| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 01/2013 |
P-12 | Education-state administration.
S.F. 104
Establishes the position of director of the department of education by statute. Enumerates director's duties. Transfers duties from the stat...
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Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Statewide Accountability System
S.F. 57
Establishes indicators to measure student achievement and school-level performance. Stipulates that indicators will be used to create an ove...
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Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Statewide Assessment System
S.F. 57
Creates an integrated district and statewide assessment system. Requires state superintendent to establish a program for administering a sta...
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Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Interstate Compact on Students of Military Families
S.F. 78
Provides for an interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. Facilitates enrollment and placement of children of mil...
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Class Size |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Class Size, Grade Configuration
S.F. 90
Directs school districts to maintain an average class size of 16 for K-3 classrooms. Requires districts to report to the state superintenden...
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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | District & School Leader Evaluation
S.F. 57
Directs state board to measure year-to-year changes in student achievement and link performance to school and district leaders, including pr...
| More... |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Reading Assessment--Dyslexia
S.F. 52
Requires assessment and early intervention for dyslexia and other reading difficulties in K-3. Directs districts to report number of student...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Criminal History Checks for Teacher Certification
H.B. 108
Requires criminal history check for certification issuance and renewal. Provides cases where issuance or renewal can be denied. Provides for...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Teacher & Principal Evaluations
S.F. 57
Requires state board, no later than July 1, 2013, to implement and administer an annual teacher performance evaluation system, based on perf...
| More... |
Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Wyoming Accountability in Education Act
S.F. 70
Creates the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act and establishes a statewide education accountability system; establishes system componen...
| More... |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Accountability Indicators
S.F. 70--Indicators
Wyoming Accountability in Education Act--Established through legislation and implemented by Department of Education.
PHASE 1
--Establishes ...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Assessment
S.F. 70--Assessment
State Board of Education:
--Pilot statewide benchmark adaptive assessment for school year 2011-2012
(1) Results of pilot program will be u...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | School Finance
H.B. 127
Relates to school finance; implementing 2010 recalibration modifications to the Wyoming education resource block grant model; eliminating su...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | School Athletics Safety
S.F. 38
Requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a model protocol and to assist school districts in developing protocols f...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. | Hathaway Success Curriculum
H.B. 13
Modifies the curriculum requirements of the Hathaway success curriculum for students graduating from high schoolin the 2010-2011 school year...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. | WICHE Company
H.B. 103
Relates to the Western Regional Higher Education Compact; imposing a repayment provision on specified students; defining the requirements of...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Hathaway Scholarship for Community Colleges
S.F. 101
Extends Hathaway scholarship eligibility for students attending a community college in Wyoming. Increases the semesters of Hathaway Scholars...
| More... |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | State Student Information System
S.F. 70--State Student Information System
Department of Education is charged with:
--Establishing a longitudinal data system to provide reporting on all aspects of the statewide educ...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Teacher Accountability Act
S.F. 146--Teacher Quality--Evaluation
Requires the State Board of Education to develop an annual teacher performance evaluation system which is:
(1) Based in part on student acad...
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Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Tenure
S. F. 146--Tenure
Requires districts to evaluate teacher performance, based in part upon standards set by State Board of Education.
--Initial contract teacher...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 | Charter Schools
H.B. 115
An act relating to charter schools; requiring charter school applications and renewal applications to be uniform statewide; imposing duties ...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 | Seclusion and Restraint
S.F. 36
Requires the state superintendent to adopt rules and regulations regarding seclusion and restraint in schools; requiring school district boa...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 | School Facilities
S.F. 16
Act relating to school facilities. Requires school facilities commission to meet every 4 years to review and evaluation school building need...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Interdistrict Distance Education
H.B. 41
Relates to school finance; excludes district revenues derived from any tuition assessed by a district for the provision of distance educatio...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
Postsec. | Private Postsecondary Institutions
H.B. 16
Relates to private school licensing; provides an exemption from private school licensing requirements for any parochial, church or religious...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Adopted 11/2009 |
P-12 | CHARTER SCHOOLS
Chapter 32
Establishes new rules relating to charter schools.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ARULES/ER09-21.htm...
| More... |
Reading/Literacy |
Adopted 05/2009 |
P-12 | Adolescent Literacy
Chapter 5
Amends rules concerning standards for middle level grades (5-8). Entails standards for preparing educators to teach language arts to middle-...
| More... |
Special Education |
Adopted 05/2009 |
P-12 | SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Chapter 7
Establishes emergency rules pertaining to the services for children with disabilities.
soswy.state.wy.us/AdminServices/Docs/09Rulesindex.pdf...
