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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 416 |
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| 5 | 5 | | September 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senators TESTIN, BALLWEG, FELZKOWSKI, JAMES, |
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| 6 | 6 | | MARKLEIN, STROEBEL and WIRCH, cosponsored by Representatives EDMING, |
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| 7 | 7 | | ARMSTRONG, BRANDTJEN, GOEBEN, GUSTAFSON, JOERS, KRUG, MAGNAFICI, |
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| 8 | 8 | | MURPHY, MURSAU, O'CONNOR, RETTINGER, SCHUTT, SINICKI, SNODGRASS, TITTL |
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| 9 | 9 | | and WICHGERS. Referred to Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans |
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| 10 | 10 | | and Military Affairs. |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT to amend 45.82 (2) of the statutes; relating to: grants to counties for |
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| 12 | 12 | | veterans services. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | Under current law, a county or tribe may annually apply for a grant from the |
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| 15 | 15 | | Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of improving services provided to |
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| 16 | 16 | | former military personnel through that county's veterans service office. To be eligible |
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| 17 | 17 | | for a grant under the program, the county veteran's service officer must, if chosen |
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| 18 | 18 | | after April 15, 2015, have taken a civil service examination for the position developed |
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| 19 | 19 | | by the Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection in the Department of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Administration or have been appointed under a civil service competitive |
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| 21 | 21 | | examination procedure. This bill changes that requirement so that instead, to |
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| 22 | 22 | | receive a grant, the county veteran's service officer must, if chosen after April 15, |
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| 23 | 23 | | 2015, be a Wisconsin resident who served on active duty under honorable conditions |
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| 24 | 24 | | in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and |
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| 25 | 25 | | meet certain other conditions. |
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| 26 | 26 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 27 | 27 | | enact as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 1. 45.82 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, is |
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| 29 | 29 | | amended to read: |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 416 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to |
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| 37 | 37 | | a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county |
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| 38 | 38 | | executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department |
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| 39 | 39 | | that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015, |
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| 40 | 40 | | is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the |
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| 41 | 41 | | position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau |
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| 42 | 42 | | of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is |
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| 43 | 43 | | appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) |
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| 44 | 44 | | or ch. 63 elected or appointed under s. 45.80 (1). A grant for $11,688 shall be awarded |
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| 45 | 45 | | for a county with a population of less than 20,000, a grant for $13,750 shall be |
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| 46 | 46 | | awarded for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, a grant for $15,813 shall |
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| 47 | 47 | | be awarded for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and a grant for $17,875 |
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| 48 | 48 | | shall be awarded for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department |
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| 49 | 49 | | of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates |
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| 50 | 50 | | prepared by the demographic services center when making grants under this |
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| 51 | 51 | | subsection. |
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| 52 | 52 | | (END) |
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