Wisconsin Legislative Council
AMENDMENT MEMO
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Memo published: October 13, 2023 Contact: Patrick Ward, Staff Attorney
2023 Senate Bill 271
Senate Substitute
Amendment 1
2023 SENATE BILL 271
2023 Senate Bill 271 creates a commercial driver training grant program administered by the
Department of Workforce Development (DWD). The program provides grants to training entities that
provide training to individuals who obtain commercial driver’s licenses. The training must meet federal
entry-level driver training requirements and the training entity must be on the federal Training
Provider Registry. The grant amount may not exceed 50 percent of the training cost or $3,000,
whichever is less. DWD is required to report annually the number and amount of grants awarded under
the program. The bill appropriates $1.5 million in the next two fiscal years to the Joint Committee on
Finance (JCF).
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 modifies the bill as follows:
Requires the individual that is being trained to reside in Wisconsin and to obtain a commercial
driver’s license in Wisconsin.
Requires the training entity to have a facility in Wisconsin and that the training is provided at or
through that facility.
Removes the appropriation to JCF. Money is currently set aside for the bill’s purpose in JCF’s
supplemental appropriations.
Sunsets the grant program. The repeal takes effect July 1, 2025.
BILL HISTORY
Senator Wimberger offered Senate Substitute Amendment 1 on September 26, 2023. On October 11,
2023, the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges voted unanimously to
recommend adoption of the amendment and passage of the bill, as amended.
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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