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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 51

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the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement grant program and making an appropriation.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires the Board of Regents (board) of the University of

Wisconsin (UW) System to make grants to the WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.

(foundation), for the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program (program) to

provide intellectual property management services to UW-Extension and all

institutions and college campuses, except for UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee.

The amount of each grant must be $250,000, but the board may make a grant only

if the foundation secures matching funds from sources other than the state. Current

law appropriates a sum sufficient not to exceed $2,000,000 dollars for the grants, as

well as for certain administrative costs. This bill changes the appropriation to a sum

certain appropriation, and appropriates $1,400,000 dollars in fiscal year 2011-12

and $1,400,000 in fiscal year 2012-13 for the grants and administrative costs.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Holperin (D) , Jauch (D) , Lassa (D) , S. Coggs (D) , Taylor (D) , Vinehout (D)

6 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Clark (D) , Fields (D) , Kerkman (R) , Shilling (D) , Sinicki (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 1, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Holperin, Vinehout, Jauch, S. Coggs, Taylor and Erpenbach;Cosponsored by Representatives Kerkman, Fields, Barca, Clark, Sinicki and Shilling

  2. Apr 1, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education

  3. Apr 19, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1