AB779,14 22Section 14 . 106.05 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB779,9,323 106.05 (2) (b) (intro.) Subject to par. (c) and sub. (3), from the appropriation
24under s. 20.445 (1) (dr), the department may provide to an apprentice described in
25par. (a) 1. or the apprentice's sponsor a completion award equal to 25 percent of the

1cost of tuition eligible apprenticeship expenses that are incurred by the apprentice
2or sponsor or $1,000, whichever is less. If the department provides a completion
3award under this subsection, the department shall pay the award as follows:
AB779,15 4Section 15 . 106.05 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB779,9,85 106.05 (2) (c) The total amount of a completion award that the department may
6pay to an apprentice and his or her sponsor may not exceed 25 percent of the cost of
7tuition
eligible apprenticeship expenses that are incurred by the apprentice and
8sponsor
or $1,000, whichever is less.
AB779,16 9Section 16 . 106.05 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB779,9,1510 106.05 (2m) Youth apprenticeship completion awards. (a) The department
11shall, subject to par. (am), administer a youth apprenticeship completion award
12program as provided in this subsection to partially reimburse eligible youth
13apprenticeship expenses that are incurred by a youth apprentice who has
14successfully completed part or all of the requirements of his or her youth
15apprenticeship program as provided in par. (b).
AB779,9,1816 (am) A completion award under par. (b) shall be available only with respect to
17a youth apprenticeship program for an occupational area specified in s. 106.13 (2m)
18(b).
AB779,9,2319 (b) Subject to par. (c) and sub. (3), the department may, upon the successful
20completion of all requirements of one year of a youth apprenticeship program,
21provide to a youth apprentice a completion award. An award shall be equal to 25
22percent of the eligible youth apprenticeship expenses that are incurred by the youth
23apprentice for that year or $500, whichever is less.
AB779,9,2524 (c) 1. The total amount of a completion award that the department may pay to
25a youth apprentice for one year of a youth apprenticeship program may not exceed

125 percent of the eligible youth apprenticeship expenses that are incurred by the
2youth apprentice or $500, whichever is less.
AB779,10,83 2. The department may not provide completion awards under par. (b) to a youth
4apprentice for more than 2 years of participation in a youth apprenticeship program
5by the youth apprentice, and the total amount of completion awards that the
6department may provide to a youth apprentice may not exceed 25 percent of the
7eligible youth apprenticeship expenses that are incurred by the youth apprentice for
8those years or $1,000, whichever is less.
AB779,17 9Section 17. 106.05 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB779,10,1610 106.05 (3) (a) If the amount of funds to be distributed under sub. (2) exceeds
11the amount available in the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (dr) for completion
12awards under sub. (2), the department may reduce the reimbursement percentage
13or deny applications for completion awards that would otherwise qualify under sub.
14(2). In that case, the department shall determine the reimbursement percentage and
15eligibility on the basis of the dates on which apprentices and sponsors become eligible
16for completion awards.
AB779,18 17Section 18 . 106.05 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
18(this act), is amended to read:
AB779,10,2519 106.05 (3) (a) If the amount of funds to be distributed under sub. subs. (2) and
20(2m)
exceeds the amount available in the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (dr) for
21completion awards under sub. subs. (2) and (2m), the department may reduce the
22reimbursement percentage or deny applications for completion awards that would
23otherwise qualify under sub. subs. (2) and (2m). In that case, the department shall
24determine the reimbursement percentage and eligibility on the basis of the dates on
25which apprentices become eligible for completion awards.
AB779,19
1Section 19. 106.05 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB779,11,72 106.05 (3) (b) (intro.) The department may provide a completion award under
3sub. (2) or (2m) to a person who is delinquent in child support or maintenance
4payments or who owes past support, medical expenses, or birth expenses, as
5established by appearance of the person's name on the statewide support lien docket
6under s. 49.854 (2) (b), only if the person provides the department with one of the
7following:
AB779,20 8Section 20 . 106.273 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 106.273 (2) (b) (intro.)
9and amended to read:
AB779,11,1110 106.273 (2) (b) (intro.) Prepare individuals for occupations as fire any of the
11following:
AB779,11,12 122. Fire fighters, emergency .
AB779,11,13 133. Emergency medical responders, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), or emergency.
AB779,11,14 144. Emergency medical services practitioners, as defined in s. 256.01 (5).
AB779,21 15Section 21 . 106.273 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB779,11,1916 106.273 (2) (b) 1. Construction workers. In this subdivision, “construction
17worker” means an individual engaged in the construction of roads, bridges,
18highways, sewers, water mains, utilities, public buildings, factories, housing, or
19similar construction projects.
AB779,22 20Section 22 . 118.34 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.34 (1) (a) and
21amended to read:
AB779,11,2422 118.34 (1) (a) In cooperation with a technical college district board, each school
23board shall establish a technical preparation program in each public high school
24located in the school district.
AB779,12,4
1(b) The program under par. (a) shall consist of a sequence of courses, approved
2by the technical college system board under s. 38.04 (26), designed to allow high
3school pupils to gain advanced standing in the technical college district's associate
4degree program upon graduation from high school.
AB779,23 5Section 23 . 118.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB779,12,76 118.34 (1) (c) Courses identified under s. 38.04 (26) (b) shall be included in the
7applicable school district's technical preparation program.
AB779,24 8Section 24. 118.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB779,12,199 118.52 (6) (b) Undue financial burden. The school board of a pupil's resident
10school district may reject an application to attend a course in a public school in a
11nonresident school district if the cost of the course would impose upon the resident
12school district an undue financial burden in light of the resident school district's total
13economic circumstances, including its revenue limit under subch. VII of ch. 121, its
14ability to pay tuition costs for the pupil, and the per pupil cost for children continuing
15to be served by the resident school district. In determining whether the cost of a
16course imposes an undue financial burden, a resident school district shall use a
17consistent methodology that does not consider the content of the course and shall
18evaluate whether paying the cost of the course will impair the operations of the
19resident school district.
AB779,25 20Section 25. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB779,13,421 (1) The department of workforce development may promulgate emergency
22rules under s. 227.24 that are necessary to implement this act. Notwithstanding s.
23227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in
24effect for 2 years, or until the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever
25is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required

1to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency
2rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare
3and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under
4this subsection.
AB779,26 5Section 26. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
6except as follows:
AB779,13,107 (1) The treatment of ss. 106.05 (title), (1) (e) 1. and 3., (f), and (v), (2m), and (3)
8(a) (by Section 18 ) and (b) (intro.) and 106.273 (2) (b) 1. takes effect on the 2nd day
9after publication of the 2023 biennial budget act or on the day after publication,
10whichever is later.
AB779,13,1111 (End)
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