| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
 Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 |
Establishes indicators to measure student achievement and school-level performance. Stipulates that indicators will be used to create an overall school performance rating system. Details rewards and sanctions based on where schools are rated. Requires the state board to publish performance reports comparing school performance to established targets.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Enroll/SF0057.pdf
Title: S.F. 57
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 |
Creates an integrated district and statewide assessment system. Requires state superintendent to establish a program for administering a standardized computer-adaptive college placement and job skills assessment to all students in grades 11 and 12. Finds that districts must include scores from two exams on high school transcripts. Requires the district assessment system to be designed to determine various levels of student achievement, high school attainment. Provides duties of state superintendent in implementing assessment system. Directs school districts to administer common benchmark adaptive assessments in grades 1 through 8. Provides state board has authority to review, approve each district's assessment system. Stipulates waivers may be granted consistent with NCLB and IDEA statutes.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Enroll/SF0057.pdf
Title: S.F. 57
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 |
Provides for an interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. Facilitates enrollment and placement of children of military families.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Enroll/SF0078.pdf
Title: S.F. 78
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Class Size |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 |
Directs school districts to maintain an average class size of 16 for K-3 classrooms. Requires districts to report to the state superintendent when any school changes the configuration of grades from the preceding year. Empowers the state superintendent to approve or deny reconfiguration for purposes of application to the education resource block model.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Enroll/SF0090.pdf
Title: S.F. 90
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 |
Directs state board to measure year-to-year changes in student achievement and link performance to school and district leaders, including principals and superintendents. Requires state board, no later than July 1, 2013, to use performance data to establish an annual performance evaluation for school and district leaders.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Enroll/SF0057.pdf
Title: S.F. 57
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 |
Requires assessment and early intervention for dyslexia and other reading difficulties in K-3. Directs districts to report number of students identified by screening.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Enroll/SF0052.pdf
Title: S.F. 52
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 |
Requires criminal history check for certification issuance and renewal. Provides cases where issuance or renewal can be denied. Provides for reporting to local district boards about licensure status.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Enroll/HB0108.pdf
Title: H.B. 108
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 |
Requires state board, no later than July 1, 2013, to implement and administer an annual teacher performance evaluation system, based on performance measures and student longitudinal data. Provides the evaluation system will prescribe standards for highly effective and ineffective performance. Provides flexibility for districts to refine system to meet local needs.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Enroll/SF0057.pdf
Title: S.F. 57
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Creates the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act and establishes a statewide education accountability system; establishes system components and student performance measures; imposes duties upon the state board of education and the state superintendent; prescribes consequences for school level student performance; establishes a legislative select committee to review and expand system components; imposes select committee reporting requirements and providing for an advisory committee comprised of public education representatives; prescribes staffing; provides appropriations; and provides for an effective date.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Engross/SF0070.pdf
Title: S.F. 70
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Wyoming Accountability in Education Act--Established through legislation and implemented by Department of Education.
PHASE 1
--Establishes "core indicators of student performance" at the school level:
Reading measured by proficiency assessment of Wyoming students (PAWS )in grades 3-8 and 11; 8th grade standardized, curriculum based college readiness test (ACT Explore) measured by percentage of students meeting or exceeding college benchmark readiness score for each subject area (English, reading, math and science); 11th grade standardized, curriculum based readiness test (ACT) measured by percentage of students meeting or exceeding college benchmark readiness score for each subject area (English, reading, math, science).
-- Uses school year 2010-11 statewide summative assessment data as baseline--PAWS--to be compared to 2011-2012 results
--Department of Education to compute combined school score for each core indicator and measure improvement from year to year, beginning with school year 2011-2012
--Improvement target for each core indicator is "positive progress" at the school-level
(1) "Positive progress" equals a better score than year before (positive score)
(2) "Performance level unchanged" equals no change occurred (zero score)
(3) "Negative progress" equals score is worse than year before (negative score)
--Department of Eduction to adopt rules and regulations establishing a matrix for reporting
--Commencing school year 2013-2014
(1) Schools must show "positive progress", failure to do so, a school is subject to the following
--For first year of failure to meet target improvement level, districts required to report to Department of Education a performance
acceleration plan, no later than August 1 of applicable school year
--For second and subsequent years of failure to meet target improvement level, Department of Education technical assistance
team assists district develo turn-around strategy and may impose criteria on district allocation of resources
PHASE 2--Creation of Select Committee on Accountability and advisory committee during the 2011 interim
--Select Committee review of Phase 1 of statewide education accountability system
(1) Appropriateness and rigor of core indicators
(2) Review of necessary modifications to the statewide assessment and the statewide growth assessment and use of assessments
administered locally, including consideration of end-of-course student assessments
(3) Review and improve reporting scale for measured achievement for core indicators
(4) Prescribe procedures for computing scores for students for which an achievement gap may occur
(5) Review of methodology for measuring student growth
--Select Committee will
(1) Establish components of effective teaching and administration
(2) Structure a statewide system for measuring teacher and administrator effectiveness, measured in part by student achievement
(3) Apply measured performance to evaluation consequences and incentives
(4) Provide recommendations on student and parental accountability
(5) Develop procedures for: (a) Identifying and assisting underperforming schools; (b) Time schedules within which underperforming
schools should reasonably be expected to achieve improvement targets; (c) consequences to districts which fail to meet school
improvement targets
(6) Review merit pay methodologies related to teacher performance measures, including merit-based salary schedules, bonuses,
incentive pay and differential staffing practices
(7) Review school district board of trustees training needs
(8) Review current laws impacting student performance
--Report recommendations back to legislature for 2012 budget session.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Engross/SF0070.pdf
Title: S.F. 70--Indicators
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
State Board of Education:
--Pilot statewide benchmark adaptive assessment for school year 2011-2012
(1) Results of pilot program will be used to establish student achievement level alignment with the statewide summative
assessment and performance target levels for school year 2012-2013
(2) Report development and implementation of pilot program to Select Committee with a final report December 1, 2011
--State Board of Education to develop and implement statewide benchmark adaptive assessment for school year 2012-2013
(1) Benchmark adaptive reading and mathematic assessments administered at district level
(2) State Board of Education is to establish statewide standards for assessing student growth in math and reading for students in
grades K-8
(3) Statewide standards are to be separate from but correlated with the statewide assessment system
(4) Statewide standards shall include: (a) Uniform, statewide benchmark testing system; (b) Prescribed growth by subject area and
grade level; (c) Procedures for aligning benchmark assessment results, with 2011-2012 as baseline year; (d) Use of assessment
results to design educational strategies for improvement and enhancement of student performance
--State Board of Education is to align statewide assessment components with accountability system
--State Board of Education will review an alternative to current body of evidence system
(1) Provide a district level of assessment enabling considtent, comparable and aligned measures
(2) Provide multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate proficiency at the student, teacher, school and district levels
(3) Consider end-of-course examinations as an alternative to body of evidence system
(4) Goal is to replace current body of evidence system for school year 2012-2013
(5) State Board is to report to Select Committee on Accountability
--Changes to current statewide assessment system
(1) State board also tasked with developing a statewide multiple-choice, standardized summative assessment meeting the
minimum requirements of NCLB
(2) Statewide assessment will no longer require the comprehensive and in-depth measurement of state content and performance
standards (Stoplight Report)
(3) Develop an authentic statewide assessment of student writing skills which is: (a) Limited to one writing prompt in school year
2011-12, the initial year of implementation statewide as a pilot assessment; (b) Based upon research and encourages rigor in
the classroom; (c) Developed outside of and not as a part of the requirements under NCLB; (d) Administered separately and at
different times from the statewide summative assessment in other subject areas; (e) Fully implemented in the 2012-2013 school
year and each year thereafter; (f) At least 30 days prior to issuing a request for proposal to commence development and
implementation of a statewide summative assessment, the state superintendent shall submit the proposed RFP to the Select
Committee on Accountability for review
Local school district boards of trustees will:
--Continue to use "body of evidence" system until school year 2012-2013 to extent not inconsistent with growth assessment
features
--Implement the statewide benchmark assessment system established by the State Board of Education which requires
administration of benchmark testing not less than two times per year, with appropriate linkages to teachers and schools within
districts
--Statewide education accountability system requires evaluation of school principal performance by district superintendent
--Shall report in writing to State Board of Education verification of principal performance including that principals have scored
sufficiently to continue employment.
