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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
June 3, 2011 - Introduced by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Wirch, Holperin, Miller,
Erpenbach, Risser
and Taylor, cosponsored by Representatives Shilling,
Jorgensen, Barca, Molepske Jr, Roys, Staskunas, Turner, Berceau, Seidel,
Ringhand
and Steinbrink. Referred to Committee on Economic Development
and Veterans and Military Affairs.
SB121,1,6 1An Act to amend 38.41 (3) (d), 238.03 (2) (intro.) and 238.03 (3) (intro.); and to
2create
238.03 (4) of the statutes; relating to: requiring the Wisconsin
3Economic Development Corporation to create and implement a business
4retention program, increasing the funding for skills enhancement grants,
5advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges, and making an
6appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the board of the Wisconsin Economic Development
Corporation (WEDC) must develop and implement economic programs to provide
business support and expertise and financial assistance to companies that are
investing and creating jobs in Wisconsin and to support new business start-ups and
business expansion and growth in Wisconsin. Under this bill, WEDC must also
develop and implement a program to identify and respond to business retention
problems faced by companies doing business in Wisconsin. The business retention
program must:
1. Identify the top 300 companies in Wisconsin based on employment, capital
investment, and overall economic impact.
2. Develop a business retention strategy targeted at industries and industry
clusters that is based on data related to the economic viability of Wisconsin
companies.

3. Develop an early response and detection system that includes annual visits
to the top 300 companies identified by the program.
4. Create and maintain a database that includes business retention case
histories, best practices, and retention specialists.
Under current law, the Technical College System Board (board) makes grants
to technical college system boards for training in advanced manufacturing skills.
Beginning in the 2010-11 school year, the board is required to award at least
$2,000,000 annually for such grants. This bill requires that, beginning in the
2011-12 school year, the board must award at least $2,400,000 annually for such
grants. In addition, the bill prohibits a business from receiving training under such
a grant unless the business pays the individuals trained under the grant at least 150
percent of the federal minimum wage. The business must pay such a wage at the
time of the training or no later than six months after an individual completes the
training.
Under current law, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) provides
grants to community action agencies to provide a skills enhancement program to
individuals who work at least 20 hours per week and whose earned income is at or
below 150 percent of the poverty line. A skills enhancement program must include,
among other things, child care, career counseling, and financial support for
education and training. Under this bill, the appropriation to DCF for grants to
community action agencies to provide a skills enhancement program is increased by
$250,000 in each of fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB121, s. 1 1Section 1. 38.41 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB121,2,92 38.41 (3) (d) Beginning in the 2008-09 2011-12 school year, the board shall
3award at least $1,000,000 $2,400,000 annually under sub. (1) for training in
4advanced manufacturing skills, and beginning in the 2010-11 school year, the board
5shall award at least $2,000,000 annually under sub. (1) for such training
. A business
6may not receive training under such a grant unless the business pays individuals
7trained under the grant, at the time of the training or no later than 6 months after
8completion of the training, at least 150 percent of the federal minimum hourly rate
9prescribed under 29 USC 206 (a) (1)
.
SB121, s. 2
1Section 2. 238.03 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act
27
, is amended to read:
SB121,3,43 238.03 (2) (intro.) For each program developed and implemented by the board
4under sub. (1), the board shall do all of the following:
SB121, s. 3 5Section 3. 238.03 (3) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act
67
, is amended to read:
SB121,3,87 238.03 (3) (intro.) The board shall require for each program developed and
8implemented by the board under sub. (1) all of the following:
SB121, s. 4 9Section 4. 238.03 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB121,3,1210 238.03 (4) The board shall develop and implement a program to identify and
11respond to potential retention problems for companies doing business in Wisconsin.
12The program shall include all of the following:
SB121,3,1513 (a) Identification of the top 300 companies doing business in this state based
14on a company's number of employees, capital investment in this state, and overall
15economic impact on this state.
SB121,3,1816 (b) A business retention strategy that targets industries and industry clusters
17based on the collection and analysis of data related to the economic viability of the
18companies identified in par. (a).
SB121,3,2119 (c) Development and implementation of an early detection and response
20system to potential retention problems that includes annual visits to the companies
21identified under par. (a).
SB121,3,2422 (d) Creation of a database that includes business retention case histories, best
23practices, and retention specialists, and other information that is useful to identify
24and respond to retention challenges, as determined by the board.
SB121, s. 5 25Section 5. Fiscal changes.
SB121,4,11
1(1) Community action agencies; skills enhancement grants. In the schedule
2under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of
3children and families under section 20.437 (2) (fr) of the statutes, as affected by the
4acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for the first fiscal year of the
5fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to provide funding for skills
6enhancement grants under section 49.265 (4) (cm) of the statutes. In the schedule
7under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of
8children and families under section 20.437 (2) (fr) of the statutes, as affected by the
9acts of 2011, the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for the second fiscal year of
10the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect to provide funding for skills
11enhancement grants under section 49.265 (4) (cm) of the statutes.
SB121, s. 6 12Section 6. Initial applicability.
SB121,4,1513 (1) Technical college advanced manufacturing skills training grants. The
14treatment of section 38.41 (3) (d) of the statutes first applies to individuals who are
15trained under grants made on the effective date of this subsection.
SB121,4,1616 (End)
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