MADISON (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill that spends more than $35 million on worker training efforts.
Walker signed the measure Monday at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville.
The money will go toward a series of grants to help eliminate technical college waiting lists for high-demand fields, help high school students get job training for high-demand jobs and help people with disabilities find work.
The $35.4 million for the grants comes from a nearly $1 billion state budget surplus. The Assembly on Tuesday is scheduled to approve a half billion dollar property and income tax cut proposal that taps the majority of the surplus.
The worker training proposal found broad bipartisan support in the Legislature.
Walker signed the measure Monday at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville.
The money will go toward a series of grants to help eliminate technical college waiting lists for high-demand fields, help high school students get job training for high-demand jobs and help people with disabilities find work.
The $35.4 million for the grants comes from a nearly $1 billion state budget surplus. The Assembly on Tuesday is scheduled to approve a half billion dollar property and income tax cut proposal that taps the majority of the surplus.
The worker training proposal found broad bipartisan support in the Legislature.