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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 18, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Oldenburg,
Armstrong, Krug, Kurtz, Moses, Ortiz-Velez, Skowronski, Tauchen,
Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Cabrera, Tittl, Spiros and Edming, cosponsored by
Senators Marklein, Ballweg, L. Taylor and Testin. Referred to Committee
on Colleges and Universities.
AB77,1,3 1An Act to create 36.25 (58) of the statutes; relating to: funding for certain
2extension services of the University of Wisconsin System and making an
3appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
to allocate $1,000,000 in additional funding each year for state specialists providing
extension services at the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in
the field of applied agricultural research. The bill also increases the UW System's
general program operations appropriation by $1,000,000 each year to cover this
allocation.
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:
AB77,1 4Section 1 . 36.25 (58) of the statutes is created to read:
AB77,2,35 36.25 (58) Additional funding for certain extension services. (a) From the
6appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate $1,000,000 in each

1fiscal year to provide additional funding for state specialists providing extension
2services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life
3Sciences in the field of applied agricultural research.
AB77,2,94 (b) The amount allocated under par. (a) is in addition to any other amount that
5is allocated under s. 36.09 (1) (h) or 36.112 or as part of any other formula or method
6for the board's distribution of funds to the system's institutions. The allocation of
7funding under this subsection shall be a bona fide increase of funding for the purpose
8described in par. (a) above the level that would otherwise be provided in the absence
9of this subsection.
AB77,2 10Section 2 . Fiscal changes.
AB77,2,1811 (1) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of
12Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar
13amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $1,000,000 to provide funding for
14extension services as provided in s. 36.25 (58) (a). In the schedule under s. 20.005
15(3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
16System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased
17by $1,000,000 to provide funding for extension services as provided in s. 36.25 (58)
18(a).
AB77,2,1919 (End)
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