Act is effective immediately except for changes to statewide assessment which are effective July 1, 2012.
Title: S.F. 70--Assessment
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Relates to school finance; implementing 2010 recalibration modifications to the Wyoming education resource block grant model; eliminating superfluous and fully executed provisions; modifying the early reading program; clarifying reimbursable expenditures; establishing a monitoring process for model cost-based resourcing; imposing reporting requirements; establishing repository for certified staff data and initiating process for data maintenance and usage; and providing for an effective date.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Engross/HB0127.pdf
Title: H.B. 127
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a model protocol and to assist school districts in developing protocols for addressing risks associated with concussions and other head injuries from school athletics. Requires school districts to adopt protocols to address risks associates with concussions and other head injuries, to include training of coaches and trainers, restrictions on a student's participation in athletics after suffering a concussion or head inqury and provision of related information to students and parents. Chapter 0190
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/engross/SF0038.pdf
Title: S.F. 38
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. |
Modifies the curriculum requirements of the Hathaway success curriculum for students graduating from high schoolin the 2010-2011 school year and thereafter, as follows: One of the following: two sequenced years of foreign language at least one of which must be taken in high school; two years of instruction in fine and performing arts; two years of instruction in career-vocational education. One of the following: Demonstrated proficiency on the state standard for the foreign cultures and languages common core of knowledge requirement; demonstrated proficiency on the state standards for the fine and performing arts common core of knowledge requirement; demonstrated proficiency in the state standards for the career-vocational education common core or knowledge requirement. The curriculum required to qualify for provisional opportunity scholarship eligibility are the curriculum required for high school graduation. Chapter CH 0199
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Introduced/HB0013.pdf
Title: H.B. 13
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. |
Relates to the Western Regional Higher Education Compact; imposing a repayment provision on specified students; defining the requirements of the loan or service repayment program; and providing for an effective date. In the interest of recruiting health care professionals, this is a repayment program for participating students in medicine, dentistry, podiatry, and osteopathic medicine, An agreement must be obtained from each student admitted as a WICHE program student to a participating institution of higher education for the 2012-2013
academic year and thereafter. Each student must: (A)(1) Actively engage in full-time medical practice in the state for not less than 3 years; The taking of a medical residency program in the state shall be credited toward the practice requirements at the rate of one-third (1/3) year of full-time practice for each year of service in a medical residency program in the state; or (2) repay the amount expended by the state of Wyoming on the student's education in the WICHE program, with interest. If the student withdraws before completion of the degree program, interest will begin to accrue at an interest rate equal to the Stafford loans. At no time will the interest rate be more than 8%. (B) The student may apply to the Commission to be reliefed of the obligation of repayment if the repayment would cause a hardship. The Commission shall annually report the number of students relieved from repayment to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee not later than October 1; (C) Any monies collected by students in the WICHE program will be credited to the WICHE program repayment account and expended upon appropriation by the legislature. (D) The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the fields of occupational therapy, physical therapy, optometry, physician assistant or veterinary medicine.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Engross/HB0103.pdf
Title: H.B. 103
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Extends Hathaway scholarship eligibility for students attending a community college in Wyoming. Increases the semesters of Hathaway Scholarship--opportunity, performance and honor--availability from 4 semesters to 8 semesters for students attending Wyoming community colleges that have received a degree or certificate from a community college or have successfully completed coursework that enables the student to enroll in a program that will result in a professional degree offred by a community college. This change is available for students that received the scholarship prior to the fall semester of 2011-2012 so long as scholarship eligibility is otherwise maintained. The University of Wyoming and the Wyoming community college are required to report to the Joint Education Committee and Joint Appropriations Committee by November 1, 2011 in relation to implementation of standardized remediation efforts and recommendations that will improve retention rates for students that receive a Hathaway Scholarship. Chapter 00085
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/engross/sf0101.pdf
Title: S.F. 101
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Department of Education is charged with:
--Establishing a longitudinal data system to provide reporting on all aspects of the statewide education accountability system
--Reporting statewide assessment and benchmark assessment results which should link students to teachers-of-record and school
administrators
Title: S.F. 70--State Student Information System
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Board of Education to develop an annual teacher performance evaluation system which is:
(1) Based in part on student academic growth measures
(2) Based in part on longitudinal data systems linking student achievement with teachers of record
(3) Clearly prescribing standards for exceptional, satisfactory and unsatisfactory performance
System shall allow for a reasonable opportunity for mentoring and professional development activities for teachers designed to
improve instruction and student achievement.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Engross/SF0146.pdf
Title: S.F. 146--Teacher Quality--Evaluation
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Requires districts to evaluate teacher performance, based in part upon standards set by State Board of Education.
--Initial contract teachers evaluated twice annually
--Continuing contract teachers evaluated annually
--Requires each District Superintendent to report to the district board of trustees each April 15. Report containing: (a) All
teachers whose performance evaluations are determined inadequate or unsatisfactory; (b) Mentoring and professional development activity made available to the identified teachers; (c) School boards shall file a report with the State Department of Education not later than June 1 of each year certifying compliance with this requirement.
--Clarifies reasons for suspension, dismissal or termination
--If a board proposes the suspension or dismissal of a teacher, the teacher shall be notified of the proposed suspension or dismissal and may be suspended with or without pay
--Requires hearings for termination , dismissal or suspension to be provided through the Office of Administrative Hearings
--Eliminates the ability of any school board to designate a teacher as a continuing contract teacher at any time without regard to other provisions of teacher contract law.
Requires Select Committee on Accountability to study the use of the statewide accountability system for use in annual teacher evaluation.
Select Committee is to recommend changes to the Teacher Accountability Act which provide a consistent, reliable and clearly defined evaluation process to measure teacher performance based upon growth in student performance.