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Finance |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | finance
S.B. 124
Relates to public funds; provides for minimum balances in specified education accounts; provides for distribution of revenues between accoun...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Adopted 03/2009 |
P-12 | Distance Education Governance
Chapter 41
Adds rules to detail both distance education program providers and the school districts receiving these services will be provided with clear...
| More... |
P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | early childhood
H.B. 255
Relates to school districts; requires provision of full-day kindergarten programs as resourced within the education resource block grant mod...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. | financial aid
S.B. 89
Relates to higher education; provides for a matching program for fallen heroes endowments. Chapter 209
http://legisweb.state.wy.us...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. | student scholarships
H.B. 174
Relates to the Hathaway student scholarship program; provides for a provisional opportunity scholarship in lieu of the career scholarship; e...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Vetoed 03/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Community college facilities
H.B. 114
Relates to community colleges; establishes a statewide college system operations and facility funding mechanism based upon a prescribed syst...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 | Facilities
H.B. 299
Relates to school facilities; modifies budget process forwarding school building projects recommended by the school facilities commission; r...
| More... |
Students |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. | Teacher Shortage Loans
H.B. 173
Relates to the Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program; expands loan program to specified teaching endorsements; excludes federal financial ...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Adopted 02/2009 |
P-12 | Facility Plans
Chapter 4
Amends rules regarding the development of long range comprehensive school building and facility plans for each district. ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary finance
H.B. 155
Relates to higher education matching funds programs; modifies time limitations for eligible donations; eliminates the stated donation period...
| More... |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 | Safety
H.B. 223
Relates to education; provides definitions; provides that harassment, intimidation or bullying is prohibited; requires school districts to a...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Adopted 01/2009 |
P-12 | FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS
Chapter 4
Amends rules to require promulgation of rules and regulations governing Food Service Operations in districts and provide financial assistanc...
| More... |
Attendance |
Adopted 10/2008 |
P-12 | School Foundation Program
Chapter 8
These emergency rules amend the existing rules related to the school foundation program. The emergency rules provide additional definitions...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Adopted 10/2008 |
P-12 | Distance Education Courses
ER08-31
These emergency rules add a new chapter to the education rules to deal with distance education. The new chapter provides uniform rules for ...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
Adopted 07/2008 |
P-12 | Bridges Summer School, Enrichment, Extended Day Grant
Chapter 33
Establishes emergency rules regarding grants under the Wyoming Bridges Summer School, Enrichment and Extended Day Grant Program. Sets forth ...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 | School Finance Amendments
S.B. 70
Bill establishes school district financial assistance for specified purposes outside of and in addition to the education resource block gran...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 | Educational Development Scholarships
H.B. 102
The bill amends the payback requirements for educational development scholarships given to assist the owners or staff of child caring facili...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
Postsec. | Hathaway Scholarship Foreign Language Requirements
S.B. 71
The bill expands the foreign language requirements of the Hathaway scholarship program by adding American sign language to the list of appro...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
Postsec. | Hathaway Scholarship Program
S.B. 21
Allows for the reinstatement of lost scholarships upon completion of a showing of satisfactory academic progress, a cumulative grade point a...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
Postsec. | Loans to University of Wyoming
H.B. 48
Authorizes the state loan and investment board to make loans to the University of Wyoming and increases the total loan amount authorized fro...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Community College Capital Construction Projects
H.B. 81
Increases the amount on new capital construction projects that the community college commission may approve from $50,000 to $100,000. The de...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Facilities Funds Surplus
S.B. 16
Allows unexpended amounts from major building and facility repair and replacement payments to be earmarked for use in subsequent school
year...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Vetoed 03/2007 |
P-12 | Federal Mineral Royalties Deposits
H.B. 278
Requires federal mineral royalties above $200 million to be deposited to the common school account within the permanent land fund after the ...
