Treatment program grants
Under current law, DHS is required to distribute a total of $750,000 in grants
in each fiscal year to support treatment programs. Grant recipients are required to
use the grant money for supervision, training, and resources, including salaries,
benefits, and other related costs. This bill removes the requirement that DHS
distribute a total of $750,000 in each fiscal year and provides $1,576,600 in fiscal year
2024-25 for grants to support treatment programs.
Graduate medical education grants
This bill increases the maximum amounts that DHS may award each fiscal year
in grants to hospitals to support existing graduate medical training programs.
Under current law, DHS may not distribute more than $225,000 to a particular
hospital or more than $75,000 to fund an individual position in an existing graduate
medical training program during a given fiscal year. The bill increases those limits
to $450,000 and $150,000 per fiscal year, respectively.
Health care workforce opportunity grants
This bill requires DWD to establish and operate a program to provide grants
to local workforce development boards to assist individuals whose employment was
affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and whose employment outcomes have not
improved since then. The department must target the program to individuals
employed or seeking employment in health care-related fields and individuals who
are currently ineligible for services under the federal Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act.
Grants to encourage teaching careers
The bill creates a new grant program administered by the Department of Public
Instruction and available to school districts and operators of independent charter
schools to reimburse the cost of “Grow Your Own” programs. Under the bill, Grow
Your Own programs include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching,
payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for
licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for
partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for
paraprofessionals to gain licensure. The bill appropriates $5,000,000 in fiscal year
2024-25 for this purpose.
Teacher improvement program
Under current law, DPI operates a teacher improvement program to provide
prospective teachers with one-semester internships under the supervision of

licensed teachers, in-service activities, and professional staff development research
projects.
Under the bill, DPI must provide stipends to individuals who are participating
in the teacher improvement program. The stipends are $9,600 per individual per
semester and begin in the 2024-25 school year.
Stipends to student teachers
The bill provides stipends, through DPI, to student teachers who are
completing a teacher preparatory program that is approved by the superintendent
of public instruction. The stipends are $2,500 per student teacher per semester and
begin in the 2024-25 school year.
Stipends to teachers overseeing student teachers
The bill provides stipends, through DPI, to teachers who are overseeing a
student teacher in their classrooms. The stipends are in the amount of $1,000 per
teacher per semester and begin in the 2024-25 school year.
Stipends to library interns
The bill provides $50,000 in funding for the Division for Libraries and
Technology in DPI to provide stipend payments to students who are pursuing a
degree in library science and are placed as an intern in a public library or school
library. The stipend payments are $2,500 per student per semester and begin in the
2024-25 school year.
Development of apprenticeship pathways related to health care
This bill provides funding and position authority to DWD to conduct outreach
to stakeholders and partners to develop new apprenticeship pathways related to
health care.
Health care provider innovation grants
Under current law, DHS is required to award grants for certain community
programs. This bill allows DHS to distribute up to $7,225,000 in the 2023-24 fiscal
year and up to $14,500,000 in the 2024-25 fiscal year as grants to health care
providers and long-term care providers to implement best practices and innovative
solutions to increase worker recruitment and retention. The bill increases
appropriations to DHS to fund these grants and to support state administration and
evaluation of the grant program.
For further information see the state and local 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:
SB1,1 1Section 1. 18.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,9,52 18.08 (2) The capital improvement fund may be expended, pursuant to
3appropriations, only for the purposes and in the amounts for which the public debts

