MILWAUKEE — Governor Tony Evers signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that removes job barriers for “Dreamers” in Wisconsin.
“This has been a long time coming,” said the governor during a bill signing ceremony at Nuevo Mercado El Rey in Milwaukee.
Assembly Bill 759, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 240, allows recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to obtain credentials for certain occupations if they satisfy all applicable credentialing requirements.
The goal is to provide a boost to the state’s workforce, especially in high-need industries and professions, said Evers.
“Today, we’re not only doing the right thing for Dreamers to help make sure they can pursue their higher education and career goals to give back to the communities that raised them, but we’re doing the right thing for our state and our economy, too, by making sure smart, talented, and capable people can join our workforce in high-need areas,” Evers said.
DACA recipients will be able to obtain licenses to become a registered nurse, dentist, teacher, emergency medical technician, and trade worker, among others.Â
Under Act 240, workers will still be required to have a valid, unexpired employment authorization document issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. So long as the worker’s federal work authorization is renewed, their credentials may be renewed.
