106.27(1)
(1)
Workforce training grants. From the appropriation under
s. 20.445 (1) (b), the department shall award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of workforce training programs. An organization that is awarded a grant under this subsection may use the grant for the training of unemployed and underemployed workers and incumbent employees of businesses in this state. As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, the department may require a public or private organization to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.
106.27(1g)
(1g) Workforce training program; expanded purposes. Of the amounts appropriated under
s. 20.445 (1) (b) in the 2013-15 fiscal biennium, the department shall allocate $35,400,000 for all of the following:
106.27(1g)(a)
(a) Grants to technical colleges for the reduction of waiting lists for enrollment in programs and courses in high-demand fields, as determined by the department.
106.27(1g)(b)
(b) Grants for collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses to provide high school pupils with industry-recognized certifications in high-demand fields, as determined by the department.
106.27(1g)(c)
(c) Grants to public and private organizations or services provided by the department to enhance employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.
106.27(1g)(d)
(d) Administration of the grants and services under
par. (a) to
(c) and, if the department determines that the full amount of the allocation under this subsection will not be needed for grants and services under
pars. (a) to
(c) and for administration of those grants and services under this paragraph, grants under
sub. (1).
106.27(1m)
(1m) Labor market information system. From the appropriation under
s. 20.445 (1) (bm), the department shall develop and maintain a labor market information system to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on current and projected employment opportunities in this state and other appropriate information relating to labor market dynamics as determined by the department. The department shall make the information contained in the system available, free of charge, to school districts, technical colleges, tribal colleges, institutions and college campuses within the University of Wisconsin System, local workforce development boards established under
29 USC 2832, employers, job seekers, and the general public, including making that information available on the department's Internet site.
106.27(1r)
(1r) Student internship coordination. From the appropriation under
s. 20.445 (1) (b), the department shall provide coordination between institutions of higher education, as defined in
20 USC 1001 (a) and (b), and employers to increase the number of students who are placed with employers for internships.
106.27(2g)(a)(a)
Duties. To implement this section, the department shall do all of the following:
106.27(2g)(a)1.
1. Promulgate rules prescribing procedures and criteria for awarding grants under
sub. (1) and the information with respect to those grants that must be contained in the reports required under
subd. 3.
106.27(2g)(a)2.
2. Receive and review applications for grants under
subs. (1) and
(1g) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that must be contained in an application for a grant under
sub. (1) or
(1g).
106.27(2g)(a)3.
3. Require reports from grant recipients describing how the grant moneys received by a grant recipient were expended and the outcomes achieved as a result of the training program, waiting-list reduction activities, certification program, or employment enhancement activities implemented by the grant recipient.
106.27(2g)(b)
(b)
Powers. In addition to the duties described in
par. (a), the department shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the power to audit and inspect the records of grant recipients.
106.27(2m)
(2m) Consultation. The department shall consult with the technical college system board and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in implementing this section.
106.27(3)
(3) Annual report. Annually, by December 31, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the department's activities and expenditures under this section during the preceding fiscal year and detailing the amounts allocated to and expended for each of the programs, grants, and services specified in
s. 20.445 (1) (b) and
(bm) for that fiscal year. The report shall include information on the number of unemployed and underemployed workers and incumbent employees who participate in training programs under
sub. (1); the number of unemployed workers who obtain gainful employment, underemployed workers who obtain new employment, and incumbent employees who receive increased compensation after participating in such a training program; and the wages earned by those workers and employees both before and after participating in such a training program. The report shall also include information on the extent to which waiting lists for enrollment in courses and programs provided by technical colleges in high-demand fields are reduced as a result of grants under
sub. (1g) (a), on the number of high school pupils who participate in certification programs under
sub. (1g) (b), and on the number of persons with disabilities who participate in employment enhancement activities under
sub. (1g) (c). In addition, the report shall provide information on the number of student interns who are placed with employers as a result of the coordination activities conducted under
sub. (1r).
106.27 Note
NOTE: Sub. (3) is shown as affected by
2015 Wis. Acts 283 and
348 and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
106.27 History
History: 2013 a. 9,
139;
2015 a. 283,
348; s. 13.92 (2) (i).
106.273
106.273
Career and technical education incentive grants. 106.273(1)(1) The department shall annually confer with the department of public instruction and the Wisconsin technical college system to identify industries and occupations within this state that face workforce shortages or shortages of adequately trained, entry-level workers. The state superintendent of public instruction shall annually notify school districts of the identified industries and occupations and make this information available on the Internet site of the department of public instruction.
106.273(2)
(2) The department shall approve industry-recognized certification programs designed to mitigate workforce shortages in any of the industries or occupations identified under
sub. (1).
106.273(3)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.445 (1) (b), the department shall allocate not less than $3,000,000 in each fiscal year for incentive grants to school districts under this section. From that allocation, the department shall annually award to a school district $1,000 per pupil for each pupil in the school district who, in the prior school year, obtained a high school diploma or a technical education high school diploma from a school in the school district, if all of the following apply:
106.273(3)(a)1.
1. The school district has an industry-recognized certification program approved by the department under
sub. (2).
