Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This substitute amendment differs from 2023 Assembly Bill 274 in the
following respects:
1. The substitute amendment provides that, in order to qualify for a grant for
providing training leading to an individual receiving a commercial driver's license
(CDL), the following additional requirements must be satisfied:
a. The individual receiving the training must reside and obtain a CDL in this
state.
b. The grant applicant must have a facility in this state that is listed in the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's registry of approved training
providers, and the training must be provided at or through that facility.
2. The substitute amendment removes the appropriation of funds to the Joint
Committee on Finance.
3. The substitute amendment repeals the provisions for the grant program on
July 1, 2025, which is the date by which grant applications must be received.
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. 20.445 (1) (bk) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.445
(1) (bk)
Commercial driver training grant program. The amounts in the
5schedule for the commercial driver training grant program under s. 106.276.
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6Section
3
. 20.445 (1) (bk) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
7(this act), is repealed.
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8Section
4. 20.445 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.445
(1) (bm)
Workforce training; administration. Biennially, the amounts
10in the schedule for the administration of the local youth apprenticeship grant
11program under s. 106.13 (3m), the youth summer jobs program under s. 106.18, the
12employment transit assistance grant program under s. 106.26, the workforce
13training program under s. 106.27, the teacher development program grants under
14s. 106.272, the career and technical education incentive grant program under s.
15106.273, the technical education equipment grant program under s. 106.275,
the
1commercial driver training grant program under s. 106.276, and the apprentice
2programs under subch. I of ch. 106.
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3Section
5
. 20.445 (1) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
4.... (this act), is amended to read:
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20.445
(1) (bm)
Workforce training; administration. Biennially, the amounts
6in the schedule for the administration of the local youth apprenticeship grant
7program under s. 106.13 (3m), the youth summer jobs program under s. 106.18, the
8employment transit assistance grant program under s. 106.26, the workforce
9training program under s. 106.27, the teacher development program grants under
10s. 106.272, the career and technical education incentive grant program under s.
11106.273, the technical education equipment grant program under s. 106.275,
the
12commercial driver training grant program under s. 106.276, and the apprentice
13programs under subch. I of ch. 106.
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14Section
6. 106.276 of the statutes is created to read:
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15106.276 Commercial driver training grant program. (1) (a) The
16department shall establish and administer a commercial driver training grant
17program.
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(b) A person that satisfies the eligibility requirements under par. (c) may apply
19to the department for a grant under this section. The department shall prescribe the
20form, nature, and extent of information that shall be contained in applications for
21grants under this section.
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(c) An applicant is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following
23are satisfied:
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11. The applicant provides to an individual who resides in this state training in
2the operation of commercial motor vehicles that satisfies the requirements of
49 CFR
3part 380, subparts F and G.
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2. The applicant is listed on the Training Provider Registry (TPR), as set forth
5in
49 CFR part 380, subpart G.
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2m. The applicant has a facility in this state that is listed in the Training
7Provider Registry described in subd. 2., and the training described in subd. 1. is
8provided at or through that facility.
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3. The individual for whom the applicant provides training under subd. 1.
10obtains an initial commercial driver license, as defined in s. 340.01 (7m), in this state
11after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
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4. The application is received by the department before July 1, 2025.
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(d) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bk), the department may award
14grants to eligible applicants under par. (c). The amount of a grant under this section
15with regard to each individual trained may not exceed 50 percent of the costs of
16training the individual in the operation of commercial motor vehicles or $3,000,
17whichever is less.
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18(2) Before July 1 of each year, the department shall prepare a report
19summarizing the number and amount of grants awarded under sub. (1). The
20department shall submit the report to the appropriate standing committees of the
21legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
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22Section
7. 106.276 of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this
23act), is repealed.
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24Section
8.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
25except as follows:
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1(1)
The treatment of s. 20.445 (1) (bm) (by
Section 5) and the repeal of ss. 20.445
2(1) (bk) and 106.276 take effect July 1, 2025.