9,2016
Section
2016. 106.13 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (title) Youth apprenticeship and, school-to-work and work-based learning programs.
9,2017d
Section 2017d. 106.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 106.13 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
106.13 (1) (intro.) The department
board shall provide a all of the following:
(a) A youth apprenticeship program and a that includes the grant programs under subs. (3) and (4).
(b) A school-to-work program in accordance with 20 USC 6101 to 6251 that includes the school-to-work program for children at risk under sub. (4m).
9,2017g
Section 2017g. 106.13 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
106.13
(1) (c) A work-based learning program for youths who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 to
619 that includes a component that would permit a participant to earn a youth apprenticeship skills certificate through participation in that program if the participant meets the requirements for earning that certificate.
9,2017j
Section 2017j. 106.13 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
106.13 (1) (d) A work-based learning program for students of a tribal college as provided under sub. (4r).
9,2018
Section
2018. 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13
(2) The
governor's council on workforce excellence council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821, the technical college system board and the department of public instruction shall assist the
department of workforce development board in providing the youth apprenticeship program
and, the school-to-work program
and the work-based learning program under sub. (1).
9,2019d
Section 2019d. 106.13 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (2m) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (e), the department The board shall approve occupations and maintain a list of approved occupations for the youth apprenticeship program and shall approve statewide skill standards for the school-to-work program. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (ev) (7) (a), the department board shall develop curricula for youth apprenticeship programs for occupations approved under this subsection.
9,2020
Section
2020. 106.13 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
106.13 (3m) (a) In this subsection, "local partnership" means one or more school districts, or any combination of one or more school districts, other public agencies, as defined in sub. (4) (a) 2., nonprofit organizations, as defined in sub. (4) (a) 1., individuals or other persons, who have agreed to be responsible for implementing and coordinating a local youth apprenticeship program.
(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (b), the board shall award grants to applying local partnerships for the implementation and coordination of local youth apprenticeship programs. A local partnership shall include in its grant application the identity of each public agency, nonprofit organization, individual and other person who is a participant in the local partnership, a plan to accomplish the implementation and coordination activities specified in subds. 1. to 6. and the identity of a fiscal agent who shall be responsible for receiving, managing and accounting for the grant moneys received under this paragraph. A local partnership that is awarded a grant under this paragraph may use the grant moneys awarded for any of the following implementation and coordination activities:
1. Recruiting employers to provide on-the-job training and supervision for youth apprentices and providing technical assistance to those employers.
2. Recruiting students to participate in the local youth apprenticeship program and monitoring the progress of youth apprentices participating in the program.
3. Coordinating youth apprenticeship training activities within participating school districts and among participating school districts, postsecondary institutions and employers.
4. Coordinating academic, vocational and occupational learning, school-based and work-based learning and secondary and postsecondary education for participants in the local youth apprenticeship program.
5. Assisting employers in identifying and training workplace mentors and matching youth apprentices and mentors.
6. Any other implementation or coordination activity that the board may direct or permit the local partnership to perform.
9,2021
Section
2021. 106.13 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (4) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (7) (em), the department board may award a grant to a public agency or a nonprofit organization, or to an employer that is responsible for the on-the-job training and supervision of a youth apprentice. A public agency or non-profit organization that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds awarded under the grant to award training grants to employers that provide on-the-job training and supervision for youth apprentices. Subject to par. (c), a training grant provided under this subsection may be awarded to an employer for each youth apprentice who receives at least 180 hours of paid on-the-job training from the employer during a school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13). The amount of a training grant may not exceed $500 per youth apprentice per school year. A training grant may not be awarded for any specific youth apprentice for more than 2 school years.
9,2022
Section
2022. 106.13 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (4) (c) Notwithstanding par. (b), the department board may award a training grant under this subsection to an employer that provides less than 180 hours of paid on-the-job training for a youth apprentice during a school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13), if the department board determines that it would be beneficial for the youth apprentice to receive on-the-job training from more than one employer.
9,2023m
Section 2023m. 106.13 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
106.13
(4r) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (kd), the board may award a grant to an applying tribal college that is recognized as a land grant college under
7 USC 301, as amended to October 20, 1994, for the provision of work-based learning programs for students of the tribal college if the board approves the application of the tribal college.
9,2024
Section
2024. 106.13 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (5) The department board shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
9,2024t
Section 2024t. 106.14 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.14 (title) Career Job centers and career counseling centers.
106.14 (1) The department may award grants to nonprofit corporations and public agencies for the provision of shall provide a job center network throughout the state through which job seekers may receive comprehensive career planning, job placement and job training information. As part of the job center network, the department shall provide career counseling centers throughout the state at which youths may receive the services specified in sub. (2).
