5.
Page 981, line 4: delete lines 4 to 8.
6.
Page 998, line 9: delete lines 9 to 19.
7.
Page 1028, line 22: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1029, line 8.
8.
Page 1029, line 17: delete lines 17 to 22.
9.
Page 1030, line 4: delete lines 4 to 12.
10.
Page 1032, line 14: delete the material beginning with line 14 and ending with page 1037, line 22, and substitute:
"SECTION 2366m. 560.275 (2) (a) to (d) and (e) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
560.275 (2) (a) Early stage planning grants and loans. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of funding professional services related to completing an application to be submitted to the federal government for the purpose of obtaining early stage research and development funding or for the purpose of funding professional services that are required to accomplish specific tasks established as a condition of receiving early stage financing from 3rd parties that is necessary for business development.
(b) Matching grants and loans. 1. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of funding professional services related to developing a proposed technologically innovative product, process, or service, if the applicant has received a grant from the federal government for a substantially similar purpose.
2. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of funding professional services related to the accelerated commercialization of a technologically innovative product, process, or service, if the federal government has notified the applicant that the applicant will receive a grant from the federal government for a substantially similar purpose.
(c) Bridge grants and loans. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) to a person who has received early stage financing from 3rd parties or a grant from the federal government to fund early stage research and development and who has sought additional early stage financing from 3rd parties or applied for an additional grant from the federal government to fund early stage research and development. A grant or loan under this paragraph shall be for the purpose of funding professional services necessary to maintain the project research and management team and funding basic operations until the applicant's additional 3rd party financing request or federal grant application is approved or denied.
(d) Venture capital grants and loans. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of enhancing the applicant's ability to obtain early stage financing from 3rd parties.
(e) (intro.) Entrepreneurial and technology transfer center grants. The department may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of supporting any entrepreneurial and technology transfer center that satisfies all of the following criteria:
SECTION 2376j. 560.275 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
560.275 (8) SMALL BUSINESSES. The department shall award not less than 50 percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this section to small businesses, as defined in 560.60 (15).
SECTION 2376k. 560.275 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
560.275 (9) DISTRESSED AREAS. The department shall award not less than 35 percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this section to businesses in distressed areas, as defined in 560.605 (7) (b).
SECTION 2376L. 560.60 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 560.60 (15) (intro.) and amended to read:
560.60 (15) (intro.) "Small business" means a business that is operating for profit, with 250 and to which any of the following apply:
(a) The business has 100 or fewer employees, including employees of any subsidiary or affiliated organization.
SECTION 2376m. 560.60 (15) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
560.60 (15) (b) The business has annual gross receipts of $10,000,000 or less.
SECTION 2407L. 560.605 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
560.605 (7) (a) The board shall award not less than 50 percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this subchapter to small businesses.
(b) The board shall award not less than 35 percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this subchapter to businesses in distressed areas. In this paragraph, "distressed area" means an area to which any of the following apply:
1. The area has a high level of unemployment.
2. The area has a low median household income.
3. A significant number of workers in the area have been permanently laid off.
4. An employer in the area has given public notice of a plant closing or a substantial reduction in force that will result in a significant number of workers in the area being permanently laid off.
5. The area is designated as a development zone under s. 560.71 or an enterprise development zone under s. 560.797.
6. As determined by the board, the area is affected by another factor that indicates the area is a distressed area.".
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Page 1102, line 12: after that line insert:
"(2n) TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM. The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.143 (1) (ik), 2003 stats., is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.143 (1) (ie) of the statutes.".
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Page 1110, line 12: delete lines 12 to 22 and substitute:
"(1z) WISCONSIN DEVELOPMENT FUND. The treatment of sections 560.275 (8) and (8), 560.60 (15) and 560.605 (7) of the statutes first applies to applications for grants and loans received on the effective date of this subsection.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Stott - Wisconsin higher education grants
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 303, line 1: delete lines 1 to 8 and substitute:
"SECTION 166d. 20.235 (1) (fe) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.235 (1) (fe) Wisconsin higher education grants; University of Wisconsin System students. A sum sufficient equal to $20,745,900 $37,057,200 in the 2003-04 2005-06 fiscal year, equal to $19,926,800 $39,280,600 in the 2004-05 2006-07 fiscal year, and equal to the amount determined calculated under s. 39.435 (7) for the Wisconsin higher education grant program under s. 39.435 for University of Wisconsin System students, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), thereafter.".
