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Wyoming committee advances bill to match private research gifts for University of Wyoming
Summary
Senate File 104 would authorize a permanent matching‑fund mechanism to leverage private donations for research at the University of Wyoming, permit selective graduate assistant supplements, and give the university flexibility on research agreements. The TRW Committee voted to move the bill to Appropriations.
Senate File 104, a bill to authorize state matching funds to leverage private donations for research at the University of Wyoming, was advanced out of the Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee on a unanimous committee vote.
Sponsor Senator Scott told the committee the measure is intended to help the university “turn one‑time revenue sources into something much more permanent,” adding that the bill “authorizes matching funds for research purposes” and would let the Legislature place that authorization in statute as a line item in future budgets. Scott said the proposal grew from coverage he read…
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