Section 106.271 - Worker training and employment program(1) PROGRAM. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445(1) (bg) in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department shall allocate $20,000,000 to provide funding, through grants or other means, to facilitate worker training and employment in this state.(1m) ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS. The persons eligible to apply for and receive grants made by the department under this section shall include institutions of higher education, as defined in s. 106.57(1) (c).(2) POWERS OF DEPARTMENT. The department shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the power to audit and inspect the records of grant recipients.(3) CONSULTATION. The department shall consult with the technical college system board and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in implementing this section.(4) APPROVAL OF JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE. Prior to expending any funds appropriated under s. 20.445(1) (bg), the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a plan for implementing the program under this section. The department may not expend any funds appropriated under s. 20.445(1) (bg) except in accordance with the plan as approved by the committee.(5) ANNUAL REPORT. Annually, by December 31, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the department's activities and expenditures under this section during the preceding fiscal year.Added by Acts 2017 ch, 58,s 36m, eff. 9/20/2017.