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AB68-SSA1,777 8Section 777. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. am. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,778 9Section 778. 40.80 (2r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,475,1110 40.80 (2r) (a) 1. Relates to a marriage or domestic partnership that terminated
11after December 1, 2001.
AB68-SSA1,779 12Section 779. 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,475,1613 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. Assigns all or part of a participant's accumulated assets held
14in a deferred compensation plan under this subchapter to a spouse, former spouse,
15domestic partner, former domestic partner, child, or other dependent to satisfy a
16family support or marital property obligation.
AB68-SSA1,780 17Section 780. 41.41 (4) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,781 18Section 781. 41.53 (1) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,475,2519 41.53 (1) (k) From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (3) (cm), provide a grant
20to a Native American artist through the program described in par. (fm) for the design,
21production, and installation of a permanent marker on the University of
22Wisconsin–Stevens Point campus in recognition of the Native Americans who died
23due to a scarlet fever epidemic. Notwithstanding pars. (f) and (fm), a grantee may
24receive funds distributed as a grant under this paragraph regardless of whether the
25grantee has provided at least 50 percent of the estimated total cost of the project.
AB68-SSA1,782
1Section 782. 42.105 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 42.105.
AB68-SSA1,783 2Section 783. 42.105 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,784 3Section 784 . 45.01 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,476,64 45.01 (6) (c) The biological natural or adoptive parent or a person who acts in
5the place of a parent and who has so acted for not less than 12 months prior to the
6veteran's entrance into active service.
AB68-SSA1,785 7Section 785. 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,476,148 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement
9program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of
10higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03
11(11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 440.52, enrolling in
12a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001
13(15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under
14s. 36.27 (2r) or 39.47.
AB68-SSA1,786 15Section 786. 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,477,316 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b)
171. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in
18any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of
19a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school
20that is approved under s. 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal school,
21as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution
22from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 36.27 (2r)
23or
39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed
24the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the
25veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an

1undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of
2tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the
3University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
AB68-SSA1,787 4Section 787. 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,477,115 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for
6reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this
7state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is
8approved under s. 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school, as
9defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an institution
10where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 36.27 (2r) or
1139.47 is limited to the following:
AB68-SSA1,788 12Section 788. 45.48 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,477,1813 45.48 (1m) The department shall expend at least $100,000 annually under sub.
14(1) to promote suicide prevention and awareness by providing outreach, mental
15health services, and support to individuals who are members of a traditionally
16underserved population, including minority groups and individuals who reside in
17rural areas of the state. The department may enter contracts to provide services
18under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,789 19Section 789 . 45.51 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,477,2120 45.51 (3) (c) 2. The department may deviate from this sequence upon order of
21the board to prevent the separation of a husband and wife spouses.
AB68-SSA1,790 22Section 790 . 45.51 (5) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,478,223 45.51 (5) (a) 1. b. Was married to the person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. at the time
24the person entered the service and who became a widow or widower surviving spouse

1by the death of the person while in the service or as a result of physical disability of
2the person incurred during the service.
AB68-SSA1,791 3Section 791 . 45.51 (5) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,478,74 45.51 (5) (a) 1. c. The period during which the surviving spouse was married
5to and lived with the deceased person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. plus the period of
6widowhood or widowerhood
after the death of the deceased person is 6 months or
7more.
AB68-SSA1,792 8Section 792 . 45.55 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,478,23 945.55 Notes and mortgages of minor veterans. Notwithstanding any
10provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, any minor who served in
11the active armed forces of the United States at any time after August 27, 1940, and
12the husband or wife spouse of such a minor may execute, in his or her own right, notes
13or mortgages, as defined in s. 851.15, the payment of which is guaranteed or insured
14by the U.S. department of veterans affairs or the federal housing administrator
15under the servicemen's readjustment act of 1944, the national housing act, or any
16acts supplementing or amending these acts. In connection with these transactions,
17the minors may sell, release, or convey the mortgaged property and litigate or settle
18controversies arising therefrom, including the execution of releases, deeds, and other
19necessary papers or instruments. The notes, mortgages, releases, deeds, and other
20necessary papers or instruments when so executed are not subject to avoidance by
21the minor or the husband or wife spouse of the minor upon either or both of them
22attaining the age of 18 because of the minority of either or both of them at the time
23of the execution thereof.
