State Sen. Chris Larson has introduced a bill that would restore more than $34 million in funding cut from the Wisconsin Technical College System as part of the 2011-13 budget.
Learn more about the Wisconsin Jobs Initiative in this press release. From it:
Governor Walker and legislative Republicans recently cut funding to WTCS by 30 percent, forcing schools to scale back important job training programs. This has created waitlists of one to six years for most, if not all, of Wisconsin’s job training programs, including nursing, welding, automotive maintenance, and accounting. As a result, many local businesses, including Caterpillar and Molded Dimensions, have family-supporting jobs available but lack the qualified skilled workers to fill them.
“Since announcing this legislative initiative, we have been hearing more and more reports from our local businesses about the need to fund education, especially at our technical colleges,” said Sen. Larson. “The Wisconsin Jobs Initiative fills this vital need and we should pass it immediately.”
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