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.
AB150, s. 2030 21Section 2030. 46.03 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 103.005 (17) and
22amended to read:
AB150,813,2423 103.005 (17) Administer The department shall administer those programs of
24public assistance, as provided in that are specified in subch. III of ch. 49.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.03 (8). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -2153/1 and -2243/2.
AB150, s. 2031 1Section 2031. 46.03 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2032 2Section 2032. 46.03 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,814,183 46.03 (18) (a) Except as provided in s. ss. 46.10 (14) (b) and (c) and 301.12, the
4department of health and social services shall establish a uniform system of fees for
5services provided or purchased by the department of health and social services, the
6department of corrections
or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42 or
751.437, except for services provided under subch. III of ch. 49; services relating to
8adoption, or; services provided to courts , for provision of child support and paternity
9establishment services to recipients of aid to families with dependent children or for
;
10outreach, information and referral services,; or where, as determined by the
11department of health and social services, a fee is administratively unfeasible or
12would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county
13department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 51.42 or 51.437 shall apply the fees which it
14collects under this program to cover the cost of such services. The department of
15health and social services shall report to the joint committee on finance no later than
16March 1 of each year on the number of children placed for adoption by the
17department of health and social services during the previous year and the costs to
18the state for services relating to such adoptions.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.03 (18) (a). This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -2153/1 and -2481/3.
AB150, s. 2033 19Section 2033. 46.03 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,815,320 46.03 (20) (a) The Except for payments provided under subch. III of ch. 49, the
21department may make payments directly to recipients of public assistance or to such
22persons authorized to receive such payments in accordance with law and rules of the

1department on behalf of the counties. The Except for payments provided under
2subch. III of ch. 49, the
department may charge the counties for the cost of operating
3public assistance systems which make such payments.
AB150, s. 2034 4Section 2034. 46.03 (20) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,815,65 46.03 (20) (d) The department shall disburse from state or federal funds or both
6the entire amount and charge the county for its share under s. 49.52 46.495.
AB150, s. 2035 7Section 2035. 46.03 (23) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (3) and amended
8to read:
AB150,815,139 49.32 (3) Uniform manual. Adopt The department shall adopt policies and
10procedures and a uniform county policy and procedure manual to minimize
11unnecessary variations between counties in the administration of the aid to families
12with dependent children program. The department shall also require each county
13to use the manual in the administration of the program.
AB150, s. 2036 14Section 2036. 46.03 (35) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (4) and amended
15to read:
AB150,815,1716 49.32 (4) Employment of aid recipients. Assist The department shall assist
17state agencies in efforts under s. 230.147 to employ recipients of aid under s. 49.19.
AB150, s. 2037 18Section 2037. 46.03 (36) of the statutes is renumbered 49.32 (5) and amended
19to read:
AB150,815,2520 49.32 (5) Employment and training and education manual. In conjunction
21with the department of industry, labor and human relations, produce
The
22department shall produce
a manual describing employment and training and
23education programs for which recipients of public assistance benefits under ch. 49
24this subchapter may qualify. The department shall distribute the manual, free of
25charge, to each county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23.
AB150, s. 2038
1Section 2038. 46.03 (38) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,816,142 46.03 (38) Welfare reform studies. Request proposals from persons in this
3state for studies of the effectiveness of various program changes, referred to as
4welfare reform, to the aid to families with dependent children program and the
5medical assistance program, including the requirement that certain recipients of aid
6to families with dependent children with children under age 6 participate in training
7programs, the requirement learnfare program under s. 49.50 (7) (g) that certain
8teenage recipients of aid to families with dependent children remain in school
, the
9modification of the earned income disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (am) and the extension
10of medical assistance benefits under ss. 49.46 (1) (co) and 49.47 (4) (am). The studies
11shall evaluate the effectiveness of the various efforts, including their
12cost-effectiveness, in helping individuals gain independence through the securing
13of jobs, the availability of health insurance coverage and providing financial
14incentives and in identifying barriers to independence.
AB150, s. 2039 15Section 2039 . 46.03 (38) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
16(this act), is amended to read:
AB150,817,317 46.03 (38) Welfare reform studies. Request proposals from persons in this
18state for studies of the effectiveness of various program changes, referred to as
19welfare reform, to the aid to families with dependent children program and the
20medical assistance program, including the requirement that certain recipients of aid
21to families with dependent children with children under age 6 participate in training
22programs, the learnfare program under s. 49.50 (7), the modification of the earned
23income disregard under s. 49.19 (5) (am) and the
extension of medical assistance
24benefits under ss. 49.46 (1) (co) and 49.47 (4) (am). The studies shall evaluate the
25effectiveness of the various efforts, including their cost-effectiveness, in helping

1individuals gain independence through the securing of jobs, the availability of health
2insurance coverage and providing financial incentives and in identifying barriers to
3independence.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.03 (38). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -0746/2 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2040 4Section 2040. 46.031 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,817,115 46.031 (2g) (b) The department may not approve contracts for amounts in
6excess of available revenues. The county board of supervisors in a county with a
7single-county department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a
8multicounty department may appropriate funds not used to match state funds under
9ss. 49.52 (1) 46.495 (1) (d) and 51.423. Actual expenditure of county funds shall be
10reported in compliance with procedures developed by the department, and shall
11comply with standards guaranteeing quality of care comparable to similar facilities.
AB150, s. 2041 12Section 2041. 46.032 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 49.33 (title).
AB150, s. 2042 13Section 2042. 46.032 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,817,23 1446.032 Income maintenance administration. County departments under
15ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 shall annually enter into a contract with the department
16detailing the reasonable cost of administering the income maintenance programs
17under ss. 49.046, 49.19, 49.45 to 49.47 and 49.50 (7) and the food stamp program
18under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 when so appointed by the department. Contracts created
19under this section control the distribution of payments under s. 20.435 (4) (de) and
20(nL) in accordance with the reimbursement method established under s. 49.52 (1)
21(ad). The department may reduce its payment to any county under s. 20.435 (4) (de)
22and (nL) if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits, quality control samples
23or program reviews.
AB150, s. 2043
1Section 2043. 46.032 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this
2act), is renumbered 49.33 (2) and amended to read:
AB150,818,123 49.33 (2) (title) Contracts. County departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and
446.23 shall annually enter into a contract with the department detailing the
5reasonable cost of administering the income maintenance programs under ss. 49.19,
649.26 (1) and 49.45 to 49.47 and 49.50 (7) and the food stamp program under 7 USC
72011
to 2029 when so appointed by the department. Contracts created under this
8section control the distribution of payments under s. 20.435 (4) 20.445 (3) (de) and
9(nL) in accordance with the reimbursement method established under s. 49.52 (1)
10(ad)
49.33 (8). The department may reduce its payment to any county under s. 20.435
11(4)
20.445 (3) (de) and (nL) if federal reimbursement is withheld due to audits,
12quality control samples or program reviews.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 46.032. This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: -1701/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 2044 13Section 2044. 46.033 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2045 14Section 2045. 46.033 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 2046 15Section 2046. 46.033 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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