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2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 91
November 7, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives OLDENBURG, PETRYK, ANDRACA,
ARMSTRONG, CALLAHAN, DITTRICH, DRAKE, GUNDRUM, HURD, JACOBSON, S.
JOHNSON, KITCHENS, MAGNAFICI, MICHALSKI, MOSES, MURPHY, MURSAU, NOVAK,
O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, RETTINGER, SHANKLAND, SINICKI and EDMING,
cosponsored by Senators FEYEN, COWLES, JACQUE and TAYLOR. Referred to
Committee on Rules.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: proclaiming November 13 to 19, 2023 as Wisconsin Apprenticeship
Week.
Whereas, each November the nation and Wisconsin celebrate Apprenticeship
Week to raise awareness of this career pathway for individuals to start a career in
this state; and
Whereas, Wisconsin has a rich tradition of promoting apprenticeship training
as the first state to create a registered apprenticeship law, which is seen as a national
model for other states, and as one of the first in the nation to create a youth
apprenticeship program to help students gain experience while still in school; and
Whereas, Wisconsin continues to set records for the number of registered
apprentices, which hit a record high in 2022 with nearly 16,000, and the same is true
for the youth apprenticeship program with over 8,300 students participating with
5,700 employers; and
Whereas, apprenticeship in Wisconsin has expanded to nearly all industries,
including agriculture, finance, transportation, health care, and construction and is
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used by all employers to provide training to employees so they can have a long-term
career in our state while also earning a nationally recognized credential; and
Whereas, the apprenticeship model continues to help Wisconsin address the
workforce shortage by helping employers train and hire the workers they need to
keep Wisconsin's economic engine moving forward; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
State Legislature hereby recognizes the week of November 13 to 19, 2023, as
Wisconsin Apprenticeship Week.
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