106.27 Workforce training program.

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(1)Workforce training grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.445

(b), the department shall award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of workforce training programs. An organization that is awarded a grant under this subsection may use the grant for the training of unemployed and underemployed workers and incumbent employees of businesses in this state. As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, the department may require a public or private organization to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department. Grants awarded under this subsection may include any of the following:

(a)Grants for collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses to provide high school students with industry-recognized certifications in high-demand fields, as determined by the department.

1. Grants for programs that train teachers and that train individuals to become teachers, including teachers in dual enrollment programs.

2. In this paragraph:

a. “Dual enrollment program” means a program or course of study designed to provide high school students the opportunity to gain credits in both technical college and high school, including transcripted credit programs or other educational services provided by contract between a school district and a technical college.

b. “Teacher” includes an instructor at a technical college under ch. 38 .

(c)Grants for the development of public-private partnerships designed to improve workforce retention through employee support and training.

(d)Grants to nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, as defined in 20 USC 1001

(a)and (b), and employers to increase the number of students who are placed with employers for internships.

(e)Grants to community-based organizations for public-private partnerships to create and implement a nursing training program for middle school and high school students.

(f)Grants to school districts to fund building modifications needed to support school districts’ technical education programs.

(g)Grants for programs that promote the attraction and retention of personal care workers.

(1g)Workforce training program; expanded purposes. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445

(b)in the 2013-15 fiscal biennium, the department shall allocate $35,400,000 for all of the following:

(a)Grants to technical colleges for the reduction of waiting lists for enrollment in programs and courses in high-demand fields, as determined by the department.

(b)Grants for collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses to provide high school pupils with industry-recognized certifications in high-demand fields, as determined by the department.

(c)Grants to public and private organizations or services provided by the department to enhance employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

(d)Administration of the grants and services under par.

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(c)and, if the department determines that the full amount of the allocation under this subsection will not be needed for grants and services under pars.

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(c)and for administration of those grants and services under this paragraph, grants under sub.

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(1j)Workforce training program; grants for mobile classrooms and institutional job centers.

(a)Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445

(b), the department shall allocate for grants to the department of corrections to fund the creation and operation of mobile classrooms.

(ac)Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445

(b), the department shall, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, allocate $975,800 in each fiscal year for grants to the department of corrections to support instructor costs for the mobile classrooms described under par.

(a).

(ad)In this paragraph, “eligible institution” means a minimum security correctional institution or a medium security prison. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445

(b), the department shall allocate grants to the department of corrections to fund the creation and operation of institutional job centers at eligible institutions.