This bill requires any state agency or authority that operates, coordinates, or
oversees a workforce development program or activity, as defined in the bill, to track
and report, at least annually, on the performance of that workforce development
program or activity, using the primary indicators of performance under the federal
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. These performance indicators are: 1)
the percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during
the second quarter after exit from the program; 2) the percentage of program
participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after
exit from the program; 3) the median earnings of program participants who are in
unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program; 4)
the percentage of program participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary
credential, or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent during
participation in or within one year after exit from the program; 5) the percentage of
program participants who, during a program year, are in an education or training
program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who
are achieving measurable skill gains toward such a credential or employment; and
6) the indicators of effectiveness in serving employers.

For further information see the state 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:
SB234,1 1Section 1. 106.11 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB234,2,2 2106.11 (title) Workforce investment programs; metrics.
SB234,2 3Section 2. 106.11 of the statutes is renumbered 106.11 (1) (a) and amended to
4read:
SB234,2,125 106.11 (1) Workforce investment. (a) The department shall cooperate with
6the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce
7Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945 Innovation and Opportunity Act of
82014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361
. In administering the programs authorized by that act,
9the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies and with local
10workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a
11statewide workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and
12educational needs of persons in this state.
SB234,2,18 13(b) If a local workforce development board anticipates that there may be a
14business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served by that board, the
15board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that provide career
16planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for affected
17employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for those
18resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
SB234,3 19Section 3. 106.11 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB234,2,2020 106.11 (2) Workforce development metrics. (a) In this subsection:
SB234,3,3
11. “Workforce development program or activity” means any program or
2coordinated activities funded in whole or in part by the state, whether by using state
3or federal funds, that does any of the following within this state:
SB234,3,44 a. Promotes or provides job training or work readiness services.
SB234,3,55 b. Assists individuals with looking for wage-earning work in this state.
SB234,3,66 c. Assists with or otherwise facilitates job placement within the state.
SB234,3,87 2. “Workforce development program or activity” includes all of the following,
8in addition to what is specified under subd. 1.:
SB234,3,109 a. The Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs programs
10under s. 49.163.
SB234,3,1211 b. The department of corrections' initiatives to reintegrate offenders into the
12community.
SB234,3,1413 c. The employment and training program administered by the department of
14children and families under s. 49.79 (9).
SB234,3,1615 d. The Wisconsin Works program administered by the department of children
16and families under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
SB234,3,1917 (b) 1. Any state agency or authority that operates, coordinates, or oversees a
18workforce development program or activity shall, subject to subd. 2., do all of the
19following:
SB234,3,2320 a. Track and report on the performance of the workforce development program
21or activity, using the primary indicators of performance specified under 29 USC 3141
22(b) (2). The agency shall make or update the report required under this subd. 1. a.
23at least annually.
SB234,3,2524 b. Publish the data under subd. 1. a. through a single, state-maintained
25website.
SB234,4,1
12. A state agency is not required to do any of the following under subd. 1.:
SB234,4,22 a. Report data on minors.
SB234,4,53 b. Report on the performance of a workforce development program or activity
4to the extent that such reporting would violate confidentiality requirements under
5federal law.
SB234,4,66 (c) The department shall assist state agencies to comply with par. (b).
SB234,4 7Section 4. 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB234,4,218 109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon
9a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the
10department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective
11bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any
12municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such
13action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass
14layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact
15information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 serving
16the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of resources
17prepared under s. 106.11 (1) (b). The employer shall provide in writing all
18information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other
19remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The
20department may in addition require the employer to submit a plan setting forth the
21manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.
SB234,4,2222 (End)
Loading...
Loading...