AB516: Bill Text

AB516,40,16 (3) Certification. The department shall certify the productivity enhancement training expenses of a business for the tax credit under s. 71.07 (5v), 71.28 (5v), or 71.47 (5v), if the business meets the eligibility requirements under sub. (4).

AB516,40,18 (4) Eligibility. A business is eligible to have its productivity enhancement training expenses certified if all of the following apply:

AB516,40,20 (a) The business submits to the department a productivity enhancement training plan that the department finds does all of the following:

AB516,40,23 1. Provides for training of the business's employees that will increase the employees' productivity to achieve specific goals established as a result of the assessment and consultation under par. (b).

AB516,41,2 2. Provides for training of the business's employees that will result in the employees holding jobs within the business that require higher degrees of skill and that pay higher wages than their current jobs, as determined by the assessment and consultation under par. (b).

AB516,41,6 (b) Prior to providing any productivity enhancement training, the business receives needs assessment and consultation from an entity that is experienced in providing productivity assessment or business planning and that is approved by the department.

AB516,41,9 (c) Through the needs assessment and consultation under par. (b), the business and the entity agree on a training plan that is appropriate for the purposes specified under par. (a).

AB516,41,12 (d) The business submits to the department an accounting of the productivity enhancement training expenses incurred by the business under the plan under par. (a) and the department determines that the expenses were incurred under the plan.

AB516,41,19 (5) Reporting. (a) Each business that has its productivity enhancement training expenses certified under this section and that claims the tax credit under s. 71.07 (5v), 71.28 (5v), or 71.47 (5v), shall report to the department, no later March 1 of the year after the business receives the certification, on the results of its productivity enhancement training and on its success in meeting the goals established in its productivity enhancement training plan. The report shall be in the form prescribed by the department.

AB516,41,21 (b) Annually, the department shall estimate the amount of foregone state revenue because of the tax credits claimed by persons certified under this section.

AB516,41,25 (c) Annually by December 1, the department shall report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) on the effectiveness of the productivity enhancement training certification program and the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5v), 71.28 (5v), and 71.47 (5v) in meeting the purposes of the program as specified in sub. (2).

AB516,42,4 (6) Application. The department shall, by rule, develop application procedures for productivity enhancement training certification. The application for certification shall show that the applicant satisfies the requirements under sub. (4) and commits to reporting under sub. (5) (a).

AB516,42,7 (7) Notification. The department shall notify the department of revenue of all businesses that are entitled to claim tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5v), 71.28 (5v), and 71.47 (5v).

AB516,42,10 (8) Transferability. The tax credits for which a business may have its productivity enhancement training expenses certified under this section are not transferable to another business or person.

AB516,42,12 (9) Sunset. No business may be certified under this section after December 31, 2009, or for tax credits for any tax year beginning after December 31, 2009.

AB516, s. 56 Section 56. 560.797 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB516,42,17 560.797 (4) (f) The tax benefits for which a person is certified as eligible under this subsection are not transferable to another person, business, or location, except as provided in s. 71.28 (1dx) (f) or to the extent permitted under section 383 of the internal revenue code.

AB516, s. 57 Section 57. Nonstatutory provisions; corrections.

AB516,43,4 (1) Report on treatment programs for prisoners. By March 15, 2002, the department of corrections shall study and report on the availability and effectiveness of programs that provide prisoners with treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, instruction in basic skills such as reading and math, and training in job skills. The report shall include an analysis of the racial composition of the enrollment in those programs compared to the racial composition of the prison population as a whole. The report shall also include recommendations for establishing new programs that would better prepare prisoners to enter the workforce and suggestions about how current programs could be improved. The report shall be submitted to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes, to the joint committee on finance, and to the governor.

AB516, s. 58 Section 58. Nonstatutory provisions; higher educational aids board.