AB68-SSA1,793 24Section 793. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,479,14
145.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
2a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county
3executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department
4that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015,
5is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
6position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau
7of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is
8appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8)
9or ch. 63. The grant shall be $8,500 $8,925 for a county with a population of less than
1020,000, $10,000 $10,500 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500
11$12,075 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 $13,650 for
12a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs
13shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the
14demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,794 15Section 794. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,479,1716 45.82 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (2), an eligible county with a part-time county
17veterans service officer shall be eligible for an annual grant not exceeding $500 $525.
AB68-SSA1,795 18Section 795. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,480,219 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
20federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
21under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
22the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
23service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
24that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
25veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may

1make annual grants in an amount not to exceed $15,000 $15,750 per grant under this
2subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,796 3Section 796 . 46.011 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,480,64 46.011 (1p) “Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a
5juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s.
6938.183, 938.34 (2), (4h), (4m), (4n), or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
AB68-SSA1,797 7Section 797 . 46.011 (1p) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 8
8and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB68-SSA1,480,119 46.011 (1p) “Juvenile correctional services" means services provided for a
10juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s.
11938.183, 938.34 (4m) or (7g), or 938.357 (3) or (4).
AB68-SSA1,798 12Section 798 . 46.057 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,481,713 46.057 (1) The department shall establish, maintain, and operate the Mendota
14juvenile treatment center on the grounds of the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
15The department may designate staff at the Mendota Mental Health Institute as
16responsible for administering, and providing services at, the center.
17Notwithstanding ss. 301.02, 301.03, and 301.36 (1), the department shall operate the
18Mendota juvenile treatment center as a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in
19s. 938.02 (10p). The center shall not be considered a hospital, as defined in s. 50.33
20(2), an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), a state treatment facility, as
21defined in s. 51.01 (15), or a treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (19). The center
22shall provide psychological and psychiatric evaluations and treatment for juveniles
23whose behavior presents a serious problem to themselves or others in other juvenile
24correctional facilities and whose mental health needs can be met at the center. With
25the approval of the department of health services, the department of corrections may

1transfer to the center any juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile correctional
2facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under the
3supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h) or (4m),
4or 938.357 (3), (4), or (5) (e) in the same manner that the department of corrections
5transfers juveniles between other juvenile correctional facilities. Upon the
6recommendation of the department of health services, a court may place a juvenile
7at the center in a proceeding for a change in placement order under s. 938.357 (3).
AB68-SSA1,799 8Section 799 . 46.057 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 185
9and 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB68-SSA1,482,410 46.057 (1) The department shall establish, maintain, and operate the Mendota
11juvenile treatment center on the grounds of the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
12The department may designate staff at the Mendota Mental Health Institute as
13responsible for administering, and providing services at, the center.
14Notwithstanding ss. 301.02, 301.03, and 301.36 (1), the department shall operate the
15Mendota juvenile treatment center as a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in
16s. 938.02 (10p). The center shall not be considered a hospital, as defined in s. 50.33
17(2), an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), a state treatment facility, as
18defined in s. 51.01 (15), or a treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (19). The center
19shall provide psychological and psychiatric evaluations and treatment for juveniles
20whose behavior presents a serious problem to themselves or others in other juvenile
21correctional facilities and whose mental health needs can be met at the center. With
22the approval of the department of health services, the department of corrections may
23transfer to the center any juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile correctional
24facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under the
25supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m), or

1938.357 (3), (4), or (5) (e) in the same manner that the department of corrections
2transfers juveniles between other juvenile correctional facilities. Upon the
3recommendation of the department of health services, a court may place a juvenile
4at the center in a proceeding for a change in placement order under s. 938.357 (3).
AB68-SSA1,800 5Section 800. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,482,156 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the
7department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
8(2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s.
920.410 (3)
or (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation
10account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $3,224,100 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $5,429,000 in
11fiscal year 2020-21, for
reimburse the department of health services for the cost of
12providing
services for juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center at
13a per person daily cost specified by the department of health services
. The
14department of health services may charge the department of corrections not more
15than the actual cost of providing those services.
AB68-SSA1,801 16Section 801 . 46.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,483,2017 46.10 (2) Except as provided in subs. (2m) and (14) (b) and (c), any person,
18including but not limited to a person admitted, committed, protected, or placed under
19s. 975.01, 1977 stats., s. 975.02, 1977 stats., s. 975.17, 1977 stats., s. 55.05 (5), 2003
20stats., and s. 55.06, 2003 stats., and ss. 51.10, 51.13, 51.15, 51.20, 51.35 (3), 51.37 (5),
2151.45 (10), (11), (12) and (13), 55.05, 55.055, 55.12, 55.13, 55.135, 971.14 (2) and (5),
22971.17 (1), 975.06 and 980.06, receiving care, maintenance, services , and supplies
23provided by any institution in this state including University of Wisconsin Hospitals
24and Clinics, in which the state is chargeable with all or part of the person's care,
25maintenance, services, and supplies, any person receiving care and services from a

1county department established under s. 51.42 or 51.437 or from a facility established
2under s. 49.73, and any person receiving treatment and services from a public or
3private agency under s. 980.06 (2) (c), 1997 stats., s. 980.08 (5), 2003 stats., or s.
