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9Section
179. 38.16 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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38.16
(5) Annually on the 3rd Friday in February, the board shall distribute
11to each district board, from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (dp), the amount
12determined as follows:
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(a) For the payment in 2022, divide the amount of the district's distribution
14under sub. (4) (b) in 2022 by the total amount of distributions to all districts under
15sub. (4) (b) in 2022, and multiply the quotient by $29,000,000.
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(b) For the payment in 2023 and annually thereafter, divide the amount of the
17district's distribution under sub. (4) (b) in the same year by the total amount of
18distributions to all districts under sub. (4) (b) in that year, and multiply the quotient
19by $43,000,000.
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20Section 180
. 39.395 of the statutes is created to read:
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2139.395 Nurse educators. (1) In this section, “institution of higher education”
22means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System,
23a technical college within the technical college system, or a private, nonprofit
24institution of higher education located in this state.
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1(2) Subject to sub. (3), the board shall establish a program that provides all of
2the following:
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(a) Fellowships for students who enroll in doctor of nursing practice, doctor of
4philosophy in nursing, or master of science in nursing degree programs in an
5institution of higher education.
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(b) Postdoctoral fellowships to recruit faculty for nursing programs in an
7institution of higher education.
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(c) Educational loan repayment assistance to recruit and retain faculty for
9nursing programs in an institution of higher education.
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10(3) The program established under sub. (2) shall require individuals who
11receive fellowships under sub. (2) (a) or (b) or assistance under sub. (2) (c) to make
12a commitment to teach for at least 3 consecutive years in a nursing program at an
13institution of higher education.
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14(4) Costs associated with the program established under sub. (2) shall be
15funded from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (co).
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16Section
181. 45.41 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.41
(2) (am) Upon application the department may make a payment to any
18state veterans organization that establishes that it, or its national organization, or
19both, has maintained a full-time service office at the regional office for 5 consecutive
20years out of the 10-year period immediately preceding the application. Any payment
21shall be calculated based on the total amount of all salaries and travel expenses
22under sub. (3) paid during the previous fiscal year by the state veterans organization
23to employees engaged in veterans claims service and stationed at the regional office.
24The department shall pay an amount equal to 50 percent of all salaries and travel
1expenses under sub. (3) or
$100,000
$175,000, whichever is less, to a recipient under
2this paragraph.
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3Section 182
. 45.48 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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45.48
(1m) The department shall expend at least $100,000 annually under sub.
5(1) to promote suicide prevention and awareness by providing outreach, mental
6health services, and support to individuals who are members of a traditionally
7underserved population, including minority groups and individuals who reside in
8rural areas of the state. The department may enter into contracts to provide services
9under this subsection.
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10Section
183. 45.50 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
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45.50
(12) Natural disaster or state of emergency. If the governor issues an
12executive order under s. 323.10 declaring a state of emergency, the department may
13expend moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (ks) to pay any necessary
14costs to prepare for or respond to the emergency at a veterans home. The department
15may expend moneys under this subsection only after all funds allocated by the
16federal government to veterans homes in this state for purposes of responding to the
17emergency have been exhausted.
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18Section 184
. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.82
(2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
20a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county
21executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department
22that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015,
23is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
24position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau
25of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is
1appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8)
2or ch. 63. The grant shall be
$8,500 $9,350 for a county with a population of less than
320,000,
$10,000 $11,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499,
$11,500 4$12,650 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and
$13,000 $14,300 for
5a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs
6shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the
7demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
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8Section 185
. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.82
(3) Notwithstanding sub. (2), an eligible county with a part-time county
10veterans service officer shall be eligible for an annual grant not exceeding
$500 $550.
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11Section 186
. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.82
(4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
13federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
14under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
15the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
16service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
17that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
18veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may
19make annual grants in an amount not to exceed
$15,000 $16,500 per grant under this
20subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
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21Section
187. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.057
(2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba)
, the
23department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
24(2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s.
2520.410 (3) or (hm), the department of corrections shall
transfer to the appropriation
1account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $3,224,100 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $5,429,000 in
2fiscal year 2020-21, for reimburse the department of health services for the cost of
3providing services for juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center
at
4a per person daily cost specified by the department of health services. The
5department of health services may charge the department of corrections not more
6than the actual cost of providing those services.
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7Section 188
. 46.248 of the statutes is created to read:
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846.248 Reach Out and Read Wisconsin grants. From the appropriation
9under s. 20.435 (1) (dx), the department shall distribute moneys to Reach Out and
10Read, Inc., for the early literacy program known as Reach Out and Read Wisconsin.
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11Section
189
. 46.248 of the statutes, as created by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this
12act), is repealed.