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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 119 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 12, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives GUSTAFSON, EMERSON, BARE, |
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| 6 | 6 | | MELOTIK, JACOBSON, ANDRACA, BEHNKE, CONLEY, DITTRICH, JOERS, MURSAU, |
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| 7 | 7 | | O'CONNOR, PALMERI, PETRYK, RATCLIFF, SHANKLAND, SHELTON, SINICKI, STUBBS, |
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| 8 | 8 | | SUBECK and OHNSTAD, cosponsored by Senators FEYEN, AGARD, SPREITZER, |
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| 9 | 9 | | BALLWEG, LARSON, MARKLEIN, ROYS and WIRCH. Referred to Committee on |
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| 10 | 10 | | Rules. |
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| 11 | 11 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 12 | 12 | | Relating to: declaring March 3, 2024, to March 9, 2024, as Women in Construction |
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| 13 | 13 | | Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women in construction. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Whereas, the economic impact of Wisconsin's construction industry totaled over |
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| 15 | 15 | | $50 billion in economic output and contributed over $27 billion to the state's GDP, |
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| 16 | 16 | | according to the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Whereas, an estimated 400,000 new skilled workers are needed nationwide to |
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| 18 | 18 | | fill construction jobs; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Whereas, one in five construction workers in Wisconsin is 55 or older, making |
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| 20 | 20 | | the need to fill construction jobs here even more dire; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | Whereas, women make up nearly 48 percent of the Wisconsin workforce, but |
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| 22 | 22 | | only 9 percent of the Wisconsin construction industry workforce, which is below the |
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| 23 | 23 | | national average of 14 percent; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | Whereas, jobs in the construction industry offer long-term, family-supporting |
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| 25 | 25 | | careers; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2023 - 2024 Legislature |
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| 43 | 43 | | Whereas, national Women in Construction Week highlights the incredible |
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| 44 | 44 | | initiatives and work of women within the construction industry; and |
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| 45 | 45 | | Whereas, national Women in Construction Week is observed to show our |
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| 46 | 46 | | appreciation to those women who have contributed to the construction industry, |
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| 47 | 47 | | while encouraging others to make the same commitment; and |
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| 48 | 48 | | Whereas, by helping to raise awareness of the available opportunities for |
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| 49 | 49 | | women in the construction industry, the numbers and achievements of women in the |
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| 50 | 50 | | construction industry can continue to grow; now, therefore, be it |
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| 51 | 51 | | Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the |
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| 52 | 52 | | Wisconsin Legislature join in declaring March 3, 2024, to March 9, 2024 as Women |
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| 53 | 53 | | in Construction Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women |
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| 54 | 54 | | currently in the construction industry and those who paved the way. |
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