Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session
Relating to: an intern placement program administered by the Department of Workforce Development and making an appropriation. (FE)
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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 for the placement of paid interns with Wisconsin businesses. Under the bill,
each intern must be at least 18 years old, be enrolled in an institution of higher
education, and come from a household whose income does not exceed 300 percent of
the federal poverty line based on family size. Each intern must be paid a stipend of
at least $15 per hour, which may be paid for up to 20 hours per week of work for work
performed during certain periods set forth in the bill that correspond to the academic
school year. The bill requires that the stipend be disregarded in establishing
household income for purposes of obtaining public benefits under any state program.
Additionally, the bill requires DWD to seek to coordinate with the private sector to
administer the intern placement program and to provide matching funds for
purposes of paying intern stipends. The bill appropriates $500,000 to DWD for the
program.