Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 7 R cosponsors

AB 549 — Relating to: grants related to technical college manufacturing and truck driving programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

112 added · 108 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Assembly Bill 549, the language specifying the type of support provided to technical colleges has been refined. Previously, the bill mentioned grants for general "manufacturing" and "advanced manufacturing instruction," but now it highlights support specifically for manufacturing equipment and facility enhancements for advanced manufacturing instruction. Additionally, the new version removes the option for technical colleges to use in-kind contributions as part of their matching funding. These changes clarify the focus of the grants and ensure that colleges are directly investing their resources into upgrading equipment and facilities, which may lead to better training opportunities for students in the manufacturing sector.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBs0139/1 ARG:cjs ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 549 October 31, 2023 - Offered by Representative M ICHALSKI .
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-4684/1 ARG:cjs&amn ASSEMBLY BILL 549 October 20, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives M ICHALSKI, ITTRICH, M AXEY, M URPHY, NEDWESKI , O CONNOR , P ENTERMAN , PETRYK , EDMING and G REEN , cosponsored by Senators S TAFSHOLT and N ASS.
Referred to Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities.
If an instructor who received a hiring bonus remains employed with the technical college in a similar capacity five years later, the LRBs0139/1 - 2024 Legislature - 2 - ARG:cjs technical college must pay the instructor, from its own funds, a retention bonus of $5,000.
If an instructor who received a hiring bonus remains employed with the technical college in a similar capacity five years later, the technical college must pay the instructor, from its own funds, a retention bonus of $5,000.
The bill also requires the TCS Board to award one-time grants of up to $1,000,000 to technical colleges to purchase manufacturing or advanced manufacturing equipment or to enhance facilities for manufacturing or advanced manufacturing instruction.
- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4684/1 ARG:cjs&amn ASSEMBLY BILL 549 The bill also requires the TCS Board to award one-time grants of up to $1,000,000 to technical colleges to purchase manufacturing or advanced manufacturing equipment or to enhance facilities for advanced manufacturing instruction.
A grant may be awarded only if the technical college provides at least an equal amount of matching funding, which may include in-kind contributions.
A grant may be awarded only if the technical college provides at least an equal amount of matching funding.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
LRBs0139/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - ARG:cjs SECTION 3 20.292 (1) (fh) Manufacturing capital improvement grants.
LRB-4684/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - ARG:cjs&amn SECTION 3 ASSEMBLY BILL 549 20.292 (1) (fh) Manufacturing capital improvement grants.
38.04 (8), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33, LRBs0139/1 - 2024 Legislature - 4 - ARG:cjs SECTION 6 38.35, 38.38, and 38.42 and 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
38.04 (8), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33, - 2024 Legislature - 4 - LRB-4684/1 ARG:cjs&amn ASSEMBLY BILL 549 SECTION 6 38.35, 38.38, and 38.42 and 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
LRBs0139/1 - 2024 Legislature - 5 - ARG:cjs SECTION 7 5.
LRB-4684/1 - 2024 Legislature - 5 - ARG:cjs&amn SECTION 7 ASSEMBLY BILL 549 5.
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The instructor was not employed by the district board, or by any other district board, at any time in the 75-day period immediately preceding the effective date of this subdivision ....
[LRB inserts date].
LRBs0139/1 - 2024 Legislature - 6 - ARG:cjs SECTION 7 4.
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(a) and the instructor is terminated for a reason other than cause, including as a result of budgetary constraints or program changes, the instructor is not required to repay the bonus.
(a) and the instructor is terminated for a reason other than cause, including as a result of - 2024 Legislature - 6 - LRB-4684/1 ARG:cjs&amn ASSEMBLY BILL 549 S ECTION 7 budgetary constraints or program changes, the instructor is not required to repay the bonus.
LRBs0139/1 - 2024 Legislature - 7 - ARG:cjs SECTION 7 (5) The board shall award grants under this section from the appropriation under s.
(5) The board shall award grants under this section from the appropriation under s.
SECTION 8.0Nonstatutory provisions.
LRB-4684/1 - 2024 Legislature - 7 - ARG:cjs&amn SECTION 8 ASSEMBLY BILL 549 SECTION 8.0Nonstatutory provisions.
20.292 (1) (fh), in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the board shall award grants not exceeding $1,000,000 to district boards to purchase manufacturing or advanced manufacturing equipment or to enhance facilities for manufacturing or advanced manufacturing instruction.
20.292 (1) (fh), in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the board shall award grants not exceeding $1,000,000 to district boards to purchase manufacturing or advanced manufacturing equipment or to enhance facilities for advanced manufacturing instruction.
For purposes of this paragraph, matching funding may be provided directly by the district board or indirectly through a 3rd-party donation and may include the dollar value of in-kind contributions of equipment or other property.
The amount of the grant received, the amount of matching funds provided by the district board, including the value of any in-kind contributions, and the total project cost.
The amount of the grant received, the amount of matching funds provided by the district board, and the total project cost.
LRBs0139/1 - 2024 Legislature - 8 - ARG:cjs S ECTION 8 2.
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SECTION 9.Effective dates.
- 2024 Legislature - 8 - LRB-4684/1 ARG:cjs&amn ASSEMBLY BILL 549 SECTION 9 SECTION 9.0Effective dates.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  4. Executive action taken

  5. Public hearing held

  6. Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges

  7. Received from Assembly

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Read a second time

  14. Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules

  15. Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  17. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  18. Executive action taken

  19. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Michalski

  20. Fiscal estimate received

  21. Representative Mursau added as a coauthor

  22. Representative Rettinger added as a coauthor

  23. Public hearing held

  24. Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities

  25. Introduced by Representatives Michalski, Dittrich, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Petryk, Edming and Green; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt and Nass

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 45000
Democrat 24000
Unaffiliated 29000
Total 98000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Yea
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
CONSIDINE — Yea
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Yea
OHNSTAD — Yea
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Yea
ROZAR — Yea
SAPIK — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Yea
SHELTON — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 549?
AB 549 is sponsored by Michalski, Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Petryk, Edming, and Green, Chanz (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 549?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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