Legislative Action Alert: Proposed Indiana Budget Might Eliminate 21Fund

TechPoint Public Policy Agenda Key Contacts

Jim Jay, CEO and President
TechPoint
317-275-2083
jjay@techpoint.org

Mark Shublak
Partner and TechPoint Lobbyist
Ice Miller, LLP
317-236-5981
mark.shublak@icemiller.com


LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT

ONE YEAR HOUSE BUDGET CUTS $70 MILLION FOR 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY FUND

The one year state budget (SS1001) under consideration by the House of Representatives fails to include a $70 million appropriation for the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund.

"The House Ways & Means Committee is at it again - passing a budget that rolls back one of our most important catalysts for innovation," said Jim Jay, TechPoint president. "It's essential that we renew the 21st Century Fund appropriation and send the message that Indiana isn't retreating from our efforts to build a high-tech economy."

By removing the funding for the 21 Fund, the budget has relegated the Fund to a point of non-existence. TechPoint's advocacy will focus on lawmakers in the Senate to remedy this issue, and restore funding to the 21 Fund.

TechPoint urges its friends to contact legislators and request they restore full funding for the 21st Century Fund.

LEGISLATIVE CONTACTS

House of Representatives
Indiana House of Representatives
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-9600
(800) 382-9842

Senate
Indiana State Senate
200 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-9400
(811) 382-9467
TDD Telephone Numbers
TDD (317) 232-0404
TDD (800) 548-9517 Online
http://www.in.gov/cgi-bin/legislative/contact/contact.pl

Please contact your Indiana state legislative members and encourage them to vote against this provision.