LRB-0380/P1
MDK:nwn:md
2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Boggs, BB0115 - Change laboratory modernization and School of Business appropriations to continuing appropriations
For 2011-13 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Education
Higher education
Under current law, specified amounts received from academic student fees are appropriated annually to the UW System Board of Regents for laboratory modernization and improvements in master's level business programs. Those UW appropriations are annual appropriations from program revenue receipts. Therefore, if an amount appropriated for a fiscal year is not encumbered in that fiscal year, the unencumbered amount may not be expended until the legislature authorizes the expenditure. This bill changes those UW appropriations from annual to continuing appropriations, which are expendable until fully depleted. The bill also clarifies the definition of a program revenue appropriation to ensure that the bill's changes to those UW appropriations are effective.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 20.001 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.001 (2) (b) Program revenues. "Program revenues" consist of revenues which are paid into the general fund and are credited by law to an appropriation to finance a specified program or state agency. In this chapter, "program revenues" refers to program revenues in the general fund. Program revenues are identified by the abbreviation "PR" in s. 20.005. For any sum certain program revenue appropriation which is limited to the amounts in the schedule that is not a continuing appropriation, no expenditures may be made exceeding the amounts in the schedule, except as provided in ss. 13.101 and 16.515, regardless of the amounts credited to that appropriation account. They shall be deposited pursuant to s. 20.906. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, program revenues shall be used to reimburse the general fund for payments transferred under the appropriations made in s. 20.865 for the purposes of program revenue appropriations.
Section
2. 20.285 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.285 (1) (Lm) Laboratories. From As a continuing appropriation, from moneys received as academic student fees, the amounts in the schedule for laboratory modernization.
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section
3. 20.285 (1) (Ls) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.285 (1) (Ls) Schools of business.
From As a continuing appropriation, from moneys received as academic student fees, the amounts in the schedule to support improvements in master's level business programs under s. 36.25 (28).
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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