AB50-ASA2-AA17,5,5336.27 (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 described under s. 45.01 (12) 5(fm) is entitled to the exemption under par. (a). AB50-ASA2-AA17,116Section 11. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA17,5,8736.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 8(12) (fm). AB50-ASA2-AA17,129Section 12. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA17,5,111038.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) 11(fm). AB50-ASA2-AA17,5,141345.01 (12) (fm) A person who resides in this state, if any of the following 14applies: AB50-ASA2-AA17,5,16151. The person was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the federal Hmong 16Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-207. AB50-ASA2-AA17,5,21172. The person is a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United 18States and the secretary has determined that the person served honorably with a 19special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of 20the armed forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning 21February 28, 1961, and ending September 18, 1978. AB50-ASA2-AA17,1523Section 15. 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA17,6,2
145.44 (3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), or one 2of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA17,6,5445.51 (2) (a) 1. A veteran, other than a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12) 5(fm). AB50-ASA2-AA17,6,87234.622 (4) (b) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), who has 8been accepted into the program. AB50-ASA2-AA17,6,1310234.625 (4) (b) 9. If the participant is a veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) 11to (f) (fm), who is not 65 years of age or older, at a time before any of the events 12under subds. 1. to 7. occurs, as determined under policies and procedures 13established by the authority.”. AB50-ASA2-AA17,7,216(1) Veterans housing and recovery program. In the schedule under s. 1720.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 1820.485 (2) (rm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $900,000 19to increase funding for supplies and services costs in the program, and for costs 20associated with leasing a different facility for the Chippewa Falls–based program 21due to space and facility deficiencies of the current location.. In the schedule under 22s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 2320.485 (2) (rm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $1,050,000 24to increase funding for supplies and services costs in the program, and for costs
1associated with leasing a different facility for the Chippewa Falls–based program 2due to space and facility deficiencies of the current location.”. AB50-ASA2-AA17,7,84“Section 19. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 5insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA17,7,121020.485 (2) (qw) Veterans mental health services. Biennially, from the veterans 11trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the promotion and assistance of access 12to, and grants for, veterans’ mental health services under s. 45.49. AB50-ASA2-AA17,7,161445.49 Veterans mental health services. (1) The department shall 15promote and assist veterans’ access to, and provide grants to organizations that 16provide to veterans, community-based and emergency crisis mental health services. AB50-ASA2-AA17,7,2217(2) The department may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 as 18necessary to administer this section. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the 19department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this 20subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public 21peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of 22emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.”. AB50-ASA2-AA17,8,103(1) Fund source transfer for claims officer positions; decrease. In the 4schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans 5affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased 6by $254,800 to decrease the authorized FTE positions for the department by 2.0 PR 7veterans claims officer positions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 8appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (a), the 9dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is decreased by $254,800 due to the position 10reduction under this subsection. AB50-ASA2-AA17,8,1811(2) Fund source transfer for claims officer positions; increase. In the 12schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans 13affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased 14by $254,800 to to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 2.0 15SEG veterans claims officer positions.. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 16appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the 17dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $254,800 to provide funding 18for the positions authorized under this subsection.”. AB50-ASA2-AA17,9,321(1) Veterans cemetery caretaker positions. In the schedule under s. 2220.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 2320.485 (4) (q), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $131,800
1and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $170,800 to increase 2the number of authorized FTE positions in the department of veterans affairs by 33.0 SEG positions for the purpose of caring for the 3 state veterans cemeteries.”. AB50-ASA2-AA17,9,146(1) Veterans museum oral history position. In the schedule under s. 720.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 820.485 (5) (wd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $143,700 9to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of veterans affairs by 101.0 SEG position to support and expand oral history collections at the Wisconsin 11Veterans Museum. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 12department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (5) (wd), the dollar amount for fiscal 13year 2026-27 is increased by $158,500 to provide funding for the positions 14authorized under this subsection. AB50-ASA2-AA17,9,2115(2) Veterans museum oral history programming. In the schedule under s. 1620.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 1720.485 (5) (wd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $100,000 18and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $100,000 for media 19and information technology costs and for the translation of and preparation of 20existing interviews conducted in the Hmong language at the Wisconsin Veterans 21Museum.”. AB50-ASA2-AA17,10,7
1(1) Standard budget adjustments; turnover reduction; PR. In the 2schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans 3affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 4decreased by $1,200,100 as a turnover reduction. In the schedule under s. 20.005 5(3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) 6(gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is decreased by $1,200,100 as a 7turnover reduction. AB50-ASA2-AA17,10,148(2) Standard budget adjustments; turnover reduction; SEG. In the 9schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans 10affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased 11by $147,800 as a turnover reduction. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 12appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the 13dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is decreased by $147,800 as a turnover 14reduction. AB50-ASA2-AA17,10,2215(3) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of salaries and fringe 16benefits; FED. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 17department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (m), the dollar amount for fiscal 18year 2025-26 is increased by $75,400 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits for 19department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to 20the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (m), the dollar amount for 21fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $75,400 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits 22for department employees. AB50-ASA2-AA17,11,623(4) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of salaries and fringe 24benefits; PR. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
