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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 550

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Relating to: technical education equipment grants, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE)

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  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

Current law provides that the Department of Workforce Development may

award technical education equipment grants to school districts for the acquisition of

equipment that is used in advanced manufacturing fields in the workplace. As a

condition of receiving a grant, a school district must provide a match equal to 200

percent of the grant amount awarded. Grants are limited to no more than $50,000

per grant. This bill does all of the following:

1. Allows grant moneys to also be used for the enhancement or improvement

of a technical education facility and for the acquisition of equipment that is used in

construction fields in the workplace.

2. Allows grants to be awarded to consortia consisting of multiple school

districts.

3. Raises the maximum grant award amount from $50,000 to $100,000.

4. Requires DWD to award at least one-third of the grant moneys to applicants

that are either school districts that are eligible for sparsity aid or consortia that

include at least one such school district.

5. Reduces the amount of matching funds required to 100 percent of the grant

amount if all of the matching funds are from private sources.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Magnafici (R) , Michalski (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Petryk (R)

2 cosponsors

Brandtjen and Rettinger , Stafsholt (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 7, Noes 3

Passed 7–3 Nov 2, 2023 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 and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 9, Noes 1

Passed 9–1 Nov 2, 2023 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 91–7 Nov 7, 2023 official source full page

Aye · 91

Not voting · 1

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 1

Passed 5–1 Jan 9, 2024 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. Oct 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Dittrich, Edming, Magnafici, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman and Petryk; cosponsored by Senator Stafsholt

  2. Oct 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities

  3. Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Baldeh withdrawn as a coauthor

  4. Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Representatives Brandtjen and Rettinger added as coauthors

  5. Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green

  7. Nov 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules

  10. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  12. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 9, Noes 1

  13. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 91, Noes 7

  18. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Nov 8, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Nov 9, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges

  21. Dec 6, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  22. Jan 3, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Jan 9, 2024 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 1

  24. Jan 9, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Jan 12, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  29. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  30. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  32. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-18-2024

  33. Mar 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  34. Mar 21, 2024 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 165

  35. Mar 21, 2024 · Assembly

    Published 3-22-2024