AB169: Bill Text

2001 Assembly BILL 169

March 6, 2001 - Introduced by Representatives Hoven, Plale, Albers, Berceau, Gronemus, Gunderson, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Miller, Pettis, Plouff, Seratti, Shilling, Stone, Sykora, Townsend and Wade, cosponsored by Senators Risser, Roessler, Cowles, Grobschmidt, Harsdorf, Plache, Robson, Rosenzweig and Schultz. Referred to Committee on Children and Families.

AB169,1,5 An Act to amend 69.21 (3), 69.22 (1) (c) and 69.22 (1m); and to create 20.445 (3) (g), 49.135, 69.21 (2m) and 69.22 (1) (d) of the statutes; relating to: a child care career education and training scholarship program, the sale of commemorative birth certificates and marriage certificates to fund that program, and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the department of workforce development (DWD) administers various grant programs relating to child care. Those grant programs include a child care resource and referral services grant program, a child care start-up and expansion grant program, a child care quality improvement grant program, and an early childhood excellence initiative.

This bill creates a child care career education and training scholarship program to be administered by DWD. Under the program, DWD may award scholarships of not more than $5,000 to individuals who are child care providers or are employed by a child care provider to enable those individuals to take accredited courses towards an associate degree or a bachelor's degree in the fields of child care or early childhood education. Under the program, DWD, a scholarship recipient, and, if applicable, the scholarship recipient's employer must enter into a contract specifying the commitments of each party to the contract. The contract must include the amount of the scholarship, which, subject to the $5,000 maximum scholarship limit, may cover up to 100% of the cost of the scholarship recipient's books and tuition; the time period of the contract and the number of credits the scholarship recipient will take during that time period; and a commitment by the scholarship recipient not to resign from employment with the child care provider that employed him or her during the time period of the contract for at least six months after the end of that period as specified in the contract or, if the scholarship recipient is an individual who is a child care provider, to remain a child care provider for not less than six months after the end of the time period of the contract as specified in the contract.

The bill also directs the state registrar of vital statistics to design commemorative birth certificates and marriage certificates that are suitable for display and to issue the certificates to any person who submits a written request and pays a $42 fee. Thirty-five dollars of the fee must then be used for providing the scholarships authorized under the bill and for administering that scholarship program and the sale of the commemorative certificates.

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:

AB169, s. 1 Section 1. 20.445 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB169,2,7 20.445 (3) (g) Child care career education and training scholarships. All moneys received from the sale of commemorative birth certificates and marriage certificates under s. 69.21 (2m) to be used for providing child care career education and training scholarships under s. 49.135 (1) and for administering that scholarship program and the sale of those commemorative certificates as provided in s. 49.135 (3).

AB169, s. 2 Section 2. 49.135 of the statutes is created to read:

AB169,2,14 49.135 Child care career education and training. (1) Child care career education scholarships. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (g), the department may award scholarships of not more than $5,000 to individuals who are child care providers or employed by a child care provider to enable those individuals to take accredited courses towards an associate degree or a bachelor's degree in the fields of child care or early childhood education.

AB169,3,5 (2) Child care career education scholarship contracts. The department shall require a scholarship recipient under sub. (1) and, if applicable, the child care provider employing the scholarship recipient to enter into a contract with the department specifying the commitments required of each party to the contract. A contract under this subsection shall specify all of the following terms and conditions:

AB169,3,8 (a) The amount of the scholarship, which, subject to the $5,000 maximum limit specified in sub. (1), may cover up to 100% of the cost of the scholarship recipient's tuition and books.

AB169,3,10 (b) The time period of the contract and the number of credit hours of instruction that the scholarship recipient will take during that time period.

AB169,3,17 (c) A commitment by the scholarship recipient not to resign from employment with the child care provider that employed the scholarship recipient during the time period of the contract for at least 6 months after the end of that time period, as specified in the contract; or, if the scholarship recipient is an individual who is a child care provider, a commitment by the individual to remain a child care provider for at least 6 months after the end of the time period in the contract, as specified in the contract.

AB169,3,23 (3) Administration. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (g), the department shall pay the costs of administering the scholarship program under this section, and the secretary shall transfer an amount determined by the secretary, after consultation with the state registrar of vital statistics, to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (8) (kx) to pay for the costs of administering the sale of commemorative birth certificates and marriage certificates under s. 69.21 (2m).

AB169, s. 3 Section 3. 69.21 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB169,4,13 69.21 (2m) Commemorative birth certificates and marriage certificates. (a) The state registrar shall issue a commemorative birth certificate or marriage certificate commemorating the birth or marriage of any registrant who is the subject of a birth certificate or marriage certificate that is registered in the office of the state registrar to any person who submits a written request to the state registrar and pays the fee specified in s. 69.22 (1) (d). A commemorative birth certificate or marriage certificate issued under this subsection shall be considered an unverified copy of the original birth certificate or marriage certificate and may not be considered a certified copy of the original birth certificate or marriage certificate under sub. (1), or an uncertified copy of the original birth certificate or marriage certificate under sub. (2). No commemorative birth certificate or marriage certificate issued under this subsection may include any information that is prohibited from disclosure under s. 69.20 (2).

AB169,4,20 (b) The state registrar shall prescribe a design for commemorative certificates issued under this subsection so that the certificates are suitable for display. The state registrar shall advertise that the certificates are available for sale and that the proceeds from the sales will be used to provide child care career education and training scholarships under s. 49.135. A commemorative certificate issued under this subsection shall have on its face the following text: "UNVERIFIED COPY. Not valid for identification purposes.".

AB169, s. 4 Section 4. 69.21 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,5,2 69.21 (3) Amendments. Any copy of a vital record issued under this section, except a commemorative birth certificate or marriage certificate issued under sub. (2m), shall show all amendments or changes made on the record since it was filed, and the date and authority of the amendment or change unless a certificate was issued for the registrant under s. 69.14 (1) (h) or 69.15 (2), (3) or (4) (b).

AB169, s. 5 Section 5. 69.22 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,5,7 69.22 (1) (c) Twelve dollars Except as provided under par. (d), $12 for issuing a copy of a birth certificate, $7 of which shall be forwarded to the state treasurer as provided in sub. (1m) and credited to the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (g) and (h).

AB169, s. 6 Section 6. 69.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB169,5,12 69.22 (1) (d) Forty-two dollars for issuing a commemorative birth certificate or marriage certificate under s. 69.21 (2m), $35 of which shall be forwarded to the state treasurer as provided in sub. (1m) and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (g).

AB169, s. 7 Section 7. 69.22 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB169,5,21 69.22 (1m) The By the 15th day of the first month following the end of each calendar quarter, the state registrar and any local registrar acting under this subchapter shall forward to the state treasurer the amount specified in sub. (1) (c) for each copy of a birth certificate issued during a the calendar quarter by the 15th day of the first month following the end of the calendar quarter and the state registrar shall forward to the state treasurer the amount specified in sub. (1) (d) for each commemorative birth certificate or marriage certificate issued during the calendar quarter.

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