| More... |
Health--Mental Health |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Preschool Mental Health Services
S.B. 34
Allows funds to be appropriated for developmental preschool mental health or social-emotional development services and training. http://leg...
| More... |
Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Wind River Indian Reservation Education Programs
S.B. 72
Requires the governor to enter into negotiations with the individual or joint business councils of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho...
| More... |
P-3 Child Care |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Child Care Facilities Improvement
H.B. 95
Requires the state to provide staff development grants to child caring facilities to assist the owners or staff of those facilities to obtai...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Hathaway Scholarship Program Revisions
H.B. 97
Revises the Hathaway scholarship program by increasing curriculum requirements necessary to qualify for scholarships; establishes specific c...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec. | Physician, Dentist & Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
H.B. 164
Provides that loans resulting from undergraduate and postgraduate education for physicians, dentists and health care providers who provide t...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Professional Assistance Program Extended to Teachers
H.B. 302
Extends the professional assistance program, which provides drug or alcohol abuse prevention, referral, treatment or rehabilitation, to any ...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Charter School Applications & Renewal
H.B. 31
Restricts the frequency of charter school applications to allow only one application every 12 months from any person, group or organization ...
| More... |
Curriculum--Environmental Education |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Wyoming Conservation Corps
S.B. 85
Establishes the Wyoming Conservation Corps at the University of Wyoming to begin in the summer of 2007, and be patterned after similar conse...
| More... |
Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Foreign Language Teacher Loan Repayment Program
H.B. 182
Amends the teacher shortage loan repayment program to include students pursuing degrees to become foreign language teachers; transfers admin...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Facility Repair & Maintenance Bonds
H.B. 38
Allows district school boards to propose bonds for the purpose of facility repair and maintenance; requires bonding propositions for facilit...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Facilities Payment Expansion
S.B. 14
Expands major building and facility repair and replacement payments for school districts to include buildings or facilities that would other...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Medication Administration for Life Threatening Conditions
H.B. 61
Requires school districts to permit students to possess and self-administer medication required for potentially life threatening conditions ...
| More... |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Local Matching Funds for Preschool
H.B. 177
Requires 3% local matching funds for contracts with developmental preschool service providers. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB01...
| More... |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Developmental Preschool Service Providers Reimbursement
H.B. 42
Increases the state's per child reimbursement amount for developmental preschool service providers. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Free Tuition for Specified Deceased Public Servants' Dependents
H.B. 112
Provides up to 10 semesters of free tuition and fees at the University of Wyoming and/or any Wyoming community college for surviving depende...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Free Tuition for Disabled Peace Officer Dependents
S.B. 121
Provides that dependents of peace officers who are totally disabled while in the scope of duty shall receive free tuition and fees up to a t...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Hathaway Scholarship Program Expansion
H.B. 99
Expands the Hathaway scholarship program to graduate and professional degrees; clarifies provisions regarding students attending multiple in...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec. | Dental Student Loan Repayment Program
S.B. 45
Establishes a dental student loan repayment program and allows for loan forgiveness if certain requirements are met.
http://legisweb.state.w...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec. | Inviolate Higher Education Funds
S.B. 155
Designates monies within certain higher education accounts, including the Excellence in Higher Education and Hathaway student scholarship en...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Community College Tax Expenditures
S.B. 58
Allows additional mills or taxes approved on or after April 1, 2007 to be used for the regular support and operation and for
the capital out...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | Extended Day & Summer School Programs, Distance Learning/Virtual University & Finance - Alternative Education Updates
H.B. 115
Requires the state superintendent of public instruction to review at-risk program strategies funded under the block grant model, specificall...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | District Facilities Account Enforcement
H.B. 17
Provides for enforcment of expenditures from a school district's facilities maintenance, repair and replacement account; reduces payments to...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 | School District Teacher Incentive Program
S.B. 100
Provides incentive reimbursement payments to school districts employing teachers holding national board certification and imposes reporting ...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Approved by voters 11/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Limits Property Tax Revenue Redistribution to School Districts
V. 2
Proposes an amendment (amendment B) to the Constitution to repeal the current limitation on the amount of property tax revenues that may be ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Approved by voters 11/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Higher Education Scholarship & Improvement Funds
V. 3
Proposes an amendment (amendment C) to the Constitution to authorize the creation of permanent funds for two purposes: First, higher educati...
| More... |
Finance |
Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2006 |
P-12 | School Foundation Program Rules
Chapter 8
Establishes emergency rules regarding the criteria and standards for the School Foundation Program, which provides a guaranteed level of fun...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Workforce Development Training Fund Grants
Chapter 3
Amends rules concerning pre-obligation of workforce development training fund grants; indicates that the Department of Workforce Services ma...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Rule Adoption 08/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Residency Requirements In-state Tuition Community Colleges
Chapter 3, 5
Extends residency for purposes of in-state tuition eligibility at community colleges for immigrants and certain nonimmigrants and their depe...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Rule Adoption 08/2006 |
P-12 | Criteria for School Building & Facilities Improvement Priority
Chapter 6
Establishes a process to identify and prioritize the relative importance of each school building and facility improvement need on a statewid...
| More... |
Curriculum--Drivers Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2006 |
P-12 | High School Driver Education Program Requirements & Approval
Chapter 39
Amends rules pertaining to high school driver education program requirements and approval. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6295.pdf...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Hathaway Scholarship Program Requirements
Chapter 38
Defines the scholarships made available by the Hathaway Scholarship Program, which is a scholarship program that begins with the graduating ...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Private Postsecondary School Registration
Chapter 30
Amends rules regarding operation or registration of all private postsecondary degree granting
education institutions that are located within...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 |
P-12 | Summer School & Extended Day Grant Program
Chapter 33
Establishes emergency rules concerning the Bridges summer school, enrichment, and extended day grant programs. Sets forth the grant requirem...
| More... |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Community College | Transfers Adult Ed to Community College Commission
H.B. 153
Relates to adult basic education; transfers the adult basic education and general educational development programs from the Department of Wo...
| More... |
Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Resource Block Grant Model -- Recalibration
H.B. 139
Relates to school finance; implements 2005 recalibration modifications to the state education resource block grant model; clarifies duties o...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Flexibility in Operating Balances
S.B. 88
Chapter No. 83 povides flexibility to school districts in accounting for revenues received from settlements of protested amounts attributabl...
| More... |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | State Superintendent Voting Member of State Board
S.B. 87
Relates to the State Board of Education; expands board voting membership to include the State superintendent of public instruction. The supe...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Scholarships
S.B. 85
Relates to education; provides for scholarships for attendance at community colleges and the University of Wyoming as specified; specifies e...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Tuition Waivers for Certain Children/Dependents
S.B. 101
Provides tuition waivers at the University of Wyoming and community colleges for specified dependents of peace officers and emergency medica...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec. | Family College Savings Program
S.B. 62
The state has previously established a family college savings program under which persons may save for college and receive favorable income ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec. | Private School Licensing
S.B. 69
Relates to private school licensing; transfers duties from the state board to the department of education; requires registration of all accr...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. | College Entrance Test or Job Skills Test for all 11th Graders
Act 59
Effective school year 2006-2007 and each requires the state Commissioner to establish a program of administering a standardized, curriculum ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Facility Plans
H.B. 73
Relates to school capital construction; modifies the school district facility planning process; clarifies the procedures regarding review of...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School Facilities Land Disposition
S.F. 131
Requires school facility commission review of school district land sales. The commission will review any proposed sale of existing land
owne...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | School Facilities
H.B. 269
Specifies district major maintenance payment expenditures from the required separate account. Account expenditures may include the expenses ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Higher Education Endowments
S.F. 122
From fiscal note: This bill contains an appropriation of $105,000,000 from the BUDGET RESERVE ACCOUNT to the proposed Excellence in Higher E...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Public School Teacher Incentive
S.F. 46
Appropriates $100,000 to fund the Wyoming teacher policy institute in collaboration with the University of Wyoming during school
year 2005-2...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program
H.B. 85
Establishes the Wyoming teacher shortage loan repayment program; specifies that applicants must have a Wyoming residence or have graduated f...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Penalties
S.F. 73
Unless otherwise provided by law, all civil or administrative fines or penalties collected under this article are to be paid over to the sta...
