (2) (d) Develop and periodically update a comprehensive plan for the
3protection, preservation and accessibility of electronic records of permanent
4historical value. The historical society shall submit the plan by June 30, 1995, and
5the plan updates annually thereafter until June 30, 1998, to the governor, the
6legislature under s. 13.172 (2), and the privacy advocate public records board, the
7division of information technology services and the council on information
8technology in the department of administration.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 44.095 (2) (d). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: 2104/3 and 2458/2.
AB150, s. 1991 9Section 1991. 44.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,803,1410 44.12 (1) The state farm and craft museum, located at Nelson Dewey state
11park, may be developed by cooperation of the department of natural resources
12tourism and parks, the society, and such other agencies as may be interested therein
13in accordance with such arrangements as the department of natural resources
14tourism and parks and society agree upon.
AB150, s. 1992 15Section 1992. 44.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,803,2016 44.13 (1) The state carriage museum, to be known as the Wesley W. Jung
17Carriage Museum, located at Old Wade House state park, shall be developed by
18cooperation of the department of natural resources, the society, and such other
19agencies as may be interested therein, in accordance with such arrangements as the
20department of natural resources and society agree upon
.
AB150, s. 1993 21Section 1993. 44.20 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1994 22Section 1994. 44.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,804,2
144.60 (4) At the request of the board, the department of development tourism
2and parks
shall assist the board in evaluating proposed projects under this section.
AB150, s. 1995 3Section 1995. 44.62 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,804,4 444.62 Wisconsin regranting program. (1) In this section:
AB150,804,55 (a) "Local arts agency" has the meaning given in s. 44.565 (1).
AB150,804,76 (b) "Municipality" means any city, village, town, county or federally recognized
7American Indian tribe or band in this state.
AB150,804,10 8(2) Subject to sub. (3), the board shall award grants under the Wisconsin
9regranting program to local arts agencies and municipalities. Grants shall be
10awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.215 (1) (f).
AB150,804,14 11(3) No grant may be distributed under sub. (2) unless the local arts agency or
12municipality makes a matching fund contribution that is equal to the amount of the
13grant awarded under this section. Private funds and in-kind contributions may be
14applied to meet the requirement of this subsection.
AB150,804,15 15(4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
AB150, s. 1996 16Section 1996. 45.35 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,805,517 45.35 (6) Coordination duties. The department shall coordinate the activities
18of all state agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
19performing functions relating to the medical, hospital, or other remedial care,
20placement and training, educational, economic or vocational rehabilitation of
21persons who served in the armed forces of the United States at any time and who
22were honorably discharged, including such persons with disabilities whether or not
23service-connected or war-connected. In particular it shall coordinate the activities
24of the technical college system board, state selective service administration,
25department of health and social services, department of industry, labor and human

1relations, department of public instruction, the university of Wisconsin system and
2other educational institutions, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
3Authority,
and all other departments or agencies performing any of the functions
4specified, to the end that the benefits provided in this section may be made available
5to veterans as promptly and effectively as possible.
AB150, s. 1997 6Section 1997. 45.35 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,805,137 45.35 (9) Vocational training. The department in cooperation with the
8department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations shall
9make available to disabled veterans the benefits of vocational training and guidance,
10including veterans who have filed claims for federal rehabilitation benefits and
11during the pendency of such claims. In cases where such claims are allowed and
12federal reimbursement is made to the state, such money shall be paid into and
13become a part of the veterans trust fund.
AB150, s. 1998 14Section 1998. 45.35 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,805,2015 45.35 (13) (a) The department may receive money, lands or other, gifts and
16bequests
in its name for the benefit of Wisconsin veterans and their dependents, or
17either, in accordance with policies adopted by the board. Such money shall be
18deposited in the state treasury and credited to the veterans trust fund and is
19appropriated therefrom by s. 20.485 (2) (z) to the department to be used in accordance
20with such policies.