106.273(3)(a)2.
2. The pupil successfully completed the school district's industry-recognized certification program under
subd. 1. in any school year in which the program was approved by the department under
sub. (2).
106.273(3)(b)
(b) If the amount allocated under
par. (a) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount per pupil under
par. (a), the department may prorate the amount of its payments among school districts eligible for an incentive grant under this section.
106.273 History
History: 2015 a. 55. ss. 3193b, 3193be to 3193bi.
106.30
106.30
Nursing workforce survey and grant. 106.30(1)
(1)
Definition. In this section, “nurse" means a registered nurse licensed under
s. 441.06 or permitted under
s. 441.08, a licensed practical nurse licensed or permitted under
s. 441.10, an advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under
s. 441.16 (2), or a nurse-midwife licensed under
s. 441.15.
106.30(2)
(2) Survey form. Each odd-numbered year, the department of workforce development shall develop and submit to the department of safety and professional services a survey form to gather data under
s. 441.01 (7) (a) 1. to assist the department of workforce development in evaluating the supply of, demand for, and turnover among nurses in this state and in determining whether there are any regional shortages of nurses, shortages of nurses in any speciality areas, or impediments to entering the nursing profession in this state.
106.30(3)
(3) Survey results. Beginning in 2011, by September 30 of each odd-numbered year, the department shall compile, process, and evaluate the survey results and submit a report of its findings to the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate under
s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor, the secretary of health services, and the nurse resource center described in
sub. (5).
106.30(4)
(4) Costs of survey. The department may use no more than 12 percent of the amount received under
s. 20.445 (1) (km) for costs incurred by the department under
subs. (2) and
(3).
106.30(5)(a)(a) From the appropriation account under
s. 20.445 (1) (km), the department of workforce development shall award grants equal to the amount appropriated under
s. 20.445 (1) (km) minus the amount expended under
sub. (4) to a nonprofit statewide nursing center that is comprised of and led by nurses and that has demonstrated coordination with constituent groups within the nursing community, including professional nursing organizations; organizations representing nurse educators, staff nurses, and nurse managers or executives; labor organizations representing nurses; the department of safety and professional services; the department of health services; and legislators who are concerned with issues affecting the nursing profession.
106.30(5)(b)
(b) A statewide nursing center that receives a grant under
par. (a) shall use the grant moneys to develop strategies to ensure that there is a nursing workforce that is adequate to meet the current and future health care needs of this state. The statewide nursing center may use those moneys to fund activities that are aimed at ensuring such a nursing workforce, including monitoring trends in the applicant pool for nursing education programs; evaluating the effectiveness of nursing education programs in increasing access to those programs and in enhancing career mobility for nurses, especially for populations that are underrepresented in the nursing profession; and facilitating partnerships between the nursing community and other health care providers, the department of safety and professional services, the business community, the legislature, and educators to promote diversity within the nursing profession, enhance career mobility and leadership development for nurses, and achieve consensus regarding policies aimed at ensuring an adequate nursing workforce in this state.
106.30 History
History: 2009 a. 28;
2011 a. 32.
106.36
106.36
Offender reentry initiative. 106.36(2)
(2) The department shall align its workforce development activities under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,
29 USC 3101 to
3361, with the department of corrections' initiatives to reintegrate offenders into the community by doing all of the following:
106.36(2)(a)
(a) Training staff of the department of corrections in the use of assessment tools to assess the educational and vocational needs and skills of offenders who are incarcerated.
106.36(2)(b)
(b) Providing in its guidelines for the development of local plans under
29 USC 3123 a specific requirement that local workforce development boards established under
29 USC 3122 outline in their local plans how they will work with local and statewide offender reentry initiatives supported by the department of corrections.
106.36(2)(c)
(c) Appointing a representative of the department of corrections to serve on any subcommittee of the state workforce development board established under
29 USC 3111 that is responsible for the planning and operation of, and other issues relating to, the state workforce development system to ensure that workforce development programs made available through that system provide workforce development activities serving offenders.
106.36(2)(d)
(d) Integrating offender reentry initiatives supported by the department of corrections with the job center network under
s. 106.14 (1) to ensure that offenders are aware of the comprehensive career planning, job placement, job training, and other resources available to them through the job center network.
106.36 History
History: 2015 a. 55.
EQUAL RIGHTS PROGRAMS
106.50(1)(1)
Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under
ss. 66.0125 and
66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal housing opportunities to cover single-family residences that are owner-occupied. The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute a significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated. This section shall be considered an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of this state.
106.50(1m)(ad)
(ad) “Advertise" means to publish, circulate, issue or display, or cause to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement or sign in connection with the sale, financing or rental of housing.
106.50(1m)(am)
(am) “Age", in reference to a member of a protected class, means at least 18 years of age.
106.50(1m)(b)
(b) “Aggrieved person" means a person who claims to have been injured by discrimination in housing or believes that he or she will be injured by discrimination in housing that is about to occur.
106.50(1m)(c)
(c) “Complainant" means a person who files a complaint alleging discrimination in housing.
