The existing policies relevant to the proposed rules are administered under the current entrepreneurship grant program in s. VA 2.08 (5) and limits award of grants to organizations that provide “entrepreneurship training, technical or business assistance, financial assistance, or other assistance to veteran entrepreneurs to improve employment outcomes.” The rule will expand these policies for the implementation and administration of the aforementioned transition partnership to meet the statutory charge and limitation “to improve employment outcomes for veterans in this state.” There are no alternative means to address the need for the proposed administrative rules as presented above. 4. Detailed explanation of statutory authority for the rule (including the statutory citation and language):
Section 45.03 (2), Stats., authorizes the Secretary of the Department to promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of Ch. 45 and the powers and duties conferred upon it. Section 45.437 (4), Stats., requires the Department to “…promulgate rules implementing this section. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall include rules establishing the specific goals grant recipients must meet and requiring that those goals be met before any grant moneys are disbursed.” 5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
100 hours
6. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
Veterans, employers that hire veterans, and nonprofit organizations and entities that provide assistance to veterans.
7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
None.
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
The department anticipates that the proposed rules will have no to minimal economic impact statewide or locally, nor have an effect upon small businesses.
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