SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,3 3214. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,5 4 Section 101. 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated
5to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,66 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) Veterans assistance grants.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102 7Section 102. 45.40 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,8 845.40 (title) Veterans assistance grants.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103 9Section 103. 45.40 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,1410 45.40 (1g) (a) “Health care provider" means an advanced practice nurse
11prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), an audiologist licensed under ch. 459, a
12dentist licensed under ch. 447, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a physician
13licensed under s. 448.02, or a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63
has the meaning
14given in s. 146.81 (1) and includes an ambulatory surgery center
.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,104 15Section 104. 45.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,616 45.40 (1m) (a) The department may provide subsistence payments to a veteran
17on a month-to-month basis or for a 3-month period. The department may pay
18subsistence aid for a 3-month period if the veteran will be incapacitated for more
19than 3 months and if earned or unearned income or aid from sources other than those
20listed in the application will not be available in the 3-month period. The department
21may provide subsistence payments only to a veteran who has suffered a loss of
22income due to illness, injury, or natural disaster. The department may grant
23subsistence aid under this subsection to a veteran whose loss of income is the result
24of abuse of alcohol or other drugs only if the veteran is participating in an alcohol and

1other drug abuse treatment program that is approved by the department. No
2payment may be made under this subsection if the veteran has other assets or income
3available to meet basic subsistence needs or if the veteran is eligible to receive aid
4from other sources to meet those needs. When determining the assets available to
5the veteran, the department may not include the first $50,000 of cash surrender
6value of any life insurance.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,105 7Section 105. 45.40 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,108 45.40 (1m) (b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this
9subsection per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed
10$3,000 $5,000.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,106 11Section 106. 45.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,1512 45.40 (2) (a) The department may provide health care aid to a veteran for
13dental care, including dentures; vision care, including eyeglass frames and lenses;
14and hearing care, including hearing aids; and for any other medical device prescribed
15by a health care provider
.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,107 16Section 107. 45.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,2217 45.40 (2m) (a) The unremarried spouse and dependent children of a veteran
18who died on active duty, or in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for
19training purposes, in the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed
20forces
are eligible to receive payments under subs. (1m) and (2) if the household
21income of those persons does not exceed the income limitations established under
22sub. (3m).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,108 23Section 108. 45.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,102,2524 45.40 (3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may
25receive under this section may not exceed $7,500 $10,000.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,1
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SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,2 2 Section 109. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,53 36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time
4of registering at an institution, and who is a veteran as described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm),
5is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,110 6Section 110. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,77 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,111 8Section 111. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,99 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described in s. 45.01 (12) (fm).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,112 10Section 112. 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,1711 45.01 (12) (fm) A person who was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the
12federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-207, and resides in
13this state or a person who the secretary determines served honorably with a special
14guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the
15armed forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning February
1628, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975; is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully
17admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and resides in the state.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,113 18Section 113. 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,103,2019 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), or one
20of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA2,114 21Section 114. 45.51 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: