Amendment SA10-SSA2-SB45

SB45-SSA2-SA10,9,3 8. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA10,9,8 “Section 25. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:

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SB45-SSA2-SA10,26 Section 26. 20.485 (2) (qw) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA10,9,12 20.485 (2) (qw) Veterans mental health services. Biennially, from the veterans trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the promotion and assistance of access to, and grants for, veterans’ mental health services under s. 45.49.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,27 Section 27. 45.49 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA10,9,16 45.49 Veterans mental health services. (1) The department shall promote and assist veterans’ access to, and provide grants to organizations that provide to veterans, community-based and emergency crisis mental health services.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,9,22 (2) The department may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 as necessary to administer this section. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.”.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,10,1 9. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA10,10,2 “Section 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,10,10 (1) Fund source transfer for claims officer positions; decrease. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased by $254,800 to decrease the authorized FTE positions for the department by 2.0 PR veterans claims officer positions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is decreased by $254,800 due to the position reduction under this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,10,18 (2) Fund source transfer for claims officer positions; increase. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $254,800 to to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 2.0 SEG veterans claims officer positions.. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $254,800 to provide funding for the positions authorized under this subsection.”.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,10,19 10. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA10,10,20 “Section 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,11,3 (1) Veterans cemetery caretaker positions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (4) (q), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $131,800 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $170,800 to increase the number of authorized FTE positions in the department of veterans affairs by 3.0 SEG positions for the purpose of caring for the 3 state veterans cemeteries.”.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,11,4 11. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA10,11,5 “Section 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,11,14 (1) Veterans museum oral history position. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (5) (wd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $143,700 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of veterans affairs by 1.0 SEG position to support and expand oral history collections at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (5) (wd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $158,500 to provide funding for the positions authorized under this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,11,21 (2) Veterans museum oral history programming. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (5) (wd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $100,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $100,000 for media and information technology costs and for the translation of and preparation of existing interviews conducted in the Hmong language at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.”.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,11,22 12. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA10,11,23 “Section 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,12,8 (1) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of salaries and fringe benefits; FED. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (m), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $75,400 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits for department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (m), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $75,400 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits for department employees.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,12,16 (2) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of salaries and fringe benefits; PR. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $11,067,600 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits for department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $11,067,600 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits for department employees.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,12,24 (3) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of salaries and fringe benefits; SEG. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $817,200 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits for department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (2) (u), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $817,200 to fully fund salaries and fringe benefits for department employees.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,13,7 (4) Standard budget adjustments; overtime pay. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $950,500 to provide funding for overtime pay for department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $950,500 to provide funding for overtime pay for department employees.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,13,15 (5) Standard budget adjustments; night and weekend differential. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $2,116,300 to provide funding for night and weekend differential pay for department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $2,116,300 to provide funding for night and weekend differential pay for department employees.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,13,22 (6) Standard budget adjustments; overtime. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $950,500 to pay for overtime for department employees. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $950,500 to pay for overtime for department employees.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,14,5 (7) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of leases and directed moves; GPR. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (e), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $6,000 to provide full funding of leases and directed moves. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (e), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $6,000 to provide full funding of leases and directed moves.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,14,12 (8) Standard budget adjustments; full funding of leases and directed moves; FED. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (mn), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $1,300 to provide full funding of leases and directed moves. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s. 20.485 (1) (mn), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026- 27 is increased by $1,300 to provide full funding of leases and directed moves.”.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,14,13 13. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA10,14,14 “Section 28. 20.485 (1) (gk) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA10,15,9 20.485 (1) (gk) Institutional operations. The amounts in the schedule for the care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50, for the payment of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (ky) for payment of the state share of the medical assistance costs related to the provision of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43 to allow them to reside at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation accounts under pars. (kc) and (kj), for the transfer of moneys in an amount up to $10,000,000 to the appropriation account under par. (ks), and for the payment of grants under s. 45.82. Not more than 1 percent of the moneys credited to this appropriation account may be used for the payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43. All moneys received under par. (m) and s. 45.51 (7) (b) and (8) and all moneys received for the care of members under medical assistance, as defined in s. 49.43 (8), shall be credited to this appropriation account. All moneys transferred under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9248 (1), shall be credited to this appropriation account. Except for the moneys transferred under this paragraph to the appropriation account under par. (kc), no moneys may be expended from this appropriation for the purposes specified in par. (kc).

SB45-SSA2-SA10,9248 Section 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs.

SB45-SSA2-SA10,15,13 (1) Veterans homes institutional operations. There is transferred from the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $7,100,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $14,800,000 in fiscal year 2026-27.”.

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