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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE BILL 44
October 16, 2019 - Offered by Senator Jacque.
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1An Act to create 20.235 (1) (kg), 20.292 (1) (fc), 20.505 (8) (hm) 13t., 38.04 (34)
2and 39.381 of the statutes;
relating to: grants to technical college and tribal
3college students for apprenticeship expenses and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates grant programs under which the Technical College System
Board and Higher Educational Aids Board may award grants of up to $1,500 to
technical college students and tribal college students, respectively, who have
undertaken an apprenticeship program in conjunction with their course of
instruction at the technical college or tribal college. These grants may be awarded
only to pay for the students' actual materials expenses, such as the cost of tools,
equipment, and clothing, associated with the apprenticeship program. Among the
requirements for a student to be eligible for a grant, the student must be enrolled in
the apprenticeship program in the semester in which the grant is made and in the
following semester, and the student's household income, as shown by current pay
stubs, must be below 300 percent of the federal poverty line.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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1Section
1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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3Section 2
. 20.235 (1) (kg) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.235
(1) (kg)
Apprenticeship grants for tribal college students. The amounts
5in the schedule for grants to tribal college students under s. 39.381. All moneys
6transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 13t. shall be
7credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the
8unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation
9account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).
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10Section 3
. 20.292 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.292
(1) (fc)
Student apprenticeship grants. The amounts in the schedule for
12grants to technical college students under s. 38.04 (34).
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13Section 4
. 20.505 (8) (hm) 13t. of the statutes is created to read:
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20.505
(8) (hm) 13t. The amount transferred to s. 20.235 (1) (kg) shall be the
15amount in the schedule under s. 20.235 (1) (kg).
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16Section 5
. 38.04 (34) of the statutes is created to read:
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138.04
(34) Student apprenticeship grants. (a) In this subsection:
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1. “Apprenticeship program” has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (4).
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2. “Poverty line" means the nonfarm federal poverty line for the continental
4United States, as defined by the federal department of labor under
42 USC 9902 (2).
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(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (fc), the board shall award grants
6to students enrolled in technical colleges who have undertaken an apprenticeship
7program in conjunction with their course of instruction at the technical college.
8Grants may be awarded only to pay for the students' actual materials expenses, such
9as the cost of tools, equipment, and clothing, associated with the apprenticeship
10program. Grants may not exceed $1,500 per student or the student's actual
11materials expenses, whichever is less.
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(c) The board may not award a grant to a student under this subsection unless
13the student's application submitted to the board includes all of the following:
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1. A recommendation form signed by the student's apprenticeship employer or
15another person in the trades.
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2. A copy of current pay stubs for the student and, if applicable, the student's
17spouse that demonstrate that the student's household income is below 300 percent
18of the poverty line.
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3. A statement of how the award would help the student complete the student's
20apprenticeship program.
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4. A statement signed by the student certifying all of the following:
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a. That the student will be enrolled in the apprenticeship program in the
23following semester.
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1b. That the student will use the grant award to pay for materials expenses, such
2as the cost of tools, equipment, and clothing, that are directly related to the
3apprenticeship program.
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(d) The board may not award a grant to a student under this subsection unless
5the board has verified the student's enrollment in the apprenticeship program in the
6semester in which the grant award is made.
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(e) The board may not award grants under this subsection totaling more than
8$100,000 in any academic year.
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(f) The board may structure the grants awarded under this subsection to create
10incentives for completing apprenticeship programs.
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11Section 6
. 39.381 of the statutes is created to read:
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1239.381 Apprenticeship grants for tribal college students. (1) In this
13section:
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(a) “Apprenticeship program” has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (4).
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(b) “Poverty line" means the nonfarm federal poverty line for the continental
16United States, as defined by the federal department of labor under
42 USC 9902 (2).
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(c) “Tribal college" has the meaning given in s. 39.382 (1) (d).
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18(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (kg), the board shall award
19grants to students enrolled in tribal colleges who have undertaken an apprenticeship
20program in conjunction with their course of instruction at the tribal college. Grants
21may be awarded only to pay for the students' actual materials expenses, such as the
22cost of tools, equipment, and clothing, associated with the apprenticeship program.
23Grants may not exceed $1,500 per student or the student's actual materials
24expenses, whichever is less.
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1(3) The board may not award a grant to a student under this section unless the
2student's application submitted to the board includes all of the following:
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(a) A recommendation form signed by the student's apprenticeship employer
4or another person in the trades.
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(b) A copy of current pay stubs for the student and, if applicable, the student's
6spouse that demonstrate that the student's household income is below 300 percent
7of the poverty line.
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(c) A statement of how the award would help the student complete the student's
9apprenticeship program.
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(d) A statement signed by the student certifying all of the following:
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1. That the student will be enrolled in the apprenticeship program in the
12following semester.
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2. That the student will use the grant award to pay for materials expenses, such
14as the cost of tools, equipment, and clothing, that are directly related to the
15apprenticeship program.
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16(4) The board may not award a grant to a student under this section unless the
17board has verified the student's enrollment in the apprenticeship program in the
18semester in which the grant award is made.
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19(5) The board may not award grants under this section totaling more than
20$21,000 in any academic year.
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21(6) The board may structure the grants awarded under this section to create
22incentives for completing apprenticeship programs.