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SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,24 24213. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
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1 Section 98. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,100,152 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
3a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county
4executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department
5that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015,
6is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
7position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau
8of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is
9appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8)
10or ch. 63. The grant shall be $9,350 $18,700 for a county with a population of less
11than 20,000, $11,000 $22,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499,
12$12,650 $25,300 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $14,300
13$28,600 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans
14affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by
15the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,99 16Section 99. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,100 17Section 100. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,218 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
19federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
20under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
21the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
22service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
23that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
24veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may

1make annual grants in an amount not to exceed $16,500 $33,000 per grant under this
2subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,3 3214. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,5 4 Section 101. 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated
5to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,66 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) Veterans assistance grants.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102 7Section 102. 45.40 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,8 845.40 (title) Veterans assistance grants.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103 9Section 103. 45.40 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,1410 45.40 (1g) (a) “Health care provider" means an advanced practice nurse
11prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), an audiologist licensed under ch. 459, a
12dentist licensed under ch. 447, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a physician
13licensed under s. 448.02, or a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63
has the meaning
14given in s. 146.81 (1) and includes an ambulatory surgery center
.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104 15Section 104. 45.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,616 45.40 (1m) (a) The department may provide subsistence payments to a veteran
17on a month-to-month basis or for a 3-month period. The department may pay
18subsistence aid for a 3-month period if the veteran will be incapacitated for more
19than 3 months and if earned or unearned income or aid from sources other than those
20listed in the application will not be available in the 3-month period. The department
21may provide subsistence payments only to a veteran who has suffered a loss of
22income due to illness, injury, or natural disaster. The department may grant
23subsistence aid under this subsection to a veteran whose loss of income is the result
24of abuse of alcohol or other drugs only if the veteran is participating in an alcohol and

