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Bills from the Jan 2014 Special Session

Assembly Bill 2

Workforce training grants to technical colleges, workforce training grants for collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses, workforce training grants and services to enhance employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 17, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 4, 2014

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 77 to 22

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 139

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 17, 2014: “Published 3-18-2014”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law requires the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to establish a statewide workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational needs of persons in this state; to plan, coordinate, administer, and implement a youth apprenticeship program and such other employment and education programs as the governor may assign to DWD; to make grants to persons providing employment and training activities to dislocated workers; and to award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of workforce training programs for the training of both new and incumbent employees of businesses in this state.

This bill decreases the general purpose revenue supplemental appropriation to the Joint Committee on Finance by $35,400,000 in the 2013-15 state fiscal biennium and increases the workforce training program grants appropriation to DWD by that amount in that biennium and requires DWD to allocate that amount for all of the following:

Read the full summary

1. Grants to technical colleges for the reduction of waiting lists for enrollment in programs and courses in high-demand fields, as determined by DWD.

2. 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 DWD.

3. Grants to public and private organizations or services provided by DWD to enhance employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

4. Administration of the grants under the bill to technical colleges, grants under the bill for collaborative projects, and grants or services under the bill to enhance employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and, if DWD determines that the full amount of the appropriation increase under the bill will not be needed for those grants and services and for that administration, grants for workforce training programs for the training of new and incumbent employees under current law.

The bill requires DWD, in submitting information to the Department of Administration for purposes of the 2015-17 biennial budget act, to submit information for the workforce training program grants appropriation as though the increase in the dollar amount in that appropriation under the bill had not been made.

As a result, the amount of that increase is not included in the base amount for the 2015-17 biennial budget.

Who's behind it

The Committee on Assembly Organization introduced it at the governor's request.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 7 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 3 · Feb 10, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 11, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 60 to 39 · Feb 11, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 39”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 60 to 39 · Feb 11, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 39”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 77 to 22 · Feb 11, 2014

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (77)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 77, Noes 22”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 4 · Feb 20, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 18 to 14 · Mar 4, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 4, 2014 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 17, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 17, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 139.

  3. Mar 14, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 4, 2014

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  5. Feb 20, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 4.

  6. Feb 12, 2014

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  7. Feb 12, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 11, 2014

    The Assembly passed it, 77 to 22.

  9. Feb 10, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 3.

  10. Feb 6, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Feb 4, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Feb 4, 2014

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Feb 4, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.

  14. Feb 4, 2014

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker

  2. Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 10, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 11, Noes 3

  8. Feb 10, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 2-11-2014 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  9. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Pasch, Jorgensen, Barca and Zamarripa

  11. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 39

  12. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives C. Taylor and Barca

  13. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 39

  14. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 77, Noes 22

  17. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Feb 12, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Feb 12, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  20. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Feb 20, 2014 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4

  22. Feb 20, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Feb 27, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-4-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Mar 4, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators C. Larson, Lassa, Hansen, Carpenter, Vinehout, Harris, Lehman, Shilling, Miller and T. Cullen

  25. Mar 4, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Mar 4, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  27. Mar 4, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Mar 4, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. Mar 4, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  30. Mar 4, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Mar 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  32. Mar 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-14-2014

  33. Mar 14, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-14-2014

  34. Mar 17, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-17-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 139

  35. Mar 17, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 3-18-2014

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Wisconsin Act

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Cost estimate

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Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary