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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 295
May 25, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives MOSES, ALLEN, BRANDTJEN, GREEN,
HURD, KITCHENS, MAGNAFICI, MURPHY, MURSAU, RETTINGER, SCHRAA, TRANEL
and WICHGERS, cosponsored by Senator JACQUE. Referred to Committee on
Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities.
1 AN ACT to amend 16.705 (1b) (f), 106.13 (2r), 106.13 (3m) (d), 106.273 (3) (a) 1m.
2 (intro.), 106.273 (3) (a) 2m. and 106.273 (3) (am); and to create 106.13 (6) of the
3 statutes; relating to: the youth apprenticeship program and career and
4 technical education grants.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill makes changes to certain workforce development programs
administered by the Department of Workforce Development.
Youth apprenticeship
Under current law, DWD administers a youth apprenticeship program. Under
that program, DWD is required to approve and maintain a list of occupational areas,
commonly referred to as “career clusters,” including, at a minimum, 16 specific
career clusters. DWD is required to develop curricula for the approved career
clusters. This bill does the following:
1. Requires DWD to enter into contracts to facilitate the development of
curricula for approved career clusters.
2. Requires DWD, in developing curricula for approved career clusters, to have
at least one occupational pathway for each approved career cluster.
Local youth apprenticeship grants
Under current law, DWD administers a local youth apprenticeship grant
program. The program awards grants to local partnerships that consist of one or
more school districts, other public agencies, nonprofit organizations, individuals,
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and other persons for the implementation and coordination of local youth
apprenticeship programs.
Under current law, the maximum amount of a grant awarded to a local
partnership under the local youth apprenticeship grant program is up to $1,100 per
youth apprentice. This bill requires the grants to be $1,700 per youth apprentice.
Career and technical education incentive grants and completion awards
Current law requires DWD to approve industry-recognized certification
programs designed to 1) mitigate workforce shortages and 2) prepare individuals for
occupations as fire fighters, emergency medical responders, or emergency medical
services practitioners. Current law requires DWD to award incentive grants to
school districts with industry-recognized certification programs equal to $1,000 for
each student in the school district who obtains a high school diploma and successfully
completes an approved program.
This bill increases the amount of incentive grants to $2,000 for each student in
the school district who obtains a high school diploma and successfully completes an
approved program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. 16.705 (1b) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
2 16.705 (1b) (f) The department of workforce development for the Project
3 SEARCH program under s. 47.07 or for youth apprenticeship activities under s.
4 106.13 (6).
5 SECTION 2. 106.13 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
6 106.13 (2r) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the department
7 shall develop curricula for youth apprenticeship programs for occupational areas
8 approved under sub. (2m), with at least one occupational pathway for each approved
9 occupational area.
10 SECTION 3. 106.13 (3m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
11 106.13 (3m) (d) The amount of a grant awarded under par. (b) may not exceed
12 $900 per youth apprentice. Beginning on July 10, 2021, the amount of a grant
13 awarded under par. (b) cannot be greater than $1,100. Beginning on the effective
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1 date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the amount of a grant awarded under
2 par. (b) shall be $1,700 per youth apprentice. A local partnership that is awarded a
3 grant under par. (b) shall provide matching funds equal to 50 percent of the grant
4 amount awarded.
5 SECTION 4. 106.13 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
6 106.13 (6) The department shall enter into contracts to facilitate the
7 development of curricula for youth apprenticeship programs for occupational areas
8 approved under sub. (2m)
9 SECTION 5. 106.273 (3) (a) 1m. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
10 106.273 (3) (a) 1m. (intro.) An incentive grant to a school district that has an
11 industry-recognized certification program approved by the department under sub.
12 (2) (a). Subject to pars. (am) and (b), the amount of the incentive grant under this
13 subdivision is equal to $1,000 $2,000 for each student in the school district to whom
14 all of the following apply:
15 SECTION 6. 106.273 (3) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
16 106.273 (3) (a) 2m. An incentive grant to a school district that has an
17 industry-recognized certification program approved by the department under sub.
18 (2) (b). Subject to par. (b), for each such program the school district has, the amount
19 of the incentive grant under this subdivision is equal to $1,000 $2,000 for each
20 student in the school district who successfully completed the program in a school
21 year in which the program was approved by the department under sub. (2) (b).
22 SECTION 7. 106.273 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
23 106.273 (3) (am) The department may not make a per student an award of
24 $1,000 to a school district under par. (a) 1m. if the industry-recognized certification
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1 program completed by the student as a condition of the award under par. (a) 1m. b.
2 is an information technology instructional program developed under s. 115.455.
3 SECTION 8.0Effective date.
4 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2023, or on the day after publication,
5 whichever is later.
6 (END)
Statutes affected: Bill Text: 16.705(1b)(f), 16.705, 106.13(2r), 106.13, 106.13(3m)(d), 106.273(3)(a)1m.(intro.), 106.273, 106.273(3)(a)2m, 106.273(3)(am)