AB43,731
24Section 731
. 40.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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140.55
(1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group
2insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state
3annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office
4of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under
5contracts established by the group insurance board. The state shall also allow an
6eligible employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse
,
7domestic partner, or parent.
AB43,732
8Section 732
. 40.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.61
(1) The procedures and provisions pertaining to enrollment, premium
10transmitted and coverage of eligible employees for
group income continuation
11benefits shall be established by contract or rule except as otherwise specifically
12provided by this chapter.
AB43,733
13Section 733
. 40.61 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.61
(2) Except as provided in sub. (4),
any an eligible employee may become
15covered by
group income continuation insurance by electing coverage within 30 days
16of initial eligibility, to be effective as of the first day of the month that first occurs
17during the 30-day period, or by electing coverage within 60 days of initially becoming
18eligible for a higher level of employer contribution towards the premium cost to be
19effective as of the first day of the month following the date of eligibility for teachers
20employed by the university and effective as of the following April 1 for all other
21employees.
Any An employee who does not so elect at one of these times, or who
22subsequently cancels the insurance, may not thereafter become insured unless the
23employee furnishes evidence of insurability under the terms of the contract, or as
24otherwise provided by rule for employees under sub. (3), at the employee's own
25expense or obtains coverage subject to contractual waiting periods if contractual
1waiting periods are provided for by the contract or by rule for employees under sub.
2(3). An employee who furnishes satisfactory evidence of insurability under the terms
3of the contract shall become insured as of the first day of the month following the date
4of approval of evidence. The method to be used shall be determined by the
group
5insurance board under sub. (1).
AB43,734
6Section 734
. 40.61 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
7(this act), is amended to read:
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40.61
(2) Except as provided in sub. (4), an eligible employee may become
9covered by group income continuation insurance by electing coverage within 30 days
10of initial eligibility, to be effective as of the first day of the month that first occurs
11during the 30-day period
, or by electing coverage within 60 days of initially becoming
12eligible for a higher level of employer contribution towards the premium cost to be
13effective as of the first day of the month following the date of eligibility for teachers
14employed by the university and effective as of the following April 1 for all other
15employees. An employee who does not so elect
at one of these times, or who
16subsequently cancels the insurance, may not thereafter become insured unless the
17employee furnishes evidence of insurability under the terms of the contract, or as
18otherwise provided by rule for employees under sub. (3), at the employee's own
19expense or obtains coverage subject to contractual waiting periods if contractual
20waiting periods are provided for by the contract or by rule for employees under sub.
21(3). An employee who furnishes satisfactory evidence of insurability under the terms
22of the contract shall become insured as of the first day of the month following the date
23of approval of evidence. The method to be used shall be determined by the board
24under sub. (1).
AB43,735
25Section 735
. 40.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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140.61
(3) Any An employer under s. 40.02 (28), other than the state, may offer
2to all of its employees
an a group income continuation insurance plan through a
3program offered by the
group insurance board. Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss.
440.05 (5) and 40.62, the department may by rule establish different eligibility
5standards or contribution requirements for
such
those employees and employers and
6may by rule limit the categories of employers
which
that may be included as
7participating employers under this subchapter.
AB43,736
8Section 736
. 40.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.62
(1) The
group insurance board shall establish
an a group income
10continuation insurance plan providing for full or partial payment of the financial loss
11of earnings incurred as a result of injury or illness with separate provisions for
12short-term insurance with a benefit duration of no more than one year and
13long-term insurance covering injury or illness of indefinite duration.
Employees An
14employee insured under the plan
shall be
is eligible for benefits upon exhaustion of
15accumulated sick leave and completion of the
elimination waiting period established
16by the
group insurance board.
AB43,737
17Section 737
. 40.62 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
18(this act), is renumbered 40.62 and amended to read:
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1940.62 Income continuation insurance benefits. The board shall establish
20a group income continuation insurance plan providing for full or partial payment of
21the financial loss of earnings incurred as a result of injury or illness
with separate
22provisions for short-term insurance with a benefit duration of no more than one year
23and long-term insurance covering injury or illness of indefinite duration. An
24employee insured under the plan is eligible for benefits upon
exhaustion of
1accumulated sick leave and completion of
the a waiting period
selected by the
2employee from the available options established by the board.
AB43,738
3Section 738
. 40.62 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,739
4Section 739
. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,740
5Section 740
. 40.63 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 40.23 (1) (bm) 2.
AB43,741
6Section 741
. 40.64 of the statutes is created to read:
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740.64 Long-term disability insurance coverage. The board may establish
8a group long-term disability insurance plan.
