Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB231 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 231
5	5	April 6, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives KURTZ, PENTERMAN, JACOBSON, C.
6	6	ANDERSON, BARE, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, EDMING, GREEN, JOERS, NOVAK,
7	7	O'CONNOR, OHNSTAD, ROZAR, SINICKI, SPIROS and STUBBS, cosponsored by
8	8	Senators QUINN, HESSELBEIN, COWLES, JAMES and MARKLEIN. Referred to
9	9	Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
10	10	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
11	11	AN ACT to repeal 15.497 (2) (h); to renumber 15.497 (2) (b) to (g); to renumber
12	12	and amend 15.497 (2) (a); to amend 15.497 (2) (intro.); and to create 15.497
13	13	(2) (ag) (intro.), 15.497 (2) (am) and 15.497 (2) (ar) of the statutes; relating to:
14	14	members of the Council on Veterans Programs.
15	15	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
16	16	Under current law, the Council on Veterans Programs advises the Board of
17	17	Veterans Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs on solutions and policy
18	18	alternatives relating to the problems of veterans. The council consists of numerous
19	19	representatives of various veterans organizations who are appointed by those
20	20	organizations for one-year terms.
21	21	This bill adds the following members to the council, selected by the member's
22	22	peers, to serve one-year terms:
23	23	1. A veteran services coordinator who is employed at a Wisconsin technical
24	24	college.
25	25	2. A veteran services coordinator who is employed at a University of Wisconsin
26	26	System institution.
27	27	The bill also removes the following members from the council, due to the
28	28	organizations they represent being inactive:
29	29	1. A representative of the Navy Club of the U.S.A.
30	30	2. A representative of the American Ex-prisoners of War.
31	31	3. A representative of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc.
32	32	4. A representative of the Catholic War Veterans of the U.S.A.
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39	39	5. A representative of the Army and Navy Union of the United States of
40	40	America.
41	41	6. A representative of the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II.
42	42	7. A representative of the Blinded Veterans Association of Wisconsin.
43	43	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
44	44	enact as follows:
45	45	SECTION 1. 15.497 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
46	46	15.497 (2) COUNCIL ON VETERANS PROGRAMS. (intro.) There is created in the
47	47	department of veterans affairs a council on veterans programs consisting of all of the
48	48	following representatives appointed for one-year terms by the organization that
49	49	each member represents:
50	50	SECTION 2. 15.497 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 15.497 (2) (ag) 1. and
51	51	amended to read:
52	52	15.497 (2) (ag) 1. One representative each of the state departments of the
53	53	American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
54	54	the Marine Corps League, the Navy Club of the U.S.A., the Veterans of World War II
55	55	(AMVETS), the American Ex-prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans Against the
56	56	War, Inc., the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., the Catholic War Veterans of the
57	57	U.S.A., the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., the Polish Legion of American
58	58	Veterans, the National Association for Black Veterans, Inc., the Army and Navy
59	59	Union of the United States of America, the Wisconsin Association of Concerned
60	60	Veteran Organizations, the United Women Veterans, Inc., the U.S. Submarine
61	61	Veterans of World War II, the Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans, Inc., and the Military
62	62	Order of the Purple Heart.
63	63	SECTION 3. 15.497 (2) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
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87	87	15.497 (2) (ag) (intro.) The following representatives appointed for one-year
88	88	terms by the organization that each member represents:
89	89	SECTION 4. 15.497 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
90	90	15.497 (2) (am) For a one-year term, a veteran services coordinator who is
91	91	employed at a technical college in this state and who is popularly selected by other
92	92	technical college veteran services coordinators in this state.
93	93	SECTION 5. 15.497 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
94	94	15.497 (2) (ar) For a one-year term, a veteran services coordinator who is
95	95	employed at a University of Wisconsin System institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9),
96	96	and who is popularly selected by other University of Wisconsin System institution
97	97	veteran services coordinators.
98	98	SECTION 6. 15.497 (2) (b) to (g) of the statutes are renumbered 15.497 (2) (ag)
99	99	2. to 7.
100	100	SECTION 7. 15.497 (2) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
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