Act applies to all teacher contracts from and after July 1, 2012.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Engross/SF0146.pdf
Title: S. F. 146--Tenure
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 |
An act relating to charter schools; requiring charter school applications and renewal applications to be uniform statewide; imposing duties upon the state superintendent; and providing for effective dates.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/Enroll/HB0115.pdf
Title: H.B. 115
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
School Safety |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 |
Requires the state superintendent to adopt rules and regulations regarding seclusion and restraint in schools; requiring school district boards to adopt policies regarding the use of seclusion and restraint in schools as specified; defining terms; and providing for an effective date. Chapter 0067.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2011/engross/SF0036.pdf
Title: S.F. 36
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 |
Act relating to school facilities. Requires school facilities commission to meet every 4 years to review and evaluation school building needs together with the commission's required review of facility standards, every 4 years. Prescribes criteria and measures for building condition scoring, which is a component of annual building needs assessment. Prescribes components to be included in building capacity scoring and allows capacity to surface independent of condition scoring when establishing overall building needs assessment. Limits capital outlay budget requests based upon capacity needs only after consideration of all other avilable remedies for any particular building. Chapter 0071
Title: S.F. 16
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Relates to school finance; excludes district revenues derived from any tuition assessed by a district for the provision of distance education programs to participating nonresident students from local resource computations used in computing foundation program amounts; provides for an effective date. Chapter 24
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2010/Introduced/HB0012.pdf
Title: H.B. 41
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
Postsec. |
Relates to private school licensing; provides an exemption from private school licensing requirements for any parochial, church or religious school which operates as a degree granting post secondary education institution, provides instruction through means not defined as distance education and the institution issues diplomas or degrees restricted to the beliefs and practices of the affiliated church, religious denomination or religious organization. Chapter 15
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2010/Introduced/HB0016.pdf
Title: H.B. 16
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Adopted 11/2009 |
P-12 |
Establishes new rules relating to charter schools.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ARULES/ER09-21.htm
Title: Chapter 32
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Reading/Literacy |
Adopted 05/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning standards for middle level grades (5-8). Entails standards for preparing educators to teach language arts to middle-level students.
soswy.state.wy.us/AdminServices/Docs/09Rulesindex.pdf
Title: Chapter 5
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Special Education |
Adopted 05/2009 |
P-12 |
Establishes emergency rules pertaining to the services for children with disabilities.
soswy.state.wy.us/AdminServices/Docs/09Rulesindex.pdf
Title: Chapter 7
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to public funds; provides for minimum balances in specified education accounts; provides for distribution of revenues between accounts and to the common school permanent land fund; provides that any unencumbered funds remaining the the school foundation program account in excess of a specified amount as of a specified date shall be deposited to the school capital construction account. Chapter 98
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Enroll/SF0124.pdf
Title: S.B. 124
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Adopted 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Adds rules to detail both distance education program providers and the school districts receiving these services will be provided with clear guidelines, requirements, and processes.
Title: Chapter 41
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to school districts; requires provision of full-day kindergarten programs as resourced within the education resource block grant model
Chapter 136
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Engross/HB0255.pdf
Title: H.B. 255
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. |
Relates to higher education; provides for a matching program for fallen heroes endowments. Chapter 209
http://legisweb.state.wy.us
Title: S.B. 89
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. |
Relates to the Hathaway student scholarship program; provides for a provisional opportunity scholarship in lieu of the career scholarship; extends scholarship use; specifies application of scholarship modification. Chapter 204
Title: H.B. 174
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Vetoed 03/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Relates to community colleges; establishes a statewide college system operations and facility funding mechanism based upon a prescribed system wide strategic planning process attaching state funding to state interests; provides for system operational budgeting and program approval and termination aligned with strategic planning; aligns certain system components and system accountability measures; creates a mechanism for prioritizing and funding system.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Engross/HB0114.pdf
Title: H.B. 114
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to school facilities; modifies budget process forwarding school building projects recommended by the school facilities commission; requires an audit.
Chapter 207
http://legisweb.state.wy.us
Title: H.B. 299
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Students |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
Postsec. |
Relates to the Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program; expands loan program to specified teaching endorsements; excludes federal financial assistance as loan eligibility requirement for specified programs; specifies loan amount; adds reading and English as a second language to the list of courses that qualify for a loan recipient to teach in order to repay the loan without cash payment. Chapter 121
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Enroll/HB0173.pdf
Title: H.B. 173
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance--Facilities |
Adopted 02/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends rules regarding the development of long range comprehensive school building and facility plans for each district.
Title: Chapter 4
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
Postsec. |
Relates to higher education matching funds programs; modifies time limitations for eligible donations; eliminates the stated donation period for matching funds eligibility; repeals provisions for reversion of funds; repeals executed provisions. Chapter 52
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Enroll/HB0155.pdf
Title: H.B. 155
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to education; provides definitions; provides that harassment, intimidation or bullying is prohibited; requires school districts to adopt related prevention policies; imposes requirements on the Department of Education; provides applicability.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Engross/HB0223.pdf
Title: H.B. 223
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Adopted 01/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends rules to require promulgation of rules and regulations governing Food Service Operations in districts and provide financial assistance to districts operating food service programs having deficit balances. Amends rules to promulgate rules mandating an annual report from districts applying for those funds.
http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rules/RULES/7296.pdf
Title: Chapter 4
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us |
Attendance |
Adopted 10/2008 |
P-12 |
These emergency rules amend the existing rules related to the school foundation program. The emergency rules provide additional definitions for terms used throughout the rules. The emergency rules add a new section 8 which provides a process for a school district to apply to the department of education for a modification of a school's grade configuration. The emergency rules amend the process for attendance taking by the schools and require that attendance be taken every period in middle schools, junior high schools and high schools. The emergency rules provide regulations for the calculation of average daily membership for distance education students and require that school districts choose one of three methods of calculation of average daily membership for all part-time students. The emergency rules provide for the adjustment of prior school year average daily membership if a new school opens, a district changes boundaries, a school's grades served are reconfigured or a district moves programs and students from one school to another. The emergency rules require certain data from the school facilities commission and provide a method for the calculation of groundskeeper full time employee resources based on the lesser of actual site acreage or school facilities commission guidelines except for certain land acquired on or before July 1, 1997. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ARULES/ER08-23.htm
Title: Chapter 8
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ARULES/ER08-23.htm |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Adopted 10/2008 |
P-12 |
These emergency rules add a new chapter to the education rules to deal with distance education. The new chapter provides uniform rules for the offering of distance education courses and the transfer and acceptance of credit for those courses. The new chapter provides a process for enrolment into the Wyoming Switchboard Network and sets out the responsibilities of the Department and both the resident and nonresident districts. The emergency rules specify what data must be collected by the nonresident district and monitored by the Department. The rules provide the requirements for the memorandum of understanding which will serve as the funding agreement between the resident and nonresident districts. The emergency rules provide information on the process to participate in the distance education grant program. In addition, the emergency rules provide that distance education students are included in yearly assessment and adequate yearly progress and that student performance is the responsibility of the resident district. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ARULES/ER08-31.htm
Title: ER08-31
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
Adopted 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishes emergency rules regarding grants under the Wyoming Bridges Summer School, Enrichment and Extended Day Grant Program. Sets forth grant requirements and application procedures to which districts must adhere to for eligibility. http://www.k12.wy.us/A/supt_memos/2008_096.pdf
Title: Chapter 33
Source: Department of Education |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 |
Bill establishes school district financial assistance for specified purposes outside of and in addition to the education resource block grant school finance funding model; modifies the career vocational education grant program; establishes a statewide career technical education steering committee; funds school district distance education programs; eliminates distance learning incentive payments; and, imposes duties and reporting requirements upon the Department of Education.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/Enroll/SF0070.pdf
Title: S.B. 70
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 |
The bill amends the payback requirements for educational development scholarships given to assist the owners or staff of child caring facilities to attain certificates or degrees in early childhood development or a related field.
Title: H.B. 102
Source: legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
Postsec. |
The bill expands the foreign language requirements of the Hathaway scholarship program by adding American sign language to the list of approved curriculum for scholarship eligibility. The bill also expands curriculum-qualifying science courses.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/Enroll/SF0071.pdf
Title: S.B. 71
Source: legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
Postsec. |
Allows for the reinstatement of lost scholarships upon completion of a showing of satisfactory academic progress, a cumulative grade point average as required by law or continuous enrollment (for those who do not maintain enrollment).
Title: S.B. 21
Source: legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
Postsec. |
Authorizes the state loan and investment board to make loans to the University of Wyoming and increases the total loan amount authorized from $30 to $60 million. The board must establish interest rates according to current interest rates of similar securities upon a basis not less than the average rate of return realized on permanent mineral trust fund investments.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/Enroll/HB0048.pdf
Title: H.B. 48
Source: legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Increases the amount on new capital construction projects that the community college commission may approve from $50,000 to $100,000. The definition of "new capital construction project" was amended to include previously approved and uncompleted projects which have increased in total cost by 10% or more.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/Enroll/HB0081.pdf
Title: H.B. 81
Source: legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Allows unexpended amounts from major building and facility repair and replacement payments to be earmarked for use in subsequent school
years, provided the unexpended amount during any school year does not exceed 10% of the amount of payments distributed to the district that year. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0016.pdf
Title: S.B. 16
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Vetoed 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires federal mineral royalties above $200 million to be deposited to the common school account within the permanent land fund after the required deposit into another account has been made. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0278.pdf
Title: H.B. 278
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Health--Mental Health |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Allows funds to be appropriated for developmental preschool mental health or social-emotional development services and training. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0034.pdf
Title: S.B. 34
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the governor to enter into negotiations with the individual or joint business councils of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indian Tribes for contractual arrangements for the provision of education programs and services addressing Indian students at risk of failure in school and other programs and services essential to the success and welfare of such students on the Wind River Indian Reservation; provides funding for the programs/services. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0072.pdf
Title: S.B. 72
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
P-3 Child Care |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the state to provide staff development grants to child caring facilities to assist the owners or staff of those facilities to obtain
continuing education training in early childhood development or related topics; also requires the state to provide technical assistance to
child caring facilities on best practices for quality operational improvements and business management services of child caring facilities; requires the state to develop and distribute materials to inform parents about choices available in childcare programs and how to choose an appropriate child caring facility; finally, requires the state to contract for delivery of voluntary family strengthening educational
programs to promote family involvement in children's development. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0095.pdf
Title: H.B. 95
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Revises the Hathaway scholarship program by increasing curriculum requirements necessary to qualify for scholarships; establishes specific curriculum requirements for various scholarship levels for students graduating in the 2007-2008 school year, 2009-2010 school year, and 2010-2011 school year and thereafter, with requirements increasing each graduating year.
Beginning with the class of 2010-2011, requirements for honor or performance scholarship eligibility will be 4 years of math, including Algebra I & II and Geometry, 4 years of Language Arts, 4 years of Science, 3 years of Social Studies, and 2 years of a Foreign Language; requires courses necessary for scholarship eligibility to be aligned with state content and performance standards; requires all school districts to submit to the state department of education a list of courses provided in the district that satisfy the curriculum requirements specified in the bill, and for the department to verify the courses.
Requires accommodations are provided to a student with an individual education plan (IEP) or working under a federal 504 designation in order to meet the requirements of the success curriculum, including taking a modified course that is at grade level and is included within the scope of the student's IEP or 504 designation.
Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year and thereafter, requires counseling services to be provided to students in 8th - 12th grade on curriculum requirements of high school graduation, curriculum requirements necessary for each of the Hathaway scholarships and a summary of the various Hathaway scholarships, current achievement levels for the statewide proficiency assessment, the importance of curriculum for career options and the earning differences anticipated based upon curriculum choices and at various levels of postsecondary education, an assessment of the student's course history, as well as options available regarding future course selection and the consequences attached to selected course pathways, and other information regarding scholarship opportunities available to students and associated curriculum and student performance requirements. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0097.pdf
Title: H.B. 97
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec. |
Provides that loans resulting from undergraduate and postgraduate education for physicians, dentists and health care providers who provide their services in the state are eligible for repayment up to specified amounts. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0164.pdf
Title: H.B. 164
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Extends the professional assistance program, which provides drug or alcohol abuse prevention, referral, treatment or rehabilitation, to any individual teaching in a public school with a certificate or permit issued by the state Professional Teaching Standards Board. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0302.pdf
Title: H.B. 302
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Restricts the frequency of charter school applications to allow only one application every 12 months from any person, group or organization that has previously filed a charter application and had it denied; limits renewal periods for charter schools to 5 years; modifies and clarifies the denial and appeal process for charter school applications. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0031.pdf
Title: H.B. 31
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Curriculum--Environmental Education |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes the Wyoming Conservation Corps at the University of Wyoming to begin in the summer of 2007, and be patterned after similar conservation corps programs in Utah, Montana and Colorado where students have performed service on conservation projects in those states; allows program participants to be high school, community college or university students. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0085.pdf
Title: S.B. 85
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Amends the teacher shortage loan repayment program to include students pursuing degrees to become foreign language teachers; transfers administrative authority for the program from the Wyoming Higher Education Assistance Authority to the Wyoming Community College Commission. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0182.pdf
Title: H.B. 182
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Allows district school boards to propose bonds for the purpose of facility repair and maintenance; requires bonding propositions for facility or facility feature enhancements to include a reserve or sinking fund for maintenance. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0038.pdf
Title: H.B. 38
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Expands major building and facility repair and replacement payments for school districts to include buildings or facilities that would otherwise be treated as a closed building or determined to be surplus if the building or facility is being used for the provision of one of the following programs and the district meets certain requirements:
(1) Child care programs certified to operate in the state;
(2) Developmental preschool programs receiving state financial assistance for program operations; or
(3) Educational programs and services provided through a board of cooperative educational services as defined under state law in which the district is a participant in the cooperative agreement.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0014.pdf
Title: S.B. 14
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Health |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires school districts to permit students to possess and self-administer medication required for potentially life threatening conditions upon parental verification and district notification. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0061.pdf
Title: H.B. 61
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires 3% local matching funds for contracts with developmental preschool service providers. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0177.pdf
Title: H.B. 177
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Increases the state's per child reimbursement amount for developmental preschool service providers. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0042.pdf
