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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 14.90

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    There is created a midwestern higher education commission as specified under s. 39.80 (2) (a) consisting of the following members representing this state:
      (a)    The governor or his or her designee.
      (b)    One representative to the assembly appointed by the speaker to the assembly for a 2-year term.
      (c)    One senator appointed by the president of the senate for a 2-year term.
      (d)    One member representing higher education appointed by the governor for a 4-year term.
      (e)    One member representing higher education appointed by the governor for a 2-year term.
   (2)   The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ka) for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The commission has the powers granted and the duties imposed under s. 39.80.