SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,1219
20.485
(1) (gk)
Institutional operations. The amounts in the schedule for the
20care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50, for the payment
21of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the transfer of moneys to the appropriation
22account under s. 20.435 (4) (ky) for payment of the state share of the medical
23assistance costs related to the provision of stipends under s. 45.50 (2m) (f), for the
24payment of assistance to indigent veterans under s. 45.43 to allow them to reside at
1the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, for the transfer of moneys to the
2appropriation accounts under pars. (kc) and (kj), for the transfer of moneys in an
3amount up to $10,000,000 to the appropriation account under par. (ks), and for the
4payment of grants under s. 45.82. Not more than 1 percent of the moneys credited
5to this appropriation account may be used for the payment of assistance to indigent
6veterans under s. 45.43. All moneys received under par. (m) and s. 45.51 (7) (b) and
7(8) and all moneys received for the care of members under medical assistance, as
8defined in s. 49.43 (8), shall be credited to this appropriation account.
All moneys
9transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9248 (1r), shall be
10credited to this appropriation account. Except for the moneys transferred under this
11paragraph to the appropriation account under par. (kc), no moneys may be expended
12from this appropriation for the purposes specified in par. (kc).
SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,1914
(1)
Study for a master plan for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. From
15the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (u), during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the
16department of veterans affairs shall contract with a vendor to study the campus of
17the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall provide a framework to guide
18decision-making for future operations and development on the campus of the
19Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall be completed before June 1, 2025.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,99,2321
(1r)
Veterans homes institutional operations. There is transferred from the
22general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $10,000,000 in
23fiscal year 2023-24.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA2,100,152
45.82
(2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
3a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county
4executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department
5that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015,
6is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
7position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau
8of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is
9appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8)
10or ch. 63. The grant shall be
$9,350 $18,700 for a county with a population of less
11than 20,000,
$11,000 $22,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499,
12$12,650 $25,300 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and
$14,300 13$28,600 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans
14affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by
15the demographic services center when making grants under this subsection.
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45.82
(4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
19federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
20under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
21the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
22service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
23that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
24veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may
1make annual grants in an amount not to exceed
$16,500 $33,000 per grant under this
2subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.”.
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-SA2,101,1410
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-SA2,102,616
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.
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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-SA2,102,1512
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.
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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).
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45.40
(3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may
25receive under this section may not exceed
$7,500
$10,000.”.