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13Section 1868r. 106.13 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 38.40 (1m) (c) and
14amended to read:
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38.40
(1m) (c) A work-based learning program
for youths who are eligible to
16receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 to 619 that
17includes a component that would permit a participant to earn a youth apprenticeship
18skills certificate through participation in that program if the participant meets the
19requirements for earning that certificate under which the board awards grants to
20tribal colleges that are recognized as land grant colleges under 7 USC 301 to fund
21programs that provide occupational training and work-based learning experiences
22to youths and adults.
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106.13
(2) The council on workforce investment established under
29 USC
252821, the technical college system board
, and the department of public instruction
1shall assist the
board department in providing the youth apprenticeship program
, 2the school-to-work program and the work-based learning program under sub. (1).
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(2m) The
board department shall approve occupations and maintain a
5list of approved occupations for the youth apprenticeship program
and shall approve
6statewide skill standards for the school-to-work program. From the appropriation
7under s. 20.445
(7) (1) (a), the
board department shall develop curricula for youth
8apprenticeship programs for occupations approved under this subsection.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1871
9Section
1871. 106.13 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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106.13
(3m) (b) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.445
(7) (b) (1) (e),
11the
board department shall award grants to applying local partnerships for the
12implementation and coordination of local youth apprenticeship programs. A local
13partnership shall include in its grant application the identity of each public agency,
14nonprofit organization, individual, and other person who is a participant in the local
15partnership, a plan to accomplish the implementation and coordination activities
16specified in subds. 1. to 6., and the identity of a fiscal agent who shall be responsible
17for receiving, managing, and accounting for the grant moneys received under this
18paragraph. Subject to par. (c), a local partnership that is awarded a grant under this
19paragraph may use the grant moneys awarded for any of the following
20implementation and coordination activities:
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(3m) (b) 6. Any other implementation or coordination activity that the
23board department may direct or permit the local partnership to perform.
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(3m) (d) The amount of a grant awarded under par. (b) may not exceed
2$900 per youth apprentice. A local partnership that is awarded a grant under par.
3(b) shall provide matching funds equal to 50% of the grant amount awarded.
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(3m) (e) The following outcomes are expected of a local youth
6apprenticeship program that is funded under par. (b):
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1. At least 80% of the youth apprentices who participate in the program for 2
8years must receive a high school diploma on completion of the youth apprenticeship.
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2. At least 60% of the youth apprentices who participate in the program for 2
10years must be offered full-time employment by the employer that provided the
11on-the-job training for the youth apprentice on completion of the youth
12apprenticeship.
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(4) (a) 1d. "Eligible employer" means an employer that is eligible to
15receive a grant under this subsection according to the criteria established by the
16board department under par. (d).
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(4) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445
(7) (1) (em), the
board 19department may award a grant to a public agency or a nonprofit organization, or to
20an eligible employer that is responsible for the on-the-job training and supervision
21of a youth apprentice. A public agency or nonprofit organization that receives a grant
22under this subsection shall use the funds awarded under the grant to award training
23grants to eligible employers that provide on-the-job training and supervision for
24youth apprentices. Subject to par. (c), a training grant provided under this
25subsection may be awarded to an eligible employer for each youth apprentice who
1receives at least 180 hours of paid on-the-job training from the eligible employer
2during a school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13). The amount of a training grant
3may not exceed $500 per youth apprentice per school year. A training grant may not
4be awarded for any specific youth apprentice for more than 2 school years.
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(4) (c) Notwithstanding par. (b), the
board department may award a
7training grant under this subsection to an eligible employer that provides less than
8180 hours of paid on-the-job training for a youth apprentice during a school year,
9as defined in s. 115.001 (13), if the
board department determines that it would be
10beneficial for the youth apprentice to receive on-the-job training from more than one
11eligible employer.
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(4) (d) The
board department shall establish eligibility criteria for a
14grant under this subsection. That criteria shall specify that eligibility for a grant
15shall be limited to small employers, as determined by the
board department, and to
16employers providing on-the-job training in employment areas determined by the
17board department. Notwithstanding sub. (5), those criteria need not be promulgated
18as rules.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1876t
19Section 1876t. 106.13 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 38.40 (4m) and
20amended to read:
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38.40
(4m) School-to-work for children-at-risk. (a) The board may approve
22an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit organization for
23children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), in a county having a population of
24500,000 or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and
25occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the board approves
1a program under this paragraph, the board may award a grant, from the
2appropriation under s.
20.445 (7) 20.292 (1) (ef), to the nonprofit organization
3providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the funds received
4under the grant to provide the program.
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(b) The board shall establish requirements for the operation of the grant
6program under this subsection. Notwithstanding sub. (5), those requirements
need
7not are not required to be promulgated as rules.
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(5) The
board department shall promulgate rules to administer this
10section.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1879
11Section
1879. 106.15 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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106.15
(3) Grants. (intro.) From the
appropriation appropriations under s.
1320.445 (1) (bc), (jm),
(mb) and (mc) and (m), the department shall make grants to
14persons providing employment and training activities to dislocated workers
15including
but not limited to all of the following:
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106.15
(7) Funding. From the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (1)
(ma),
18(mb) and (mc) (m), all moneys received under
29 USC 2862 to
2864 shall be expended
19to fund grants and operations under this section.
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(2) The collection and distribution of local labor market information
22under sub. (1) shall be funded only from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (m)
,
23(ma) and (n).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1897
14Section
1897. 106.21 (9) (g) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 106.213 and
15amended to read:
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16106.213 Wisconsin service corps education vouchers. The An education
17voucher
under s. 106.21 (9) (g) 1., 2001 stats., is valid for 3 years after the date of
18issuance for the payment of tuition and required program activity fees at any
19institution of higher education, as defined under s. 39.32 (1) (a), that accepts the
20voucher and the department shall authorize payment to the institution of face value
21of the voucher upon presentment.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1902
1Section
1902. 106.213 of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1913
13Section
1913. 106.215 (1) (fm) of the statutes is renumbered 977.01 (2) and
14amended to read:
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977.01
(2) "Public assistance" means relief provided by counties under s. 59.53
16(21), Wisconsin works under ss. 49.141 to 49.161,
aid to families with dependent
17children under s. 49.19, medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49, low-income
18energy assistance under s. 16.385, weatherization assistance under s. 16.39
, and the
19food stamp program under
7 USC 2011 to
2029.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1938
14Section
1938. 106.215 (10) (g) (title) and 1. of the statutes are repealed.
