AB68-SSA1,854,84 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bp), the department shall award
5grants to public or private organizations for the development and implementation
6of green jobs training programs. As a condition of receiving a grant under this
7subsection, the department may require a public or private organization to provide
8matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.

AB68-SSA1,854,1910 106.27 (1q) Pandemic workforce training program. From the appropriation
11under s. 20.445 (1) (bq), the department shall award grants to public or private
12organizations for the development and implementation of pandemic workforce
13training programs that emphasize training, skill development, and economic
14recovery for individuals and businesses. The grants may be used for virtual and
15in-person job training, employment navigators or coaches, skill assessment,
16transportation, soft skill development, career or talent search services, and other
17programs to return employees to the labor market. As a condition of receiving a grant
18under this subsection, the department may require a public or private organization
19to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.

AB68-SSA1,854,2321 106.27 (2g) (a) 1. Promulgate rules prescribing procedures and criteria for
22awarding grants under sub subs. (1), (1p), and (1q) and the information with respect
23to those grants that must be contained in the reports required under subd. 3.

1106.27 (2g) (a) 2. Receive and review applications for grants under subs. (1),
2(1g), and (1j) (am), (1p), and (1q) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the
3information that must be contained in an application for a grant under sub. (1), (1g),
4or (1j) (am), (1p) or (1q).

AB68-SSA1,856,36 106.27 (3) Annual report. Annually, by December 31, the department shall
7submit a report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on
8finance providing an account of the department's activities and expenditures under
9this section during the preceding fiscal year and detailing the amounts allocated to
10and expended for each of the programs, grants, and services specified in s. 20.445 (1)
11(b) and, (bm), (bp), and (bq) for that fiscal year. The report shall include information
12on the number of unemployed and underemployed workers and incumbent
13employees who participate in training programs under sub. (1) or, (1j), (1p), or (1q);
14the number of unemployed workers who obtain gainful employment, underemployed
15workers who obtain new employment, and incumbent employees who receive
16increased compensation after participating in such a training program; and the
17wages earned by those workers and employees both before and after participating
18in such a training program. The report shall also include information on the extent
19to which waiting lists for enrollment in courses and programs provided by technical
20colleges in high-demand fields are reduced as a result of grants under sub. (1g) (a),
21on the number of students who participate in certification or training programs
22under sub. (1) (a) or (e) or (1g) (b), on the building modifications funded under sub.
23(1) (f) and the effect of those building modifications on the school districts' technical
24education programs, and on the number of persons with disabilities who participate
25in employment enhancement activities under sub. (1g) (c). In addition, the report

1shall provide information on the number of student interns who are placed with
2employers as a result of the coordination activities conducted under sub. (1r) or the
3grants awarded under sub. (1) (d).

AB68-SSA1,856,10 5106.274 Worker connection program. (1) Worker connection program.
6The department shall, from the appropriation under 20.445 (1) (cm), establish and
7administer a worker connection program that helps participants prepare for and
8enter jobs in high-growth employment sectors by pairing participants with
9achievement coaches who guide participants through the workforce system and
10partner with employers in high-growth employment sectors.

AB68-SSA1,856,12 11(2) Implementation. The department shall promulgate rules to administer this
12section.

AB68-SSA1,856,15 14106.28 Health care recruitment initiative. (1) In this section, “nurse aide”
15has the meaning given in s. 146.40 (1) (d).

AB68-SSA1,856,18 16(2) The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bv) and
17in coordination with local workforce development boards established under 29 USC
183122, do all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,856,2219 (a) Undertake a statewide recruitment initiative to promote and connect
20individuals with instructional programs for nurse aides approved by the department
21of health services under s. 146.40 and nurse aide employment opportunities and to
22promote other health care provider employment opportunities.

AB68-SSA1,856,2423 (b) Create a free, 4-hour course that individuals may take to explore career
24opportunities within the field of human services or health care delivery.

AB68-SSA1,857,2

1106.29 Pandemic recovery grants. (1) In this section, “pandemic” means
2the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic.

AB68-SSA1,857,10 3(2) The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bw),
4establish and operate a program to provide grants to local workforce development
5boards established under 29 USC 3122 to fund pandemic recovery efforts. The
6grants shall emphasize training, skill development, and economic recovery for
7individuals and businesses. The grants may be used for virtual and in-person job
8training, employment navigators or coaches, skill assessment, transportation, soft
9skill development, career or talent search services, and other programs to return
10employees to the labor market.

AB68-SSA1,857,1312 106.38 (4) (a) 2m. Submit an application to the program no later than 7 years
13at any time after the date of discharge from military service.

AB68-SSA1,858,415 106.50 (1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful
16discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall
17have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual
18orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status
19as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of
20domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry
21and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or
22removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under ss.
2366.0125 and 66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal
24housing opportunities to cover single-family residences that are owner-occupied.
25The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute

1a significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated.
2This section shall be considered an exercise of the police powers of the state for the
3protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of
4this state.

AB68-SSA1,858,116 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat
7a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r)
8because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin,
9marital status, family status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s.
10343.03 (3r), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful
11source of income, age, or ancestry.