Wis. Stat. § 45.21
Retraining assistance program
Redline — January 1, 2003 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2003
Every person who has served in the U.S. armed forces at any time, and who has been honorably discharged or given a certificate of service or relieved from active service may record with the register of deeds of any county, in a suitable book provided by the county for that purpose, a certificate of discharge or release. The certificate shall be accessible only to the discharged person or that person's dependents, the county veterans' service officer, the department, or any person with written authorization from the discharged person or that person's dependents. The register of deeds may not charge for recording, except that in counties where the register of deeds is under the fee system and not paid a fixed salary, the county shall pay the fee specified in s. 59.43 (2) (ag) . The record of any certificate of discharge or release made prior to July 6, 1919, is legalized.
(1) Amount and application. The department may pay a veteran not more than $3,000 for retraining to enable the veteran to obtain gainful employment. The department shall determine the amount of the payment based on the veteran's financial need. A veteran may apply for aid to the county veterans service officer of the county in which the veteran is living. The department may, on behalf of a veteran who is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program and who meets the requirements under sub. (2) , make a payment under this subsection to the veteran's employer.
(2) Eligibility. The department may provide aid under this section if all of the following apply:
(a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved by the department of safety and professional services under s. 440.52 , other than a proprietary school offering a 4-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.
(b) The veteran meets the financial assistance criteria established under sub. (3) (c) .
(c) The veteran is unemployed, underemployed, as defined by rule, or has received a notice of termination of employment.
(d) The veteran requesting aid has not received reimbursement under s. 45.20 for courses completed during the same semester for which a grant would be received under this section.
(e) The department determines that the veteran's proposed program will provide retraining that could enable the veteran to find gainful employment. In making its determination, the department shall consider whether the proposed program provides adequate employment skills and is in an occupation for which favorable employment opportunities are anticipated.
(3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules for the distribution of aid under this program, including all of the following:
(a) Standard budgets for single and married veterans.
(b) Selection procedures.
(c) Uniform need determination procedures.
(d) Application procedures.
(e) Coordination with other occupational training programs.
(f) Other provisions the department deems necessary to assure uniform administration of this program.
(4) Report. The department shall include in its biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d) information relating to the veterans retraining assistance program, including the number of veterans obtaining gainful employment after receiving aid and a description of the veterans receiving aid, including their sex, age, race, educational level, service-connected disability status, and income before and after obtaining gainful employment. This information may be based on a valid statistical sample.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.