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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 625

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Relating to: competitive integrated employment of persons with a disability and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Employment Health services, department of — Supportive living and treatment Persons with disabilities Public instruction, department of Reports 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 establishes a number of requirements for certain state agencies to

promote competitive integrated employment, as defined under federal law. The

requirements in the bill include all of the following:

1. A requirement that publicly funded programs that provide services and

supports to working age persons with disabilities, when enabling the participation

of persons with disabilities in activities outside their homes, prioritize competitive

integrated employment.

2. A requirement that the Department of Workforce Development, with

assistance from the departments of Public Instruction and Health Services, lead a

collaboration among all state agencies that administer programs that provide

services and supports to working age persons with disabilities.

3. A requirement that the three departments described above jointly develop

a plan establishing specific performance improvement targets and describing

specific methods used to coordinate efforts to ensure that programs, policies, and

procedures support competitive integrated employment. The departments must

update the plan biennially. The departments must also annually report on the

progress, outcomes, and achievements made in increasing participation in

competitive integrated employment in accordance with the plan described above.

The departments must either publish or provide access to the plan and reports on

their Internet sites or through a single, state-maintained Internet site.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Fields (D) , Genrich (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Katsma (R) , Knodl (R) , Kolste (D) , Kooyenga (R) , Krug (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Macco (R) , Mursau (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Pope (D) , R. Brooks (R) , Riemer (D) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Vruwink (D) , Weatherston (R)

18 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , Hansen (D) , Jagler (R) , Johnson (D) , Marklein (R) , Miller (D) , Moulton (R) , Nygren (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Subeck (D) , Testin (R) , Tiffany (R)

Votes

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

Passed 14–0 Jan 24, 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 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 15, 2018 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Mar 20, 2018 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Edming, Anderson, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Steffen, Berceau, Katsma, Kolste, E. Brooks, Krug, Genrich, Loudenbeck, Spiros, Crowley, Riemer, Macco, Vruwink, Pope, Considine, Petryk, Ripp, Fields, Sinicki, Mursau, Knodl, Allen, Horlacher, Weatherston, Petersen, R. Brooks, Jacque, Kooyenga, Shankland and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Feyen, Johnson, Hansen, Miller, Ringhand, Olsen, Petrowski, Cowles, Moulton, Darling, Marklein, Risser and Testin

  2. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Nov 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Nygren added as a coauthor

  5. Dec 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Dec 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  7. Jan 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Jagler added as a coauthor

  8. Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  10. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Jan 24, 2018 · Assembly

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

  12. Jan 24, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:21 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  14. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  18. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  19. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  22. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  24. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Vinehout, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser, Ringhand, Miller, Shilling, Bewley, Hansen, Larson, Schachtner and Johnson

  26. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  28. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  30. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Mar 27, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-27-2018

  34. Mar 27, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-27-2018

  35. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 178

  36. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 3-29-2018