(3)
In order to execute the new statutory requirement to request additional information from claimants;
(4)
In order to improve the unemployment insurance trust fund balance and thereby relieve employers of the burden of additional taxation;
(5)
In order to better assist unemployment insurance benefit claimants to obtain gainful employment; and,
(6)
In order to promote the improvement in the Wisconsin economy as a result of the immediate implementation of legislative directives with respect to the unemployment insurance program contained in
2013 Wisconsin Act 20
and
2013 Wisconsin Act 36
.
Filed with LRB:
September 25, 2013
Publication Date:
September 29, 2013
Effective Dates:
September 29, 2013 through February 25, 2014, except that changes to ss.
DWD 126.03
and
127.02
take effect after the Secretary determines the Department has the technological ability to implement the changes.
Hearing Date:
November 4, 2013
Extension Through:
June 25, 2014
Workforce Development
Apprenticeship, Chs. DWD 295-296
EmR1406
— The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development hereby adopts the following emergency rule to create
section
DWD 295.25
, relating to apprenticeship completion awards.
The emergency rule was approved by the governor on March 21, 2014.
The statement of scope for this emergency rule was approved by the Governor on February 13, 2014, published in
Register No. 698
on February 28, 2014, and approved by the Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development on March 11, 2014.
Finding of Emergency
The department of workforce development finds that an emergency exists and that the attached rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public welfare. Statements of facts constituting an emergency include:
(1) Wisconsin currently has more than 2,100 employers participating in, and training individuals, under the apprenticeship program.
(2) During 2013, Wisconsin had 9,723 valid apprenticeship contracts.
(3) Over the past ten years, the completion rate of the apprenticeship program averaged between 55-60%.
(4)
2013 Wisconsin Act 57
creates an apprenticeship completion award program to be administered by the department of workforce development to partially reimburse tuition costs incurred by an apprentice who has successfully completed part or all of the requirements of their apprenticeship contract, and is employed in the trade, occupation, or business under the apprenticeship contract, or the sponsor of the apprentice.
(5) The department of workforce development has received general purpose revenue (GPR) funds of $225,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and 2014-15, to distribute up to 25%, or $1,000, whichever is less, of the tuition costs incurred by the apprentice and sponsor of the apprentice. The amount of the first payment upon successful completion by the apprentice of the first year of the contract may not exceed $250.
(6) The department of workforce development is adopting this emergency rule to prevent a potential hardship to Wisconsin's apprenticeship program participants. Adoption of this emergency rule will ensure those participating in an eligible apprenticeship contract may begin receiving apprenticeship completion awards as soon as possible.
Because a permanent rule cannot be adopted in time, GPR funds for fiscal year 2013-14 would be lost if the emergency rule is not adopted.
Filed with LRB:
March 26, 2014
Publication Date:
March 27, 2014
Effective Dates:
March 27, 2014 through
August 23, 2014
Hearing Date:
May 15, 2014
Workforce Development
Employment and Training, Ch. DWD 801
EmR1317
— The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development hereby adopts an order to create
Chapter
DWD 801
, relating to workforce training grants under the Wisconsin Fast Forward program.
This emergency rule was approved by the Governor on September 20, 2013.
The statement of scope for this rule, SS
109-13
, was approved by the Governor on August 15, 2013, published in
Register No. 692
on August 31, 2013, and approved by the Department of Workforce Development on September 11, 2013.
Finding of Emergency
The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) finds that an emergency exists and emergency rules are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare. The reason for the emergency is:
DWD proposes to create new rules in Chapter
DWD 801
to implement the program of workforce training grants enacted by
2013 Wisconsin Act 9
. DWD held a public hearing on the permanent rule for this new program on July 15, 2013, and has made revisions to the text of the proposed permanent rule in response to the comments received. It would now benefit the public welfare to proceed with the rules in emergency form so that the program can begin this fall.
Filed with LRB:
September 25, 2013
Publication Date:
September 29, 2013
Effective Dates:
October 1, 2013 through
February 27, 2014
Hearing Date:
November 5, 2013
Extension Through:
June 27, 2014
