Senate Bill 316
Grants to technical college district boards under the Workforce Advancement Training Program
Topics: Business, Technical College System Board, Technical college
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 1, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.
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Committee
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Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently under the Workforce Advancement Training Program, the Technical College System Board (TCSB) may award a grant to a technical college district board to provide skills training or other education to a business if the business is located in this state and has no more than 100 employees or had no more than $10,000,000 in gross annual income in its most recent fiscal year.
This bill expands the program to businesses with no more than 250 employees.
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In addition, the bill allows the TCSB to award a grant to provide assistance with market expansion or business diversification.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Jessica King · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 12, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 15, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 1, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.
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Dec 1, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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Dec 1, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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- Dec 1, 2011 · Senate
Representative Clark added as a cosponsor
- Dec 1, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Shilling, Wirch, Taylor, Lassa and King;Cosponsored by Representatives Doyle, Sinicki, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Zepnick, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Steinbrink and Turner
- Dec 1, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education
- Dec 15, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate