(Click on bill title to link to actual bill - amendments can be found at http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/amditems/AmendmentMenu/AmdMenu.aspx)
House Bill 0017 Community college commission-duties. - House Enrolled Act No. 57
Sponsored by Joint Education Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to community colleges; clarifying and imposing additional duties on the community college commission; granting rulemaking authority; requiring collaboration with the department of education for postsecondary education options agreement; providing an appropriation; authorizing an additional position; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0025 School building plan review exception. - House Enrolled Act No. 4
Sponsored by Select Committee on School Facilities
AN ACT relating to fire prevention and electrical safety; authorizing state fire marshal to employ contract personnel; eliminating restriction on plan review fees for school buildings; classifying school buildings as state buildings for purposes of local enforcement; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0081 Community colleges-capital construction. - House Enrolled Act No. 14
Sponsored by Joint Education Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to community colleges; modifying limits of capital construction projects subject to legislative and commission approval as specified; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0113 School finance-minimum teacher resources. - House Enrolled Act No. 45
Sponsored by Representatives McOmie, Cohee and Senators Coe, Schiffer
AN ACT relating to school finance; clarifying school adjustments within the education resource block grant model to effectuate teacher minimums; specifying application; prescribing adjustment payments to applicable districts; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0134 School district immunity and liability insurance. - House Enrolled Act No. 27
Sponsored by Representatives Stubson, Simpson and Senator Massie
AN ACT relating to school districts; clarifying that school districts have the same governmental immunity as other governmental entities; authorizing school districts to purchase liability insurance and establish self-insurance pools as specified; waiving governmental immunity as specified; repealing inconsistent provisions; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0017 School facilities-infrastructure costs. - Senate Enrolled Act No. 4
Sponsored by Select Committee on School Facilities
AN ACT relating to school facilities; directing the school facilities commission to ensure and enforce efficient and cost effective facility remedies; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0021 Hathaway scholarship program. - Senate Enrolled Act No. 60
Sponsored by Joint Education Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to the Hathaway Scholarship program; allowing reinstatement of lost scholarships upon satisfaction of specified conditions; specifying application; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0022 School facilities-amendments. - Senate Enrolled Act No. 56
Sponsored by Select Committee on School Facilities
AN ACT relating to school capital construction; expanding allowable district major maintenance expenditures; clarifying and modifying school facilities planning, prioritization and remediation process including elimination of minor capital outlay classification, and accordingly modifying and expanding school facilities commission powers and duties; clarifying commission reporting process; repealing emergency contingency account; eliminating superflous and fully executed provisions; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0053 Common school reserve account funding. - Senate Enrolled Act No. 33
Sponsored by Joint Appropriations Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to public funds; modifying the source of funding for the common school permanent fund reserve account; making a corresponding appropriation of funds to the school foundation program account for the fiscal year; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0054 School finance-rebated recapture. - Senate Enrolled Act No. 36
Sponsored by Management Council
AN ACT relating to school finance; repealing statutory provisions pertaining to maximum recapture in conformance with constitutional provisions; specifying legislative intent and application; imposing district budget and reporting requirements; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0061 School finance-recapture payments. - Senate Enrolled Act No. 8
Sponsored by Joint Education Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to school finance; modifying the schedule for recapture payments as specified; adjusting recapture district entitlement loan repayment; specifying application; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0070 School finance-amendments. - Senate Enroll Act No. 45
Sponsored by Joint Education Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to school finance; establishing school district financial assistance for specified purposes outside of and in addition to the education resource block grant school finance funding model; modifying the career-vocational education grant program as specified and establishing a statewide career-technical education steering committee; funding school district distance education programs and eliminating distance learning incentive payments; imposing duties and reporting requirements upon the department of education; granting rulemaking authority; imposing school district reporting requirement; providing appropriations; authorizing positions; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0071 Hathaway scholarship program-success curriculum. - Senate Enrolled Act No. 57
Sponsored by Senators Schiffer, Massie and Represenatives Simpson, Wallis
AN ACT relating to Hathaway scholarship program; modifying success curriculum foreign language requirements; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0083 Retirement-rehired retirees. - Senate Enrolled Act No. 37
Sponsored by Senator Job, Meier, Sessions and Representatives Landon, Martin, Slater
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming retirement system; clarifying participation of rehired retirees under the system; and providing for an effective date.