For the City-Times

Governor Scott Walker today signed January Special Session Assembly Bill 2 into law while visiting Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville.

“Today, I am proud to sign legislation providing more than $35 million to the Wisconsin Fast Forward program for workforce training grants to technical colleges, school districts, and businesses, as well as grants to enhance employment opportunities for persons with disabilities,” Governor Walker said in a statement released by his office. “We are turning things around in Wisconsin and heading in the right direction, and our Blueprint for Prosperity positions us to continue down the road to greater prosperity and more independence for all Wisconsinites.  Thank you to members of the Legislature who worked to pass this legislation and move Wisconsin forward.”

Special Session Assembly Bill  makes an appropriation of $35.4 million to the Department of Workforce Development to expand the Wisconsin Fast Forward program.  This expansion will provide workforce training grants to technical colleges, grants for collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses, as well as grants to enhance employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.