1other drug abuse treatment program that is approved by the department. No
2payment may be made under this subsection if the veteran has other assets or income
3available to meet basic subsistence needs or if the veteran is eligible to receive aid
4from other sources to meet those needs. When determining the assets available to
5the veteran, the department may not include the first $50,000 of cash surrender
6value of any life insurance.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,105 7Section 105. 45.40 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,108 45.40 (1m) (b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this
9subsection per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed
10$3,000 $5,000.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,106 11Section 106. 45.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,1512 45.40 (2) (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran for
13dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and lenses;
14and hearing care, including hearing aids; and for any other medical device prescribed
15by a health care provider
.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,107 16Section 107. 45.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,2217 45.40 (2m) (a) The unremarried spouse and dependent children of a veteran
18who died on active duty, or in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for
19training purposes, in the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed
20forces
are eligible to receive payments under subs. (1m) and (2) if the household
21income of those persons does not exceed the income limitations established under
22sub. (3m).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108 23Section 108. 45.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,2524 45.40 (3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may
25receive under this section may not exceed $7,500 $10,000.”.
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SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,2 2 Section 109. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,53 36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time
4of registering at an institution, and who is a veteran as described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm),
5is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,110 6Section 110. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,77 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,111 8Section 111. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,99 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,112 10Section 112. 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,1711 45.01 (12) (fm) A person who was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the
12federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-207, and resides in
13this state or a person who the secretary determines served honorably with a special
14guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the
15armed forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning February
1628, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975; is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully
17admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and resides in the state.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,113 18Section 113. 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,2019 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), or one
20of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,114 21Section 114. 45.51 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,2222 45.51 (2) (a) 1. A veteran, other than a veteran described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,23 23216. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,24 24 Section 115. 45.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.61 (2) (a) A person who died while on active duty or who was discharged or
2released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under conditions other than
3dishonorable and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry into
4active service
and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,116 5Section 116. 45.61 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,117 6Section 117. 45.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,118 7Section 118. 45.61 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,119 8Section 119. 45.61 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104,119 45.61 (2) (c) 1. Is The spouse or dependent child of a person who is serving on
10active duty at the time of the spouse's or dependent child's death if the person was
11a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active service
.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,120 12Section 120. 45.61 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104,1513 45.61 (2) (c) 2. Was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or
14reentry into active service and
The spouse of a person who was discharged or released
15from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,121 16Section 121. 45.61 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,122 17Section 122. 45.61 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104,2318 45.61 (2) (d) A person who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her
19entry or reentry into service
served in any a national guard or a reserve component
20of the U.S. armed forces or who was a resident of this state for at least 12 consecutive
21months immediately preceding his or her death
, and the person's spouse, surviving
22spouse, and dependent children, if the person is eligible for burial in a national
23cemetery under 38 USC 2402.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,123 24Section 123. 45.61 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,124 25Section 124. 45.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.61 (3) Fees and costs. The department may charge a fee for burials under
2this section and may promulgate rules for the assessment of any fee. The cost of
3preparing the grave and the erection of a marker for a person described under sub.
4(2) (a), (b), or (d), or (e) shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (gk).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,125 5Section 125. 45.61 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,105,116 45.61 (4) (a) Application for burial shall be made to the department. The
7surviving spouse of the person described under sub. (2) (a), (b), or (d), or (e), if that
8person is interred at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, shall have
9the privilege of selecting a plot next to that person if available. The department shall
10hold the plot for the surviving spouse for a period of one year from the date of granting
11the privilege, but may extend the hold, on request, for additional one-year periods.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,126 12Section 126. 45.61 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.61 (5) and amended
13to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,105,2114 45.61 (5) Expenses incident to the burial under this section of persons
15described in sub. (2) (a) and (b) to (e) shall be paid from the estate of the decedent,
16except that if there is no estate or the estate is insufficient, the expense of burial, or
17necessary part of the burial, shall be paid from the appropriation accounts under s.
1820.485 (4) (g), (m), or (q) or, for members of veterans homes,
from the appropriation
19account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) for members of veterans homes, and the. The amount
20expended for those expenses under this subsection shall not exceed the amount
21established for funeral and burial expenses under s. 49.785 (1) (b).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,127 22Section 127. 45.61 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,105,23 23217. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
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1 Section 1i. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
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SB70-SSA2-SA2,2i 3Section 2i. 20.465 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,106,84 20.465 (1) (j) Demolition of abated former drug dwellings. All moneys received
5as reimbursement from local units of government, as defined in s. 323.02 (15), for the
6demolition of abated former drug dwellings that have been abated during narcotics
7investigations, placed into receivership, then left unsold, unmaintained, and
8unoccupied, to be used for such demolitions.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,106,9 9218. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,106,10 10 Section 128. 321.03 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,106,1411 321.03 (1) (f) 1. In this paragraph, “substantive change” means any change that
12modifies the elements of a punitive article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice,
13creates a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice, or repeals a
14punitive article from the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,107,415 2. By July 1 of each year, submit to the appropriate standing committees of the
16legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) a report that summarizes any
17substantive changes that have been made to the Uniform Code of Military Justice
18during the prior federal fiscal year, compares those substantive changes to the
19Wisconsin Code of Military Justice, and provides recommendations to the legislature

1regarding whether those substantive changes to the Uniform Code of Military
2Justice should be incorporated into the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice. The
3report shall be the subject of a public hearing, conducted no less often than annually,
4by the appropriate standing committees of the legislature.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,129 5Section 129. 321.03 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,107,86 321.03 (1) (g) Establish and maintain a case management system that allows
7the national guard to manage and track all case-related information for cases of
8misconduct within the national guard.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,130 9Section 130. 321.04 (1) (s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,107,1610 321.04 (1) (s) 1. By February 1 of each year, submit to the governor and to the
11appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s.
1213.172 (3), and publish on the department's website, an annual report on sexual
13assault and sexual harassment within the Wisconsin national guard. The report
14shall be the subject of a public hearing, conducted no less often than annually, by the
15appropriate standing committees of the legislature. The report shall include, at a
16minimum, all of the following information for the prior federal fiscal year:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108,217 a. Data regarding all reported incidents of sexual assault and sexual
18harassment made by members of the Wisconsin national guard during that period,
19including the numbers of restricted and unrestricted reports of sexual assault and
20reports of sexual harassment, and historical trends relating to that data for the 5
21fiscal years preceding the fiscal year covered in the report. For unrestricted reports
22of sexual assault and for reports of sexual harassment, the report shall also include
23all of the following information: the type of conduct that was reported to have
24occurred; the duty status of the members involved at the time of the incident;
25information on the status of the report, including whether the case was referred for