AB43,742
9Section 742
. 40.65 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.65
(7) (am) 1. To the surviving spouse
or surviving domestic partner until
11the surviving spouse remarries,
or the surviving domestic partner enters into a new
12domestic partnership or marries, if the
surviving spouse was married to the
13participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4),
or the
14surviving domestic partner was in a domestic partnership on the date that the
15participant was disabled under sub. (4), 50 percent of the participant's monthly
16salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1.
17to 6.
AB43,743
18Section 743
. 40.65 (7) (am) 1g. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,744
19Section 744
. 40.65 (7) (am) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,745
20Section 745
. 40.65 (7) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.65
(7) (am) 3. The total monthly amount paid under subds. 1.
, 1g., 1m., and
222. may not exceed 70 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of death
23reduced by any amounts under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6. that relate to the participant's work
24record.
AB43,746
25Section 746
. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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140.65
(7) (ar) 1. a. To the surviving spouse
or the surviving domestic partner 2until the surviving spouse remarries
, or the surviving domestic partner enters into
3a new domestic partnership or marries, if the surviving spouse was married to the
4participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4),
or the
5surviving domestic partner was in a domestic partnership with the participant on
6the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4), 70 percent of the
7participant's monthly salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable
8under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB43,747
9Section 747
. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. ag. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,748
10Section 748
. 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. am. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,749
11Section 749
. 40.80 (2r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.80
(2r) (a) 1. Relates to a marriage
or domestic partnership that terminated
13after December 1, 2001.
AB43,750
14Section 750
. 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.80
(2r) (a) 2. Assigns all or part of a participant's accumulated assets held
16in a deferred compensation plan under this subchapter to a spouse, former spouse,
17domestic partner, former domestic partner, child, or other dependent to satisfy a
18family support or marital property obligation.
AB43,751
19Section
751. 41.11 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
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41.11
(1) (gm) From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (c), expend moneys
21to attract major opportunities and events to this state, including expenditures for
22major marketing and professional efforts. The department shall collaborate with the
23Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to implement the department's
24duties under this paragraph.
AB43,752
25Section
752. 41.11 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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141.11
(1) (h) Annually report to the
senate natural resources committee and
2the assembly committee on tourism appropriate standing committees of the
3legislature under s. 13.172 (3) the activities, marketing efforts, receipts, and
4disbursements of the department for the previous fiscal year. The report under this
5paragraph shall include information on the marketing efforts conducted for the
6Frank Lloyd Wright Trail established under s. 84.10255.
AB43,753
7Section
753. 41.11 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,754
8Section
754. 41.12 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,755
9Section
755. 41.17 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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41.17
(5) Funding source. Subject to the 50 percent limitation under s. 20.380
11(1) (b)
and the proportional expenditure requirements under s. 20.380 (1) (b) and
12(kg), the department shall expend, from the appropriations under s. 20.380 (1) (b)
,
13(kg), and (w), at least $1,130,000 in the aggregate in each fiscal year in joint effort
14marketing funds under this section.
AB43,756
15Section
756. 41.21 of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,757
16Section
757. 41.24 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,758
17Section
758. 43.05 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:
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43.05
(12m) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (cL), beginning in the
192024-25 school year, provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per student per
20semester, to students who are pursuing a degree in library science and are placed as
21an intern in a public library. The division may promulgate rules to implement this
22subsection.
AB43,759
23Section 759
. 45.01 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.01
(6) (c) The
biological natural or adoptive parent or a person who acts in
2the place of a parent and who has so acted for not less than 12 months prior to the
3veteran's entrance into active service.
AB43,760
4Section
760. 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
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45.01
(12) (fm) A person who was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the
6federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L.
106-207, and resides in
7this state or a person who the secretary determines served honorably with a special
8guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the
9armed forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning February
1028, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975; is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully
11admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and resides in the state.
AB43,761
12Section
761. 45.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.12
(1) (a) “Disabled veteran-owned business" means a business certified by
14the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3)
that has an owner who owns
15not less than 51 percent of the business who is in receipt of an award from the U.S.
16department of veterans affairs of a service-connected disability rating under 38 USC
171114 or 1134.
AB43,762
18Section
762. 45.40 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB43,639,19
1945.40 (title)
Veterans assistance grants.
AB43,763
20Section
763. 45.40 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.40
(1g) (a) “Health care provider"
means an advanced practice nurse
22prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), an audiologist licensed under ch. 459, a
23dentist licensed under ch. 447, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a physician
24licensed under s. 448.02, or a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63
has the meaning
25given in s. 146.81 (1) and includes an ambulatory surgery center.
