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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 287
May 25, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives VANDERMEER, MAGNAFICI,
ARMSTRONG, C. ANDERSON, BEHNKE, BRANDTJEN, BROOKS, DITTRICH, EDMING,
GREEN, GUNDRUM, HURD, KRUG, MAXEY, MOSES, MURPHY, MURSAU, NOVAK,
OLDENBURG, PETRYK, ROZAR, SHANKLAND, SNYDER, STEFFEN, STUBBS, TRANEL
and WICHGERS, cosponsored by Senators QUINN, FEYEN, FELZKOWSKI, JAMES
and TESTIN. Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
1 AN ACT relating to: talent attraction and retention initiatives focusing on active
2 duty military personnel transitioning out of the U.S. armed forces and veterans
3 and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
administers a program under which it collaborates with state agencies to develop
and implement initiatives for the attraction of talent to and retention of talent in this
state.
This bill requires WEDC to expend $5,000,000 for the purpose of talent
attraction and retention initiatives focused specifically on active duty military
personnel transitioning out of the U.S. armed forces and veterans. The initiatives
must include digital marketing, direct outreach to military personnel, and grants to
local and regional economic development organizations for talent attraction and
retention initiatives focused specifically on active duty military personnel
transitioning out of the U.S. armed forces and veterans. The bill also requires WEDC
to submit a report to the legislature that describes in detail each initiative
undertaken as required under the bill in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the dollar
amount expended on the initiative, and WEDC's assessment of the success of the
initiative.
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For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1.0Nonstatutory provisions.
2 (1) The initiatives under SECTION 2 (1) of this act shall include digital
3 marketing, direct outreach to military personnel, and grants to local and regional
4 economic development organizations for talent attraction and retention initiatives
5 focused specifically on active duty military personnel transitioning out of the U.S.
6 armed forces and veterans.
7 (2) No later than June 30, 2025, the Wisconsin Economic Development
8 Corporation shall submit a report to the legislature in the manner provided under
9 s. 13.172 (2) and to the joint committee on finance that describes in detail each
10 initiative undertaken as required under this act in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the
11 dollar amount expended on the initiative, and the corporation's assessment of the
12 success of the initiative.
13 SECTION 2.0Fiscal changes.
14 (1) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Wisconsin
15 Economic Development Corporation under s. 20.192 (1) (b), the dollar amount for
16 fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $5,000,000, which the Wisconsin Economic
17 Development Corporation shall expend on talent attraction and retention initiatives
18 focused specifically on active duty military personnel transitioning out of the U.S.
19 armed forces and veterans.
20 (END)