9,2026d
Section 2026d. 106.14 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
9,2027b
Section 2027b. 106.14 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
9,2027d
Section 2027d. 106.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15
(1) (a) "Council" means the
governor's council on workforce excellence established under 29 USC 1792 council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821.
9,2027f
Section 2027f. 106.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15
(1) (b) "Dislocated worker" has the meaning
established by the department by rule in substantial conformance with 29 USC 1652 (a) given in 29 USC 2801 (9).
9,2027h
Section 2027h. 106.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15
(1) (c) "Dislocated worker committee" means the committee or other subunit of the council that
deals with the dislocated workers program under 29 USC 1651 to 1662b assists the governor in providing employment and training activities to dislocated workers under 29 USC 2862 to 2864.
9,2027j
Section 2027j. 106.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15
(1) (d) "
Substate Local plan" means a
substate local plan required under
29 USC 1661b (a) 29 USC 2833 as a condition for a grant.
9,2027m
Section 2027m. 106.15 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15 (3) Grants. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bc), (jm), (mb) and (mc), the department shall make grants to persons providing employment and training activities to dislocated workers programs offering training and related employment services including but not limited to the following:
9,2027p
Section 2027p. 106.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15 (4) Grant approval. No grant may be awarded The department may award a grant under this section unless only if both of the following occur:
(a) The dislocated workers committee approves the substate local plan or application for funding and refers its decision to the secretary.
(b) After receiving a referral under par. (a), the secretary approves the substate local plan or application for funding.
9,2027r
Section 2027r. 106.15 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15 (5) Substate
Local plan or application review. (intro.) In reviewing substate local plans and applications for funding under this section, the dislocated workers committee and the secretary shall consider all of the following:
9,2027t
Section 2027t. 106.15 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15 (6) Rule making. The department shall adopt promulgate rules to administer this section. The rules shall address eligible applicants and program providers, application requirements, criteria and procedures for awarding grants, reporting and auditing procedures and administrative operations.
9,2027v
Section 2027v. 106.15 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15
(7) Funding. From the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (ma), (mb) and (mc), all moneys received under
29 USC 1651 to 1661c 29 USC 2862 to 2864 shall be expended to fund grants and operations under this section.
9,2027x
Section 2027x. 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.16
(2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the department and the
area private industry council under the job training partnership act, 29 USC 1501 to 1798 local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, of any position in the company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
9,2028
Section
2028. 106.18 of the statutes is repealed.
9,2029c
Section 2029c. 106.215 (10) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
106.215 (10) (g) 1. A person who is employed as a corps enrollee for a 6-month to one-year period of continuous employment, as determined by standards adopted by the board, and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation upon termination of employment is entitled to an incentive payment of $500 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours or an education voucher that is worth at least double the monetary value of the prorated incentive payment, but not more than $2,600 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours. No corps enrollee may receive more than 2 incentive payments or 4 education vouchers.
9,2029g
Section 2029g. 106.215 (10) (g) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
106.215 (10) (g) 1m. In lieu of the incentive payment under subd. 1., a person who is employed as a corps enrollee for at least a 6-month period of continuous employment, as determined by standards adopted by the board, and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation is entitled to an education voucher that is worth at least double the monetary value of the prorated incentive payment under subd. 1., but not more than $2,800 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours.
9,2029n
Section 2029n. 106.215 (10) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
106.215 (10) (g) 2. The board may authorize a partial incentive payment or education voucher to a person who is employed as a corps enrollee and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation upon termination of employment if the person is employed as a corps enrollee for less than a one-year period of continuous employment and the board determines that employment was terminated because of special circumstances beyond the control of the corps enrollee or if the person is employed as a corps enrollee for at least 10 months but less than a one-year period of continuous employment and the board determines that employment was terminated in order to enable the person to attend an institution of higher education, technical college or other training program or to enable the person to obtain other employment.
9,2029r
Section 2029r. 106.215 (10) (g) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
106.215 (10) (g) 2m. In lieu of a partial incentive payment under subd. 2, the board may authorize a partial education voucher to a person who is employed as a corps enrollee and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation upon termination of employment if the person is employed as a corps enrollee for less than a 6-month period of continuous employment and the board determines that employment was terminated because of special circumstances beyond the control of the corps enrollee.
9,2029w
Section 2029w. 106.215 (10) (g) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
106.215 (10) (g) 4. No corps enrollee may receive more than 2 incentive payments or 4 education vouchers under this paragraph.
9,2029x
Section 2029x. 108.04 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.04
(16) (c) Benefits may not be denied to an otherwise eligible individual under par. (a) who is enrolled in a program under the plan of any state for training for dislocated workers under
29 USC 1661 29 USC 2822, notwithstanding the failure of such training to meet any of the requirements of par. (a) 1. to 4.
