SB 981 — Relating to: apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship completion awards, career and technical education incentive grants and completion awards, technical preparation programs in school districts and technical colleges, creating an individual income tax subtraction for expenses paid for apprenticeship programs, and making an appropriation. (FE)

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The bill expands the existing apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship programs by adding new reimbursement options and establishing completion award programs, alongside creating tax deductions for apprenticeship expenses.

• 106.05 (title)

  Apprenticeship completion award program. → Apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship completion award program programs.

  The title of the section is updated to include both apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship completion awards.

• 106.05 (1) (a)

  “Sponsor” does not include a state agency or local governmental unit.

  The definition of 'Sponsor' is renumbered.

• 106.05 (1) (b)

  “Tuition costs” means any fee that is charged for an apprentice to participate in related instruction under s. 106.01 (6).

  The definition of 'Tuition costs' is renumbered.

• 106.05 (1) (e)

  “Eligible apprenticeship expenses” means any of the following costs incurred by an apprentice or the apprentice's sponsor in connection with the apprenticeship: 1. Tools and other materials used in the apprentice's trade, craft, or business. 2. Tuition costs. 3. Travel costs, including mileage reimbursement, mass transit-related costs, and taxicab and transportation network company ride fares.

  Defines 'Eligible apprenticeship expenses' to include tools, tuition, and travel costs.

• 106.05 (1) (f)

  “Eligible youth apprenticeship expenses” means any costs related to a youth apprenticeship that are specified by the department.

  Adds a definition for 'Eligible youth apprenticeship expenses'.

• 106.05 (2)(a)

  The department shall administer an apprenticeship completion award program as provided in this section to partially reimburse tuition costs incurred by any of the following: → The department shall administer an apprenticeship completion award program as provided in this section to partially reimburse tuition costs and eligible expenses incurred by any of the following:

  Expands the scope of reimbursable expenses under the apprenticeship completion award program to include additional costs.

• 106.05 (2)(b)

  the department may provide to an apprentice described in par. (a) 1. or the apprentice’s sponsor a completion award equal to 25 percent of the cost of tuition incurred by the apprentice or sponsor or $1,000, whichever is less. → the department may provide to an apprentice described in par. (a) 1. or the apprentice’s sponsor a completion award equal to 25 percent of the cost of tuition and eligible expenses incurred by the apprentice or sponsor or $1,000, whichever is less.

  Increases the scope of reimbursable amounts to include additional eligible apprenticeship expenses.

• 106.273 (2) (b)

  Prepare individuals for occupations as fire fighters, emergency medical responders, as defined in s. 256.01 (4p), or emergency medical services practitioners, as defined in s. 256.01 (5). → Prepare individuals for occupations as fire fighters, emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, and construction work.

  Expands the list of programs that can receive industry-recognized certification to include construction work.

• 118.34 (1)

  the program must consist of a sequence of courses, approved by the technical college system board under s. 38.04 (26), designed to allow high school pupils to gain advanced standing in the technical college district’s associate degree program upon graduation from high school. → the program must consist of a sequence of courses, including those identified under s. 38.04 (26) (b), designed to allow high school pupils to gain advanced standing in the technical college district’s associate degree program upon graduation from high school.

  Defines that the program must include courses that are pertinent to apprenticeships offered to adults.

Action History

1. March 15, 2022

   Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

2. March 02, 2022

   Fiscal estimate received

3. February 25, 2022

   Fiscal estimate received

4. February 23, 2022

   Public hearing held

5. February 21, 2022

   Fiscal estimate received

6. February 18, 2022

   Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

7. February 17, 2022

   Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic and Workforce Development

8. February 17, 2022

   Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Feyen and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, Zimmerman, Petryk, Armstrong, Dittrich, Drake, Gundrum, James, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Schraa, Skowronski, Swearingen, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wittke, Kuglitsch and Vruwink

Sponsors

• Ballweg · Primary
• Dan Feyen · Primary
• Rob Stafsholt · Primary

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