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| 3 | | - | ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | | - | Relating to: declaring March 5, 2023, to March 11, 2023, as Women in Construction Week and |
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| 6 | | - | celebrating the countless contributions of women in construction. |
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| 7 | | - | Whereas, Wisconsin’s construction industry is an important stimulator of our economy; and |
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| 8 | | - | Whereas, a recent Associated Builders and Contractors study found that 590,000 new skilled |
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| 9 | | - | workers are needed to fill construction jobs in 2023; and |
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| 10 | | - | Whereas, jobs in the construction industry offer long−term, family−supporting careers; and |
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| 11 | | - | Whereas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 percent of construction workers are |
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| 12 | | - | women, an all−time high; and |
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| 13 | | - | Whereas, national Women in Construction Week highlights the incredible initiatives and work |
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| 14 | | - | of women within the construction industry; and |
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| 15 | | - | Whereas, national Women in Construction Week is observed to show our appreciation to those |
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| 16 | | - | women who have contributed to the construction industry, while encouraging others to make the |
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| 17 | | - | same commitment; and |
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| 18 | | - | Whereas, by helping to raise awareness of the available opportunities for women in the |
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| 19 | | - | construction industry, the numbers and achievements of women in the construction industry can |
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| 20 | | - | continue to grow; now, therefore, be it |
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| 21 | | - | Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin |
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| 22 | | - | Legislature join in declaring March 5, 2023, to March 11, 2023, as Women in Construction Week |
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| 23 | | - | and celebrating the countless contributions of women in construction, not only those currently in the |
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| 24 | | - | construction industry but those who have paved the way. |
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| 25 | | - | Senator Chris Kapenga |
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| 26 | | - | President of the Senate |
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| 27 | | - | Representative Robin J. Vos |
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| 28 | | - | Speaker of the Assembly |
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| 29 | | - | Date |
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| 30 | | - | Edward A. Blazel |
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| 31 | | - | Assembly Chief Clerk |
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| 5 | + | March 6, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives DUCHOW, NEYLON, ARMSTRONG, |
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| 6 | + | BEHNKE, CONLEY, DITTRICH, DONOVAN, GREEN, HAYWOOD, KITCHENS, MAGNAFICI, |
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| 7 | + | MOSES, NEDWESKI, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PETRYK, RODRIGUEZ, ROZAR, |
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| 8 | + | SCHMIDT, SHANKLAND, SINICKI, SPIROS, SUBECK and STUBBS, cosponsored by |
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| 9 | + | Senators BALLWEG, CABRAL-GUEVARA, COWLES, MARKLEIN, SPREITZER and |
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| 10 | + | WIRCH. Referred to Committee on Rules. |
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| 11 | + | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 12 | + | Relating to: declaring March 5, 2023, to March 11, 2023, as Women in Construction |
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| 13 | + | Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women in construction. |
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| 14 | + | Whereas, Wisconsin's construction industry is an important stimulator of our |
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| 15 | + | economy; and |
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| 16 | + | Whereas, a recent Associated Builders and Contractors study found that |
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| 17 | + | 590,000 new skilled workers are needed to fill construction jobs in 2023; and |
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| 18 | + | Whereas, jobs in the construction industry offer long-term, family-supporting |
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| 19 | + | careers; and |
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| 20 | + | Whereas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 percent of construction |
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| 21 | + | workers are women, an all-time high; and |
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| 22 | + | Whereas, national Women in Construction Week highlights the incredible |
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| 23 | + | initiatives and work of women within the construction industry; and |
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| 24 | + | Whereas, national Women in Construction Week is observed to show our |
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| 25 | + | appreciation to those women who have contributed to the construction industry, |
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| 26 | + | while encouraging others to make the same commitment; and |
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| 45 | + | Whereas, by helping to raise awareness of the available opportunities for |
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| 46 | + | women in the construction industry, the numbers and achievements of women in the |
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| 47 | + | construction industry can continue to grow; now, therefore, be it |
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| 48 | + | Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the |
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| 49 | + | Wisconsin Legislature join in declaring March 5, 2023, to March 11, 2023, as Women |
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| 50 | + | in Construction Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women in |
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| 51 | + | construction, not only those currently in the construction industry but those who |
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