Wis. Stat. § 45.437
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Veterans employment and entrepreneurship grant program.
Official statutory text
(1) Definition. In this section, “disabled veteran” means a veteran who is verified by the department to have a service-connected disability rating of at least 50 percent under 38 USC 1114 or 1134 .
(2) Grants.
(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (qm) , the department may award up to $500,000 annually in grants to veterans, employers, and nonprofit organizations under this section.
(b) The department may not award a grant under par. (a) unless the department determines that the grant is likely to improve employment outcomes for veterans in this state. Subject to that limitation, the department may award grants to assist veteran entrepreneurs, to give employers in this state incentives to hire veterans, especially disabled veterans, to help fund employment training for veterans, especially disabled veterans, and for other programs or purposes as determined by the department by rule.
(3) Annual report. Annually, the department shall submit a report to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that includes all of the following:
(a) The number of grants awarded under this section.
(b) The amount of each grant awarded under this section.
(c) The purpose of each grant awarded under this section.
(d) The outcomes attributable to each grant awarded under this section.
(4) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules implementing this section. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall include rules establishing the specific goals grant recipients must meet and requiring that those goals be met before any grant moneys are disbursed.
History: 2015 a. 385 .
(2) Grants.
(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (qm) , the department may award up to $500,000 annually in grants to veterans, employers, and nonprofit organizations under this section.
(b) The department may not award a grant under par. (a) unless the department determines that the grant is likely to improve employment outcomes for veterans in this state. Subject to that limitation, the department may award grants to assist veteran entrepreneurs, to give employers in this state incentives to hire veterans, especially disabled veterans, to help fund employment training for veterans, especially disabled veterans, and for other programs or purposes as determined by the department by rule.
(3) Annual report. Annually, the department shall submit a report to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that includes all of the following:
(a) The number of grants awarded under this section.
(b) The amount of each grant awarded under this section.
(c) The purpose of each grant awarded under this section.
(d) The outcomes attributable to each grant awarded under this section.
(4) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules implementing this section. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall include rules establishing the specific goals grant recipients must meet and requiring that those goals be met before any grant moneys are disbursed.
History: 2015 a. 385 .
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