SB557,21,139 (a) A description of the objectives of the program and activities to be funded by
10the grant and how the grant will be used to achieve these objectives, including
11specific activities and services to be conducted, and specific populations or areas to
12be served, including any targeted subgroups, such as incarcerated or homeless
13individuals.
SB557,21,1514 (b) A description of innovative approaches to be used and evidence of likely
15success.
SB557,21,1816 (c) A plan for measuring progress in achieving the objectives identified under
17par. (a), including a strategy to collect data that can be used to measure the project's
18effectiveness.
SB557,21,2119 (d) Identification of relevant community or other organizations with which the
20applicant will coordinate or partner and a description of the proposed coordination
21or partnership.
SB557,21,2522 (e) Sufficient affirmation, as determined by the department, that the applicant
23has conducted an assessment of community needs related to opioid misuse and
24addiction among low-income individuals and families, and that the proposed uses
25of the grant funds will address unmet needs identified by the assessment.
SB557,22,3
1(f) Confirmation that any funds awarded through the grant program under this
2section will not supplant other programs or resources in the community with similar
3objectives.
SB557,22,54 (g) Confirmation that the recipient will use evidence-based approaches to the
5maximum extent practicable.
SB557,22,8 6(9) In considering applications for grants under this section, the department
7shall consider and give priority to applications that demonstrate one or more of the
8following characteristics:
SB557,22,109 (a) Evidence of coordination and partnership with agencies or entities with
10experience or expertise in addressing opioid-related issues.
SB557,22,1211 (b) Evidence of leveraging nonstate funds or in-kind resources to extend the
12reach or duration of the program proposed by the application.
SB557,22,1513 (c) Quality of methodology proposed to monitor the outcomes of the program
14proposed by the application and effectiveness in achieving the goals of the program
15and mitigating the harmful health and socioeconomic impacts of opioid addiction.
SB557,22,1716 (d) Evidence of capacity-building and strengthening of community responses
17to the opioid crisis.
SB557,22,1918 (e) Efforts to minimize the trauma and negative impact of foster care on
19children of addicted individuals.
SB557,22,2020 (f) Demonstrated knowledge of opioid-related needs in the target community.
SB557,22,2321 (g) Use of innovative or evidence-based approaches to address unmet opioid
22needs, including to promote self-sufficiency and well-being for families with
23children impacted by opioid addiction.
SB557,41 24Section 41 . 49.79 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,23,9
149.79 (9) (a) 1. The department shall administer an employment and training
2program for recipients under the food stamp program and may contract with county
3departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 46.23, multicounty consortia, local
4workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, tribal
5governing bodies, or other organizations to carry out the administrative functions.
6A county department, multicounty consortium, local workforce development board,
7tribal governing body, or other organization may subcontract with a Wisconsin
8Works agency or another provider to administer the employment and training
9program under this subsection.
SB557,42 10Section 42. 51.44 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB557,23,1311 51.44 (5) (bm) Ensure that any child with a level of lead in his or her blood that
12is 5 or more micrograms per 100 milliliters of blood, as confirmed by one venous blood
13test, is eligible for services under the program under this section.
SB557,43 14Section 43 . 60.85 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,23,2215 60.85 (7) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under
16sub. (1) (h) 1. a., d., i., and j. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental
17district shall notify the department of workforce development and the local
18workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 of any positions
19to be filled in the county in which the town that created the tax incremental district
20is located during the period commencing with the date the person first performs work
21on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment of project costs.
22The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
SB557,44 23Section 44 . 60.85 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,24,624 60.85 (7) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property in
25a tax incremental district from a town for which the town incurs real property

1assembly costs under sub. (1) (h) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
2development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
32832 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the town creating the tax
4incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
5lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
6position.
SB557,45 7Section 45 . 66.1103 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,24,158 66.1103 (6m) Notification of position openings. A municipality or county may
9not enter into a revenue agreement with any person who operates for profit unless
10that person has agreed to notify the department of workforce development and the
11local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, 3122 of any
12position to be filled in that municipality or county within one year after issuance of
13the revenue bonds. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks before
14advertising the position. The notice required by this subsection does not affect the
15offer of employment requirements of sub. (4s).
