AB64-ASA1,1406 Section 1406 . 106.27 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,733,13 106.27 (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) or (1j); 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 students who participate in certification or training programs under sub. (1) (a) or (e) or (1g) (b), on the building modifications funded under sub. (1) (f) and the effect of those building modifications on the school districts' technical education programs, 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) or the grants awarded under sub. (1) (d).

AB64-ASA1,1407 Section 1407 . 106.272 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,733,21 106.272 Teacher development program grants. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), the department shall award grants to the school board of a school district or to the governing body of a private school, as defined under s. 115.001 (3d), or to a charter management organization that has partnered with an educator preparation program approved by the department of public instruction and headquartered in this state to design and implement a teacher development program.

AB64-ASA1,733,23 (2) In awarding a grant under this section, the department shall do all of the following:

AB64-ASA1,733,25 (a) Consult with the department of public instruction to confirm that the teacher development program satisfies the requirements under s. 118.196 (2).

AB64-ASA1,734,3 (b) Consider the methods by which the school board, governing body, or charter management organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) will make the teacher development program affordable to participating employees.

AB64-ASA1,734,6 (c) Consider whether the school board, governing body, or charter management organization has agreed to contribute matching funds towards the teacher development program.

AB64-ASA1,1407g Section 1407g. 106.273 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,734,14 106.273 (3) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), the department shall allocate not less than $3,000,000 $3,500,000 in each fiscal year for incentive grants to school districts under this section. From that allocation, the department shall, subject to par. (am), 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:

AB64-ASA1,1407i Section 1407i. 106.273 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,734,19 106.273 (3) (am) The department may not make a per pupil award of $1,000 to a school district under par. (a) if the industry-recognized certification program completed by the pupil as a condition of the award under par. (a) 2. is an information technology instructional program developed under s. 115.455.

AB64-ASA1,1407k Section 1407k. 106.275 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,735,2 106.275 Technical education equipment grants. (1) Awarding of grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), the department may allocate up to $500,000 in each fiscal year for technical education equipment grants to school districts under this section. From that allocation, the department may award grants in the amount of not more than $50,000 to school districts whose grant applications are approved under sub. (2) (b).

AB64-ASA1,735,7 (b) A school district that is awarded a grant under this section shall use the grant moneys awarded for the acquisition of equipment that is used in advanced manufacturing fields in the workplace, together with any software necessary for the operation of that equipment and any instructional material necessary to train pupils in the operation of that equipment.

AB64-ASA1,735,11 (c) As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, a school district shall provide matching funds equal to 200 percent of the grant amount awarded. The match may be in the form of money, or the monetary value of equipment, contributed from private sources, the school district, or both.

AB64-ASA1,735,19 (2) Grant application process. (a) A school district that wishes to receive a grant under this section shall apply for the grant in accordance with procedures and requirements established by the department under rules promulgated under sub. (4) (b) 1. A grant application shall describe the purpose and need for the grant, the projected outcomes that the school district is seeking to achieve as a result of receiving the grant, the amount and source of the matching funds required under sub. (1) (c), and any other information that the department may require under rules promulgated under sub. (4) (b) 1.

AB64-ASA1,735,25 (b) The department, in consultation with the advisory committee created under sub. (4) (a), shall review and evaluate a grant application submitted under par. (a) in accordance with procedures and criteria established by the department under rules promulgated under sub. (4) (b) 2. After completing that review and evaluation, the department shall notify the school district of the department's decision on the grant application.

AB64-ASA1,736,9 (3) Reporting requirements. Each school district that receives a grant under this section shall file a report with the department by September 1 of each of the first 3 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the grant was received. The report shall describe how the grant moneys were expended, describe the outcomes achieved as a result of receiving the grant, share the best practices employed by the school district regarding the training of pupils in the use of the equipment acquired with the grant moneys, include a plan for sustainability of that training, and provide such other information as the department may require under rules promulgated under sub. (4) (b) 3.

AB64-ASA1,736,15 (4) Implementation of grant program. (a) The secretary of workforce development shall create an advisory committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to assist the department in reviewing and evaluating grant applications under sub. (2) (b). The committee shall consist of 5 individuals appointed by the secretary each of whom represents a different industrial sector of the economy and a different geographic region of the state.

AB64-ASA1,736,17 (b) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section. Those rules shall include all of the following:

AB64-ASA1,736,20 1. Rules establishing the procedures and requirements for applying for a grant under sub. (2) (a), including the information that must be submitted with a grant application.

AB64-ASA1,736,22 2. Rules establishing the procedures and criteria for awarding a grant under sub. (2) (b).

AB64-ASA1,736,24 3. Rules governing the reporting requirements under sub. (3), including the information that must be provided in a report submitted under sub. (3).

AB64-ASA1,1407m Section 1407m. 106.277 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,737,4 106.277 Grants for teacher training and recruitment. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bt), the department shall award a grant to a nonprofit organization that applies on a form prepared by the department to receive a grant under this section if all of the following apply:

AB64-ASA1,737,7 (a) The organization is described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB64-ASA1,737,10 (b) The organization operates a program to recruit and prepare individuals to teach in public or private schools located in low-income or urban school districts in this state.

AB64-ASA1,737,15 (c) The organization submits an application no later than January 15 in the year for which the organization seeks a grant under this section and includes with its application a description of the organization and its program and the manner in which grant funding will benefit the organization or has benefited the organization in the past.