9,2029y
Section 2029y. 108.07 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.07 (8) (b) If a claimant is a prisoner of a state prison, as defined in s. 302.01, and has employment with an employer other than the department of corrections or a private business leasing space within a state prison under s. 303.01 (2) (em), and the claimant's employment terminates because conditions of incarceration or supervision make it impossible to continue the employment, the department shall charge to the fund's balancing account any benefits based on the terminated employment that are otherwise chargeable to the account of an employer that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss. 108.17 and 108.18.
9,2030m
Section 2030m. 109.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
109.09 (1) The department shall investigate and attempt equitably to adjust controversies between employers and employes as to alleged wage claims. The department may receive and investigate any wage claim which is filed with the department, or received by the department under s. 109.10 (4), no later than 2 years after the date the wages are due. The department may, after receiving a wage claim, investigate any wages due from the employer against whom the claim is filed to any employe during the period commencing 2 years before the date the claim is filed. The department shall enforce this chapter and ss. 20.924 (1) (j) 3., 66.293, 103.02, 103.49, 103.82 and 104.12. In pursuance of this duty, the department may sue the employer on behalf of the employe to collect any wage claim or wage deficiency and ss. 109.03 (6) and 109.11 (2) and (3) shall apply to such actions. Except for actions under s. 109.10, the department may refer such an action to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurs for prosecution and collection and the district attorney shall commence an action in the circuit court having appropriate jurisdiction. Any number of wage claims or wage deficiencies against the same employer may be joined in a single proceeding, but the court may order separate trials or hearings. In actions that are referred to a district attorney under this subsection, any taxable costs recovered by the district attorney shall be paid into the general fund of the county in which the violation occurs and used by that county to meet its financial responsibility under s. 978.13 (2) for the operation of the office of the district attorney who prosecuted the action.
9,2030t
Section 2030t. 109.09 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
109.09 (2) (c) A lien under par. (a) takes precedence over all other debts, judgments, decrees, liens or mortgages against the employer that originate after the lien takes effect as provided in par. (b) 1. or 2., except a lien of a financial institution, as defined in s. 69.30 (1) (b), that originates before the lien under par. (a) takes effect or a lien under s. 292.31 (8) (i) or 292.81, and. A lien under par. (a) may be enforced in the manner provided in ss. 779.09 to 779.12, 779.20 and 779.21, insofar as those provisions are applicable. The lien ceases to exist if the department of workforce development or the employe does not bring an action to enforce the lien within the period prescribed in s. 893.44 for the underlying wage claim.
9,2031
Section
2031. 110.07 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
110.07 (1) (a) (intro.) The secretary shall employ not to exceed 385 more than 399 traffic officers. Such The state traffic patrol consists of the traffic officers, in addition to the person designated to head them whose position shall be in the classified service, shall constitute the and, if certified under s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1. as qualified to be a law enforcement officer, the division administrator who is counted under s. 230.08 (2) (e) 12. and whose duties include supervising the state traffic patrol. The division administrator may not be counted under this paragraph. Members of the state traffic patrol, and shall:
9,2032
Section
2032. 110.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
110.07 (6) The division administrator who is counted under s. 230.08 (2) (e) 12. and whose duties include supervising the state traffic patrol shall be designated superintendent of the state traffic patrol, if he or she is certified under s. 165.85 (4) (b) 1. as qualified to be a law enforcement officer.
9,2033m
Section 2033m. 111.322 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
111.322 (2m) (c) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce a right under s. 20.924 (1) (j) 3., 66.293 or 103.49 or testifies or assists in any action or proceeding under s. 20.924 (1) (j) 3., 66.293 or 103.49.
9,2033p
Section 2033p. 111.35 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
111.35 (2) (d) Constitutes a violation of s. 938.983 254.92 (2).
9,2033r
Section 2033r. 111.70 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
111.70 (1) (dm) "Economic issue" means any issue that creates a new or increased financial liability upon the municipal employer, including salaries, overtime pay, sick leave, payments in lieu of sick leave usage, vacations, clothing allowances in excess of the actual cost of clothing, length-of-service credit, continuing education credit, shift premium pay, longevity pay, extra duty pay, performance bonuses, health insurance, life insurance, dental insurance, disability insurance, vision insurance, long-term care insurance, worker's compensation and unemployment insurance, social security benefits, vacation pay, holiday pay, lead worker pay, temporary assignment pay, retirement contributions, supplemental retirement benefits, severance or other separation pay, hazardous duty pay, certification or license payment, job security provisions, limitations on layoffs that create a new or increased financial liability on the employer and contracting or subcontracting of work that would otherwise be performed by municipal employes in the collective bargaining unit with which there is a labor dispute.
9,2034
Section
2034. 111.70 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
