106.09(7)
(7) The department may, by rule, fix and collect fees for provision of employment services authorized but not funded by the U.S. employment service.
106.10
106.10
Veterans job training. The department shall cooperate with the U.S. department of veterans affairs in the performance of functions prescribed in
P.L. 79-679, 60 Stat. 934 and any acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. The secretary may with the approval of the governor take all necessary steps in the making of leases or other contracts with the federal government in the adoption and execution of plans, methods and agreements to effectuate
P.L. 79-679.
106.10 History
History: 1971 c. 185 s.
1;
1971 c. 228; Stats. 1971 s. 101.25;
1977 c. 29,
272;
1989 a. 56;
1995 a. 27 s.
3693; Stats. 1995 s. 106.10.
106.11
106.11
Employment and training programs. 106.11(1)
(1) The department shall cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal job training partnership act,
29 USC 1501 to
1781. In administering the programs authorized by that act the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies and with private industry councils, establish a statewide coordinated employment and training delivery system to meet the employment, training and educational needs of persons in this state.
106.11(2)(a)1.
1. "Economically disadvantaged individual" means an individual to whom at least one of the following applies:
106.11(2)(a)1.a.
a. The individual receives, or is a member of a family which receives, cash welfare payments under a federal, state or local welfare program.
106.11(2)(a)1.b.
b. The individual has, or is a member of a family which has, received a total family income for the 6-month period prior to application for the program involved, excluding unemployment compensation, child support payments and welfare payments, which in relation to family size did not exceed the higher of the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget or 70% of the lower living standard income level.
106.11(2)(a)1.c.
c. The individual receives food stamps pursuant to the food stamp act of 1977.
106.11(2)(a)1.d.
d. The individual is a foster child or treatment foster child on behalf of whom state or local government payments are made.
106.11(2)(a)1.e.
e. In cases permitted by regulations of the U.S. secretary of labor, the individual is an adult handicapped individual whose own income meets the requirements of
subd. 1. a. or
b., but who is a member of a family whose income does not meet those requirements.
106.11(2)(a)2.
2. "Eligible youth participant" means an individual between the ages of 14 and 21 who is either of the following:
106.11(2)(a)2.a.
a. At least one year behind his or her high school entering class in academic credit.
106.11(2)(a)3.
3. "Handicapped individual" means an individual who has a physical or mental disability which for the individual constitutes or results in a substantial handicap to employment.
106.11(2)(b)
(b) In carrying out its responsibilities under this section, the department shall coordinate services authorized under
29 USC 1533 and provided by the department of education and the technical college system board to provide programs to help eligible youth participants, at least 75% of whom shall be economically disadvantaged individuals. At least 50% of the federal moneys received under
29 USC 1602 (b) (1) shall be used for programs under this subsection.
106.11(3)(a)(a) To ensure that the governor's coordination and special services plan proposed by the governor's council on workforce excellence and each job training plan proposed by a private industry council pursuant to the federal job training partnership act,
29 USC 1501 to
1792b, coordinate with and consider programs and services provided or proposed by other bodies with a direct interest in employment, training and human resources utilization and respond to concerns of interested citizens, employment and training service providers and members of the business community, the governor's council on workforce excellence and each private industry council shall make their proposed plans available to the public and after reasonable notice hold at least one public hearing before submittal to the governor under
par. (c). The governor's council on workforce excellence or private industry council shall provide notice of the public hearing and a copy of the proposed plan or a summary of it to the appropriate standing committees under
par. (b). The public hearing shall be held sufficiently in advance of the date each council must submit its plan to the governor to permit the council to address concerns raised at its hearing. The public hearing shall be held at a reasonable time in a place accessible to the public, including handicapped persons.
106.11(3)(b)1.1. The governor's council on workforce excellence shall submit notice of public hearing and a copy of the proposed governor's coordination and special services plan or a summary of it to the standing committees dealing with education, economic development and employment and to any other appropriate standing committee in each house of the legislature at least 120 days before the beginning of the first of 2 program years covered by the plan.
106.11(3)(b)2.
