SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,20 (b) 1. Notwithstanding s. 125.32 (3) (a), from July 15 to July 19, 2024, the closing hours for premises operating under a Class “B” license issued by a southeast Wisconsin municipality shall be between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. if the municipality that issued the license has adopted a resolution allowing extended closing hours within the municipality and has authorized this extended closing hour as provided in subd. 2.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,97,24 2. If a southeast Wisconsin municipality has adopted a resolution under subd. 1., the municipality shall establish a process to authorize, and may upon application so authorize, the extended closing hour under subd. 1 . for any Class “B” licensed premises within the municipality.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,6 (c) 1. Notwithstanding s. 125.68 (4) (c) 1. and 3m., from July 15 to July 19, 2024, the closing hours for premises operating under a “Class B” or “Class C” license issued by a southeast Wisconsin municipality shall be between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. if the municipality that issued the license has adopted a resolution allowing extended closing hours within the municipality and has authorized this extended closing hour as provided in subd. 2.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,10 2. If a southeast Wisconsin municipality has adopted a resolution under subd. 1., the municipality shall establish a process to authorize, and may upon application so authorize, the extended closing hour under subd. 1 . for any “Class B” or “Class C” licensed premises within the municipality.”.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,11 211. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,12 “ Section 95. 25.36 of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,96 Section 96. 20.855 (4) (bv) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,9448 Section 9448. Effective dates; Veterans Affairs.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,16 (1) Repeal of veterans trust fund. The treatment of ss. 25.36 and 20.855 (4) (bv) takes effect on July 1, 2025.”.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,17 212. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,98,18 “ Section 97. 20.485 (1) (gk) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,12 20.485 (1) (gk) Institutional operations. The amounts in the schedule for the care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50, for the payment of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (ky) for payment of the state share of the medical assistance costs related to the provision of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43 to allow them to reside at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation accounts under pars. (kc) and (kj), for the transfer of moneys in an amount up to $10,000,000 to the appropriation account under par. (ks), and for the payment of grants under s. 45.82. Not more than 1 percent of the moneys credited to this appropriation account may be used for the payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43. All moneys received under par. (m) and s. 45.51 (7) (b) and (8) and all moneys received for the care of members under medical assistance, as defined in s. 49.43 (8), shall be credited to this appropriation account. All moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9248 (1r), shall be credited to this appropriation account. Except for the moneys transferred under this paragraph to the appropriation account under par. (kc), no moneys may be expended from this appropriation for the purposes specified in par. (kc).

SB70-SSA2-SA2,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,19 (1) Study for a master plan for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (u), during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of veterans affairs shall contract with a vendor to study the campus of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall provide a framework to guide decision-making for future operations and development on the campus of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall be completed before June 1, 2025.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,9248 Section 9248. Fiscal changes; Veterans Affairs.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,23 (1r) Veterans homes institutional operations. There is transferred from the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24.”.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,24 213. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,100,1 “ Section 98. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,100,15 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015, is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The grant shall be $9,350 $18,700 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, $11,000 $22,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $12,650 $25,300 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $14,300 $28,600 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,99 Section 99. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,100 Section 100. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,2 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may make annual grants in an amount not to exceed $16,500 $33,000 per grant under this subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.”.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,3 214. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,5 “ Section 101. 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,6 20.485 (2) (vm) (title) Veterans assistance grants.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,102 Section 102. 45.40 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,8 45.40 (title) Veterans assistance grants.

SB70-SSA2-SA2,103 Section 103. 45.40 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA2,101,14 45.40 (1g) (a) “Health care provider" means an advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), an audiologist licensed under ch. 459, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, an optometrist licensed under ch. 449, a physician licensed under s. 448.02, or a podiatrist licensed under s. 448.63 has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) and includes an ambulatory surgery center.