4971.17 (3) (d) or (4) (e) or 980.08 (4) (g) and the person's property and estate, including
5the homestead, and the spouse of the person, and the spouse's property and estate,
6including the homestead, and, in the case of a minor child, the parents of the person,
7and their property and estates, including their homestead, and, in the case of a
8foreign child described in s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his
9or her primary support before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of
10this state appointed guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child
11into this state for the purpose of adoption, and his or her property and estate,
12including his or her homestead, shall be liable for the cost of the care, maintenance,
13services, and supplies in accordance with the fee schedule established by the
14department under s. 46.03 (18). If a spouse, widow surviving spouse, or minor, or an
15incapacitated person may be lawfully dependent upon the property for their support,
16the court shall release all or such part of the property and estate from the charges
17that may be necessary to provide for those persons. The department shall make
18every reasonable effort to notify the liable persons as soon as possible after the
19beginning of the maintenance, but the notice or the receipt thereof is not a condition
20of liability.
AB68-SSA1,802 21Section 802. 46.22 (1) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,483,2422 46.22 (1) (c) 1. b. `State institutions.' The Mendota Mental Health Institute,
23the Winnebago Mental Health Institute, centers for the developmentally disabled,
24and Type 1 juvenile correctional facilities, as defined in s. 938.02 (19) (10p).
AB68-SSA1,803 25Section 803. 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,484,13
146.2895 (8) (a) 1. If the long-term care district offers employment to any
2individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating
3the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the
4district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties
5relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is
6offered employment by the district and whose wages were established in who was
7covered by
a collective bargaining agreement with the county under subch. IV of ch.
8111 that is in effect on the date that the individual commences employment with the
9district, with respect to that individual, abide by the terms of the collective
10bargaining agreement concerning the individual's wages until the time of the
11expiration of that collective bargaining agreement or adoption of a collective
12bargaining agreement with the district under subch. IV of ch. 111 covering the
13individual as an employee of the district, whichever occurs first.
AB68-SSA1,804 14Section 804. 46.40 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,484,1815 46.40 (8) Alzheimer's family and caregiver support allocation. Subject to
16sub. (9), for services to persons with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers under
17s. 46.87, the department shall distribute not more than $2,558,900 $3,058,900 in
18each fiscal year.
AB68-SSA1,805 19Section 805. 46.48 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,484,2420 46.48 (3m) Deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind behavioral health
21treatment center
. The department may distribute not more than $1,936,000 in
22each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2022-23, to a statewide provider of
23behavioral health treatment services for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing,
24or deaf-blind.
AB68-SSA1,806 25Section 806. 46.48 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,485,4
146.48 (6) Trauma response teams. The department shall annually award a
2grant equal to $450,000 for the Milwaukee trauma response team. Notwithstanding
3sub. (1), grants awarded under this subsection shall be from the appropriation under
4s. 20.435 (5) (bc).
AB68-SSA1,807 5Section 807. 46.48 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,485,106 46.48 (7) Medication-assisted treatment grants. The department shall
7award up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and up to $1,000,000 annually
8thereafter to develop or support entities that offer medication-assisted treatment.
9Notwithstanding sub. (1), grants awarded under this subsection shall be from the
10appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (bc).
AB68-SSA1,808 11Section 808. 46.48 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,485,1612 46.48 (9) Substance use harm reduction grant. The department may annually
13award up to $250,000 to organizations with comprehensive harm reduction
14strategies for the development or support of substance use harm reduction programs,
15as determined by the department. Notwithstanding sub. (1), grants awarded under
16this subsection shall be from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (bc).
AB68-SSA1,809 17Section 809 . 46.535 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,485,22 1846.535 Crisis intervention training grants. From the appropriation under
19s. 20.435 (5) (cd), the department shall award grants in the total amount of $250,000
20$1,000,000 in each fiscal biennium for mental health crisis intervention team
21training for law enforcement agencies, as described in s. 165.77 (1) (c), and
22correctional officers, as defined in s. 102.475 (8) (a).