2. Each private industry council shall submit its notice of public hearing and a copy of its proposed job training plan or a summary of it to the standing committees dealing with education, economic development and employment and to any other appropriate standing committee in each house of the legislature. The private industry council shall submit notice and the plan or summary at least 120 days before the beginning of the first of 2 program years covered by the plan, pursuant to
29 USC 1515 (a) (1) (B), and according to procedures established by the department.
106.11(3)(c)
(c) After the public hearing under
par. (a), the governor's council on workforce excellence or the private industry council shall submit its proposed plan to the governor according to procedures established by the department. The governor's council on workforce excellence or the private industry council shall include all of the following with the proposed plan submitted to the governor:
106.11(3)(c)1.
1. A copy of any written testimony presented to the council.
106.11(3)(c)2.
2. A summary of any oral testimony presented to the council.
106.11(3)(c)3.
3. A discussion of testimony presented in opposition to the council's proposed plan, including whether the council has addressed or will address the opposing parties' concerns and a justification of any decision by the council not to address those concerns.
106.11 History
History: 1985 a. 29 ss.
43,
45 to
48,
50,
51,
1651 to
1653,
3202 (22);
1993 a. 399,
446;
1995 a. 27 ss.
3694 to
3697,
9145 (1); Stats. 1995 s. 106.11.
106.115
106.115
Governor's council on workforce excellence. 106.115(1)(1) The governor's council on workforce excellence shall oversee the planning, coordination, administration and implementation of the employment and education programs provided under all of the following:
106.115(1)(g)
(g) The youth apprenticeship program under
s. 106.13 and any other apprenticeship program for which the department provides assistance.
106.115 Note
NOTE: The bracketed language indicates the correct cross-reference.
106.115(1)(iv)
(iv) The veterans job training program under
s. 106.10 and any other job training program for veterans administered by the department.
106.115(1)(j)
(j) Such other employment and education programs as the governor may by executive order assign to the council.
106.115(2)
(2) The governor's council on workforce excellence shall do all of the following:
106.115(2)(a)
(a) Identify the workforce development needs of the state and recommend to the governor goals for meeting those needs and steps to meet those goals.
106.115(2)(b)
(b) Review the provision of services and the allocation of funding and resources under the programs specified in
sub. (1) and recommend to the governor a strategic plan for coordinating the provision of those services and for allocating that funding and those resources, consistent with the laws, rules and regulations governing those programs, so as to best respond to the workforce development needs identified under
par. (a).
106.115(2)(c)
(c) Monitor the provision of services and the expenditure of funding and resources under the programs specified in
sub. (1) and evaluate the effectiveness of those programs in meeting the employment and education needs of the participants in those programs.
106.115(2)(d)
(d) Determine whether any federal laws, regulations or policies impede the effectiveness or coordination of any of the programs specified in
sub. (1) and, if so, recommend that the department seek waivers of those laws, regulations or policies.
106.115(2)(e)
(e) Recommend for approval by the department under
s. 106.13 (2m) occupations for the youth apprenticeship program and statewide skill standards for programs provided under the school-to-work opportunities act of 1994,
20 USC 6101 to
6251.
106.115(2)(f)
(f) Review and comment on all proposals for the establishment of new employment and education programs, including the eligibility criteria for receiving services under those programs, to ensure that employment and education program services are not duplicated unnecessarily.
106.115(2)(g)
(g) Oversee the establishment and operation of public employment offices under
s. 106.09.
106.115(2)(h)
(h) Provide uniform performance standards that assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the employment and education programs specified in
sub. (1).
106.115(2)(i)
(i) Annually, prepare and submit to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor a report on the activities of the governor's council on workforce excellence that includes recommendations regarding the employment and education programs specified in
sub. (1).
106.115(3)
(3) The council may not impose any mandates on any local governmental unit or educational institution. In this subsection, "local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, special purpose district in this state, instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or special purpose district, combination or subunit of any of the foregoing or instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
106.115 History
History: 1995 a. 27 ss.
3698,
3699; Stats. 1995 s. 106.115;
1995 a. 417.