AB516,43,12 (1) Report on student loan forgiveness to attract workers. By January 1, 2002, the higher educational aids board shall study and report to the legislature and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) and (3) of the statutes, and to the governor on the cost, desirability, and effectiveness of creating a general program of student loan forgiveness for attracting workers to and retaining workers in this state. The report shall include legislative recommendations.

AB516, s. 59 Section 59. Nonstatutory provisions; revenue.

AB516,44,4 (1) Report on tax incentives. The department of revenue, in cooperation with the department of workforce development, shall by January 1, 2002, study and report on existing incentives in the income tax code in the form of credits and deductions available to employers for providing training to employees, for offering transportation and child care benefits to employees, for locating places of employment in areas of high unemployment and for employing ex-felons, recipients of public assistance, and minorities. The report shall include an analysis of the costs and effects of such credits and deductions, an analysis of such benefits offered by other states, and recommendations for improvements to the state's tax laws designed to help attract, develop, and retain a highly skilled, highly trained workforce while maintaining a sound, stable tax base. In developing recommendations, the department of revenue shall consult with groups representing the interests of employers, employees, taxpayers, and any other groups that the department of revenue considers appropriate. The report shall be submitted to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, the joint committee on finance, and the governor.

AB516, s. 60 Section 60 . Nonstatutory provisions; workforce development.

AB516,44,12 (1) Apprenticeship marketing council; initial terms. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for the members of the apprenticeship marketing council under section 15.227 (14) of the statutes, as created by this act, representing the interests of employees and the members of that council representing the interests of employers, the initial members of that council representing the interests of employees and the initial members of that council representing the interests of employers shall be appointed for the following terms:

AB516,44,14 (a) One member representing employees and one member representing employers, for terms expiring on July 1, 2001.

AB516,44,16 (b) One member representing employees and one member representing employers, for terms expiring on July 1, 2002.

AB516,44,18 (c) Two members representing employees and 2 members representing employers, for terms expiring on July 1, 2003.

AB516, s. 61 Section 61. Appropriation changes.

AB516,44,24 (1) Job retention skills development programs. There is transferred from the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (3) (md) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, to the appropriation to the technical college system college board under section 20.292 (1) (kd) of the statutes, as created by this act, $200,000 in fiscal year 2001-02.

AB516,45,7 (2) Preapprenticeship basic skills training grants. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by $300,000 for fiscal year 2001-02 and the dollar amount is increased by $300,000 for fiscal year 2002-03 to increase funding for preapprenticeship basic skills training grants under section 106.01 (13) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB516,45,14 (3) Apprenticeship marketing activities. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by $150,000 for fiscal year 2001-02 and the dollar amount is increased by $150,000 for fiscal year 2002-03 to increase funding for the apprenticeship marketing activities specified under section 106.01 (12) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB516,45,21 (4) Apprenticeship marketing positions. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by $125,000 for fiscal year 2001-02 and the dollar amount is increased by $125,000 for fiscal year 2002-03 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 2.0 GPR positions for the marketing of apprenticeship training in this state.

AB516,46,5 (5) Internet posting of employers providing apprenticeship training. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by $10,000 for fiscal year 2001-02 and the dollar amount is increased by $10,000 for fiscal year 2002-03 to increase funding for the department to post on its Internet site the name and address of, and the numbers of apprentices and journeyman employed by, each person that is claiming an industrial, service, and skilled trades apprenticeship tax credit under section 71.07 (5d), 71.28 (5d), or 71.47 (5d) of the statutes, as created by this act.

AB516,46,13 (6) Trade masters pilot program. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (kt) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by $110,000 for fiscal year 2001-02 and the dollar amount is increased by $120,000 for fiscal year 2002-03 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 1.0 PR-S position for the implementation and development of the trade masters pilot program under section 106.01 (11) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

AB516, s. 62 Section 62. Initial applicability.

AB516,46,17 (1) Transfer of environmental remediation tax credits. The treatment of section 71.28 (1dx) (b) 1. and 1m. and (f) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2001.

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