Title: H.B. 42
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Provides up to 10 semesters of free tuition and fees at the University of Wyoming and/or any Wyoming community college for surviving dependents of any peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician who dies while acting within the scope of their duties, as well as surviving spouses and dependents of combat veterans and Vietnams veterans who were residents of Wyoming at least one year prior to military service and died during active duty service; provides the same free tuition/fees benefit to any combat veteran and Vietnam veteran who was a resident of Wyoming at least one year prior to military service and who is not receiving tuition/fees benefits under the "GI bill"; requires that surviving dependents are under the age of 22 at the time of death of the parent or legal guardian who falls into one of the eligible categories to be eligible for the free tuition and fees; requires that combat veterans and their spouses enroll at the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college no later than 10 years following completion of military service to be eligible for the free tuition and fees; exempts Vietnam veterans from the enrollment time requirement for eligibility for the free tuition and fees; requires achievement and maintenance of a 2.0 GPA by the end of the 3rd or 4th semester in college in order to continue to receive the free tuition and fees. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0112.pdf
Title: H.B. 112
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
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 total of 10 semesters at the University of Wyoming and up to a total of 6 semester at a state community college. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0121.pdf
Title: S.B. 121
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Expands the Hathaway scholarship program to graduate and professional degrees; clarifies provisions regarding students attending multiple institutions under the Hathaway scholarship program; extends time for attending postsecondary institutions under the Hathaway program as specified. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0099.pdf
Title: H.B. 99
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec. |
Establishes a dental student loan repayment program and allows for loan forgiveness if certain requirements are met.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0045.pdf
Title: S.B. 45
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
Postsec. |
Designates monies within certain higher education accounts, including the Excellence in Higher Education and Hathaway student scholarship endowment funds, as inviolate funds pursuant to article 15, section 20 of the Wyoming Constitution; prohibits expenditure of funds' principal and provides for investment by the state treasurer in authorized stock; provides for use of earnings and remittance of monies from the funds; and establishes a spending policy and reserve account for the Excellence in Higher Education endowment fund. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0155.pdf
Title: S.B. 155
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
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 outlay needs of a community college, including facility repair, maintenance, construction and renovation needs. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0058.pdf
Title: S.B. 58
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the state superintendent of public instruction to review at-risk program strategies funded under the block grant model, specifically including alternative schools and imposes a moratorium on new alternative schools recognized under the model during the review period; continues the summer school & extended day programs during school year 2007-2008; also requires the state superintendent to study and develop recommendations on distance education programs and to establish a task force for this purpose. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0115.pdf
Title: H.B. 115
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Provides for enforcment of expenditures from a school district's facilities maintenance, repair and replacement account; reduces payments to a school district for the amount of any unauthorized expenditures from the account. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0017.pdf
Title: H.B. 17
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Provides incentive reimbursement payments to school districts employing teachers holding national board certification and imposes reporting requirements for such reimbursements. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0100.pdf
Title: S.B. 100
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Approved by voters 11/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Proposes an amendment (amendment B) to the Constitution to repeal the current limitation on the amount of property tax revenues that may be redistributed by the state through the School Foundation Program Account from school districts with greater property tax revenues to other school districts in the state. http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/2006/const-b.htm
Title: V. 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Finance |
Approved by voters 11/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Proposes an amendment (amendment C) to the Constitution to authorize the creation of permanent funds for two purposes: First, higher education scholarships, which include the current Hathaway scholarship program; and second, improving the quality of higher education. The principal in the funds, regardless of the source of the funds, cannot be expended. The earnings must be used for the purposes specified and the legislature is authorized to regulate how the earnings are used. Earnings from funds in the current Hathaway student scholarship account are intended to be used for college scholarships. The amendment would also allow the funds to be invested as the legislature authorizes, including in stocks. http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/2006/const-c.htm
Title: V. 3
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance |
Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes emergency rules regarding the criteria and standards for the School Foundation Program, which provides a guaranteed level of funding that is essentially a block grant to every public school district based on a number of factors--the most important of which is the number of students enrolled in the district in the prior year. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6384.pdf
Title: Chapter 8
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Amends rules concerning pre-obligation of workforce development training fund grants; indicates that the Department of Workforce Services may obligate grants when used to attract new businesses to Wyoming as part of an economic development initiative, or when an existing Wyoming business entity is planning an expansion of its workforce. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6309.pdf
Title: Chapter 3
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Rule Adoption 08/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Extends residency for purposes of in-state tuition eligibility at community colleges for immigrants and certain nonimmigrants and their dependents who possess a valid visa from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services with a classification of Temporary Workers or Intracompany Transferee and are eligible for education. Eligibility for consideration will be based on the privileges and limitations of the visa held by the applicant. Also, extends residency for in-state tuition eligibility to active Wyoming National Guard members and U.S. Armed Forces members stationed in Wyoming, and their dependents, as well as members of the U.S. Armed Forces who move to Wyoming within 12 months from the date of honorable discharge from the service. Persons temporarily absent from the state due to military service, attendance at educational institutions, or other types of documented temporary absences will not have their resident status voided by such absence. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6329.pdf
Title: Chapter 3, 5
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Rule Adoption 08/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes a process to identify and prioritize the relative importance of each school building and facility improvement need on a statewide basis. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6327.pdf
Title: Chapter 6
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Curriculum--Drivers Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Amends rules pertaining to high school driver education program requirements and approval. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6295.pdf
Title: Chapter 39
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Defines the scholarships made available by the Hathaway Scholarship Program, which is a scholarship program that begins with the graduating class of 2006, and sets forth the requirements students must meet and maintain to be eligible for these scholarships. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6300.pdf
Title: Chapter 38
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp |
Postsecondary |
Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Amends rules regarding operation or registration of all private postsecondary degree granting
education institutions that are located within the state, or have their principle place of business out of state
but are doing business in the state. These rules do not apply to any parochial, church, or religious school
as defined by W.S. 21-4-101(a)(iv), home-based educational programs as defined by W.S. 21-4-
101(a)(v), aircraft flight training schools approved and authorized by the Federal Aviation Agency of the
United States of America. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6254.pdf; http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6385.pdf
Title: Chapter 30
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes emergency rules concerning the Bridges summer school, enrichment, and extended day grant programs. Sets forth the grant requirements and application procedures for eligibility and application for financial assistance for the provision of intervention, remediation, and enrichment programs to students. Describes minimum programmatic requirements, time-frames for submitting the application,
allocation of funds, and provides definitions. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6250.pdf
Title: Chapter 33
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Community College |
