LRB-5078/1
JAM:klm
2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
November 19, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Nass and Ballweg, cosponsored by
Representatives VanderMeer, Magnafici, Allen, Brandtjen,
Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, Sortwell, Thiesfeldt
and Wichgers. Referred to Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.
SB707,1,3
1An Act to renumber 230.03 (14);
to amend 230.16 (7m) (a) 3.; and
to create
2230.03 (14) (bm) of the statutes;
relating to: defining veteran in state
3employment relations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current state employment relations law, “veteran” is defined to mean
categories of persons who have served in the U.S. armed forces in various capacities.
This bill expands the definition of veteran to include a person who would otherwise
qualify under the existing law, but who was discharged under other than honorable
conditions solely on the basis that the person chose not to receive the COVID-19
vaccine.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB707,1
4Section
1. 230.03 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 230.03 (14) (am).
SB707,2
5Section
2. 230.03 (14) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB707,1,86
230.03
(14) (bm) “Veteran” includes a person who satisfies par. (am) but who
7was discharged under other than honorable conditions solely on the basis that the
8person chose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
SB707,3
1Section
3. 230.16 (7m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB707,2,42
230.16
(7m) (a) 3. Was honorably discharged from the U.S. armed forces
, or was
3discharged under other than honorable conditions solely on the basis that the person
4chose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
