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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 422

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Relating to: creating the Hire Heroes program to provide transitional jobs to veterans, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)

Children and families, department of Reports Unemployment — Relief measures Veteran Veterans affairs, department of Workforce development, department of

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Workforce Development to establish a

program to provide transitional jobs to veterans, in cooperation with the Department

of Veterans Affairs and Department of Children and Families. Under the bill, DWD,

DCF, and DVA are required to enter into a memorandum of understanding to

implement the program.

Under the new program, called “Hire Heroes” under the bill, a veteran is

eligible to participate if he or she is at least 18 years old, has been unemployed for

at least four weeks, is ineligible for the Wisconsin Works program, is a veteran as

verified by DVA, and passes the required drug screening tests. Under the bill,

preference for participation in the program will be given to veterans whose

household income is less than 60 percent of the state median household income.

Under the bill, an individual may participate in the program for up to 1,040

work hours. DWD compensates a participating employer for costs including a wage

subsidy, federal social security and Medicare taxes, state and federal unemployment

insurance contributions or taxes, and worker's compensation insurance premiums,

if any.

The bill requires DWD to commit up to $400,000 in each fiscal year in funding

for the program, and also requires DWD to prepare an annual report on the program

to be submitted to the governor, the appropriate standing committees of the

legislature, DCF, and DVA.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Edming (R) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hintz (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kolste (D) , Krug (R) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Petryk (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Riemer (D) , Ripp (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Summerfield (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vruwink (D)

6 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Feyen (R) , Hansen (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Steffen, Rohrkaste, Barca and Shankland

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Nov 1, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Nov 1, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Nov 1, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 93–0 Nov 9, 2017 official source full page

Aye · 93

Senate: Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 19, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Feb 9, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 16, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 32–0 Feb 20, 2018 official source full page

Full history

  1. Jun 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Riemer, Allen, Anderson, Berceau, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Brostoff, Edming, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hintz, Jacque, Jagler, Kleefisch, Kolste, Krug, Mason, Milroy, Mursau, Petryk, Ripp, Sinicki, Skowronski, Summerfield, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Carpenter, Feyen, Hansen and L. Taylor

  2. Jun 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Jul 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Aug 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Sep 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Oct 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Horlacher and Riemer

  8. Oct 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Horlacher

  9. Oct 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Nov 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  11. Nov 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  12. Nov 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Nov 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  14. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  15. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  18. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0

  21. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Representatives Steffen, Rohrkaste, Barca and Shankland added as coauthors

  22. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Nov 9, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Nov 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  25. Nov 14, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  27. Feb 8, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  28. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  29. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  30. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  31. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  32. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  33. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  34. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  35. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

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

  36. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  37. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  38. Feb 26, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-26-2018

  39. Apr 2, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2018

  40. Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 195

  41. Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-4-2018