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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 876
January 23, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Roys
,
L. Johnson
,
Keyeski
,
Larson
,
Spreitzer
and
Wirch
, cosponsored by Representatives
Neubauer
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Sinicki
,
Anderson
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Brown
,
DeSanto
,
DeSmidt
,
Hong
,
Fitzgerald
,
Joers
,
Mayadev
,
Palmeri
,
Snodgrass
,
Stroud
,
Subeck
,
Taylor
,
Tenorio
,
Udell
and
Vining
. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
SB876,1,4
1
An Act
to amend
20.445 (1) (bm), 106.27 (2g) (a) 1., 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. and
2
106.27 (3);
to create
20.445 (1) (bp) and 106.27 (1p) of the statutes;
relating
3
to:
green jobs training program grants, providing an exemption from
4
emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates a green jobs training program to be administered by the Department of Workforce Development. Under the program, DWD must award grants to public or private organizations for the development and implementation of green jobs training programs. The bill defines “green jobs” as jobs that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment, conserve natural resources, or create renewable energy resources. The bill also allows DWD to require a public or private organization, as a condition of receiving a grant, to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by DWD.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1
Section
1
.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
2
insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
See PDF for table
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8
Section
2
.
20.445 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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9
20.445
(1)
(bm)
Workforce training; administration.
Biennially, the amounts
10
in the schedule for the administration of the local youth apprenticeship grant
11
program under s. 106.13 (3m), the youth summer jobs program under s. 106.18, the
12
employment transit assistance grant program under s. 106.26, the workforce
13
training
program
programs
under s. 106.27, the teacher development program
14
grants under s. 106.272, the career and technical education incentive grant
15
program under s. 106.273, the technical education equipment grant program under
16
s. 106.275, and the apprentice programs under subch. I of ch. 106.
SB876,3
17
Section
3
.
20.445 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
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18
20.445
(1)
(bp)
Green jobs training program; grants.
As a continuing
19
appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for green jobs training program grants
20
under s. 106.27 (1p).
SB876,4
21
Section
4
.
106.27 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
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22
106.27
(1p)
Green jobs training program.
(a) In this subsection:
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1
1. “Green jobs” means jobs that produce goods or provide services that benefit
2
the environment, conserve natural resources, or create renewable energy resources.
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3
2. “Renewable energy resources” include hydroelectric, wood, wind, solar,
4
refuse, agricultural, and biomass energy resources.
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5
(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bp), the department shall
6
award grants to public or private organizations for the development and
7
implementation of green jobs training programs. As a condition of receiving a grant
8
under this subsection, the department may require a public or private organization
9
to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.
SB876,5
10
Section
5
.
106.27 (2g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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11
106.27
(2g)
(a) 1. Promulgate rules prescribing procedures and criteria for
12
awarding grants under
sub.
subs.
(1)
and (1p)
and the information with respect to
13
those grants that must be contained in the reports required under subd. 3.
SB876,6
14
Section
6
.
106.27 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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15
106.27
(2g)
(a) 2. Receive and review applications for grants under subs. (1),
16
(1g),
and
(1j) (am)
, and (1p)
and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the
17
information that must be contained in an application for a grant under sub. (1), (1g),
18
or
(1j) (am)
, or (1p)
.
SB876,7
19
Section
7
.
106.27 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20
106.27
(3)
Annual report.
Annually, by December 31, the department shall
21
submit a report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on
22
finance providing an account of the department’s activities and expenditures under
23
this section during the preceding fiscal year and detailing the amounts allocated to
1
and expended for each of the programs, grants, and services specified in s. 20.445
2
(1) (b)
and
,
(bm)
, and (bp)
for that fiscal year. The report shall include information
3
on the number of unemployed and underemployed workers and incumbent
4
employees who participate in training programs under sub. (1)
or
,
(1j)
, or (1p)
; the
5
number of unemployed workers who obtain gainful employment, underemployed
6
workers who obtain new employment, and incumbent employees who receive
7
increased compensation after participating in such a training program; and the
8
wages earned by those workers and employees both before and after participating in
9
such a training program. The report shall also include information on the extent to
10
which waiting lists for enrollment in courses and programs provided by technical
11
colleges in high-demand fields are reduced as a result of grants under sub. (1g) (a),
12
on the number of students who participate in certification or training programs
13
under sub. (1) (a) or (e) or (1g) (b), on the building modifications funded under sub.
14
(1) (f) and the effect of those building modifications on the school districts’ technical
15
education programs, and on the number of persons with disabilities who participate
16
in employment enhancement activities under sub. (1g) (c). In addition, the report
17
shall provide information on the number of student interns who are placed with
18
employers as a result of the coordination activities conducted under sub. (1r) or the
19
grants awarded under sub. (1) (d).
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20
Section
8
. Nonstatutory provisions.
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21
(
1
)
Position authorized.
The authorized FTE positions for the department
22
of workforce development are increased by 1.0 GPR position, to be funded from the
1
appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bm), for the purpose of administering the green
2
jobs training program under s. 106.27 (1p).
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3
(
2
)
Emergency rules.
The department of workforce development may
4
promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 necessary to implement s. 106.27 (1p).
5
Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules under this subsection
6
remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take
7
effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
8
department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
9
subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public
10
peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of
11
emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
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12
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