AB609: Bill Text

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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE

2007 Assembly BILL 609

December 4, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Murtha, Moulton, Fields, Musser, Wood, Strachota, LeMahieu and Albers, cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Harsdorf, Roessler and Vinehout. Referred to Committee on Jobs and The Economy.

AB609,1,3 An Act relating to: increasing appropriations for nanoscience positions and equipment at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and Chippewa Valley Technical College.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill increases appropriations to the Board of Regents (board) of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System and the Technical College System Board to fund positions and equipment for nanoscience at UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout. Specifically, the bill does the following:

UW-Eau Claire

The bill increases appropriations by $731,250 in fiscal year 2007-08 and by $1,183,250 in fiscal year 2008-09 for the purpose of increasing the number of FTE positions for faculty and staff at UW-Eau Claire by 4.0 in fiscal year 2007-08 and by 8.0 in fiscal year 2008-09. The board must ensure that the positions support nanoscience education and training at UW-Eau Claire. In addition, the bill increases appropriations by $365,625 in fiscal year 2007-08 and by $365,625 in fiscal year 2008-09 to acquire new nanoscience instrumentation and sample preparation equipment, and to support instrumentation and laboratory maintenance and rotation, at UW-Eau Claire.

UW-Stout

The bill increases appropriations by $905,625 in fiscal year 2007-08 and by $306,375 in fiscal year 2008-09 for the purpose of increasing the number of FTE positions for faculty and staff at UW-Stout by 6.0 in fiscal year 2007-08 and by 3.0 in fiscal year 2008-09. The board must ensure that the positions support nanoscale science and engineering education and training at UW-Stout. In addition, the bill increases appropriations by $452,813 in fiscal year 2007-08 and by $452,812 in fiscal year 2008-09 to acquire equipment and instrumentation needed for advanced study, characterization, fabrication, and processing in nanoscale engineering at UW-Stout.

Chippewa Valley Technical College

The bill increases appropriations by $1,113,400 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $333,400 in fiscal year 2008-09 to fund positions and equipment related to nanotechnology at Chippewa Valley Technical College.

For further information see the state and local 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:

AB609, s. 1 Section 1. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB609,2,6 (1) Positions. The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall ensure that the positions authorized under Section 2 (1 ) and (3) of this act support nanoscience education and training at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and nanoscale science and engineering education and training at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

AB609, s. 2 Section 2 . Fiscal changes.

AB609,3,2 (1) University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; positions. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under section 20.285 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2007, the dollar amount is increased by $731,250 for fiscal year 2007-08 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 4.0 GPR positions for faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and the dollar amount is increased by $1,183,250 for fiscal year 2008-09 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 8.0 GPR positions for faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

AB609,3,10 (2) University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; equipment. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under section 20.285 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2007, the dollar amount is increased by $365,625 for fiscal year 2007-08 and the dollar amount is increased by $365,625 for fiscal year 2008-09 to acquire new nanoscience instrumentation and sample preparation equipment, and to support instrumentation and laboratory maintenance and rotation, at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

AB609,3,18 (3) University of Wisconsin-Stout; positions. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under section 20.285 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2007, the dollar amount is increased by $905,625 for fiscal year 2007-08 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 6.0 GPR positions for faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and the dollar amount is increased by $306,375 for fiscal year 2008-09 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 3.0 GPR positions for faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

AB609,4,2 (4) University of Wisconsin-Stout; equipment. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under section 20.285 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2007, the dollar amount is increased by $452,813 for fiscal year 2007-08 and the dollar amount is increased by $452,812 for fiscal year 2008-09 to acquire equipment and instrumentation needed for advanced study, characterization, fabrication, and processing in nanoscale engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

AB609,4,8 (5) Chippewa Valley Technical College. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the technical college system board under section 20.292 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2007, the dollar amount is increased by $1,113,400 for fiscal year 2007-08 and the dollar amount is increased by $333,400 for fiscal year 2008-09 to increase funding for positions and equipment related to nanotechnology at Chippewa Valley Technical College.

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