Wisconsin Legislative Council
AMENDMENT MEMO
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Memo published: June 14, 2023 Contact: Steve McCarthy, Senior Staff Attorney
2023 Assembly Bill 231
Assembly Amendment 1 and
Assembly Amendment 1 to
Assembly Amendment 1
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 231
The bill makes changes to the membership of the Council on Veterans Programs, which is an advisory
council for the Board of Veterans Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Specifically, the bill removes membership of seven inactive organizations, and adds two new members,
one who is a veteran services coordinator who is employed at a Wisconsin technical college, and one
who is a veteran services coordinator who is employed at a University of Wisconsin System institution.
Assembly Amendment 1
Assembly Amendment 1 adds an additional member to the council. Specifically, the amendment adds a
veteran services coordinator who is employed at a college or university that is a member of the
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and who is selected by the president of
the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or his or her designee.
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1
The amendment to the amendment adds provisions to the amendment that modify the term length
served by all council members from one-year terms to staggered three-year terms.
BILL HISTORY
On June 12, 2023, Assembly Amendment 1 was offered by Representative Kurtz, and Assembly
Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 was offered by Representatives Sinicki and Riemer. On June
13, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs voted to adopt the amendments,
and recommend passage of the bill, as amended, on votes of Ayes, 13; Noes, 0.
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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