AB150, s. 1999 21Section 1999. 45.35 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,806,222 45.35 (13) (b) The department may also receive moneys or other gifts and
23bequests in its name for the benefit of the Wisconsin veterans museum. All moneys
24so received shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the veterans trust
25fund and is appropriated therefrom by s. 20.485 (2) (z) (zm) to the department to be

1used, as far as practicable in accordance with the wishes of the donors, and in
2accordance with the policies adopted by the board.
AB150, s. 2000 3Section 2000. 45.351 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,806,224 45.351 (2) (a) 1. The department may lend any veteran not more than $4,000
5$4,500 on loans approved before August 9, 1989 the effective date of this subdivision
6.... [revisor inserts date]
, and $4,500 $5,000 on loans approved during the period
7beginning
on August 9, 1989 and after the effective date of this subdivision ....
8[revisor inserts date]
. The loan is to be used for the purchase of a business or business
9property or the repairing of or adding to his or her home or business property, the
10construction of a garage, the education of the veteran or his or her children or to
11provide essential economic assistance if the department determines, after
12disregarding any payment described under s. 45.85, that the veteran satisfies the
13need requirements established by the department by rule. The need requirements
14may include, but are not limited to, consideration of the veteran's resources and
15credit available upon manageable terms. The department may prescribe loan
16conditions, but the interest rate shall be 6% per year for loan applications received
17by the department on or after July 20, 1985, and the term shall not exceed 10 years.
18The department may lend not more than the loan amount available to a veteran
19under this subdivision to a veteran's surviving spouse, whether remarried or not, or
20to the parent of a deceased veteran's children for the education of the minor or
21dependent children if the surviving spouse or parent is a resident of and living in this
22state on the date of application.
AB150, s. 2001 23Section 2001. 45.351 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,807,424 45.351 (2) (f) The department may execute necessary instruments, collect
25interest and principal, compromise indebtedness, sue and be sued, post bonds and

1write off indebtedness that it deems uncollectible. If a loan under this subsection is
2secured by a real estate mortgage, the department may exercise the rights of owners
3and mortgagees generally and the rights and powers set forth in s. 45.72. Interest
4and repaid principal shall be paid into the veterans trust fund.
AB150, s. 2002 5Section 2002. 45.353 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,807,206 45.353 (2) Upon application the department of veterans affairs shall make a
7payment
payments to any state veterans organization that establishes that it, or its
8national organization, or both, has maintained a full-time service office at the
9regional office for at least 5 of the 10 years preceding the date of application. The
10initial payment shall equal 25% of all salaries and travel expenses under sub. (3) paid
11during the previous fiscal year by the state veterans organization to employes
12engaged in veterans claims service and stationed at the regional office, except that
13the sum paid to a state veterans organization annually shall not be less than either
14$2,500 $5,000, or the amount of salaries and travel expenses paid by the state
15veterans organization to employes stationed at the regional office, whichever is less,
16nor more than $15,000 $20,000. The department may make an additional payment
17to each participating state veterans organization from the amount remaining in s.
1820.485 (2) (vw) after making the initial payment based on the percentage of initial
19claims filed with the U.S. department of veterans affairs, but no organization may
20receive over 50% of the amount available for distribution from s. 20.485 (2) (vw)
.
AB150, s. 2003 21Section 2003. 45.356 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,808,422 45.356 (4) The department shall administer this program as a fiduciary for the
23purpose of maximizing the asset and income base of the veterans trust fund. The
24department may execute necessary instruments, collect interest and principal,
25compromise indebtedness, sue and be sued, post bonds and write off indebtedness

1that it considers uncollectible. If a loan under this subsection is secured by a real
2estate mortgage, the department may exercise the rights of owners and mortgagees
3generally and the rights and powers set forth in s. 45.72. The department shall pay
4all interest and principal repaid on the loan into the veterans trust fund.
AB150, s. 2004 5Section 2004. 45.358 of the statutes is renumbered 45.358 (2).
AB150, s. 2005 6Section 2005. 45.358 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,808,87 45.358 (1) Definition. In this section, "veteran" means a person who has served
8on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.