AB43,764
1Section
764. 45.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.40
(1m) (a) The department may provide subsistence payments to a veteran
3on a month-to-month basis or for a 3-month period. The department may pay
4subsistence aid for a 3-month period if the veteran will be incapacitated for more
5than 3 months and if earned or unearned income or aid from sources other than those
6listed in the application will not be available in the 3-month period. The department
7may provide subsistence payments only to a veteran who has suffered a loss of
8income
due to illness, injury, or natural disaster. The department may grant
9subsistence aid under this subsection to a veteran whose loss of income is the result
10of abuse of alcohol or other drugs only if the veteran is participating in an alcohol and
11other drug abuse treatment program that is approved by the department. No
12payment may be made under this subsection if the veteran has other assets or income
13available to meet basic subsistence needs or if the veteran is eligible to receive aid
14from other sources to meet those needs. When determining the assets available to
15the veteran, the department may not include the first $50,000 of cash surrender
16value of any life insurance.
AB43,765
17Section
765. 45.40 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.40
(1m) (b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this
19subsection per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed
20$3,000 $5,000.
AB43,766
21Section
766. 45.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.40
(2) (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran for
23dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and lenses;
24and hearing care, including hearing aids
; and for any other medical device prescribed
25by a health care provider.
AB43,767
1Section
767. 45.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.40
(2m) (a) The unremarried spouse and dependent children of a veteran
3who died on active duty, or in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for
4training purposes, in the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed
5forces are eligible to receive payments under subs. (1m) and (2) if the household
6income of those persons does not exceed the income limitations established under
7sub. (3m).
AB43,768
8Section
768. 45.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.40
(3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may
10receive under this section may not exceed
$7,500
$10,000.
AB43,769
11Section 769
. 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.44
(3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to
(f) (fm), or one
13of the following:
AB43,770
14Section 770
. 45.51 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.51
(2) (a) 1. A veteran
, other than a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12)
16(fm).
AB43,771
17Section 771
. 45.51 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,641,1918
45.51
(3) (c) 2. The department may deviate from this sequence upon order of
19the board to prevent the separation of
a husband and wife spouses.
AB43,772
20Section 772
. 45.51 (5) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.51
(5) (a) 1. b. Was married to the person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. at the time
22the person entered the service and who became a
widow or widower surviving spouse 23by the death of the person while in the service or as a result of physical disability of
24the person incurred during the service.
AB43,773
25Section 773
. 45.51 (5) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.51
(5) (a) 1. c. The period during which the surviving spouse was married
2to and lived with the deceased person under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2. plus the period
of
3widowhood or widowerhood after the death of the deceased person is 6 months or
4more.
AB43,774
5Section 774
. 45.55 of the statutes is amended to read:
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645.55 Notes and mortgages of minor veterans. Notwithstanding any
7provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, any minor who served in
8the active armed forces of the United States at any time after August 27,
1940, and
9the
husband or wife spouse of such a minor may execute, in his or her own right, notes
10or mortgages, as defined in s. 851.15, the payment of which is guaranteed or insured
11by the U.S. department of veterans affairs or the federal housing administrator
12under the servicemen's readjustment act of 1944, the national housing act, or any
13acts supplementing or amending these acts. In connection with these transactions,
14the minors may sell, release
, or convey the mortgaged property and litigate or settle
15controversies arising therefrom, including the execution of releases, deeds, and other
16necessary papers or instruments. The notes, mortgages, releases, deeds
, and other
17necessary papers or instruments when so executed are not subject to avoidance by
18the minor or the
husband or wife spouse of the minor upon either or both of them
19attaining the age of 18 because of the minority of either or both of them at the time
20of the execution thereof.
AB43,775
21Section
775. 45.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.61
(2) (a) A person who died while on active duty or who was discharged or
23released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under conditions other than
24dishonorable
and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry into
25active service and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
AB43,776
1Section
776. 45.61 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,777
2Section
777. 45.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,778
3Section
778. 45.61 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,779
4Section
779. 45.61 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.61
(2) (c) 1.
Is The spouse or dependent child of a person who is serving on
6active duty at the time of the spouse's or dependent child's death
if the person was
7a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active service.
AB43,780
8Section
780. 45.61 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.61
(2) (c) 2.
Was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or
10reentry into active service and The spouse of a person who was discharged or released
11from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions.
AB43,781
12Section
781. 45.61 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,782
13Section
782. 45.61 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.61
(2) (d) A person who
was a resident of this state at the time of his or her
15entry or reentry into service served in
any a national guard or a reserve component
16of the U.S. armed forces
or who was a resident of this state for at least 12 consecutive
17months immediately preceding his or her death, and the person's spouse, surviving
18spouse, and dependent children, if the person is eligible for burial in a national
19cemetery under
38 USC 2402.