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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
February 5, 2004 - Introduced by Representatives Krawczyk, Wieckert, Suder,
Ladwig, Musser, Owens, Gunderson, Hahn, Ott, McCormick, Gronemus,
Albers and Freese, cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Stepp, Kanavas,
Darling, Zien, Kedzie and Roessler. Referred to Committee on Workforce
Development.
AB811,1,3
1An Act to amend 38.39 (3) (c); and
to create 20.292 (1) (cn) and 38.39 (4) of the
2statutes;
relating to: appropriating money to technical college districts for the
3Wisconsin Advantage Jobs Training Program and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under the provisions of 2003 Assembly Bill 796, a technical college district
board, with the approval of the state Technical College System Board, may contract
with a business to provide job training, adult basic education, vocational and
professional services, and training facilities, equipment, and material to the
business. A contract may not provide more than $3,500 in services to a trainee unless
the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) approves a higher limit. In addition, the state
board must ensure that the total cost of such contracts does not exceed $10,000,000
in any fiscal year unless JCF approves a higher limit. The bill allows a district board
to issue revenue bonds to finance the costs of providing these services and materials
to a business.
Assembly Bill 796 requires the Department of Revenue (DOR) to determine the
amount of wages from which income tax withholding is calculated for an individual
who has been provided training or education by a technical college district under a
contract described above and calculate the total for each technical college district.
The names of such individuals are certified to DOR by the Department of Commerce.
DOR must then certify 1.5 percent of the amount calculated for each technical college
district to the Technical College System Board, which distributes the amounts to the
districts.
Contingent upon the enactment of Assembly Bill 796, this bill appropriates to
the Technical College System Board, for distribution to the districts, the amount
certified for each district. The district board must use the funds to pay debt service
on the revenue bonds.
For further information see the state and local 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:
AB811, s. 1
1Section
1. 20.292 (1) (cn) of the statutes is created to read:
AB811,2,42
20.292
(1) (cn)
Services provided to businesses. A sum sufficient equal to the
3total of the amounts determined by the department of revenue under s. 73.03 (61) for
4distribution to the districts under s. 38.39.
AB811, s. 2
5Section
2. 38.39 (3) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
6(Assembly Bill 796), is amended to read:
AB811,2,137
38.39
(3) (c) The district board shall maintain a special fund, to be identified
8as the Wisconsin Advantage Jobs Training Program special redemption fund, into
9which it deposits the fees received under sub. (2)
, the payments received from the
10state under sub. (4), and any other moneys designated by the district board for
11deposit into the special fund. The district board may use this revenue solely for the
12payment of principal of and interest on the bonds issued under par. (a) until all such
13bonds are retired.
AB811, s. 3
14Section
3. 38.39 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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38.39
(4) Annually the board shall pay to the district board, from the
16appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (cn), an amount equal to the amount calculated for
17that district by the department of revenue under s. 73.03 (61).
AB811,3,2
1(1) This act is void unless 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (Assembly Bill 796) is enacted
2into law on or before the effective date of this subsection.
