Under current law, there is appropriated to DWD, as separate appropriations,
general purpose revenue for apprenticeship completion awards, local youth
apprenticeship grants, employment transit assistance grants, and youth summer

jobs programs in 1st class cities (currently only the city of Milwaukee). This bill
repeals the separate appropriations for those awards, grants, and programs,
transfers the unencumbered balances in those appropriation accounts to an
appropriation to DWD for workforce training grants (commonly referred to as
Wisconsin fast forward grants), and permits moneys in the Wisconsin fast forward
grants appropriation to be expended for those awards, grants, and programs.
Current law allocates $3,000,000 in each fiscal year from the Wisconsin fast
forward grant appropriation for DWD to award career and technical education
incentive grants to school districts in the amount of $1,000 per each pupil in the
school district who, in the prior school year, obtained a diploma from a school in the
school district and successfully completed an industry-recognized certification
program approved by DWD. This bill eliminates that grant program and instead
permits DWD to provide grants to school districts for the development of programs
that are designed to mitigate workforce shortages in industries and occupations that
are experiencing a workforce shortage, as determined by DWD, and to assist pupils
in graduating with industry-recognized certifications in those industries and
occupations.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB596,1 1Section 1. 20.445 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
2is amended to read:
SB596,2,93 20.445 (1) (b) Workforce training program;; programs, grants and services. As
4a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the apprenticeship
5completion award program under s. 106.05 (2), local youth apprenticeship grants
6under s. 106.13 (3m), youth summer jobs programs under s. 106.18, employment
7transit assistance grants under s. 106.26,
workforce training grants and services
8under s. 106.27 (1) and (1g), and for career and technical education incentive grants
9under s. 106.273.
SB596,2 10Section 2. 20.445 (1) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1155
, is amended to read:
SB596,3,512 20.445 (1) (bm) Workforce training program; administration. Biennially, the
13amounts in the schedule for the administration of the apprenticeship completion

1award program under s. 106.05 (2), the local youth apprenticeship grant program
2under s. 106.13 (3m), the youth summer jobs program under s. 106.18, the
3employment transit assistance grant program under s. 106.26,
the workforce
4training program under s. 106.27, and the career and technical education incentive
5grant program under s. 106.273.
SB596,3 6Section 3. 20.445 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB596,4 7Section 4. 20.445 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB596,5 8Section 5. 20.445 (1) (fg) of the statutes is repealed.
SB596,6 9Section 6. 20.445 (1) (fm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB596,7 10Section 7. 106.05 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB596,3,1611 106.05 (2) (b) (intro.) Subject to par. (c) and sub. (3), from the appropriation
12under s. 20.445 (1) (d) (b), the department shall may provide to an apprentice
13described in par. (a) 1. or the apprentice's sponsor a completion award equal to 25
14percent of the cost of tuition incurred by the apprentice or sponsor or $1,000,
15whichever is less,. If the department provides a completion award under this
16subsection, the department shall pay the award
as follows:
SB596,8 17Section 8. 106.05 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB596,3,2418 106.05 (3) (a) If the amount of funds to be distributed under sub. (2) exceeds
19the amount available in the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d) (b) for completion
20awards under sub. (2)
, the department may reduce the reimbursement percentage
21or deny applications for completion awards that would otherwise qualify under sub.
22(2). In that case, the department shall determine the reimbursement percentage and
23eligibility on the basis of the dates on which apprentices and sponsors become eligible
24for completion awards.
SB596,9
1Section 9. 106.13 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
2amended to read:
SB596,4,53 106.13 (1) The department shall may provide a youth apprenticeship program
4that includes. If the department provides that program, the program may include
5under that program
the grant program under sub. (3m).
SB596,10 6Section 10. 106.13 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015
7Wisconsin Act 55
, is amended to read:
SB596,4,188 106.13 (3m) (b) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (e) (b), the
9department may award grants to applying local partnerships for the implementation
10and coordination of local youth apprenticeship programs. A local partnership shall
11include in its grant application the identity of each public agency, nonprofit
12organization, individual, and other person who is a participant in the local
13partnership, a plan to accomplish the implementation and coordination activities
14specified in subds. 1. to 6., and the identity of a fiscal agent who shall be responsible
15for receiving, managing, and accounting for the grant moneys received under this
16paragraph. Subject to par. (c), a local partnership that is awarded a grant under this
17paragraph may use the grant moneys awarded for any of the following
18implementation and coordination activities:
SB596,11 19Section 11. 106.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB596,4,22 20106.18 Youth programs in 1st class cities. From the appropriation account
21under s. 20.445 (1) (fm) (b), the department shall implement and operate youth
22summer jobs programs in 1st class cities.
SB596,12 23Section 12. 106.26 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB596,5,224 106.26 (3) (c) (intro.) To make grants from the appropriation under s. 20.445
25(1) (b)
to eligible applicants to conduct projects or to match a federal grant awarded

