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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 580

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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, 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

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: Stafsholt (R)

14 cosponsors

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

Full history

  1. Oct 30, 2023 · Senate

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

  2. Oct 30, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 31, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stafsholt

  4. Nov 20, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 6, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1