SB581,1 1Section 1 . 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB581,2 3Section 2. 20.292 (1) (fg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB581,2,74 20.292 (1) (fg) Instructor recruitment and retention grants. Biennially, the
5amounts in the schedule for grants to technical college district boards under s. 38.35.
6No moneys may be encumbered or expended under this paragraph after June 30,
72025.
SB581,3 8Section 3. 20.292 (1) (fh) of the statutes is created to read:
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120.292 (1) (fh) Manufacturing capital improvement grants. Biennially, the
2amounts in the schedule for grants to technical college district boards under 2023
3Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 8 (1).
SB581,4 4Section 4. 20.292 (1) (fh) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
5(this act), is repealed.
SB581,5 6Section 5 . 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB581,3,157 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. “District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
8technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
9promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
10expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
11expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under ss.
1238.12 (9) and (14), 38.14 (3) and (9), and 118.15 (2) (a), all receipts from grants
13awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33,
1438.35, 38.38, and 38.42 and 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 8 (1), all fees
15collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur training aids.
SB581,6 16Section 6 . 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
17.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB581,4,218 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. “District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
19technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
20promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
21expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
22expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under ss.
2338.12 (9) and (14), 38.14 (3) and (9), and 118.15 (2) (a), all receipts from grants
24awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33,

138.35, 38.38, and 38.42 and 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 8 (1), all fees
2collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur training aids.
SB581,7 3Section 7. 38.35 of the statutes is created to read:
SB581,4,8 438.35 Instructor recruitment and retention grants. (1) To support
5technical colleges in the recruitment and retention of instructors in manufacturing,
6advanced manufacturing, and commercial driver license programs, the board shall
7award grants to district boards in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium to pay instructor
8bonuses as provided in sub. (2).
SB581,4,13 9(2) (a) The board may award grants to district boards to pay newly-hired
10instructors a hiring bonus in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium. The amount of the board's
11grant to a district board to fund the hiring bonus may not exceed $5,000 per
12instructor. The district board may use the grant funds to pay a hiring bonus to an
13instructor only if all of the following apply:
SB581,4,1514 1. The instructor is hired into a position that is at least a 0.5 full-time
15equivalent position.
SB581,4,1916 2. The instructor's work responsibilities require the instructor to devote an
17amount of time at least equal to a 0.5 full-time equivalent position teaching courses
18in manufacturing or advanced manufacturing or preparatory to issuance or upgrade
19of a commercial driver license.
SB581,4,2120 3. The district board provides matching funding for the bonus in an amount
21equal to or greater than the grant amount.
SB581,4,2422 4. The instructor agrees in writing to continue employment with the district
23board for at least 3 years in a position that satisfies the requirements in subds. 1. and
242.
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15. The district board commits to pay the retention bonus under sub. (3), from
2funds other than the grant awarded under this section, if the conditions in sub. (3)
3are satisfied.
SB581,5,74 (b) 1. The agreement under par. (a) 4. shall specify that, except as provided in
5subds. 2. to 4., if the instructor discontinues employment with the district board less
6than 3 years after the instructor's first day of employment, the instructor is required
7to repay the hiring bonus as follows:
SB581,5,88 a. All of the bonus if the term of employment was less than one year.
SB581,5,109 b. Two-thirds of the bonus if the term of employment was at least one year but
10less than 2 years.
SB581,5,1211 c. One-third of the bonus if the term of employment was at least 2 years but
12less than 3 years.
SB581,5,1913 2. If the instructor discontinues employment with the district board to begin
14employment with a different district board, in a position that is at least a 0.5
15full-time equivalent position, as an instructor in a manufacturing, advanced
16manufacturing, or commercial driver license program, the repayment requirement
17under subd. 1. does not apply and the 3-year period under par. (a) 4. continues in
18effect from the instructor's first day of employment with the district board that paid
19the hiring bonus.
SB581,5,2220 3. If a district board pays an instructor a hiring bonus under par. (a) and the
21instructor is terminated for cause less than 3 years after the instructor's first day of
22employment, the instructor is required to repay all of the bonus.
SB581,6,223 4. If a district board pays an instructor a hiring bonus under par. (a) and the
24instructor is terminated for a reason other than cause, including as a result of

1budgetary constraints or program changes, the instructor is not required to repay the
2bonus.
SB581,6,43 (c) An instructor who is simultaneously employed by 2 district boards may not
4receive more than one bonus under this subsection.
SB581,6,8 5(3) The district board shall pay to an instructor who receives a hiring bonus
6under sub. (2) a retention bonus in the amount of $5,000 if, 5 years after the date the
7bonus under sub. (2) was paid, the instructor remains employed by the district board
8in a position that meets the requirements under sub. (2) (a) 1. and 2.
SB581,6,12 9(4) (a) A district board that receives a grant under this section shall annually
10report to the board all of the following with respect to hiring bonuses paid under sub.
11(2) and retention bonuses paid under sub. (3), with the information categorized by
12type of bonus:
SB581,6,1313 1. How many bonuses the district board paid to instructors.
SB581,6,1514 2. Whether the instructor who received the bonus remains employed by the
15district board.
SB581,6,1916 3. If the instructor who received the bonus does not remain employed by the
17district board, how long after receiving the bonus the instructor's employment
18terminated and, if applicable, whether the instructor left employment with the
19district board to become employed by a different district board.
SB581,6,2220 (b) The board shall annually submit to the chief clerk of each house of the
21legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172
22(3) a report summarizing the information received by the board under par. (a).
SB581,6,2323 (c) No report under this subsection is required after July 1, 2030.
SB581,6,25 24(5) The board shall award grants under this section from the appropriation
25under s. 20.292 (1) (fg).
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1Section 8 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB581,7,32 (1) Manufacturing and advanced manufacturing capital improvement
3grants.
SB581,7,44 (a) In this section:
SB581,7,5 51. “Board” has the meaning given in s. 38.01 (2).
SB581,7,6 62. “District board” has the meaning given in s. 38.01 (6).
SB581,7,137 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (fh), in the 2023-25 fiscal
8biennium, the board shall award grants not exceeding $1,000,000 to district boards
9to purchase manufacturing or advanced manufacturing equipment or to enhance
10facilities for advanced manufacturing instruction. No grant may be made under this
11paragraph unless the district board provides matching funding for the equipment
12purchase or facility enhancement in an amount equal to or greater than the grant
13amount.
SB581,7,1614 (c) A district board awarded a grant under par. (b ) shall submit to the board,
15no later than 6 months after the grant is awarded, a report that includes all of the
16following information:
SB581,7,18 171. The amount of the grant received, the amount of matching funds provided
18by the district board, and the total project cost.
SB581,7,20 192. A detailed description of all equipment purchases and facility enhancements
20funded with grant proceeds.
SB581,7,2421 (d) The board shall submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for
22distribution to the appropriate standing committees in the manner provided under
23s. 13.172 (3), no later than February 1, 2026, a report summarizing the information
24received by the board under par. (c ).
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1Section 9. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
2except as follows:
SB581,8,43 (1) One-time manufacturing grants. The treatment of s. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. (by
4Section 6) and the repeal of s. 20.292 (1) (fh) take effect on July 1, 2025.
SB581,8,55 (End)
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