| More... |
Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | School Finance
H.B. 228
Relates to school finance; establishes a select committee to conduct school finance model recalibration; provides for model recalibration su...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | School District Audits
H.B. 70
After March 31 of any school year, the state superintendent may not adjust any district's entitlement or fiscal information used to
compute ...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | Capital Construction
S.F. 29
Relates to school capital construction program; modifies the date by which state funding is provided for major facilities maintenance/replac...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | Self Administered Asthma Medication
S.F. 109
Requires school districts to permit students to possess and self administer inhaled asthma medication; imposes requirements; delegates dutie...
| More... |
P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 | School Finance
S.F. 47
Continues assistance to school districts for full-day kindergarten programs ($5 million) and the summer school grant program ($4.5 million);...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
P-12 | Wyoming Investment in Nursing Program (WYIN Program)
Chapter 1
Establishes emergency rules to make funding available to individuals who wish to pursue a career in nursing and to alleviate a shortage of n...
| More... |
Special Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2004 |
P-12 | Special Education Staffing and Funding
Chapter 35
Adopts rules pertaining to the requirements for adequate special education staffing levels. Adjusts the foundation program formula for speci...
| More... |
Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Statewide Assessment of Student Performance
H.B. 126
Modifies statewide student assessment (WyCAS) to conform with NCLB by expanding grades assessed from grades 4, 8 and 11 to grades 3 through ...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Public Schools Foreign Language Pilot Project
H.B. 170
Relates to public schools; establishes a pilot project for expansion of foreign language instruction through grade six; imposes requirements...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Financial Assistance for Reading and Intervention; Funding Formula
H.B. 93
Provides assistance to districts for reading assessment and intervention programs; implements the adjustment to the education resource block...
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Spending Policy Modifications
H.B. 101
Relates to the investment of state funds; modifies spending policy amounts from investments of permanent Wyoming mineral trust funds and the...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
Postsec. | Private School Performance Bonding
S.B. 15
Relates to private post secondary school licensing; modifies performance bonding amounts....
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Private Schools |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Licensing of Religious Schools
S.B. 25
Relates to private school licensing; clarifies exemptions from licensing requirements for religious schools; imposes additional requirements...
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Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Education for Detained Children
S.B. 80
Specifies responsibility of the Department of Education for education programs and services available to children detained and placed by cou...
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Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Statewide Education Technology Network
H.B. 79
Relates to the statewide education technology network; authorizes private school access....
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Finance--Facilities |
Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 |
P-12 | Uniform Adequacy Standards for Facilities
(Uncodified) Chapter 4
Establishes emergency rules relating to uniform statewide standards for the adequacy of school buildings and facilities necessary for provid...
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High School |
Rule Adoption 08/2003 |
P-12 | Graduation Requirements
(Uncodified) Ch. 31
Prescribes uniform student content and performance standards for the common core of knowledge and the common core of skills specified for al...
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Block Grant Model for Vocational Education
S.B. 59
Establishes a costbased block grant model for vocational education; providing for grants to districts to assist with initiating and expandin...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Charter School Amendments
H.B. 78
Part of this Act amends 21-3-303. Charter school applications must include a financial feasibility statement
of charter school viability fo...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Rule Adoption 03/2003 |
P-12 | Charter Schools
(uncodified)
Pertains to charter schools, and applicable federal rules on federal allocated grants pass-through to charter schools. Clarifies appeals, wa...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Amendment for Public Schools
Constitutional Amendment A (S.J.R. 6)
Proposes a Constitutional amendment. The adoption of this amendment eliminates a maximum on the
amount of revenues rebated from school dist...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Assessing Special Education Programs
H.B. 78
Part of this Act (21-2-202) establishes statewide guidelines for education staffing levels, to be used in assessing special education progra...
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State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Engrossed 03/2003 |
P-12 | Student Data Collection System
SF 0039
Requires the state department to acquire software to support district body of evidence and student assessment systems; specifies criteria. ...
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Finance |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
P-12 | Sales Tax School Fundraiser Events
H.B. 161
Provides a sales tax exemption for school fundraising activities....
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Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
Postsec. | Private School Licensing
S.B. 78
Imposes additional requirements upon degree granting post secondary education institutions as specified; increasing fees for such licensed i...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Adopted 02/2003 |
P-12 | Cost-Based Block Grant Model - Transportation
Chapter 20
Pertains to criteria and standards for determining eligible pupil transportation operation and maintenance costs, school bus fleet requireme...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
P-12 | Education of Children with Disabilities
S.B. 91
Relates to education of children with disabilities; authorizes program attendance beyond school age as specified. http://legisweb.state.wy.u...
