45.09 Veterans as classroom volunteers.
(1) In this section:
(a) “Private school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r).
(b) “Public school" has the meaning given in s. 115.01 (1).
(c) “School term" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (12).
(d) “Tribal school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).
(2) Subject to sub. (3), the department shall award a certificate of achievement and appreciation to any veteran who completes 20 hours of volunteer service in a public, private, or tribal school during a school term.
(3) A certificate shall be awarded under sub. (2) if all of the following requirements are met:
(a) The volunteer service consists of classroom service that involves direct interaction with pupils, with an emphasis on sharing the lessons the veteran learned from his or her military experience.
(b) The veteran is not an employee of the school or school district during the term in which the volunteer service takes place.
(c) By July 1 after the school term in which the volunteer service takes place, the veteran submits to the department a form signed by the school principal or school district administrator verifying that the veteran fulfilled the 20 hours of volunteer service specified under par. (a).
History: 2007 a. 22; 2009 a. 302.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
45.001 - Recognition of persons who served in the armed forces.
45.02 - Eligibility for benefits.
45.03 - Department of veterans affairs.
45.04 - Release of information and records.
45.05 - Registration of certificate of discharge.
45.07 - Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
45.09 - Veterans as classroom volunteers.
45.095 - Donation of abandoned vehicles.
45.12 - Wisconsin veteran-owned business logotypes.
45.13 - Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission.
45.20 - Tuition reimbursement.
45.21 - Retraining assistance program.
45.40 - Assistance to needy veterans.
45.41 - Payments to veterans organizations.
45.42 - Veterans personal loans.
45.43 - Veterans assistance program.
45.437 - Veterans employment and entrepreneurship grant program.
45.44 - Veterans fee waiver program.
45.46 - Grants to nonprofit organizations that serve veterans and their families.
45.47 - Record-keeping and audit requirements for grant programs administered by the department.
45.48 - Veterans outreach and recovery program.
45.50 - Veterans homes; management.
45.51 - Eligibility for membership.
45.55 - Notes and mortgages of minor veterans.
45.57 - Veterans homes; transfer of funding.
45.58 - Grants to local governments.
45.60 - Military funeral honors.
45.61 - Wisconsin veterans cemeteries.
45.62 - Burial places compiled.
45.72 - County and municipal memorials.
45.73 - Sites for veterans memorial halls.
45.74 - Memorial corporations organized under 1919 act.
45.75 - Memorials in populous counties.
45.80 - County veterans service officer.
45.81 - County veterans service commission.
45.82 - Grants to counties and tribes for improvement of services.