AB150, s. 2006 9Section 2006. 45.358 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,808,1010 45.358 (2) (title) Construction and operation of cemeteries.
AB150, s. 2007 11Section 2007. 45.358 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,808,1312 45.358 (3) Eligibility and fees. The following persons are eligible for burial
13at a cemetery constructed and operated under sub. (2):
AB150,808,1714 (a) A veteran who died while on active duty and who was a resident of this state
15at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active service and his or her children
16and unremarried surviving spouse who are residents of this state at the time of their
17deaths.
AB150,808,2118 (b) A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty in the U.S.
19armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable and who was a resident of
20this state at the time of his or her death and his or her children and unremarried
21surviving spouse who are residents of this state at the time of their deaths.
AB150,808,2522 (c) The spouse of a veteran who is serving an active duty at the time of the
23spouse's death if the veteran was a resident of this state at the time of the veteran's
24entry or reentry into active service and if the spouse was a resident of this state at
25the time of the spouse's death.
AB150,809,3
1(d) The spouse of a veteran if the veteran was discharged or released from active
2duty in the U.S. armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable and if the
3veteran and spouse were residents of this state at the time of the spouse's death.
AB150, s. 2008 4Section 2008. 45.358 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,809,85 45.358 (4) Gifts grants and bequest. The department of veterans affairs may
6accept for the state all gifts, grants and bequests for the purposes of maintenance,
7restoration, preservation and rehabilitation of the veterans cemeteries constructed
8under sub. (2).
AB150, s. 2009 9Section 2009. 45.396 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 45.396 (1) (b), and
1045.396 (1) (b) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB150,809,1211 45.396 (1) (b) (intro.)  In this section, "part-time "Part-time classroom study"
12means any of the following:
AB150, s. 2010 13Section 2010. 45.396 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,809,1414 45.396 (1) (intro.) In this section:
AB150, s. 2011 15Section 2011. 45.396 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,809,1916 45.396 (1) (a) "Institution of higher education" means an educational
17institution meeting the requirements of P.L. 89-329 for institutions covered therein
18and of P.L. 89-287 for business, trade, technical or vocational schools and full-time
19post-high school technical colleges.
AB150, s. 2012 20Section 2012. 45.396 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,810,921 45.396 (2) Any veteran upon the completion of any correspondence course or
22part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education, as defined in s.
2339.32 (1) (a),
located in this state or from any public or private high school may be
24reimbursed in whole or in part for the cost of the course, including necessary
25textbooks, by the department upon presentation to the department of a certificate

1from the school indicating that the veteran has completed the course and stating the
2cost of the course and necessary textbooks and upon application for reimbursement
3completed by the veteran and received by the department no later than 60 days after
4the termination of the course for which the application for reimbursement is made.
5The department shall accept and process an application received more than 60 days
6after the termination of the course if the applicant shows good cause for the delayed
7receipt. The department may not require that an application be received sooner than
860 days after a course is completed. Benefits granted under this section shall be paid
9out of the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm).
AB150, s. 2013 10Section 2013. 45.396 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,810,1711 45.396 (3) (intro.)  A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise
12qualified to receive benefits under this section may receive the benefits under sub.
13(2) upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom study
14from an educational institution of higher education located outside this state which
15is accredited by the north central association of colleges and schools or, if outside the
16jurisdiction of that accrediting association, by an equivalent accrediting association
,
17if any of the following applies:
AB150, s. 2014 18Section 2014. 45.397 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,810,2319 45.397 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an
20institution of higher education, as defined in s. 39.32 (1) (a), in the state or is engaged
21in a structured on-the-job training program certified by the department of industry,
22labor and human relations, the department of health and social services or the U.S.
23department of veterans affairs.
AB150, s. 2015 24Section 2015. 45.397 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,811,2
145.397 (2) (c) The veteran is unemployed, underemployed, as defined by
2administrative rule,
or has received a notice of termination of employment.