1additional investigation; and a summary of any resolution or discipline taken,
2including whether criminal charges were referred or filed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108,53 b. A summary of any training relating to preventing and responding to
4incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment that was provided to members of
5the Wisconsin national guard in the preceding year.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108,96 c. A summary of any current federal national guard bureau policies relating to
7preventing and responding to incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment
8that were enacted during that period and a description of how those policies are being
9implemented in the Wisconsin national guard.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108,1210 d. A summary of the current policies and procedures related to preventing and
11responding to incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Wisconsin
12national guard and any changes made since the prior report.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108,1513 2. The report under subd. 1. shall protect the privacy of victims of sexual
14assault and sexual harassment and may not provide any personal identifying
15information that would allow a victim to be identified.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,131 16Section 131. 321.04 (1) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108,2017 321.04 (1) (t) Prescribe in writing, make publicly available on the department's
18website, and implement a policy that ensures that any victim of an offense under the
19Wisconsin code of military justice is treated with dignity, respect, courtesy,
20sensitivity, and fairness.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,132 21Section 132. 321.04 (1) (u) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108,2322 321.04 (1) (u) Prescribe in writing and make publicly available on the
23department's website the procedures required under s. 322.036.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,133 24Section 133. 322.001 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1322.001 (15) “Military offenses" means those offenses prescribed under articles
277, principals; 78, accessory after the fact; 80, attempts; 81, conspiracy; 82,
3solicitation; 83, fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation; 84, unlawful
4enlistment, appointment, or separation; 85, desertion; 86, absence without leave; 87,
5missing movement; 88, contempt toward officials; 89, disrespect towards superior
6commissioned officer; 90, assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned
7officer; 91, insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer,
8or petty officer; 92, failure to obey order or regulation; 93, cruelty and maltreatment;
993a, prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by a person in a position of
10special trust;
94, mutiny or sedition; 95, resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and
11escape; 96, releasing prisoner without proper authority; 97, unlawful detention; 98,
12noncompliance with procedural rules; 99, misbehavior before the enemy; 100,
13subordinate compelling surrender; 101, improper use of countersign; 102, forcing a
14safeguard; 103, captured or abandoned property; 104, aiding the enemy; 105,
15misconduct as prisoner; 107, false official statements; 108, military property — loss,
16damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition; 109, property other than military
17property — waste, spoilage, or destruction; 110, improper hazarding of vessel; 111,
18drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel; 112, drunk on duty;
19112a, wrongful use, or possession of controlled substances; 113, misbehavior of
20sentinel; 114, dueling; 115, malingering; 116, riot or breach of peace; 117, provoking
21speeches or gestures; 120, rape and sexual assault generally; 120a, stalking; 120b,
22rape and sexual assault of a child; 120c, sexual misconduct; 121, larceny and
23wrongful appropriation; 122, robbery; 123, forgery; 124, maiming; 126, arson; 127,
24extortion; 128, assault; 129, burglary; 130, housebreaking; 131, perjury;
132, frauds

1against the government; 132a, retaliation; 133, conduct unbecoming an officer and
2a gentleman; and
; 134, general; and 134h, sexual harassment; of this code.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,134 3Section 134. 322.001 (16) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,135 4Section 135. 322.036 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,110,13 5322.036 Article 36 — Governor may prescribe regulations Pretrial,
6trial, and post-trial procedures
. Pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures not
7specified in this code
, including modes of proof, for courts-martial cases arising
8under this code, and for courts of inquiry, may shall be prescribed by the governor
9by regulations, or as otherwise provided by law, which shall apply the principles of
10law and the rules of evidence generally recognized in military criminal cases in the
11courts of the armed forces but which may not be contrary to or inconsistent with this
12code
adjutant general in writing and made publicly available on the department of
13military affairs' website
.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,136 14Section 136. 322.056 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,110,1715 322.056 (2) A conviction by a general court-martial of any military offense for
16which an accused may receive a sentence of confinement for more than 1 year is a
17felony offense.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,137 18Section 137. 322.056 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,110,2219 322.056 (5) The limits of punishment for violations of the punitive sections
20under Subch. X shall be those under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, unless
21otherwise
prescribed by the governor according to ss. 322.018 to 322.020, but under
22no instance shall any punishment exceed that authorized by this code.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,138 23Section 138. 322.0935 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,110,25 24322.0935 Article 93a — Prohibited activities with military recruit or
25trainee by a person in a position of special trust.
(1) In this section:
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