SB557,46 16Section 46 . 66.1105 (6c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,24,2517 66.1105 (6c) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs
18under sub. (2) (f) 1. a., d., j. and k. in connection with the project plan for a tax
19incremental district shall notify the department of workforce development and the
20local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, 3122 of any
21positions to be filled in the county in which the city which created the tax incremental
22district is located during the period commencing with the date the person first
23performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment
24of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to
25advertising the position.
SB557,47
1Section 47. 66.1105 (6c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,25,92 66.1105 (6c) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property
3in a tax incremental district from a city for which the city incurs real property
4assembly costs under sub. (2) (f) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
5development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
62832, 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the city creating the tax
7incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
8lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
9position.
SB557,48 10Section 48 . 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,25,2411 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
12in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
13a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
14requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
15a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
16in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
17is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
18rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
19disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
20assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
21youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
2229 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
23in the manner under s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
24as defined in s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
SB557,49 25Section 49 . 71.07 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,26,6
171.07 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
2for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
3institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
4projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
5development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
6eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
SB557,50 7Section 50 . 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,26,218 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
9in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
10a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
11requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
12a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
13in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
14is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
15rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
16disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
17assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
18youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
1929 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
20in the manner under s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
21as defined in s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
SB557,51 22Section 51 . 71.28 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,27,323 71.28 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
24for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
25institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a

1projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
2development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
3eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
SB557,52 4Section 52 . 71.47 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,27,185 71.47 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
6in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
7a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
8requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
9a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
10in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
11is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
12rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
13disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
14assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
15youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
1629 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
17in the manner under s. 71.47 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
18as defined in s. 71.47 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
SB557,53 19Section 53 . 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,27,2520 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
21for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
22institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
23projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
24development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
25eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
SB557,54
1Section 54. 76.636 (1) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,28,22 76.636 (1) (e) 12. A dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15).
SB557,55 3Section 55. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin
4Act 19
, is amended to read:
SB557,28,95 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
6amounts for aids are $5,292,700 in calendar years 2020 to 2023 2022 and $5,398,600
7in each calendar year
$5,707,800 in calendar year 2023 and thereafter. These
8amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform
9percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB557,56 10Section 56 . 106.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,28,24 11106.11 Workforce investment programs. The department shall cooperate
12with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce
13Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
14Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361
. In administering the programs authorized by that
15act the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies , the council on
16workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111,
and with local workforce
17development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a statewide
18workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational
19needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates
20that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served
21by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that
22provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for
23affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for
24those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
SB557,57 25Section 57 . 106.115 of the statutes is created to read:
SB557,29,2
1106.115 Council on workforce investment. (1) In this section, “homeless”
2has the meaning given in 42 USC 11302 (a).
SB557,29,7 3(2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111 shall
4identify all of the following populations of individuals with a barrier to employment
5to receive employment, training, and educational services when submitting the state
6plan required by section 3113 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
7Act of 2014:
SB557,29,88 (a) Homeless individuals from 18 to 24 years of age.
SB557,29,99 (b) Children placed in out-of-home care under ch. 48.
SB557,29,1010 (c) Homeless adults over age 24.
SB557,58 11Section 58 . 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,29,1512 106.13 (2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC
132821 3111, the technical college system board, and the department of public
14instruction shall assist the department in providing the youth apprenticeship
15program under sub. (1).
SB557,59 16Section 59 . 106.15 of the statutes is repealed.
SB557,60 17Section 60 . 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,29,2318 106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or
19an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the department and the local workforce
20development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position in the
21company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be
22filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company
23shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
SB557,61 24Section 61 . 106.27 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,30,11
1106.27 (1m) Labor market information system. From the appropriation under
2s. 20.445 (1) (bm), the department shall develop and maintain a labor market
3information system to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on current and
4projected employment opportunities in this state and other appropriate information
5relating to labor market dynamics as determined by the department. The
6department shall make the information contained in the system available, free of
7charge, to school districts, technical colleges, tribal colleges, institutions and college
8campuses within the University of Wisconsin System, local workforce development
9boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, employers, job seekers, and the general
10public, including making that information available on the department's Internet
11site.
SB557,62 12Section 62 . 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,31,213 109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon
14a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the
15department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective
16bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any
17municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such
18action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass
19layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact
20information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 3122
21serving the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of
22resources prepared under s. 106.11. The employer shall provide in writing all
23information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other
24remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The

1department may in addition require the employer to submit a plan setting forth the
2manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.
