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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 123

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Relating to: skills enhancement grants and making an appropriation.

Children and families department of Organization miscellaneous Poor Power of attorney

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill increases funding for skills enhancement programs by $250,000 per

fiscal year in fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21. Under current law, the Department

of Children and Families provides $250,000 in each fiscal year to community action

agencies to provide skills enhancement programs for individuals who work at least

20 hours per week and whose income is at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty

line. The services currently provided under these programs include access to

transportation, child care, career counseling, job placement assistance, and financial

support for education and training.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Feyen (R)

29 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Steineke (R) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 20, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, Feyen and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Steineke, Rodriguez, Snyder, Pronschinske, Plumer, Dittrich, Subeck, James, Nygren, Rohrkaste, Felzkowski, Tittl, Mursau, Spiros, Steffen, Allen, Duchow, Kulp, Petryk, Petersen, Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Schraa, Krug, Murphy, Horlacher and Tusler

  2. Mar 20, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development

  3. Mar 27, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  4. Jun 17, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Darling

  5. Jun 18, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1