VA 2.04(2)(2)Standard living expenses.
VA 2.04(2)(a)(a) Living expenses shall be based upon 9 months living expenses per academic year.
VA 2.04(2)(b)(b) An amount determined under par. (d) shall be added to the budget per month per dependent not including the student’s spouse.
VA 2.04(2)(c)(c) A budget for standard living expenses plus the amount to be added to the budget for dependents shall be increased on July 1 of every year.
VA 2.04(2)(d)(d) The amount to be added shall be computed on the basis of the percentage of the increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers during the preceding calendar year rounded to the nearest dollar.
VA 2.04 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1973, No. 216, eff. 1-1-74; emerg. am., eff. 10-1-74; emerg. am., eff. 1-29-75; emerg. am., eff. 6-25-75; emerg. am., eff. 10-25-75; emerg. am., eff. 1-30-76; emerg. am., eff. 6-1-76; emerg. am., eff. 9-28-76; emerg. am., eff. 2-3-77; emerg. am., eff. 6-4-77; emerg. am., eff. 10-3-77; emerg. am., eff. 1-30-78; emerg. am., eff. 5-31-78; am. Register, September, 1978, No. 273, eff. 10-1-78; am. Register, December, 1979, No. 288, eff. 1-1-80; am. Register, October, 1980, No. 298, eff. 11-1-80; am. Register, April, 1986, No. 364, eff. 5-1-86; am. Register, February, 1989, No. 398, eff. 3-1-89; 2013 Wis. Act 189: renum. from VA 9.03 Register April 2013 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14; CR 21-012: am. (title), renum. VA 2.04 to VA 2.04 (1), (2) (a), (c), (d) and am., cr. (2) (b) Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.
VA 2.05VA 2.05Recovery of erroneous payments.
VA 2.05(1)(1)Criteria. The department may recover payments made as a grant under s. 45.20 or 45.21, Stats., if any of the following apply:
VA 2.05(1)(a)(a) The information provided by the applicant or the school is inaccurate.
VA 2.05(1)(b)(b) The department incorrectly calculated the grant amount.
VA 2.05(1)(c)(c) The applicant is not entitled to a grant or is entitled to a lower grant amount as a result of a change in circumstances that affects the applicant’s eligibility to receive the grant.
VA 2.05(2)(2)Amount of recovery. The department may recover only the portion of the grant to which the applicant would not have been entitled if the correct information had been provided or the grant had been properly calculated, or as a change in circumstances warrants.
VA 2.05(3)(3)Remedies.
VA 2.05(3)(a)(a) The department may request repayment of the amount due under sub. (2).
VA 2.05(3)(b)(b) In lieu of a lump sum payment, the department may enter into an agreement under which the applicant may repay the amount due within a 12-month period.
VA 2.05(3)(c)(c) If the applicant fails to repay the amount due within 30 days of a request for repayment or fails to comply with the terms of a repayment agreement, the department may offset future grants that the applicant may be entitled to under s. 45.20 or 45.21, Stats., until the amount due has been recovered.
VA 2.05(3)(d)(d) The department may also suspend other benefits available to the applicant until the amount due has been recovered, except that the department may not suspend benefits available under s. 45.40, Stats.
VA 2.05(4)(4)Waiver. The department may temporarily or permanently waive its authority to recover payments under sub. (1) or suspend benefits under sub. (3) if the applicant’s household income is totally exempt from garnishment under s. 812.34 (2) (b), Stats.
VA 2.05(5)(5)Administrative review. Any department decision under this section is subject to appeal under s. VA 1.03.
VA 2.05 HistoryHistory: CR 04-003: cr. Register June 2004 No. 582, eff. 7-1-04; CR 21-012: am. (2), renum. (3) to (3) (a) and am. Register September 2021 No. 789, eff. 10-1-21.
VA 2.07VA 2.07Grants to nonprofit organizations.
VA 2.07(1)(1)Authority and purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish rules for the implementation and administration of grants to nonprofit organizations that provide financial assistance or other services to Wisconsin veterans and their dependents, as authorized under s. 45.46, Stats.
VA 2.07(2)(2)Applicability. This section applies to grants awarded under s. 45.46, Stats.
VA 2.07(3)(3)Definitions. In this section the following terms shall have the designated meanings:
VA 2.07(3)(a)(a) “Applicant” means a nonprofit organization that applies for a grant to provide financial assistance or other services to veterans or their dependents.
VA 2.07(3)(c)(c) “Evaluation committee” means a committee established to evaluate applications made under this section that is comprised of at least one member of the board of veterans affairs and other individuals appointed by the department.
VA 2.07(3)(cm)(cm) “Financially viable” means the nonprofit organization is able to meet its financial obligations as they become due for the duration of the grant period.
VA 2.07(3)(d)(d) “Nonprofit organization” means an organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the internal revenue code.
VA 2.07(4)(4)Eligible applicant. A nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this section when all of the following apply: