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AB946,7,1515 1. The amount of the contract or gift.
AB946,7,1716 2. The date the contract was entered into, along with the contract start and end
17date, or the date the gift was received.
AB946,7,1818 3. The name and address of the foreign source.
AB946,7,1919 4. A copy of any applicable agreement.
AB946,7,23 20(4) Penalties. (a) Any system employee who fails to act in good faith and with
21reasonable diligence to facilitate an institution's compliance with the requirements
22under sub. (2) may be fined not more than $5,000 for the first offense and not more
23than $10,000 for each subsequent offense.
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1(b) Any person who willfully or with gross negligence violates the requirements
2under sub. (3) may be fined an amount not exceeding 105 percent of the amount of
3the applicable contract or gift.
AB946,2 4Section 2. 36.47 of the statutes is created to read:
AB946,8,10 536.47 Basic research standards. (1) Each institution shall ensure that
6system employees assigned to and students enrolled in the institution who perform
7research supported by state or federal funds, and any other person who participates
8in such research at the institution, satisfy all disclosure requirements associated
9with the awarding of the research funding, including the reporting of financial
10conflicts of interest under 42 CFR 50.605, as applicable.
AB946,8,17 11(2) (a) Each institution shall create a policy of best practices for research
12projects, security, and collaboration that further American scientific standards of
13transparency, reciprocity, merit-based competition, and integrity. In developing the
14policy, the institution shall consider best practice standards established by federal
15agencies and other entities that award research grants. This paragraph does not
16apply if, on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the institution
17maintains a policy consistent with the requirements of this paragraph.
AB946,8,2018 (b) Each institution shall provide resources, developed by the institution, for
19preparing grant proposals to system employees assigned to and students enrolled in
20the institution who are involved in research activities.
AB946,8,2221 (c) This subsection does not apply to an institution at which no research is
22conducted.
AB946,3 23Section 3. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB946,8,2424 (1) Individual disclosure for existing contracts and prior gifts.
AB946,8,2525 (a) In this subsection:
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11. “Contract" has the meaning given in s. 36.46 (1) (b).
AB946,9,2 22. “Country of concern" has the meaning given in s. 36.46 (1) (c).
AB946,9,3 33. “Foreign source" has the meaning given in s. 36.46 (1) (d).
AB946,9,4 44. “Gift" has the meaning given in s. 36.46 (1) (e).
AB946,9,5 55. “Institution" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9).
AB946,9,6 66. “System" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (12).
AB946,9,7 77. “Third-party researcher" has the meaning given in s. 36.46 (1) (g).
AB946,9,118 (b) Each system employee who participates in research conducted at or
9sponsored by an institution, and each 3rd-party researcher, shall disclose all
10research contracts and gifts specified in par. (c ) to the extent the contract or gift
11involves the employee or 3rd-party researcher.
AB946,9,1212 (c) Paragraph (b) applies to all of the following:
AB946,9,14 131. All research contracts with any foreign source associated with a country of
14concern that are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision.
AB946,9,16 152. All gifts received from any foreign source associated with a country of
16concern within 2 years immediately preceding the effective date of this subdivision.
AB946,9,2017 (d) The disclosure required under pars. (b) and (c) shall be made to the
18applicable institution not later than 6 months after the effective date of this
19paragraph. The disclosure shall include all of the information specified in s. 36.46
20(3) (b) 1. to 4.
AB946,4 21Section 4. Initial applicability.
AB946,9,2322 (1) The treatment of s. 36.46 (2) and (3) first applies to contracts entered into
23and gifts received on the effective date of this subsection.
AB946,5 24Section 5. Effective date.
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1(1) This act takes effect on the 30th day after the day of publication.
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