SB557,63 3Section 63 . 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,31,94 115.28 (24) Priority in awarding grants. Give priority in awarding grants to
5school boards under s. 115.36, and in awarding grants from federal funds received
6under 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 2862 (b) (1) (B), to
7programs that provide more than one of the educational services specified under s.
8115.36, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601
9to 4665 or 29 USC 2862 3172 (b) (1) (B).
SB557,64 10Section 64 . 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
SB557,31,1411 115.28 (66) Report on homeless children and youths. Annually, submit to the
12chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
13s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of homeless children and youths, as defined in
1442 USC 11434a (2), in the public schools of this state.
SB557,65 15Section 65. 234.253 of the statutes is created to read:
SB557,31,18 16234.253 Report on households with worst case housing needs. (1)
17Definitions. In this section, “households with worst case housing needs” means
18households that meet all of the following criteria:
SB557,31,1919 (a) Are renters.
SB557,31,2020 (b) Do not receive federal, state, or local housing assistance.
SB557,31,2321 (c) Have incomes of no more than 50 percent of the area median income, as
22determined by the federal department of housing and urban development and
23adjusted for family size.
SB557,32,3
1(d) Live in severely inadequate conditions, as determined by the federal
2department of housing and urban development, or pay more than half of their income
3for rent, or both.
SB557,32,10 4(2) Annual report. The authority shall annually submit to the chief clerk of
5each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2),
6a report on the number of households with worst case housing needs in this state.
7The report shall include the number of households with worst case housing needs by
8county, demographic statistics and information on these households, analysis of the
9impediments to securing affordable housing, and recommended changes to state and
10local programs to assist these households with securing affordable housing.
SB557,66 11Section 66 . 238.30 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,32,2412 238.30 (4m) “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an
13area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a
14person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements
15under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who
16is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial
17employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is
18eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
19rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
20disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
21assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a dislocated worker,
22as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has
23been certified in the manner under 26 USC 51 (d) (13) (A) by a designated local
24agency, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (12).
SB557,67 25Section 67. 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB557,33,3
1281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate the amount
2appropriated under s. 20.320 (2) (a) to projects involving forgivable loans to private
3users of public water systems to replace lead service lines.
SB557,68 4Section 68 . 946.13 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB557,33,75 946.13 (10) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a member of a local workforce
6development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 or to a member of the
7council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111.
SB557,69 8Section 69 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB557,33,209 (1) Job and employment services; pilot program. The department of workforce
10development shall establish a pilot program to provide supportive job and
11employment services to individuals receiving housing vouchers or receiving services
12from state-funded homeless shelters. The pilot program established under this
13subsection shall provide similar job and employment services to those provided
14under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program under
15s. 49.163. The department shall establish eligibility criteria for individuals
16participating in the pilot program, and the program shall be administered by the
17department or another entity authorized to administer the programs under s. 49.163
18(4). The department of workforce development shall pay for the pilot program under
19this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fc). The pilot program
20established under this subsection shall sunset on June 30, 2025.
SB557,34,221 (2) Pilot program for homeless children and youths. The Wisconsin Housing
22and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and
23implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included
24in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and
25families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that

1the authority, or a public housing agency that contracts with the authority,
2maintains for vouchers under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.
SB557,34,53 (3) Community action opioid response grant program. During the 2023-25
4fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall award no more than a total
5of $2,000,000 per fiscal year in grant moneys under s. 49.675.
SB557,34,126 (4) Internet assistance program. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the
7department of children and families may promulgate the rules authorized under s.
849.168 (2) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
9department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that
10promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
11preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
12provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
SB557,34,1513 (5) Early intervention services. The department of health services may
14develop a methodology to allocate moneys under s. 20.435 (7) (bt) across county
15programs.
SB557,70 16Section 70 . Fiscal changes.
SB557,34,2417 (1) State supplement to employment opportunity demonstration projects.
18In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
19workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
202023-24 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
21made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
22of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
232024-25 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
24made.
SB557,35,8
1(2) Grants to defray housing costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
2appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar
3amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303
4(1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs. In
5the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
6administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is
7increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low
8or moderate income to defray housing costs.
SB557,35,159 (3) Skills enhancement program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
10appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
11dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $1,000,000 for the purpose for
12which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
13appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
14dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $1,000,000 for the purpose for
15which the appropriation is made.
Loading...
Loading...