Relates to adult basic education; transfers the adult basic education and general educational development programs from the Department of Workforce Services to the Community College Commission; specifies application of transfer; provides for an effective date.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/HB0153.pdf
Title: H.B. 153
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/ |
Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Relates to school finance; implements 2005 recalibration modifications to the state education resource block grant model; clarifies duties of the secretary of state, state superintendent, Department of Education, school districts and the School Facilities Commission; specifies model recalibration parameters; eliminates superseded, superfluous and executed statutes; provides for a summer school grant program; provides for a report on bureau of Indian affairs schools and litigation expenses.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/HB0139.pdf Bill sumnmary: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Summaries/HB0139.htm
Title: H.B. 139
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Chapter No. 83 povides flexibility to school districts in accounting for revenues received from settlements of protested amounts attributable to district property tax levies; Flexibility is provided by a deferral of these revenues from the 15% limit imposed upon operating balances and cash reserves in computing foundation program entitlements; The deferral is authorized for a period up to one year.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/SF0088.pdf
Title: S.B. 88
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Relates to the State Board of Education; expands board voting membership to include the State superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent, however, may not participate in board deliberations on or vote on any matter relating to a contested case involving actions of the department of education.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/SF0087.pdf
Title: S.B. 87
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Relates to education; provides for scholarships for attendance at community colleges and the University of Wyoming as specified; specifies eligibility criteria, conditions and limitations; imposes duties on the Department of Education, the University of Wyoming, community colleges, the Community College Commission, school districts and the state treasurer; delegates rulemaking authority; defines terms; imposes reporting requirements; relates to the Hathaway Scholarship Program.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/SF0085.pdf
Title: S.B. 85
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Provides tuition waivers at the University of Wyoming and community colleges for specified dependents of peace officers and emergency medical technicians who die in the line of duty. Applicants must have been under age 22 at the time of the parent or provider's death. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/SF0101.pdf
Title: S.B. 101
Source: legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec. |
The state has previously established a family college savings program under which persons may save for college and receive favorable income tax treatment for earnings on the monies set aside (often referenced as 529 savings plans in reference to the IRS code provision). The plan is administered through the office of the state treasurer who contracts with a program manager. Given the small size of the Wyoming plan, the state treasurer sought flexibility to allow different options for the Wyoming plan, which might include combining the plan in some fashion with other state plans. This bill allows that flexibility by removing the requirement for the state treasurer to establish a plan. The bill makes conforming amendments to current law in recognition of this change. The bill removes the select committee on capital financing and investments from taking part in administration of the plan.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/SF0062.pdf
Title: S.B. 62
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec. |
Relates to private school licensing; transfers duties from the state board to the department of education; requires registration of all accredited private degree granting postsecondary education institutions as specified; requires notification upon first entry into state; prohibits operation without registration; eliminates licensure requirements for nonaccredited private degree granting postsecondary education institutions; imposes fees; requires bonding by institutions under specified conditions; specifies application; imposes transitional duties on the department of education; imposes duties. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/SF0069.pdf
Title: S.B. 69
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Effective school year 2006-2007 and each requires the state Commissioner to establish a program of administering a standardized, curriculum based, achievement college entrance examination and a job skills assessment test selected by the state superintendent to all students in the eleventh grade. Students with an individual education plan may be excused from taking either the college entrance examination or the job skills test. The examination and test selected by the state superintendent needs to meet certain criteria: be administered throughout the United States, be relied upon by institutions of higher education, and at a minimum test in the areas of reading, writing and mathematics. The jobs skills assessment test is required at a minimum to test in the areas of applied math, reading for information and locating information. The state pays all costs and schedules a day during which both examinations shall be provided to and one (1) shall be administered to all eleventh grade students throughout the state. The date is to be selected so that following receipt of scores, students may timely register for senior year classes which may be necessary to allow the student to qualify for a state provided scholarship. The state superintendent may enter into agreements with an administrator of the college entrance examination and an administrator of the jobs skills assessment test and adopt rules as necessary to ensure compliance with any requirements of an administrator, such as a secure environment. School districts are required to provide the opportunity for all home school and private school students in the eleventh grade and residing within the district to take the test. The results of the examination or jobs skills assessment test taken shall be included in each student's transcript. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/SF0100.pdf
Fiscal note: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Fiscal/SF0100.htm
Title: Act 59
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Relates to school capital construction; modifies the school district facility planning process; clarifies the procedures regarding review of district plan; specifies a transition. Prohibits any plan from including the abandonment or demolition of any school or school facility unless there has first been a public hearing on the issue. Chapter No. 42.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/HB0073.pdf
Title: H.B. 73
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
Requires school facility commission review of school district land sales. The commission will review any proposed sale of existing land
owned by a district, which land is within the scope of the district's five (5) year facility plan, and the impact of the land disposition upon that plan. The commission may disapprove any plans submitted to protect the financial interests of the state if the plans are not otherwise in the public interest. If the commission determines land disposition adversely impacts the cost-effectiveness of the district's five (5) year plan, the revenues resulting from land disposition shall be considered by the commission in any future building or facility remedy for that district. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0131.pdf
Title: S.F. 131
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
Specifies district major maintenance payment expenditures from the required separate account. Account expenditures may include the expenses of district personnel performing work described under paragraph (a)(iii) of this section if approved by the commission and if documented within the district's facility plan. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/hb0269.pdf
Title: H.B. 269
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
From fiscal note: This bill contains an appropriation of $105,000,000 from the BUDGET RESERVE ACCOUNT to the proposed Excellence in Higher Education Endowment Account (Higher Ed. Acct.). This appropriation will be deposited in the Higher Ed. Acct. in 3 deposits of $35,000,000 each on April 1, 2005, July 1, 2005 and April 1. 2006.
This bill contains an appropriation of $10,000,000 from the BUDGET RESERVE ACCOUNT to the proposed Student Scholarship Endowment Account (Scholarship Acct.), effective July 1, 2005.
This bill contains an appropriation of $75,000,000 from the BUDGET RESERVE ACCOUNT to the proposed Energy Institute Endowment Account (Energy Acct.). This appropriation will be deposited in the Energy Acct. in 3 deposits of $25,000,000 each on April 1, 2005, July 1, 2005 and April 1, 2006.
Upon receipt or as soon thereafter as reasonable appropriate, the State Treasurer will make distributions from the Higher Ed. Acct. and the Scholarship Acct. as follows;
Two-thirds of each account to the University of Wyoming (UW)
One-third of the Higher Ed. Acct. equally to each Wyoming community college
One-third of the Scholarship Acct. to the Community College Commission, to be distributed to each community college based on low income enrollment
Upon receipt, UW and each community college shall transfer these funds to their respective foundation to be permanently invested. Only the earnings from the investment of these funds may be expended, in accordance with the provisions described in the bill.
Assumptions: Investment income earned in FY 2005 (April 1 through June 30, 2005) from the Higher Ed. Acct. is estimated at $277,000 for the UW and $138,500 for the community colleges. The estimates in the table above represent the total projected increase in investment income from the Higher Ed. Acct. and the Scholarship Acct. Of those totals, $317,000 of UW's increase per year and $158,000 of the community colleges increase per year is from the Scholarship Acct. The remainder is from the Higher Ed. Acct.
Estimates are based on an anticipated annual rate of return of 4.75 percent for FY 2005 though FY 2008.
