Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 14 R · 5 D cosponsors

AB 524 — Relating to: farmer tuition assistance grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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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 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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

33 added · 27 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Assembly Bill 524 updates the type of financial support being offered to farmers, changing from tuition assistance grants to farmer assistance scholarships. This shift means that the financial aid will cover up to 50% of tuition costs for farm management or finance courses at technical colleges, making education more affordable for farmers. This change matters because it specifically targets the need for accessible training to help farmers improve their business skills, thereby supporting the agricultural economy.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBs0139/1 MDK:wlj ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 524 October 22, 2019 - Offered by RepresentatiLDENBURG.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-4247/1 KP:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 524 October 11, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives O LDENBURG , B.
A N A CT to create 20.292 (1) (fm) and 38.274 of the statutes;
MEYERS , B ALLWEG, DOYLE, DUCHOW , EDMING , ELZKOWSKI , AGLER , AMES , ITCHENS , K ULP, KURTZ, M ILROY, M URSAU, N EUBAUER, P ETERSEN, PETRYK , PLUMER , R AMTHUN , OHRKASTE , ANFELIPPO, CHRAA , HANKLAND , PIROS, SPREITZE, C.
TAYLOR , ITTL, RANEL , USLER, VANDERM EER, VINING, RUWINK , WITTKE and ZIMMERMAN , cosponsored by SenatorsLSEN, BERNIER, ARPENTER , INGHAND , SCHACHTNER and TESTIN.
Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
A N A CT to create 20.115 (4) (f) of the statutes;
technical college farmer assistance scholarships and making an appropriation.
farmer tuition assistance grants and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates an appropriation for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to make farmer tuition assistance grants.
Current law authorizes DATCP to make grants to low-income farmers for paying all or part of the tuition for courses on farm and business management techniques offered by a technical college.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
SECTION 1.
S ECTION 1.
2019-20 2020-21 20.292 Technical college system board (1) T ECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (fm) Farmer assistance scholarshipsGPR B 50,000 50,000 SECTION 2.
- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4247/1 KP:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 524 SECTION 1 2019-20 2020-21 20.115 Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of (4) AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE (f) Farmer tuition assistance grants GPR B 50,000 50,000 SECTION 2.
20.292 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
20.115 (4) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
20.292(1) (fm) Farmer assistance scholarships.
20.115 (4) (f) Farmer tuition assistance grants.
Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s.
Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for farmer tuition assistance grants under s.
38.274.
93.51 (2) (b).
LRBs0139/1 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - MDK:wlj SECTION 3 SECTION 3.
38.274 of the statutes is created to read:
38.274 Farmer assistance scholarships.
(1) From the appropriation under s.
20.292 (1) (fm), and subject to sub.
(2), the board shall make grants to current or prospective farmers in this state for the purpose of paying no more than 50 percent of tuition costs for enrolling in courses on farm management or farm finance offered by technical colleges.
(2) A current or prospective farmer may receive grants under sub.
(1) that total no more than $1,000 per year for no more than 3 years.
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Action History

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

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 0

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 11-7-2019 by Committee on Rules

  12. Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  14. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  15. Representative Born added as a coauthor

  16. Executive action taken

  17. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Oldenburg

  18. Public hearing held

  19. Fiscal estimate received

  20. Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  21. Introduced by Representatives Oldenburg, B. Meyers, Ballweg, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Jagler, James, Kitchens, Kulp, Kurtz, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Shankland, Spiros, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vruwink, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Bernier, Carpenter, Ringhand, Schachtner and Testin

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34 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on

Sponsors (34)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 36000
Democrat 14000
Unaffiliated 45000
Total 95000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (95)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
BOWEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Yea
CABRERA — Yea
CROWLEY — Yea
EDMING — Yea
FIELDS — Yea
GOYKE — Yea
GRUSZYNSKI — Yea
HEBL — Yea
HINTZ — Yea
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KOLSTE — Yea
KUGLITSCH — Yea
KULP — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Yea
MILROY — Yea
MYERS — Yea
NYGREN — Yea
OHNSTAD — Yea
OLDENBURG — Yea
OTT — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Yea
RAMTHUN — Yea
ROHRKASTE — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SARGENT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHANKLAND — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
STUCK — Yea
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Yea
ZAMARRIPA — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Yea
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob 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 524?
AB 524 is sponsored by Oldenburg, B. Meyers, Ballweg, Doyle, Steve (Democrat), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Edming, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Jagler, John (Republican), James, Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Kulp, Milroy, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Neubauer, Greta (Democrat), Petersen, Kevin (Republican), Petryk, Plumer, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Shankland, Spiros, John (Republican), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Tittl, Paul (Republican), Tranel, Travis (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), VanderMeer, Nancy (Republican), Vruwink, Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Wittke, Robert (Republican), Vining, Robyn (Democrat), Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat), and Kurtz, Tony (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 524?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.
Where can I track AB 524?
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