15.49 Department of veterans affairs; creation.
(1) In this section, “veteran" means a veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f), who has served on active duty, as defined in s. 45.01 (1).
(2) There is created a department of veterans affairs and a board of veterans affairs. Except as otherwise provided by law, the department shall be under the direction and supervision of the secretary of veterans affairs, who shall be a veteran. The board shall consist of 9 members all of whom shall be veterans. The members shall be appointed for staggered 4-year terms. The board shall be composed so that for each congressional district in the state there is at least one member of the board who is a resident of that district. If a member ceases to reside within the boundaries of the congressional district where he or she resided as that district existed at the time that member's current term began, the member vacates his or her office.
History: 1975 c. 77; 1981 c. 199; 1991 a. 165; 2011 a. 36.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 15 - Structure of the executive branch.
15.001 - Declaration of policy.
15.02 - Offices, departments and independent agencies.
15.03 - Attachment for limited purposes.
15.04 - Heads of departments and independent agencies; powers and duties.
15.06 - Commissions and commissioners.
15.08 - Examining boards and councils.
15.085 - Affiliated credentialing boards.
15.10 - Department of administration; creation.
15.103 - Same; specified divisions.
15.105 - Same; attached boards, commissions, bureaus, and offices.
15.13 - Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; creation.
15.135 - Same; attached boards and commissions.
15.14 - Department of corrections; creation.
15.145 - Same; attached boards, commissions, and councils.
15.16 - Department of employee trust funds; creation.
15.165 - Same; attached boards.
15.18 - Department of financial institutions.
15.183 - Same; specified divisions.
15.185 - Same; attached boards, offices, and councils.
15.19 - Department of health services; creation.
15.193 - Same; specified divisions.
15.195 - Same; attached boards and commissions.
15.20 - Department of children and families; creation.
15.205 - Same; attached boards.
15.22 - Department of workforce development; creation.
15.223 - Same; specified divisions.
15.225 - Same; attached boards and commission.
15.25 - Department of justice; creation.
15.253 - Same; specified divisions.
15.255 - Same; attached boards.
15.31 - Department of military affairs; creation.
15.313 - Same; specified division.
15.34 - Department of natural resources; creation.
15.343 - Same; specified divisions.
15.345 - Same; attached boards and commissions.
15.348 - Conservation congress.
15.37 - Department of public instruction; creation.
15.373 - Same; specified divisions.
15.375 - Same; attached boards.
15.40 - Department of safety and professional services; creation.
15.405 - Same; attached boards and examining boards.
15.406 - Same; attached affiliated credentialing boards.
15.43 - Department of revenue; creation.
15.433 - Same; specified divisions.
15.435 - Same; attached boards.
15.44 - Department of tourism.
15.445 - Same; attached boards.
15.46 - Department of transportation; creation.
15.465 - Same; attached board.
15.49 - Department of veterans affairs; creation.
15.495 - Same; attached commission.
15.57 - Educational communications board; creation.
15.61 - Elections commission; creation.
15.62 - Ethics commission; creation.
15.67 - Higher educational aids board; creation.
15.675 - Same; attached board.
15.705 - Same; attached boards.
15.73 - Office of commissioner of insurance; creation.
15.76 - Investment board; creation.
15.78 - Public defender board.
15.79 - Public service commission; creation.
15.795 - Same; attached office.
15.91 - Board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System; creation.
15.915 - Same; attached boards and commissions.