Wisconsin Statutes 106.276 – Commercial driver training grant program
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 106.276
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1)
(a) The department shall establish and administer a commercial driver training grant program.
(b) A person that satisfies the eligibility requirements under par. (c) may apply to the department for a grant under this section. The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of information that shall be contained in applications for grants under this section.
(c) An applicant is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following are satisfied:
1. The applicant provides to an individual who resides in this state training in the operation of commercial motor vehicles that satisfies the requirements of 49 C.F.R. part 380, subparts F and G.
2. The applicant is listed on the Training Provider Registry (TPR), as set forth in 49 C.F.R. part 380, subpart G.
2m. The applicant has a facility in this state that is listed in the Training Provider Registry described in subd. 2., and the training described in subd. 1. is provided at or through that facility.
3. The individual for whom the applicant provides training under subd. 1. obtains an initial commercial driver license, as defined in s. 340.01 (7m), in this state after March 23, 2024.
4. The application is received by the department before July 1, 2025.
(d) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bk), the department may award grants to eligible applicants under par. (c). The amount of a grant under this section with regard to each individual trained may not exceed 50 percent of the costs of training the individual in the operation of commercial motor vehicles or $3,000, whichever is less.
(2) Before July 1 of each year, the department shall prepare a report summarizing the number and amount of grants awarded under sub. (1). The department shall submit the report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).