106.12
106.12
Division of workforce excellence. Based on the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence, the division of workforce excellence shall plan, coordinate, administer and implement the department's workforce excellence initiatives, programs, policies and funding, the youth apprenticeship and school-to-work programs under
s. 106.13 and such other employment and education programs as the governor may by executive order assign to the division. Notwithstanding any limitations placed on the use of state employment and education funds under this section or
s. 106.13,
106.14,
106.15,
106.20 or
106.21 or under an executive order assigning an employment and education program to the division, the secretary may issue a general or special order waiving any of those limitations on finding that the waiver will promote the coordination of employment and education services.
106.12 History
History: 1993 a. 16;
1995 a. 27 s.
3701; 1995 Stats. s. 106.12.
106.13
106.13
Youth apprenticeship and school-to-work programs. 106.13(1)(1) The department shall provide a youth apprenticeship program and a school-to-work program in accordance with
20 USC 6101 to
6251.
106.13(2)
(2) The governor's council on workforce excellence, the technical college system board and the department of education shall assist the department of industry, labor and job development in providing the youth apprenticeship program and school-to-work program under
sub. (1).
106.13(2m)
(2m) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence under
s. 106.115 (2) (e), the department shall approve occupations and maintain a list of approved occupations for the youth apprenticeship program and shall approve statewide skill standards for the school-to-work program. From the appropriation under
s. 20.445 (1) (ev), the department shall contract for the development of curricula for youth apprenticeship programs for occupations approved under this subsection.
106.13(3)
(3) The youth apprenticeship program under
sub. (1) shall not affect any apprenticeship program that is governed by
ss. 106.01 to
106.03, except that an apprenticeship program that is governed by
ch. 106 may grant credit toward the completion of an apprenticeship for the successful completion of a youth apprenticeship under
sub. (1).
106.13(4)(a)1.
1. "Nonprofit organization" means a nonstock, nonprofit corporation under
ch. 181.
106.13(4)(a)2.
2. "Public agency" means a county, city, village, town, school district or technical college district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town, school district or technical college district.
106.13(4)(b)
(b) From the appropriation under
s. 20.445 (1) (em), the department may award grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations that are responsible for the training of a youth apprentice. A public agency or non-profit organization that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds awarded under the grant to award training grants to employers who provide on-the-job training and supervision for youth apprentices. A training grant provided under this subsection may not exceed 50% of the youth apprentice's hourly wage or $4 per hour, whichever is less. An employer may receive training grant funds for not more than 500 hours of work per youth apprentice in any school year, as defined in
s. 115.001 (13).
106.13(5)
(5) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
106.13 History
History: 1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 16,
339,
399,
437,
491;
1995 a. 27 ss.
3703 to
3712,
9130 (4) and
9145 (1); Stats. 1995 s. 106.13.
106.14
106.14
Career counseling centers. 106.14(1)
(1) The department may award grants to nonprofit corporations and public agencies for the provision of career counseling centers throughout the state.
106.14(2)(a)(a) A career counseling center under this section shall provide youths with access to comprehensive career education and job training information, including information regarding postsecondary educational options in vocational and technical educational programs. A career counseling center under this section may also assist youths in locating apprenticeship and other work experience opportunities that are related to the youth's education.
106.14(2)(b)
(b) A career counseling center under this section shall coordinate its services with the counseling and guidance activities and the education for employment program under
s. 121.02 (1) (m) provided by the school board of the school district in which the career counseling center is located.
106.14(3)
(3) Any nonprofit corporation or public agency may apply for a grant to operate a career counseling center under this section. The department shall review the applications submitted under this subsection according to procedures and criteria established by the department.
106.14(4)
(4) Amounts awarded under
sub. (3) may be paid in instalments and shall range from 25% to 75% of the total cost of operating the career counseling center, except that after 3 years of receiving grant funds under this section a grant recipient may receive no more than 50% of the total cost of operating the career counseling center. The department shall require the grant recipient to provide the remaining percentage share of the total project cost.
106.14 History
History: 1993 a. 16;
1995 a. 27 ss.
3713,
3770m and
3770p; Stats. 1995 s. 106.14.
106.15
106.15
Assistance for dislocated workers. 106.15(1)(b)
(b) "Dislocated worker" has the meaning established by the department by rule in substantial conformance with
29 USC 1652 (a).
106.15(1)(c)
(c) "Dislocated worker committee" means the committee or other subunit of the council that deals with the dislocated workers program under
29 USC 1651 to
1662b.