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Finance--Equity |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Education Resource Block Grant Model
S.B. 51
Relates to school finance; modifies the education resource block grant model in response to the supreme court decision; implements recalibra...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Capital Construction System
H.B. 43
Relates to school capital construction; establishes a school capital construction system; establishes a state school facilities commission; ...
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High School |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Graduation Standards
S.B. 56
Requires state board to set proficiency standards. Modifies requirements for graduation; imposes different types of student proficiency wit...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Amends Charter Schools Law
S.B. 96
Relates to charter schools; modifies provisions for establishment and operation of charter schools; specifies funding provisions; repeals ex...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Adequacy Standards for Construction
H.B. 275
Relates to school capital construction; imposes a condition on state building adequacy standards....
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Major Facility Repair/Replacement
H.B. 5
Relates to major building and facility repair and replacement payments; modifies major maintenance payment computations; imposes major maint...
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Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Reading Assessment
S.B. 92
Relates to public schools; requires school districts to implement a reading assessment for first and second grade students; requires demonst...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | National Certification Incentive
S.B. 13
Relates to the national teacher certification incentive; modifies program reimbursement levels; eliminates the delayed repeal of the program...
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Attendance |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | State Fair an Excuse for Missing School
S.B. 86
Relates to school districts; requires districts to excuse students participating in the state fair from school attendance....
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Finance |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Interest Earnings
S.B. 11
Of the revenue deposited into the common school account within the permanent land
fund from revenues available under the negotiated easemen...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Committee on Capital Construction
S.B. 167
Relates to school capital construction; establishes a select committee on capital construction; provides an appropriation....
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Foundation Funding
H.B. 4
Relates to school finance; extends application of foundation program dollar per average daily membership amounts....
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Completion of School Finance Model
H.B. 197
Modifies the required dates for the undertaking and completing a reevaluation of the cost based school finance model....
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Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Common School Account
H.B. 31
Annual appropriations from the general fund are made to the common school permanent fund reserve account. This bill clarifies calculation o...
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Health |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Pesticides Near Schools
H.B. 28
Relates to Wyoming Environmental Pesticides Control Act; requires notification of pesticide application in or on school facilities and prope...
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Health |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Toxic Chemicals
H.B. 324
Requires the establishment of guidelines for the storage and disposal of toxic chemicals at public schools; requires school districts to imp...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Superintendents Exempt From Requirements
S.B. 126
Exempts district superintendents from certification requirements by the Wyoming professional teaching standards board....
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P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Regional Preschool Teacher Development
H.B. 113
Relates to regional development preschool system teachers; includes employment as a teacher in the regional development preschool system as ...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Bus Stops
H.B. 325
Specifies where a on a roadway a school bus shall stop to receive or discharge children....
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Special Education |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Preschoolers with Disabilities
H.B. 23
Relates to preschool education for children with disabilities; modifies the distribution of federal funds available to the state for prescho...
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Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 | Wyoming Technology Transfer Center Program
H.B. 84
Relates to the University of Wyoming Technology Transfer Center Program; repeals the provision providing for a sunset date of the program an...
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Finance--Equity |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | Education Equity Account
H.B. 195
De-earmarks federal mineral royalties and severance taxes for transportation & interest on water development funds; creates the educational ...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | Preschool Programs
H.B. 185
Relates to preschool programs; provides a school district may establish a preschool program under certain conditions; provides for funding a...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Family College Savings Program
S.B. 70
Relates to the family college savings program; modifies the program; establishes a trust; specifies the trustee; modifies duties of the Sele...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. | Community College Funding
H.B. 26
Relates to Joint Education Interim Committee; relates to community colleges; modifies budgeting process, distribution and use of funds for c...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. | Community College Governance
S.B. 21
Amends powers and duties of the community college commission and of local community college boards; amends composition of the commission; pr...
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Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
Postsec. | Private School Licensing
S.B. 26
Relates to private school licensing; imposes additional licensing requirements upon post secondary education institutions subject to licensu...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | Safety Drills
H.B. 64
Relates to fire drills required in schools; authorizes safety drills as determined by school administration....
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