State Budget Bill Signed

Governor signs 2011-13 state budget

Sunday afternoon, Governor Walker signed the 2011-13 state budget into law at a bill signing ceremony in Green Bay.  The Governor issued 50 partial vetoes to the two-year $66.1-billion budget plan.  See Governor Walker's entire veto message here. 

Vetoes #17-21 are related to the UW System, and are found on pages 29-32 of the veto message.  The items partially vetoed include:

• Approval for University of Wisconsin-Madison Employment Plans
• Annual Reporting of Contractual Service Procurements
• Joint Committee on Finance Authority to Postpone Telecommunications Services Prohibition
• Review of Position Titles and Classifications
• Technical Correction to "Academic Faculty"

A post-UW System budget summary will be available soon and posted on this blog.