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4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 234
5	5	April 14, 2023 - Introduced by Senators FEYEN, BRADLEY and FELZKOWSKI,
6	6	cosponsored by Representatives O'CONNOR, BINSFELD, BODDEN, DITTRICH,
7	7	DONOVAN, EDMING, GREEN, GUNDRUM, KNODL, MACCO, MOSES, MURPHY,
8	8	PENTERMAN, PETERSEN, PETRYK, PLUMER, ROZAR, WICHGERS and RETTINGER.
9	9	Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges.
10	10	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
11	11	AN ACT to renumber and amend 106.11; to amend 106.11 (title) and 109.07
12	12	(1m) (a); and to create 106.11 (2) of the statutes; relating to: workforce
13	13	metrics.
14	14	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
15	15	This bill requires any state agency or authority that operates, coordinates, or
16	16	oversees a workforce development program or activity, as defined in the bill, to track
17	17	and report, at least annually, on the performance of that workforce development
18	18	program or activity, using the primary indicators of performance under the federal
19	19	Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. These performance indicators are: 1)
20	20	the percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during
21	21	the second quarter after exit from the program; 2) the percentage of program
22	22	participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after
23	23	exit from the program; 3) the median earnings of program participants who are in
24	24	unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program; 4)
25	25	the percentage of program participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary
26	26	credential, or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent during
27	27	participation in or within one year after exit from the program; 5) the percentage of
28	28	program participants who, during a program year, are in an education or training
29	29	program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who
30	30	are achieving measurable skill gains toward such a credential or employment; and
31	31	6) the indicators of effectiveness in serving employers.
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36	36	SENATE BILL 234
37	37	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
38	38	an appendix to this bill.
39	39	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
40	40	enact as follows:
41	41	SECTION 1. 106.11 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
42	42	106.11 (title) Workforce investment programs; metrics.
43	43	SECTION 2. 106.11 of the statutes is renumbered 106.11 (1) (a) and amended to
44	44	read:
45	45	106.11 (1) WORKFORCE INVESTMENT. (a) The department shall cooperate with
46	46	the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce
47	47	Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945 Innovation and Opportunity Act of
48	48	2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361. In administering the programs authorized by that act,
49	49	the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies and with local
50	50	workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a
51	51	statewide workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and
52	52	educational needs of persons in this state.
53	53	(b) If a local workforce development board anticipates that there may be a
54	54	business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served by that board, the
55	55	board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that provide career
56	56	planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for affected
57	57	employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for those
58	58	resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
59	59	SECTION 3. 106.11 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
60	60	106.11 (2) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT METRICS. (a) In this subsection:
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83	83	SECTION 3
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85	85	1. “Workforce development program or activity” means any program or
86	86	coordinated activities funded in whole or in part by the state, whether by using state
87	87	or federal funds, that does any of the following within this state:
88	88	a. Promotes or provides job training or work readiness services.
89	89	b. Assists individuals with looking for wage-earning work in this state.
90	90	c. Assists with or otherwise facilitates job placement within the state.
91	91	2. “Workforce development program or activity” includes all of the following,
92	92	in addition to what is specified under subd. 1.:
93	93	a. The Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs programs
94	94	under s. 49.163.
95	95	b. The department of corrections' initiatives to reintegrate offenders into the
96	96	community.
97	97	c. The employment and training program administered by the department of
98	98	children and families under s. 49.79 (9).
99	99	d. The Wisconsin Works program administered by the department of children
100	100	and families under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
101	101	(b) 1. Any state agency or authority that operates, coordinates, or oversees a
102	102	workforce development program or activity shall, subject to subd. 2., do all of the
103	103	following:
104	104	a. Track and report on the performance of the workforce development program
105	105	or activity, using the primary indicators of performance specified under 29 USC 3141
106	106	(b) (2). The agency shall make or update the report required under this subd. 1. a.
107	107	at least annually.
108	108	b. Publish the data under subd. 1. a. through a single, state-maintained
109	109	website.
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137	137	2. A state agency is not required to do any of the following under subd. 1.:
138	138	a. Report data on minors.
139	139	b. Report on the performance of a workforce development program or activity
140	140	to the extent that such reporting would violate confidentiality requirements under
141	141	federal law.
142	142	(c) The department shall assist state agencies to comply with par. (b).
143	143	SECTION 4. 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
144	144	109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon
145	145	a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the
146	146	department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective
147	147	bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any
148	148	municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such
149	149	action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass
150	150	layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact
151	151	information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 serving
152	152	the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of resources
153	153	prepared under s. 106.11 (1) (b). The employer shall provide in writing all
154	154	information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other
155	155	remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The
156	156	department may in addition require the employer to submit a plan setting forth the
157	157	manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.
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