Barron County, Wisconsin

Registering a Discharge with a Wisconsin Register of Deeds

Free registration of a certificate of discharge under 45.05, and a state veteran registry under 45.045. Chapter 45 also closes veteran records under 45.04.

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/45.05

Who Counts as a Veteran in Wisconsin

Chapter 45 gives one definition with twelve routes, and almost every Wisconsin programme uses it.

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/45.01

Wisconsin Assistance to Needy Veterans

Subsistence payments up to $3,000 in a twelve-month period for a veteran who lost income to illness, injury or natural disaster, plus dental, vision and hearing aid.

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/45.40

Wisconsin GI Bill: Fee Remission for Spouses and Children

The same 128 credits or 8 semesters for the spouse, unremarried surviving spouse or child of a veteran rated 30 percent or more, or of one who died in service.

Gate: A living veteran rated at least 30 percent

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/36.27(3n)

Wisconsin GI Bill: Fee Remission for Veterans

Full remission of tuition and fees at UW System and technical colleges for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer.

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/36.27(3p)

Wisconsin High School Diploma for Wartime Veterans

A high school diploma for a veteran who left a Wisconsin high school to serve in wartime.

dva.wi.gov

Wisconsin Income Tax on Military Pay and Retired Pay

Wisconsin taxes income but exempts all military retirement, including SBP annuities.

www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/pcs-military.aspx

Wisconsin National Guard Tuition Grant

Up to 100 percent of the UW-Madison tuition rate for eight full-time terms, for a drilling enlisted member or warrant officer without a bachelor’s degree.

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/321.40

Wisconsin Property Tax Credit for Surviving Spouses

The same uncapped credit reaches an unremarried surviving spouse by four separate routes, and one of them is simply receiving Dependency and Indemnity Compensation.

Gate: Or held a 100 percent rating, or unemployability, at death

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/71.07(6e)

Wisconsin State Employee Military Leave and Differential Pay

Up to 30 working days a year of military leave at base state pay less base military pay for a permanent state employee in the Guard or a reserve component, differential pay for…

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/230.35

Wisconsin State Employment for Veterans

Not points. The 10, 15 and 20 point table in 230.16(7) was removed in the 2015 civil service rewrite.

Gate: Thirty percent for the non-competitive route

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/230.275

Wisconsin State Park Admission for Veterans

A free admission card for a Wisconsin resident veteran rated 70 percent or more, or a former prisoner of war.

Gate: Seventy percent for the free park admission card; Thirty percent opens a free disabled deer hunting area permit

dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/admission/waivers

Wisconsin Veterans Cemeteries and Military Funeral Honors

Three state veterans cemeteries under 45.61, and a statutory military funeral honors programme under 45.60 that provides a detail where the federal services cannot.

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/45.61

Wisconsin Veterans Education (VetEd) Reimbursement Grant

A means-tested reimbursement of tuition after a term is completed, for a veteran without an undergraduate degree.

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/45.20

Wisconsin Veterans Homes

Three homes at King, Union Grove and Chippewa Falls. Wisconsin residency is expressly not required to be admitted, though it decides priority, and a felony conviction is a bar…

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/45.51

Wisconsin Veterans Licence Fee Waiver and Business Certification

A one-time waiver of the initial fee for a professional or occupational licence, and a state certification for a veteran-owned business with gross sales under $1.5 million.

Gate: Fifty percent opens an employer hiring grant

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/45.44

Wisconsin Veterans Retraining Grant

Up to $3,000 a year for two years for a veteran who is unemployed or underemployed and needs retraining.

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/45.21

Wisconsin Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit

A refundable income tax credit for the entire property tax on the principal dwelling, with no cap on the house value or the credit.

Gate: Service-connected disability rating of 100 percent; Or a 100 percent rating based on individual unemployability

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/71.07(6e)