1to an eligible applicant to conduct a project. Grants by the department are subject
2to all of the following requirements:
SB596,13 3Section 13. 106.273 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
4repealed and recreated to read:
SB596,5,10 5106.273 Career and technical education incentive grants. From the
6appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), the department may provide grants to school
7districts for the development of programs that are designed to mitigate workforce
8shortages in industries and occupations that are experiencing a workforce shortage,
9as determined by the department, and to assist pupils in graduating with
10industry-recognized certifications in those industries and occupations.
SB596,14 11Section 14. Fiscal changes.
SB596,6,1212 (1) Workforce training; programs, grants, and services. In the schedule
13under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of
14workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the
15acts of 2015, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2015-16 is increased by an amount
16equal to the unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
1720.445 (1) (d), 2013 stats., immediately before the effective date of the repeal of
18section 20.445 (1) (d), 2013 stats., the unencumbered balance in the appropriation
19account under section 20.445 (1) (e), 2013 stats., immediately before the effective
20date of the repeal of section 20.445 (1) (e), 2013 stats., the unencumbered balance in
21the appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (fg), 2013 stats., immediately
22before the effective date of the repeal of section 20.445 (1) (fg), 2013 stats., and the
23unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (fm),
242013 stats., immediately before the effective date of the repeal of section 20.445 (1)
25(fm), 2013 stats. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the

1appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1)
2(b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the dollar amount for fiscal year
32016-17 is increased by an amount equal to the unencumbered balance in the
4appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (d), 2013 stats., immediately before
5the effective date of the repeal of section 20.445 (1) (d), 2013 stats., the
6unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (e),
72013 stats., immediately before the effective date of the repeal of section 20.445 (1)
8(e), 2013 stats., the unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under
9section 20.445 (1) (fg), 2013 stats., immediately before the effective date of the repeal
10of section 20.445 (1) (fg), 2013 stats., and the unencumbered balance in the
11appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (fm), 2013 stats., immediately before
12the effective date of the repeal of section 20.445 (1) (fm), 2013 stats.
SB596,6,2413 (2) Workforce training; transfer of unencumbered balances in repealed
14appropriations.
The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under
15section 20.445 (1) (d), 2013 stats., immediately before the effective date of the repeal
16of section 20.445 (1) (d), 2013 stats., the unencumbered balance in the appropriation
17account under section 20.445 (1) (e), 2013 stats., immediately before the effective
18date of the repeal of section 20.445 (1) (e), 2013 stats., the unencumbered balance in
19the appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (fg), 2013 stats., immediately
20before the effective date of the repeal of section 20.445 (1) (fg), 2013 stats., and the
21unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.445 (1) (fm),
222013 stats., immediately before the effective date of the repeal of section 20.445 (1)
23(fm), 2013 stats., are transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.445
24(1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB596,6,2525 (End)
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