106.50(1m)(d)
(d) “Conciliation" means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a complaint or by the investigation of the complaint, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved person, the complainant, the respondent and the department.
106.50(1m)(g)
(g) “Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of having such an impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment. “Disability" does not include the current illegal use of a controlled substance, as defined in
s. 961.01 (4), or a controlled substance analog, as defined in
s. 961.01 (4m), unless the individual is participating in a supervised drug rehabilitation program.
106.50(1m)(h)
(h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in
sub. (2),
(2m), or
(2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry.
106.50(1m)(i)
(i) “Dwelling unit" means a structure or that part of a structure that is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons who are maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others.
106.50(1m)(k)
(k) “Family status" means any of the following conditions that apply to a person seeking to rent or purchase housing or to a member or prospective member of the person's household regardless of the person's marital status:
106.50(1m)(k)2.
2. A person is in the process of securing sole or joint legal custody, periods of physical placement or visitation rights of a minor child.
106.50(1m)(k)3.
3. A person's household includes one or more minor or adult relatives.
106.50(1m)(k)4.
4. A person's household includes one or more adults or minor children in his or her legal custody or physical placement or with whom he or she has visitation rights.
106.50(1m)(k)5.
5. A person's household includes one or more adults or minor children placed in his or her care under a court order, under a guardianship or with the written permission of a parent or other person having legal custody of the adult or minor child.
106.50(1m)(km)
(km) “Hardship condition" means a situation under which a tenant in housing for older persons has legal custody or physical placement of a minor child or a minor child is placed in the tenant's care under a court order, under a guardianship or with the written permission of a parent or other person having legal custody of the minor child.
106.50(1m)(L)
(L) “Housing" means any improved property, or any portion thereof, including a mobile home as defined in
s. 101.91 (10), manufactured home, as defined in
s. 101.91 (2), or condominium, that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or residence. “Housing" includes any vacant land that is offered for sale or rent for the construction or location thereon of any building, structure or portion thereof that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or residence.
106.50(1m)(m)
(m) “Housing for older persons" means any of the following:
106.50(1m)(m)1.
1. Housing provided under any state or federal program that the secretary determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons, as defined in the state or federal program.
106.50(1m)(m)2.
2. Housing solely intended for, and solely occupied by, persons 62 years of age or older.
106.50(1m)(m)3.
3. Housing primarily intended and primarily operated for occupancy by at least one person 55 years of age or older per dwelling unit.
106.50(1m)(mm)
(mm) “Interested person" means an adult relative or friend of a member of a protected class, or an official or representative of a private agency, corporation or association concerned with the welfare of a member of a protected class.
106.50(1m)(nm)
(nm) “Member of a protected class" means a group of natural persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex, race, color, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry.
106.50(1m)(om)
(om) “Political subdivision" means a city, village, town or county.
106.50(1m)(q)
(q) “Relative" means a parent, grandparent, greatgrandparent, stepparent, step grandparent, brother, sister, child, stepchild, grandchild, step grandchild, greatgrandchild, first cousin, 2nd cousin, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother or half sister or any other person related by blood, marriage or adoption.
106.50(1m)(r)
(r) “Rent" means to lease, to sublease, to let or to otherwise grant for a consideration the right of a tenant to occupy housing not owned by the tenant.
106.50(1m)(s)
(s) “Respondent" means the person accused in a complaint or amended complaint of discrimination in housing and any other person identified in the course of an investigation as allegedly having discriminated in housing.
106.50(1m)(u)
(u) “Status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking" means the status of a person who is seeking to rent or purchase housing or of a member or prospective member of the person's household having been, or being believed by the lessor or seller of housing to be, a victim of domestic abuse, as defined in
s. 813.12 (1) (am), sexual assault under
s. 940.225,
948.02, or
948.025, or stalking under
s. 940.32.
106.50(1s)
(1s) Department to administer. This section shall be administered by the department through its division of equal rights. The department may promulgate such rules as are necessary to carry out this section. No rule may prohibit the processing of any class action complaint or the ordering of any class-based remedy, or may provide that complaints may be consolidated for administrative convenience only.
106.50(2)
(2) Discrimination prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to discriminate:
106.50(2)(a)
(a) By refusing to sell, rent, finance or contract to construct housing or by refusing to negotiate or discuss the terms thereof.
106.50(2)(b)
(b) By refusing to permit inspection or exacting different or more stringent price, terms or conditions for the sale, lease, financing or rental of housing.
106.50(2)(c)
(c) By refusing to finance or sell an unimproved residential lot or to construct a home or residence upon such lot.
106.50(2)(d)
(d) By advertising in a manner that indicates discrimination by a preference or limitation.
106.50(2)(e)
(e) For a person in the business of insuring against hazards, by refusing to enter into, or by exacting different terms, conditions or privileges with respect to, a contract of insurance against hazards to a dwelling.
106.50(2)(f)
(f) By refusing to renew a lease, causing the eviction of a tenant from rental housing or engaging in the harassment of a tenant.
106.50(2)(g)
(g) In providing the privileges, services or facilities that are available in connection with housing.