1have been contracted, for the payment of principal and interest on loans or on notes,
2for the payment due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered
3into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt, for the purposes
4identified under s. 20.867 (2) (v), (3) (x), and (4) (q), and for expenses incurred in
5contracting public debt.
SB1,2 6Section 2. 18.08 (7) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19,
7is renumbered 18.08 (7) and amended to read:
SB1,9,158 18.08 (7) Notwithstanding sub. (3), moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin
9Act 19
, section 9251 (1), cannot be commingled with other moneys in the capital
10improvement fund and all earnings on or income from investments of the moneys
11transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9251 (1), and all excess moneys so
12transferred that are not used to fund building projects authorized in the 2023-25
13Authorized State Building Program or are not used to offset cost adjustments with
14respect to any building project authorized in the 2023-25 Authorized State Building
15Program
, shall be deposited into or transferred to the general fund.
SB1,3 16Section 3. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
17the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB1,4 1Section 4. 20.255 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,11,82 20.255 (1) (hg) Personnel licensure, teacher supply, information and analysis
3and teacher improvement.
The amounts in the schedule to fund licensure
4administrative costs under s. 115.28 (7) (d) and 118.19 (10), teacher supply,
5information and analysis costs under s. 115.29 (5), and teacher improvement under
6s. 115.41 (1). Ninety percent of all moneys received from the licensure of school and
7public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d), and all moneys received under s.
8115.41 (1), shall be credited to this appropriation.
SB1,5 9Section 5. 20.255 (2) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,11,1210 20.255 (2) (ch) Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building.
11The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.422 to school districts and
12operators of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
SB1,6 13Section 6. 20.255 (3) (ci) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,11,1514 20.255 (3) (ci) Teacher improvement program stipends. The amounts in the
15schedule for payments to individuals under s. 115.41 (2).
SB1,7 16Section 7. 20.255 (3) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,11,1817 20.255 (3) (cL) Library intern stipend payments. The amounts in the schedule
18for library intern stipend payments under s. 43.05 (12m).
SB1,8
1Section 8. 20.255 (3) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,12,32 20.255 (3) (cs) Student teacher stipends. The amounts in the schedule for
3payments to student teachers under s. 115.421.
SB1,9 4Section 9. 20.255 (3) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,12,65 20.255 (3) (ct) Cooperating teacher stipends. The amounts in the schedule for
6payments to teachers under s. 115.424.
SB1,10 7Section 10. 20.435 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,13,28 20.435 (4) (bm) Medical Assistance, food stamps, and Badger Care
9administration; contract costs, insurer reports, and resource centers.
Biennially, the
10amounts in the schedule to provide a portion of the state share of administrative
11contract costs for the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49 and the
12Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665 and to provide the state share of
13administrative costs for the food stamp program under s. 49.79, other than payments
14under s. 49.78 (8), to develop and implement a registry of recipient immunizations,
15to reimburse 3rd parties for their costs under s. 49.475, for costs associated with
16outreach activities, for state administration of state supplemental grants to
17supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.77, for state administration and
18evaluation of the health care provider innovation grants program under s. 46.48 (22),

19and for services of resource centers under s. 46.283. No state positions may be funded
20in the department of health services from this appropriation, except positions for the
21performance of duties under a contract in effect before January 1, 1987, related to
22the administration of the Medical Assistance program between the subunit of the
23department primarily responsible for administering the Medical Assistance
24program and another subunit of the department. Total administrative funding

1authorized for the program under s. 49.665 may not exceed 10 percent of the amounts
2budgeted under pars. (p) and (x).
SB1,11 3Section 11. 20.437 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,13,54 20.437 (2) (c) Child care quality improvement program. The amounts in the
5schedule for the program under s. 49.133.
SB1,12 6Section 12. 20.437 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,13,87 20.437 (2) (d) Child care partnership grant program. The amounts in the
8schedule for the grants under s. 49.132.
SB1,13 9Section 13. 20.445 (1) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,13,1210 20.445 (1) (bw) Health care workforce innovation grants. As a continuing
11appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for health care workforce innovation
12grants under s. 106.29.
SB1,14 13Section 14. 20.445 (1) (bx) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,13,1514 20.445 (1) (bx) Health care workforce opportunity grants. As a continuing
15appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 106.295.
SB1,15 16Section 15. 20.445 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,13,2117 20.445 (6) Family and medical leave benefits insurance program. (q) Payment
18of benefits; family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund.
From the family
19and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund, a sum sufficient to pay for the
20payment of benefits under s. 103.105 (3) and to refund moneys erroneously paid into
21the fund.
SB1,13,2522 (r) Administrative expenses; family and medical leave benefits insurance trust
23fund.
Biennially, from the family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund,
24the amounts in the schedule for the administrative expenses of the family and
25medical leave benefits insurance program.
SB1,16
1Section 16. 20.867 (3) (x) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19,
2is amended to read:
SB1,14,133 20.867 (3) (x) Segregated revenue supported building program projects;
4inflationary project cost overruns.
From the capital improvement fund, as a
5continuing appropriation, all moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19,
6section 9251 (1), and 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 94 (11), to fund the
7projects enumerated under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1), including the
8project created by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 92,
in the amounts
9designated as “segregated revenue” in that section for those projects; to fund the
10other expenditures and allocations designated as “segregated revenue” under 2023
11Wisconsin Act 19
, section 9104 (4) to (13); and to offset building program project
12budget cost overruns caused by inflation under s. 13.48 (2) (L) in a total amount up
13to $20,000,000.
SB1,17 14Section 17 . 25.17 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,14,1515 25.17 (1) (er) Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund (s. 25.52);
SB1,18 16Section 18 . 25.52 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,14,20 1725.52 Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund. There
18is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the family and medical
19leave benefits insurance trust fund, to consist of all moneys deposited in that fund
20under s. 103.105 (8).
SB1,19 21Section 19. 40.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,15,222 40.22 (1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) and s. 40.26 (6) (1), each
23employee currently in the service of, and receiving earnings from, a state agency or
24other participating employer shall be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin

1retirement system as a participating employee of that state agency or participating
2employer.
SB1,20 3Section 20. 40.22 (2) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,15,64 40.22 (2) (L) The employee is employed by a participating employer after the
5person becomes an annuitant, unless the service is after the annuity is suspended
6by the election of the employee under s. 40.26.
SB1,21 7Section 21. 40.22 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,15,148 40.22 (2m) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6) (1), an employee
9who was a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
10at least one-third of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
11as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
12becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
13is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
14either of the following periods:
SB1,22 15Section 22. 40.22 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,15,2216 40.22 (2r) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6) (1), an employee
17who was not a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
18at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
19as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
20becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
21is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
22either of the following periods:
SB1,23 23Section 23. 40.22 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,16,3
140.22 (3) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6) (1), a person who
2qualifies as a participating employee shall be included within, and shall be subject
3to, the Wisconsin retirement system effective on one of the following dates:
SB1,24 4Section 24. 40.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,16,135 40.26 (1) Except as provided in sub. (1m) and ss. 40.05 (2) (g) 2. and 40.23 (1)
6(am), if a participant receiving a retirement annuity, or a disability annuitant who
7has attained his or her normal retirement date, receives earnings that are subject
8to s. 40.05 (1) or that would be subject to s. 40.05 (1) except for the exclusion specified
9in s. 40.22 (2) (L), the annuity shall be suspended, including any amount provided
10by additional contributions, and no annuity payment shall be payable after the
11month in which the participant files with the department a written election to be
12included within the provisions of the Wisconsin retirement system as a participating
13employee.
SB1,25 14Section 25. 40.26 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1,26 15Section 26. 40.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,16,1816 40.26 (2) (intro.) Upon suspension of an annuity under sub. (1) or (1m), the
17retirement account of the participant whose annuity is so suspended shall be
18established on the following basis:
SB1,27 19Section 27. 40.26 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,16,2420 40.26 (5) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (5m), if If a participant
21applies for an annuity or lump sum payment during the period in which less than 75
2230 days have elapsed between the termination of employment with a participating
23employer and becoming a participating employee with any participating employer,
24all of the following shall apply:
SB1,28 25Section 28. 40.26 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1,29
1Section 29. 40.26 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1,30 2Section 30. 43.05 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,17,73 43.05 (12m) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (cL), beginning in the
42024-25 school year, provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per student per
5semester, to students who are pursuing a degree in library science and are placed as
6an intern in a public library or school library. The division may promulgate rules to
7implement this subsection.
SB1,31 8Section 31 . 46.48 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,17,139 46.48 (22) Health care provider innovation grants. From the appropriation
10under s. 20.435 (7) (bc), the department may, beginning in fiscal year 2024-25,
11distribute not more than $14,500,000 in each fiscal year as grants to health care
12providers and long-term care providers to implement best practices and innovative
13solutions to increase worker recruitment and retention.
SB1,32 14Section 32. 49.132 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,17,17 1549.132 Child care partnership grant program. (1) In this section,
16“business" means any organization or enterprise operated for profit or a nonprofit
17corporation. “Business” does not include a governmental entity.
SB1,17,22 18(2) The department may establish a grant program to award funding to
19businesses that provide or wish to provide child care services for their employees.
20A grant awarded under this program may be used to reserve child care placements
21for local business employees, pay child care tuition, and other costs related to child
22care.
SB1,17,24 23(3) A business awarded a grant under this section shall provide matching funds
24equal to 25 percent or more of the amount awarded.
SB1,18,2
1(4) The department may promulgate rules to administer this section, including
2to determine eligibility for a grant.
SB1,33 3Section 33. 49.133 of the statutes is created to read:
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