1department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal 2year 2025-26 is increased by $11,067,600 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits 3for department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation 4to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for 5fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $11,067,600 to fully fund salaries and fringe 6benefits for department employees. AB50-ASA2-AA17,11,147(5) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of salaries and fringe 8benefits; SEG. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 9department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the dollar amount for fiscal 10year 2025-26 is increased by $817,200 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits for 11department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to 12the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the dollar amount for 13fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $817,200 to fully fund salaries and fringe 14benefits for department employees. AB50-ASA2-AA17,11,2115(6) Standard budget adjustments; overtime pay. In the schedule under s. 1620.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 1720.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $950,500 to 18provide funding for overtime pay for department employees. In the schedule under 19s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 2020.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $950,500 to 21provide funding for overtime pay for department employees. AB50-ASA2-AA17,12,522(7) Standard budget adjustments; night and weekend differential. In 23the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans 24affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is
1increased by $2,116,300 to provide funding for night and weekend differential pay 2for department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation 3to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for 4fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $2,116,300 to provide funding for night and 5weekend differential pay for department employees. AB50-ASA2-AA17,12,126(8) Standard budget adjustments; overtime. In the schedule under s. 720.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 820.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $950,500 to 9pay for overtime for department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for 10the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the 11dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $950,500 to pay for overtime 12for department employees. AB50-ASA2-AA17,12,1913(9) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of leases and directed 14moves; GPR. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 15department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (e), the dollar amount for fiscal 16year 2025-26 is increased by $6,000 to provide full funding of leases and directed 17moves. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 18of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (e), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 19is increased by $6,000 to provide full funding of leases and directed moves. AB50-ASA2-AA17,13,320(10) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of leases and 21directed moves; FED. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to 22the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (mn), the dollar amount for 23fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $1,300 to provide full funding of leases and 24directed moves. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
1department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (mn), the dollar amount for fiscal 2year 2026-27 is increased by $1,300 to provide full funding of leases and directed 3moves. AB50-ASA2-AA17,13,114(11) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of leases and 5directed moves; PR. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to 6the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for 7fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased by $83,300 to reduce funding for leases and 8directed moves. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 9department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal 10year 2026-27 is decreased by $83,300 to reduce funding for leases and directed 11moves. AB50-ASA2-AA17,13,1912(12) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of leases and 13directed moves; SEG. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to 14the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (tm), the dollar amount for 15fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased by $133,600 to reduce funding for leases and 16directed moves. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 17department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (tm), the dollar amount for fiscal 18year 2026-27 is decreased by $133,600 to reduce funding for leases and directed 19moves.”. AB50-ASA2-AA17,14,152220.485 (1) (gk) Institutional operations. The amounts in the schedule for the 23care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50, for the 24payment of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the transfer of moneys to the
1appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (ky) for payment of the state share of the 2medical assistance costs related to the provision of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), 3for the payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43 to allow them to 4reside at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, for the transfer of moneys 5to the appropriation accounts under pars. (kc) and (kj), for the transfer of moneys in 6an amount up to $10,000,000 to the appropriation account under par. (ks), and for 7the payment of grants under s. 45.82. Not more than 1 percent of the moneys 8credited to this appropriation account may be used for the payment of assistance to 9indigent veterans under s. 45.43. All moneys received under par. (m) and s. 45.51 10(7) (b) and (8) and all moneys received for the care of members under medical 11assistance, as defined in s. 49.43 (8), shall be credited to this appropriation account. 12All moneys transferred under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9248 (1), 13shall be credited to this appropriation account. Except for the moneys transferred 14under this paragraph to the appropriation account under par. (kc), no moneys may 15be expended from this appropriation for the purposes specified in par. (kc). AB50-ASA2-AA17,14,1917(1) Veterans homes institutional operations. There is transferred from 18the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $7,100,000 in 19fiscal year 2025-26 and $14,800,000 in fiscal year 2026-27.”. AB50-ASA2-AA17,15,622(1) Debt service re-estimate; GPR. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for 23the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (f), the
1dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased by $222,300 to reflect the re-2estimate of debt service costs on authorized bonds for state veterans homes. In the 3schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans 4affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (f), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is decreased 5by $131,400 to reflect the re-estimate of debt service costs on authorized bonds for 6state veterans homes. AB50-ASA2-AA17,15,147(2) Debt service re-estimate; PR. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 8appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (go), the 9dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased by $717,700 to reflect the re-10estimate of debt service costs on authorized bonds for state veterans homes. In the 11schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans 12affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (go), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 13decreased by $859,200 to reflect the re-estimate of debt service costs on authorized 14bonds for state veterans homes. AB50-ASA2-AA17,15,2215(3) Debt service re-estimate; SEG. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for 16the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (4) (qm), the 17dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased by $22,200 to reflect the re-18estimate of debt service costs on authorized bonds for state veterans homes. In the 19schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans 20affairs under s. 20.485 (4) (qm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 21decreased by $22,200 to reflect the re-estimate of debt service costs on authorized 22bonds for state veterans homes.”.
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