2.
Page 430, line 1: delete lines 1 to 7.
3.
Page 430, line 13: delete lines 13 to 21 and substitute:
"SECTION 728d. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
39.435 (7) (a) 2. For purposes of determining the appropriation calculating the amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2005-06 2007-08, "base amount" means the maximum appropriation amount determined calculated under par. (b) for the previous fiscal year.
SECTION 729d. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Annually Biennially, beginning on February 1, 2005 2007, the board shall determine the appropriation calculate the amounts to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next fiscal year biennium as follows:
SECTION 729f. 39.435 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
39.435 (7) (b) 1. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the current next academic year at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System has increased or decreased, as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the previous current academic year.
SECTION 729h. 39.435 (7) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
39.435 (7) (b) 1m. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the academic year after the next academic year at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the next academic year.
SECTION 729j. 39.435 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
39.435 (7) (b) 2. The appropriation for the next first fiscal year of the next biennium shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the highest average of the percentage increase increases determined under subd. 1., except that, if the undergraduate academic fees for the current next academic year decreased or did are estimated to decrease or not change from the undergraduate academic fees charged for the previous current academic year at each institution specified in subd. 1., the appropriation shall be the base amount.
SECTION 729k. 39.435 (7) (b) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
39.435 (7) (b) 2m. The appropriation for the 2nd fiscal year of the next biennium shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the average of the percentage increases determined under subd. 1m., except that, if the undergraduate academic fees for the academic year after the next academic year are estimated to decrease or not change from the estimated undergraduate academic fees charged for the next academic year at each institution specified in subd. 1m., the appropriation shall be the base amount.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Stott - Wisconsin health education assistance loan repayment transfer
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 303, line 9: after that line insert:
"SECTION 167g. 20.235 (1) (t) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 167r. 20.235 (2) (qb) of the statutes is repealed.".
2.
Page 429, line 25: after that line insert:
"SECTION 725m. 39.374 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.374 (2) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated the Wisconsin health education loan repayment fund consisting of all All revenues received in repayment of loans funded under this section or loans financed from moneys made available under chapter 20, laws of 1981, section 2022 (1). The board may pledge revenues received or to be received by the fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this section, and shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18, shall be deposited in the general fund.".
3.
Page 1104, line 13: after that line insert:
"(1f) WISCONSIN HEALTH EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT FUND ELIMINATION. On the effective date of this subsection, the unencumbered balance in the Wisconsin health education loan repayment fund immediately before the effective date of this subsection is transferred to the general fund.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Stott - Energy costs study
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1095, line 7: after that line insert:
"(6q) ENERGY COSTS STUDY. By January 1, 2006, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the department of administration shall submit a joint report to the building commission concerning the apportionment of energy costs for buildings used, owned, or leased by the University of Wisconsin System, including the allocation of federal and private funding for energy costs.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Onsager (Yvonne) - Grants for community programs and grants for children's community programs
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 471, line 11: delete "$139,100" and substitute "$83,800".
2.
Page 471, line 12: delete "$140,000" and substitute "$106,400".
3.
Page 471, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 472, line 10.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Stott - Collaborative study: UW-Superior and UM-Duluth
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1095, line 7: after that line insert:
"(7f) COLLABORATION STUDY. By March 1, 2006, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and to the standing committees on higher education in the assembly and the senate on possible collaborative efforts between the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the University of Minnesota-Duluth. The study shall include all of the following:
(a) An analysis of the Tri-College University program involving North Dakota State University, Minnesota State University at Moorhead, and Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and a consideration of similar models of collaboration among public universities.
