AB343,4,2118 (a) To recruit, enroll, instruct, provide support services to, and pay the tuition
19and fees of dislocated workers who enroll in the district in an associate degree
20program, collegiate transfer program, vocational diploma program, or
21vocational-adult program.
AB343,4,2422 (b) To recruit, enroll, instruct, and provide support services to adults who enroll
23in the district in a program leading to a certificate of general educational
24development or a high school equivalency diploma.
AB343,5,3
1(c) To expand existing capacity or create capacity in district board programs for
2which there are student waiting lists or that address projected workforce needs in
3the district.
AB343,5,6 4(4) Preference. The board shall give preference in awarding grants under this
5section to district boards serving persons residing in areas with the highest
6unemployment rates.
AB343,5,10 7(5) Limitation on use of funds. A district board may not use a grant awarded
8under this section to pay any portion of tuition that would otherwise be paid for by
9a tuition remission, tuition waiver, tuition reimbursement, or any other financial aid
10program of this state, another state, or the federal government.
AB343,5,15 11(6) Compliance with federal law. The board may modify the eligibility criteria
12under sub. (2) and the purposes for which grants may be awarded under sub. (3) in
13order to ensure the eligibility of district boards for grants awarded by the federal
14government for programs that improve completion rates and train workers for
15skilled occupations.
AB343,5,18 16(7) Report. (a) By January 15, 2013, and annually thereafter, the board shall
17submit a report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The report
18shall include all of the following:
AB343,5,2019 1. The district boards awarded grants under this section and how they used the
20funds.
AB343,5,2121 2. The rates of unemployment in the areas in which the grants were disbursed.
AB343,6,222 3. The number of people who were assisted with each grant awarded, the
23technical college programs in which they enrolled, the number of people who
24completed such programs, the number of people who found employment in the
25district and elsewhere upon completing such programs and their annual salaries,

1and the tax revenue generated as a result, as estimated by the department of
2revenue.
AB343,6,43 (b) Beginning with the report submitted in 2014, the board shall include
4longitudinal data.
AB343,6,6 5(8) Rules. The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
6section.
AB343, s. 5 7Section 5. 71.06 (1p) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB343,6,98 71.06 (1p) (e) On all taxable income exceeding $225,000 but not exceeding
9$1,000,000
, 7.75 percent.
AB343, s. 6 10Section 6. 71.06 (1p) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB343,6,1111 71.06 (1p) (f) On all taxable income exceeding $1,000,000, 8.75 percent.
AB343, s. 7 12Section 7. 71.06 (2) (g) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB343,6,1413 71.06 (2) (g) 5. On all taxable income exceeding $300,000 but not exceeding
14$1,000,000
, 7.75 percent.
AB343, s. 8 15Section 8. 71.06 (2) (g) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB343,6,1616 71.06 (2) (g) 6. On all taxable income exceeding $1,000,000, 8.75 percent.
AB343, s. 9 17Section 9. 71.06 (2) (h) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB343,6,1918 71.06 (2) (h) 5. On all taxable income exceeding $150,000 but not exceeding
19$500,000
, 7.75 percent.
AB343, s. 10 20Section 10. 71.06 (2) (h) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB343,6,2121 71.06 (2) (h) 6. On all taxable income exceeding $500,000, 8.75 percent.
AB343, s. 11 22Section 11. 71.06 (2e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB343,7,1423 71.06 (2e) (b) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009, the
24maximum dollar amount in each tax bracket, and the corresponding minimum dollar
25amount in the next bracket, under subs. (1p) (d) and (e) and (2) (g) 4. and 5. and (h)

14. and 5., and the dollar amount in the top bracket under subs. (1p) (e) (f) and (2) (g)
25. 6. and (h) 5. 6., shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage
3change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city
4average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price
5index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 2008, as
6determined by the federal department of labor, except that for taxable years
7beginning after December 31, 2011, the adjustment may occur only if the resulting
8amount is greater than the corresponding amount that was calculated for the
9previous year. Each amount that is revised under this paragraph shall be rounded
10to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the
11revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next
12higher multiple of $10. The department of revenue shall annually adjust the changes
13in dollar amounts required under this paragraph and incorporate the changes into
14the income tax forms and instructions.
AB343, s. 12 15Section 12. 71.09 (11) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB343,7,1916 71.09 (11) (f) The taxpayer has underpaid the taxpayer's estimated taxes due
17to the change in brackets under s. 71.06 (1p) (e) or (f) and (2) (g) 5. or 6. and (h) 5. or
186.
This paragraph applies only in the first taxable year to which these bracket
19changes apply.
AB343, s. 9146 20Section 9146. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.
AB343,8,521 (1) Rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the
22technical college system board shall promulgate rules required under section 38.31
23(8) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the
24permanent rules promulgated under that section, but not to exceed the period
25authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding

1section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the technical college system
2board is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
3subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace,
4health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of an emergency for
5a rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB343, s. 9246 6Section 9246. Fiscal changes; Technical college system.
AB343,8,117 (1) State aid. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the
8appropriation to the technical college system under section 20.292 (1) (d) of the
9statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by
10$34,200,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection
11takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
AB343, s. 9343 12Section 9343. Initial applicability; Revenue.
AB343,8,1513 (1) Individual income tax brackets. The treatment of sections 71.06 (1p) (e)
14and (f) and (2) (g) 5. and 6. and (h) 5. and 6. and 71.09 (11) (f) of the statutes first
15applies to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2012.
AB343,8,1616 (End)
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