Link to full text of bill: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0122.pdf
Title: S.F. 122
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
Appropriates $100,000 to fund the Wyoming teacher policy institute in collaboration with the University of Wyoming during school
year 2005-2006. For school year 2005-2006, appropriates $182,000.00 to supplement amounts available under W.S.21-22-106(a)(iii) to districts for reimbursements to teachers for actual costs of national certification fees. Appropriates $400,000.00 to the department of education to initiate and pilot teacher advancement programs providing incentives and support for teachers during the 2005-2006 school year.This
appropriation may be expended for piloting a professional development program other than the teacher advancement program if the program substantially provides components similar to but not inclusive of those identified. Expands funding for the teacher of the year program. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0046.pdf
Title: S.F. 46
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Wyoming teacher shortage loan repayment program; specifies that applicants must have a Wyoming residence or have graduated from a Wyoming high school. Provides for program administration by the Wyoming higher education assistance authority; sunsets the program; provides an appropriation. To qualify for a loan under this section, the applicant must be enrolled in good standing in a teacher education program at the University of Wyoming leading to certification as a special education, math or science teacher;be at least a junior; and apply for federal financial assistance. Recipients may repay the loan by teaching at least 50% of the time in special education, math or sicience in a Wyoming public school. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/hb0085.pdf
Title: H.B. 85
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 |
Unless otherwise provided by law, all civil or administrative fines or penalties collected under this article are to be paid over to the state treasurer to be credited to the public school fund of the county in which the violation for which the fine or penalty was imposed. Amends civil penalties that may be imposed by the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and provides for payment of penalties (ranges from $5,000-$10,000 for each violation and for each day a violation continues) into the public school fund. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0073.pdf
Title: S.F. 73
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 |
Relates to school finance; establishes a select committee to conduct school finance model recalibration; provides for model recalibration subject to management council approval; imposes duties upon the department of education pertaining to school finance data requirements; provides funds for school finance litigation. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/hb0228.pdf
Title: H.B. 228
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 |
After March 31 of any school year, the state superintendent may not adjust any district's entitlement or fiscal information used to
compute a district's entitlement for that school year, and the entitlement or fiscal information shall only be adjusted thereafter in accordance with audit review pursuant to W.S. 9-1-513. Provides an appropriation. Authorizes 4 full-time positions. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/hb0070.pdf
Title: H.B. 70
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 |
Relates to school capital construction program; modifies the date by which state funding is provided for major facilities maintenance/replacement and makes payments based upon square footage computations computed on September 1 of the prior school year. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0029.pdf
Title: S.F. 29
Source: StateNet |
Health |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 |
Requires school districts to permit students to possess and self administer inhaled asthma medication; imposes requirements; delegates duties to the Department of Education.
Title: S.F. 109
Source: StateNet |
P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 02/2005 |
P-12 |
Continues assistance to school districts for full-day kindergarten programs ($5 million) and the summer school grant program ($4.5 million); provides assistance to school districts for health insurance ($33,321,419). http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/enroll/SF0047.pdf
Title: S.F. 47
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Establishes emergency rules to make funding available to individuals who wish to pursue a career in nursing and to alleviate a shortage of nurses within a state. Covers definitions, application and approval process, eligibility requirements, loan terms, loan amounts, interest, terms of repayment, and procedures for default. WYOMING REG 4505 (SN)
Title: Chapter 1
Source: StateNet |
Special Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Adopts rules pertaining to the requirements for adequate special education staffing levels. Adjusts the foundation program formula for special education funding. WYOMING REG 4487 (SN)
Title: Chapter 35
Source: StateNet |
Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Modifies statewide student assessment (WyCAS) to conform with NCLB by expanding grades assessed from grades 4, 8 and 11 to grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 commencing with school year 2005-2006, and by expanding assessment subjects from reading, writing and math to include science effective school year 2007-2008;
· Imposes additional assessment requirements and criteria;
· Establishes a statewide accountability system providing annual school and district accountability determinations imposing a range of educational consequences as required by NCLB;
· Continues the statewide task force established in 2003 to work with the state superintendent in continuing development of assessment and accountability systems;
· Establishes a process for transitioning from WyCAS to a revised assessment system by requiring a pilot testing of the revised assessment in school year 2004-2005 prior to implementation in school year 2005-2006;
· Requires a transitional accountability plan providing a temporary system of rewards and sanctions for all schools and school districts during school year 2004-2005, with recommendations for a permanent plan to be assembled;
· Task force and state superintendent work efforts to be reported to the state board of education, management council and joint education interim committee. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2004/enroll/hb0126.pdf
Title: H.B. 126
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to public schools; establishes a pilot project for expansion of foreign language instruction through grade six; imposes requirements upon participant schools; establishes initial and on-going training and professional development for teachers and teacher assistants; provides for program implementation and administration through the state superintendent.
Title: H.B. 170
Source: StateNet |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Provides assistance to districts for reading assessment and intervention programs; implements the adjustment to the education resource block grant model for experience and longevity of school district classified staff; modifies the at-risk adjustment to include mobile students; modifies the small school adjustment; provides a foundation program hold harmless; clarifies cost of living index computations; imposes duties upon the Department of Education.
Title: H.B. 93
Source: StateNet |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to the investment of state funds; modifies spending policy amounts from investments of permanent Wyoming mineral trust funds and the common school account within the permanent land fund.
Title: H.B. 101
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
Postsec. |
Relates to private post secondary school licensing; modifies performance bonding amounts.
Title: S.B. 15
Source: StateNet |
Private Schools |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to private school licensing; clarifies exemptions from licensing requirements for religious schools; imposes additional requirements upon certain post secondary religious schools for receiving and maintaining exemption status.
Title: S.B. 25
Source: StateNet |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Specifies responsibility of the Department of Education for education programs and services available to children detained and placed by court; clarifies the role of school districts; requires use of Medicaid funds to the extent available; authorizes school health programs under state medical assistance.
Title: S.B. 80
Source: StateNet |
Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to the statewide education technology network; authorizes private school access.
Title: H.B. 79
Source: StateNet |
Finance--Facilities |
Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes emergency rules relating to uniform statewide standards for the adequacy of school buildings and facilities necessary for providing educational programs prescribed by law for the the public schools. WYOMING REG 4370 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified) Chapter 4
Source: StateNet |
High School |
Rule Adoption 08/2003 |
P-12 |
Prescribes uniform student content and performance standards for the common core of knowledge and the common core of skills specified for all public schools in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, physical education, foreign language, career/vocational education, and fine and performing arts. Modifies requirements for graduation to include the career/vocational education standards and the fine and performing arts standards. WYOMING REG 4376 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified) Ch. 31
Source: StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes a costbased block grant model for vocational education; providing for grants to districts to assist with initiating and expanding vocational education programs; defining terms; imposing funding conditions and criteria; delegating rulemaking authority to and imposing specified duties upon the state department of education and the school audit section of the department of audit; imposing reporting requirements upon school districts; providing for recognition of program delivery; providing for data collection of post-secondary education program data; providing appropriations. New section 21-12-105.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2003/enroll/sf0059.pdf
Title: S.B. 59
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Part of this Act amends 21-3-303. Charter school applications must include a financial feasibility statement
of charter school viability following the first three (3) years of charter school operation. Also amends finance provisions. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2003/enroll/hb0078.pdf
Title: H.B. 78
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Rule Adoption 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Pertains to charter schools, and applicable federal rules on federal allocated grants pass-through to charter schools. Clarifies appeals, waivers and annual reporting requirements. WYOMING REG 4324 (SN)
Title: (uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Proposes a Constitutional amendment. The adoption of this amendment eliminates a maximum on the
amount of revenues rebated from school districts with assessed valuations exceeding statewide averages. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2003/enroll/sj0006.pdf and http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/2004/const-a.htm
Title: Constitutional Amendment A (S.J.R. 6)
Source: Wyoming State Web site |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Part of this Act (21-2-202) establishes statewide guidelines for education staffing levels, to be used in assessing special education programs and services provided by school districts; requires state superintendent to monitor school district special education service delivery practices, assess the appropriateness of district variations in services provided or the delivery of services and assist districts in developing alternatives to service delivery as necessary; measure and track district special education programs based upon student performance and develop procedures to monitor student progress over time. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2003/enroll/hb0078.pdf
Title: H.B. 78
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Engrossed 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Requires the state department to acquire software to support district body of evidence and student assessment systems; specifies criteria. Requires the department to develop and issue a request for proposal (RFP) in consultation with the SBET advisory group, enabling software to be fully functional by school year 2004-2005.; provides an appropriation of $4,325,000.00.
