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Governor Jim DoyleGovernor Jim Doyle

Budget Presentation Update to Budget Presentation Update to Governor’s Council on Workforce Governor’s Council on Workforce

InvestmentInvestment2005-20072005-2007

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Protecting TaxpayersProtecting TaxpayersInvesting in PrioritiesInvesting in Priorities

Protecting TaxpayersProtecting Taxpayers KidsFirstKidsFirst Grow WisconsinGrow Wisconsin State Government EfficiencyState Government Efficiency Protect Health CareProtect Health Care

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Grow WisconsinGrow Wisconsin

Protecting TaxpayersProtecting Taxpayers No tax increaseNo tax increase Property tax freezeProperty tax freeze Fiscal ResponsibilityFiscal Responsibility

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Grow Wisconsin Budget-Grow Wisconsin Budget-DWDDWD

Quicker connection to the workforce Quicker connection to the workforce (JFC rejected)(JFC rejected) Quality Care for Quality Kids initiative Quality Care for Quality Kids initiative (JFC rejected)(JFC rejected) Pilots to retain health care workers Pilots to retain health care workers (JFC rejected)(JFC rejected) Career ladders (first step with trial jobs in W-2 Career ladders (first step with trial jobs in W-2

program) program) (JFC rejected)(JFC rejected) Children First: program helping non-custodial Children First: program helping non-custodial

parents connect to workforce expanded to 5 parents connect to workforce expanded to 5 counties counties (JFC reduced—Governor’s veto restored to (JFC reduced—Governor’s veto restored to current law)current law)

DVR increases DVR increases √√ Apprenticeship funding Apprenticeship funding (JFC decreased, Senate (JFC decreased, Senate

restored)restored)

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Grow Wisconsin Budget Grow Wisconsin Budget InitiativesInitiativesCommerceCommerce SEEDZ (Super Employment and Economic SEEDZ (Super Employment and Economic

Development Zone) grant programDevelopment Zone) grant program$5 million to help create jobs in distressed $5 million to help create jobs in distressed areas areas (rejected by JFC)(rejected by JFC)

Training Assistance Grant ProgramTraining Assistance Grant Program $2.5 million for new high-paying jobs, new capital $2.5 million for new high-paying jobs, new capital

investments and commitment for family supporting investments and commitment for family supporting jobs. Priority to technical colleges jobs. Priority to technical colleges (Rejected by JFC)(Rejected by JFC)

Enterprise Development Zone Tax CreditEnterprise Development Zone Tax Credit Lifts cap on number of zones while keeping Lifts cap on number of zones while keeping

commitment to $213 million in resources. Net effect: commitment to $213 million in resources. Net effect: +$90 million +$90 million √√

Investments in Manufacturing—WMEP $1.7 to Investments in Manufacturing—WMEP $1.7 to $3 M $3 M (rejected by JFC)(rejected by JFC)

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Grow Wisconsin-other Grow Wisconsin-other agenciesagencies

$3.8 million in tourism marketing $3.8 million in tourism marketing √√ 125 new faculty at UW 125 new faculty at UW (rejected)(rejected) $5 million “star faculty” funding $5 million “star faculty” funding √√ $3 million Alzheimer research $3 million Alzheimer research ($2.5 M)($2.5 M) $2 million bio-fuels $2 million bio-fuels ($1 M)($1 M) Livestock modernization Livestock modernization √√ Corrections improvements: earned release Corrections improvements: earned release

increase increase (no)(no) and enhanced reintegration and enhanced reintegration services services ($1.5 M with earmarks)($1.5 M with earmarks)

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Grow Wisconsin-EducationGrow Wisconsin-Education

Provides $404 million for schools-total Provides $404 million for schools-total commitment of $861 millioncommitment of $861 million $330 million in added equalization aid$330 million in added equalization aid $74 million in additional levy$74 million in additional levy

Special education increases Special education increases Bilingual aid increasedBilingual aid increased Early childhood quality programs Early childhood quality programs

restoredrestored

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DWD Workforce Program DWD Workforce Program UpdatesUpdates

Variety of program planning underwayVariety of program planning underway Workforce Investment Act 2-Year Plan Workforce Investment Act 2-Year Plan √√ W-2 Contract Planning for 2006-07 W-2 Contract Planning for 2006-07 √√ Job Service Business Planning Job Service Business Planning √√ UI Reemployment Efforts (working w/ council)UI Reemployment Efforts (working w/ council) Vocational Rehabilitation Planning (update)Vocational Rehabilitation Planning (update) Job Center and Related Workforce System Job Center and Related Workforce System

Improvements (update)Improvements (update)

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