Task force on issues concerning service members returning home from war. (FE)

2. The secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs or his or her designee.

3. The president of the University of Wisconsin System or his or her designee.

4. The president of the Technical College System Board or his or her designee.

5. The secretary of the Department of Workforce Development or his or her designee.

6. The secretary of the Department of Health Services or his or her designee.

7. Five public members appointed by the adjutant general, at least three of whom have knowledge or experience concerning demobilization and post deployment; post traumatic stress disorder; family readiness groups or family assistance centers; employer support groups; veterans service officers; veterans service organizations; issues relevant to women in the military; or veterans homeless shelters.

Under the bill, the primary function of the task force is to identify and review the issues and concerns facing service members returning from overseas deployments in combat zones and hazardous duty areas. The bill requires the task force to make findings and prepare recommendations concerning the measures the task force believes the state should take to address and remedy those issues and concerns. In making its findings and preparing its recommendations, the bill requires the task force to examine current data, research, programs, and initiatives related to the physical, social, emotional, and mental impact of military service upon service members and their families and to identify effective strategies for promoting the lifelong physical, social, emotional, and mental health of service members and their families.

No later than six months after the date of the task force's first meeting, the task force is required to submit a final report to the legislature and the governor that contains the task force's findings and recommendations. The task force ceases to exist on the 30th day after it submits its final report.