Title: SF 0039
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Finance |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
P-12 |
Provides a sales tax exemption for school fundraising activities.
Title: H.B. 161
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
Postsec. |
Imposes additional requirements upon degree granting post secondary education institutions as specified; increasing fees for such licensed institutions; imposes a processing fee for all licensees; increases bonding requirements. To enforce this section, the department may provide for random, unannounced on-site visitations at designated office space locations of any degree granting post secondary education institution. Unless a waiver is granted by the department for an otherwise qualified instructor, the remaining fifty percent (50%) have received at least a bachelor's degree in their respective field of study from a college or university accredited by a recognized regional accrediting association or as evidenced by an evaluation organization.
Title: S.B. 78
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Adopted 02/2003 |
P-12 |
Pertains to criteria and standards for determining eligible pupil transportation operation and maintenance costs, school bus fleet requirements, operational standards, and school bus purchase procedures used in calculating transportation amounts under the Cost-based Block Grant Model. WYOMING REG 4331 (SN)
Title: Chapter 20
Source: StateNet |
Special Education |
Signed into law 02/2003 |
P-12 |
Relates to education of children with disabilities; authorizes program attendance beyond school age as specified. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2003/enroll/sf0091.pdf
Title: S.B. 91
Source: StateNet |
Finance--Equity |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Relates to school finance; modifies the education resource block grant model in response to the supreme court decision; implements recalibration of cost based prototypical school models; modifies requirements for out of state high school tuition payments; transfers and modifies school finance audits; provides for additional studies; provides for appropriations; authorizes additional personnel.
Title: S.B. 51
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Relates to school capital construction; establishes a school capital construction system; establishes a state school facilities commission; prescribes transitional school building activities; provides for school bonds.
Title: H.B. 43
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
High School |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Requires state board to set proficiency standards. Modifies requirements for graduation; imposes different types of student proficiency with respect to performance standards; imposes assessment duties upon school districts; conforms statutory provisions accordingly; provides an effective date. As measured by each district's body of evidence assessment system, a high school diploma must provide for one of the following endorsements which shall be stated on the transcript of each student: Advanced endorsement requires a student to demonstrate advanced performance in a majority of the areas of the common core of knowledge and skills and proficient performance in the remaining areas of the specified common core of knowledge and skills. Comprehensive endorsement requires a student to demonstrate proficient performance in all areas of the common core of knowledge and skills and general endorsement requires a student to demonstrate proficient performance in a majority of the areas of the common core of knowledge and skills. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2002/engross/sf0056.pdf
Title: S.B. 56
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to charter schools; modifies provisions for establishment and operation of charter schools; specifies funding provisions; repeals existing charter school provisions.
Title: S.B. 96
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to school capital construction; imposes a condition on state building adequacy standards.
Title: H.B. 275
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to major building and facility repair and replacement payments; modifies major maintenance payment computations; imposes major maintenance payment expenditure reporting requirements upon districts; requires the State superintendent to report information and to review the effect of payment expenditures on district building needs.
Title: H.B. 5
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to public schools; requires school districts to implement a reading assessment for first and second grade students; requires demonstration of proficiency; requires remediation programs; imposes duties on the state board of education; provides payments to districts from the foundation program account.
Title: S.B. 92
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to the national teacher certification incentive; modifies program reimbursement levels; eliminates the delayed repeal of the program.
Title: S.B. 13
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Attendance |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to school districts; requires districts to excuse students participating in the state fair from school attendance.
Title: S.B. 86
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Of the revenue deposited into the common school account within the permanent land
fund from revenues available under the negotiated easement agreement with the Express Pipeline
Partnership in 1996, five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) shall be accounted for separately
and the interest earned thereon shall not be part of the distribution from the common school
account under W.S. 21-13-301, and shall be deposited into the Wyoming trust fund within the
trust and agency fund.
Title: S.B. 11
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2001 |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to school capital construction; establishes a select committee on capital construction; provides an appropriation.
Title: S.B. 167
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to school finance; extends application of foundation program dollar per average daily membership amounts.
Title: H.B. 4
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Modifies the required dates for the undertaking and completing a reevaluation of the cost based school finance model.
Title: H.B. 197
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Annual appropriations from the general fund are made to the common school permanent fund reserve account. This bill clarifies calculation of funds appropriated to and from the common school permanent
fund reserve account and makes technical corrections. Amends Section 1. W.S. 9-4-713(g) re: the spending policy for investment earnings of permanent funds. For earnings from the common school account within the permanent land fund, earnings transferred to the common school account are not to be included when determining spending policy.
Title: H.B. 31
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2001 |
Health |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to Wyoming Environmental Pesticides Control Act; requires notification of pesticide application in or on school facilities and property; specifies requirements for posting of signs; authorizes school boards to develop policies on pesticide use in or on school facilities.
Title: H.B. 28
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Health |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Requires the establishment of guidelines for the storage and disposal of toxic chemicals at public schools; requires school districts to implement safe storage and disposal standards for toxic chemicals and other hazardous substances.
Title: H.B. 324
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Leadership |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Exempts district superintendents from certification requirements by the Wyoming professional teaching standards board.
Title: S.B. 126
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to regional development preschool system teachers; includes employment as a teacher in the regional development preschool system as school district service credit; modifying the teacher seniority adjustment computation under the foundation program formula to include such service.
Title: H.B. 113
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Specifies where a on a roadway a school bus shall stop to receive or discharge children.
Title: H.B. 325
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Special Education |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to preschool education for children with disabilities; modifies the distribution of federal funds available to the state for preschool special education programs as specified.
Title: H.B. 23
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 02/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to the University of Wyoming Technology Transfer Center Program; repeals the provision providing for a sunset date of the program and the contributions to the program by various entities.
Title: H.B. 84
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Equity |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 |
De-earmarks federal mineral royalties and severance taxes for transportation & interest on water development funds; creates the educational equity account for public schools.
Title: H.B. 195
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 |
Relates to preschool programs; provides a school district may establish a preschool program under certain conditions; provides for funding a preschool program; provides certain limitations on enrollment; provides for technical assistance under certain circumstances; provides for program assessment; provides for reporting of program assessments.
Title: H.B. 185
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Relates to the family college savings program; modifies the program; establishes a trust; specifies the trustee; modifies duties of the Select Committee on Capital Financing and Investments and the State Treasurer; grants rulemaking authority; clarifies program provisions.
Title: S.B. 70
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. |
Relates to Joint Education Interim Committee; relates to community colleges; modifies budgeting process, distribution and use of funds for community colleges; specifies use of certain funds; making conforming amendments; provides for implementation of a funding allocation model.
Title: H.B. 26
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. |
Amends powers and duties of the community college commission and of local community college boards; amends composition of the commission; provides for community college collaboration in university accrediting committee; repeals required tuition differential and residency test; increases commission per diem and travel expenses; specifies application of public records provision; modifies authorized district boundaries; conforms state superintendent duties.
Title: S.B. 21
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
Postsec. |
Relates to private school licensing; imposes additional licensing requirements upon post secondary education institutions subject to licensure; prohibits specified practices; requires disclosure.
Title: S.B. 26
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 |
Relates to fire drills required in schools; authorizes safety drills as determined by school administration.
Title: H.B. 64
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |