State of Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Federal Equal Opportunity Standards for Apprenticeship Programs
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announces that it will hold a joint public hearing on the emergency rule and permanent rule relating to federal equal opportunity standards for apprenticeship programs.
Hearing Information
Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Department of Workforce Development
201 East Washington Avenue, Room G101
Madison, WI
Accessibility
Visitors to the Department of Workforce Development should register with the front desk. The entrance is handicap accessible. If you have special needs or circumstances regarding communication or accessibility at the hearing, please call (608) 266-3133 at least 5 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as ASL interpreters, English translators, or materials in audiotape format will be made available on request to the fullest extent possible.
Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments
Interested persons are invited to appear at the hearing and will be afforded the opportunity to make an oral presentation of their positions. Persons making oral presentations are requested to submit their facts, views, and suggested rewording in writing.
Written comments may be submitted to Karen Morgan, Apprenticeship Bureau Director, P.O. Box 7972, Madison, WI 53707 or via email to karen.morgan@dwd.state.wi.us. Written comments must be received at or before the public hearing to be held on February 20, 2019 to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The emergency rule or proposed rule will not have an effect on small businesses, as defined under s. 227.114 (1), Stats. Agency Small Business Regulatory Coordinator
Jennifer Wakerhauser, Deputy Legal Counsel
Department of Workforce Development
(608) 266-2140