AB68-SSA1,810 23Section 810. 46.536 of the statutes is renumbered 46.536 (intro.) and amended
24to read:
AB68-SSA1,486,3
146.536 Crisis program enhancement grants. (intro.) From the
2appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (cf), the department shall award all of the following
3grants:
AB68-SSA1,486,8 4(1) A in the total amount of $250,000 in each fiscal biennium to counties or
5regions comprised of multiple counties to establish or enhance crisis programs to
6serve individuals having crises in rural areas. The department shall award a grant
7under this section subsection in an amount equal to one-half the amount of money
8the county or region provides to establish or enhance crisis programs.
AB68-SSA1,811 9Section 811. 46.536 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,486,1310 46.536 (2) At least $1,250,000 in each fiscal year to establish and enhance law
11enforcement and behavioral health services emergency response collaboration
12programs. Grant recipients under this subsection shall match at least 25 percent of
13the grant amount awarded for the purpose that the grant is received.
AB68-SSA1,812 14Section 812. 46.536 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,486,1615 46.536 (3) At least $850,000 in each fiscal year to a county with a population
16of more than 750,000 to enhance mobile crisis teams.
AB68-SSA1,813 17Section 813. 46.537 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,486,24 1846.537 County crisis call center support grants. From the appropriation
19under s. 20.435 (5) (cj), the department shall award grants to support mental health
20professionals to provide supervision and consultation to individuals who support
21crisis call center services. Each county or multicounty program that receives
22supervision and consultation services from a grant recipient described under this
23section shall contribute at least 10 percent of the costs of the services that the grant
24recipient incurs for the purpose that the grant is received.
AB68-SSA1,814 25Section 814. 46.87 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,487,7
146.87 (5m) A person is financially eligible for the program under this section
2if the joint income of the person with Alzheimer's disease and that person's spouse,
3if any, is $48,000 $55,000 per year or less, unless the department sets a higher
4limitation on income eligibility by rule. In determining joint income for purposes of
5this subsection, the administering agency shall subtract any expenses attributable
6to the Alzheimer's-related needs of the person with Alzheimer's disease or of the
7person's caregiver.
AB68-SSA1,815 8Section 815 . 46.977 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
9renumbered 46.977 (1) and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,487,1110 46.977 (1) Definitions Definition. In this section : (a) “Guardian", “guardian”
11has the meaning given in s. 54.01 (10).
AB68-SSA1,816 12Section 816 . 46.977 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 46.977 (2) (ag) and
13amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,487,1614 46.977 (2) (ag) “Organization" In this subsection, “organization” means a
15private, nonprofit agency or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42
16or 51.437.
AB68-SSA1,817 17Section 817 . 46.977 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 46.977 (2) (am) and
18amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,487,2319 46.977 (2) (am) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (cg), the department
20may under this section subsection, based on the criteria under par. (c), award grants
21to applying organizations for the purpose of training and assisting guardians for
22individuals found incompetent under ch. 54. No grant may be paid unless the
23awardee provides matching funds equal to 10 percent of the amount of the award.
AB68-SSA1,818 24Section 818 . 46.977 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,488,2
146.977 (2) (b) (intro.) Organizations awarded grants under par. (a) (am) shall
2do all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,819 3Section 819 . 46.977 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,488,64 46.977 (2) (c) In reviewing applications for grants under par. (am), the
5department shall consider the extent to which the proposed program will effectively
6train and assist guardians for individuals found incompetent under ch. 54.
AB68-SSA1,820 7Section 820 . 46.977 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,488,98 46.977 (3) Grant for initial training. (a) The department shall award a grant
9to develop, administer, and conduct the guardian training required under s. 54.26.
AB68-SSA1,488,1310 (b) The department shall require the grantee to have expertise in state
11guardianship law, experience with technical assistance and support to guardians
12and wards, and knowledge of common challenges and questions encountered by
13guardians and wards.
AB68-SSA1,488,1814 (c) The grantee selected to develop training that meets the requirements under
15s. 54.26 (1) shall develop plain-language, web-based training modules using
16adult-learning design principles that can be accessed for free by training topic and
17in formats that maximize accessibility, with printed versions available for free upon
18request.
AB68-SSA1,821 19Section 821. 46.995 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,488,2320 46.995 (4) The department shall ensure that any child who is eligible and who
21applies for the disabled children's long-term support program that is operating
22under a waiver of federal law receives services under the disabled children's
23long-term support program that is operating under a waiver of federal law.
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