Date of enactment:
2023 Senate Bill 251 Date of publication*:
2023 WISCONSIN ACT
AN ACT to repeal 15.497 (2) (h); to renumber 15.497 (2) (b) to (g); to renumber and amend 15.497 (2) (a); to amend
15.497 (2) (intro.); and to create 15.497 (2) (ag) (intro.), 15.497 (2) (am), 15.497 (2) (ar) and 15.497 (2) (at) of the
statutes; relating to: members of the Council on Veterans Programs.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 15.497 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is
amended to read:
15.497 (2) COUNCIL ON VETERANS PROGRAMS. (intro.)
There is created in the department of veterans affairs a
council on veterans programs consisting of all of the fol-
lowing representatives appointed for one−year terms by
the organization that each member represents:
SECTION 2. 15.497 (2) (a) of the statutes is renum-
bered 15.497 (2) (ag) 1. and amended to read:
15.497 (2) (ag) 1. One representative each of the state
departments of the American Legion, the Disabled
American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
Marine Corps League, the Navy Club of the U.S.A., the
Veterans of World War II (AMVETS), the American Ex−
prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans Against the War,
Inc., the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., the Catholic
War Veterans of the U.S.A., the Jewish War Veterans of
the U.S.A., the Polish Legion of American Veterans, the
National Association for Black Veterans, Inc., the Army
and Navy Union of the United States of America, the
Wisconsin Association of Concerned Veteran Organiza-
tions, the United Women Veterans, Inc., the U.S. Subma-
rine Veterans of World War II, the Wisconsin Vietnam
Veterans, Inc., and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
SECTION 3. 15.497 (2) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is
created to read:
15.497 (2) (ag) (intro.) The following representatives
appointed for staggered 3−year terms by the organization
that each member represents:
SECTION 4. 15.497 (2) (am) of the statutes is created
to read:
15.497 (2) (am) For a 3−year term, a veteran services
coordinator who is employed at a technical college in this
state and who is popularly selected by other technical col-
lege veteran services coordinators in this state.
SECTION 5. 15.497 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created
to read:
15.497 (2) (ar) For a 3−year term, a veteran services
coordinator who is employed at a University of Wiscon-
sin System institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), and who
is popularly selected by other University of Wisconsin
System institution veteran services coordinators.
SECTION 5m. 15.497 (2) (at) of the statutes is created
to read:
15.497 (2) (at) For a 3−year term, a veteran services
coordinator who is employed at a college or university
* Section 991.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s
partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” − 2 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Senate Bill 251
that is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Inde-
pendent Colleges and Universities and who is selected by
the president of the Wisconsin Association of Indepen-
dent Colleges and Universities or his or her designee.
SECTION 6. 15.497 (2) (b) to (g) of the statutes are
renumbered 15.497 (2) (ag) 2. to 7.
SECTION 7. 15.497 (2) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 8.0Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) TERM LENGTHS. Notwithstanding the length of
terms specified for the members of the council on veter-
ans programs under s. 15.497 (2) (ag), each member serv-
ing on the council on the effective date of this subsection
shall serve the remainder of the term for which he or she
was appointed. After the effective date of this subsection,
at the expiration of the terms of the members serving on
the effective date of this subsection, 7 of the members
shall be appointed for terms expiring on July 1, 2024; 6
of the members shall be appointed for terms expiring on
July 1, 2025; and 6 of the members shall be appointed for
terms expiring on July 1, 2026.