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Special Committee on Recodification of Chapter 45, Veterans

Chair: Rep. John Townsend
Legislative Council Staff: Pam Shannon and Richard Sweet
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The special committee is directed to conduct a recodification of ch. 45, Stats., relating to veterans, to include reorganizing the chapter in a logical manner, renumbering and retitling sections, consolidating related provisions, modernizing language, resolving ambiguities in language, making other necessary organizational changes, and making minor substantive changes.

Assignment Completed
Report to Legislature
March 9, 2005 Joint Legislative Council Meeting
  • Proposed Report to the Legislature No. 2005-01, Recodification of Chapter 45, Veterans (2-21-05)
  • LRB-0529/2, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans assistance, educational programs, burials, cemeteries, homes, housing loans, memorials, and museums, the employment rights and benefits available to persons who are in or who return from military service, the Educational Approval Board, granting rule-making authority, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
February 1, 2005 Meeting
  • LRB-0529/P8, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans assistance, educational programs, burials, cemeteries, homes, housing loans, memorials, and museums, the employment rights and benefits available to persons who are in or who return from military service, the Educational Approval Board, granting rule-making authority, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
January 11, 2005 Drafting Subcommittee Meeting
  • LRB-0529/P6, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans assistance, educational programs, burials, cemeteries, homes, housing loans, memorials, and museums, the employment rights and benefits available to persons who are in or who return from military service, the Educational Approval Board, granting rule-making authority, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
December 7, 2004 Drafting Subcommittee Meeting
  • LRB-0529/P4, relating to the powers and duties of the department of veterans affairs, veterans assistance, educational programs, burials, cemeteries, homes, housing loans, memorials, and museums, the employment rights and benefits available to persons who are in or return from military service, the educational approval board, and making appropriations.
November 22, 2004 Drafting Subcommittee Meeting
  • Outline of proposed ch. 45 table of contents (11-17-04)
  • LRB-0529/P3, relating to the educational approval board, the employment rights and benefits available to persons who are in or return from military service, the powers and duties of the department of veterans affairs, veterans memorials and museums, the benefits available to veterans, veterans burials, facilities for veterans, and making appropriations.
  • WLC: 0061/P1, relating to powers and duties of the department of veterans affairs and other general provisions pertaining to veterans.
  • WLC: 0060/P1, relating to assistance programs.
November 9, 2004 Drafting Subcommittee Meeting
  • WLC: 0036/P2, relating to care and treatment facilities.
  • LRB-0529/P2, relating to the educational approval board, the employment rights and benefits available to persons who are in or return from military service, the powers and duties of the department of veterans affairs, veterans memorials and museums, the benefits available to veterans, veterans burials, facilities for veterans, and making appropriations.
  • LRB-0529/P2ins, relating to the educational approval board, the employment rights and benefits available to persons who are in or return from military service, the powers and duties of the department of veterans affairs, veterans memorials and museums, the benefits available to veterans, veterans burials, facilities for veterans, and making appropriations.
  • WLC: 0051/P1, relating to veterans education and training.
  • WLC: 0049/P1, relating to veterans education and training.
  • WLC: 0053/P1, relating to the veterans housing loan program.
  • LRB-0529/P2insV, relating to the definition of "veteran."
  • LRB-0529/P2insVa, relating to the definition of "veteran."
October 26, 2004 Drafting Subcommittee Meeting
  • WLC: 0036/P1, relating to care and treatment facilities for veterans.
  • LRB-0529/P1, relating to the educational approval board, the employment rights and benefits available to persons who are in or return from military service, the powers and duties of the department of veterans affairs, veterans memorials and museums, the benefits available to veterans, veterans burials, facilities for veterans, and making appropriations.
October 12, 2004 Drafting Subcommittee Meeting
September 30, 2004 Meeting