Wisconsin AB 393: Relating to: spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation. (FE)

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly BILL 393

August 28, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Bowen, Cabrera, 
Crowley, Emerson, Hebl, Kolste, Milroy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Sargent, 
Sinicki, Skowronski, Stuck, C. Taylor, Zamarripa and Brostoff, cosponsored 
by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Hansen, Ringhand, Risser, Smith and L. 
Taylor. Referred to Committee on Science and Technology.

AB393,1,2
1An Act to create 15.677, 20.235 (1m) and 39.52 of the statutes; relating to: 
2spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Higher Educational Aids Board to establish a program to 
award grants to persons in this state for research into spinal cord injuries. The 
grants must support research into new and innovative treatments and rehabilitative 
efforts for the functional improvement of people with spinal cord injuries. Research 
topics may include pharmaceutical, medical device, brain stimulus, and 
rehabilitative approaches and techniques. HEAB must make annual reports to the 
legislature about the grants. The bill also allows HEAB to hold symposia every two 
years for grant recipients to present their research findings. The bill appropriates 
general purpose revenues not exceeding $10,000,000 for the grants and symposia.

The bill also requires HEAB to appoint a spinal cord injury council with one 
member representing the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public 
Health, one member representing the Medical College of Wisconsin, and the 
following members: 1) a person with a spinal cord injury; 2) a family member of a 
person with a spinal cord injury; 3) a veteran with a spinal cord injury; 4) a physician 
specializing in the treatment of spinal cord injuries; 5) a neurosurgery researcher; 
and 6) a researcher employed by the veterans health administration of the federal 
Department of Veterans Affairs. If HEAB is unable to appoint any of the foregoing 
members, the bill allows HEAB to appoint, in lieu of that member, a member 
representing the general public. Members of the council have two-year terms. The 
bill requires the council to develop criteria for HEAB to evaluate and award grants, 
review and make recommendations on grant applications, and perform other duties 
specified by HEAB. Council members must make written disclosures of financial 
interests in organizations that the council recommends for grants.

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:

AB393,1

1Section 
1. 15.677 of the statutes is created to read:

AB393,2,5
215.677 Same; attached council. 
(1) Spinal cord injury council. (a) There 
3is created in the higher educational aids board a spinal cord injury council that, 
4except as provided in par. (b), consists of the following members appointed by the 
5board for 2-year term