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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 4, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Neubauer, Ohnstad, Sinicki,
Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine,
Emerson, Hebl, Hong, B. Meyers, Milroy, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland,
Shelton, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining, cosponsored by
Senators Roys, Johnson, Agard, Erpenbach, L. Taylor, Smith, Larson and
Carpenter. Referred to Committee on Workforce Development.
AB781,1,4 1An Act to amend 20.445 (1) (bm), 106.27 (2g) (a) 1., 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. and 106.27
2(3); and to create 20.445 (1) (bp) and 106.27 (1p) of the statutes; relating to:
3green jobs training program grants, providing an exemption from emergency
4rule procedures, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates a green jobs training program to be administered by DWD.
Under the program, DWD is required to award grants to public and private
organizations for the development and implementation of green jobs training
programs. The bill defines green jobs as jobs that produce goods or provide services
that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources. The bill also permits
DWD to require a public or private organization, as a condition of receiving a grant,
to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by DWD.
For further information see the state 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:
AB781,1 5Section 1 . 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
6the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB781,2 1Section 2. 20.445 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB781,2,92 20.445 (1) (bm) Workforce training; administration. Biennially, the amounts
3in the schedule for the administration of the local youth apprenticeship grant
4program under s. 106.13 (3m), the youth summer jobs program under s. 106.18, the
5employment transit assistance grant program under s. 106.26, the workforce
6training program programs under s. 106.27, the teacher development program
7grants under s. 106.272, the career and technical education incentive grant program
8under s. 106.273, the technical education equipment grant program under s.
9106.275, and the apprentice programs under subch. I of ch. 106.
AB781,3 10Section 3. 20.445 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB781,2,1311 20.445 (1) (bp) Green jobs training program; grants. As a continuing
12appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for green jobs training program grants
13under s. 106.27 (1p).
AB781,4 14Section 4. 106.27 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB781,2,1715 106.27 (1p) Green jobs training program. (a) In this subsection, “green jobs”
16means jobs that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or
17conserve natural resources.
AB781,3,318 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bp), the department shall award
19grants to public or private organizations for the development and implementation

1of green jobs training programs. As a condition of receiving a grant under this
2subsection, the department may require a public or private organization to provide
3matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.
AB781,5 4Section 5. 106.27 (2g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB781,3,75 106.27 (2g) (a) 1. Promulgate rules prescribing procedures and criteria for
6awarding grants under sub subs. (1) and (1p) and the information with respect to
7those grants that must be contained in the reports required under subd. 3.
AB781,6 8Section 6. 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB781,3,129 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. Receive and review applications for grants under subs. (1),
10(1g), and (1j) (am), and (1p) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the
11information that must be contained in an application for a grant under sub. (1), (1g),
12or (1j) (am), or (1p).
AB781,7 13Section 7. 106.27 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB781,4,1114 106.27 (3) Annual report. Annually, by December 31, the department shall
15submit a report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on
16finance providing an account of the department's activities and expenditures under
17this section during the preceding fiscal year and detailing the amounts allocated to
18and expended for each of the programs, grants, and services specified in s. 20.445 (1)
19(b) and, (bm), and (bp) for that fiscal year. The report shall include information on
20the number of unemployed and underemployed workers and incumbent employees
21who participate in training programs under sub. (1) or , (1j), or (1p); the number of
22unemployed workers who obtain gainful employment, underemployed workers who
23obtain new employment, and incumbent employees who receive increased
24compensation after participating in such a training program; and the wages earned
25by those workers and employees both before and after participating in such a

1training program. The report shall also include information on the extent to which
2waiting lists for enrollment in courses and programs provided by technical colleges
3in high-demand fields are reduced as a result of grants under sub. (1g) (a), on the
4number of students who participate in certification or training programs under sub.
5(1) (a) or (e) or (1g) (b), on the building modifications funded under sub. (1) (f) and the
6effect of those building modifications on the school districts' technical education
7programs, and on the number of persons with disabilities who participate in
8employment enhancement activities under sub. (1g) (c). In addition, the report shall
9provide information on the number of student interns who are placed with employers
10as a result of the coordination activities conducted under sub. (1r) or the grants
11awarded under sub. (1) (d).
AB781,8 12Section 8. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB781,4,1613 (1) Position authorized. The authorized FTE positions for the department of
14workforce development are increased by 1.0 GPR position, to be funded from the
15appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bm), for the purpose of administering the green
16jobs training program under s. 106.27 (1p).
AB781,4,2517 (2) Emergency rules. The department of workforce development may
18promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 necessary to implement s. 106.27 (1p).
19Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules under this subsection
20remain in effect until July 1, 2024, or the date on which permanent rules take effect,
21whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not
22required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an
23emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety,
24or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule
25promulgated under this subsection.
AB781,9
1Section 9. Fiscal changes.
AB781,5,62 (1) Special education aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
3appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the
4dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $950,000 and the dollar amount
5for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $950,000, to increase funding for aids for
6special education under s. 115.88.
AB781,5,117 (2) UW system; general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005
8(3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
9System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased
10by $235,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $235,000,
11for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
AB781,5,1212 (End)
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