AB150, s. 2016 3Section 2016. 45.43 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 45.43 (7) (b) (intro.)
4and amended to read:
AB150,811,195 45.43 (7) (b) (intro.) The department shall award a grant not exceeding $5,000
6annually to a county that meets the standards developed under this subsection and
7employs a county veterans' service officer who, if chosen after August 9, 1989, is
8chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
9position of county veterans' service officer developed and administered by the
10division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment
11relations, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure
12under ch. 63 or s. 59.07 (20). An eligible county may receive a basic award and a
13production incentive award. The department shall promulgate rules establishing
14the criteria and formula for payment of a production incentive award.
An eligible
15county initially applying for a grant after August 9, 1989, the effective date of this
16paragraph .... [revisor inserts date],
shall be eligible for an initial grant for the first
17year not exceeding $1,000, an annual grant for the next year not exceeding $3,000
18and any subsequent annual grant not exceeding $5,000.
a basic award, based on the
19population of the county, as follows:
AB150, s. 2017 20Section 2017. 45.43 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,811,2121 45.43 (7) (b) 1. For a county with a population under 20,000, $8,500.
AB150, s. 2018 22Section 2018. 45.43 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,811,2323 45.43 (7) (b) 2. For a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $10,000.
AB150, s. 2019 24Section 2019. 45.43 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,811,2525 45.43 (7) (b) 3. For a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, $11,500.
AB150, s. 2020
1Section 2020. 45.43 (7) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,812,22 45.43 (7) (b) 4. For a county with a population of 75,000 or more, $13,000.
AB150, s. 2021 3Section 2021. 45.72 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2022 4Section 2022. 46.011 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,812,6 546.011Definitions. (intro.) In chs. 46 to, 48, 50, 51, 55 and 58 , unless the
6context requires otherwise
:
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.011 (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -2153/1 and -2182/5.
AB150, s. 2023 7Section 2023. 46.016 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,812,12 846.016 Cooperation with federal government. The department may
9cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public
10assistance, social security, child welfare and youth services, youth corrections,
11mental hygiene, services for the blind, vocational rehabilitation, and in other
12matters of mutual concern pertaining to public welfare.
AB150, s. 2024 13Section 2024. 46.017 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2025 14Section 2025. 46.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,812,19 1546.02 Agency powers and duties. Any institution which is subject to chs.
1646, 48 to 51, 55 and 58 and to regulation under ch. 150 shall, in cases of conflict
17between chs. 46, 48 to 51, 55 and 58 and ch. 150, be governed by ch. 150. The
18department shall promulgate rules and establish procedures for resolving any such
19controversy.
AB150, s. 2026 20Section 2026. 46.025 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2027 21Section 2027. 46.03 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,813,722 46.03 (7) (a) Promote the enforcement of laws for the protection of
23developmentally disabled children, delinquent children, children in need of

1protection or services and nonmarital children; and to this end cooperate with courts
2assigned to exercise jurisdiction under ch. 48 and licensed child welfare agencies and
3institutions (public and private) and take the initiative in all matters involving the
4interests of such children where adequate provision therefor has not already been
5made, including the establishment and enforcement of standards for services
6provided under ss. 48.34 and 48.345, other than services provided by the department
7of corrections under s. 48.34 (4g)
.
AB150, s. 2028 8Section 2028. 46.03 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,813,139 46.03 (7) (e) Administer the juvenile offender review program in the division
10of youth services in the department
. The program shall be responsible for decisions
11regarding case planning and the release of juvenile offenders from juvenile
12correctional institutions operated by the department to aftercare and corrective
13sanctions placements.
AB150, s. 2029 14Section 2029. 46.03 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,813,2015 46.03 (7m) Foster care. For the In each federal fiscal years commencing
16October 1, 1994, and October 1, 1995
year, ensure that there are no more than 2,200
17children in foster care and treatment foster care placements for more than 24
18months, consistent with the best interests of each child. Services provided in
19connection with this requirement shall comply with the requirements under P.L.
2096-272.
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