Summary of Committee Sponsored Bills can be found at http://legisweb.state.wy.us/lsoweb/CommitteeSummary.aspx
House Bill 0017 Budget hearings - Passed 2nd Reading - Digest
Sponsored by Representative Gingery
AN ACT relating to local governments; specifying dates for budget hearings; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0020 Health insurance trusts-fiscal policy - Introduced and Referred to Labor Committee - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act; providing that political subdivisions providing health insurance by self-insuring or through insurance trust plans are subject to reporting and auditing by the insurance commissioner as specified; providing authority for the insurance commissioner to require fiscal improvements in self-insurance or trusts as specified; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0034 Subdivisions-consideration of schools - General File in House - Digest
Sponsored by Representative Throne and Senator Ross
AN ACT relating to subdivisions; requiring an analysis of a potential subdivision's impact on local school districts; providing for review and recommendations; authorizing withholding of subdivision approval as specified; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0039 High school graduation requirements - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Representative Teeters and Senator Coe
AN ACT relating to high school graduation requirements; modifying high school graduation standards imposed by the state board of education; accordingly modifying the success curriculum required for Hathaway opportunity and provisional opportunity scholarship program eligibility; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0047 School finance - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Education Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to school finance; modifying the school reconfiguration requirements under the education resource block grant funding model; clarifying and defining requirements, expanding application as specified and providing an exception; modifying the regional cost adjustment to the education resource block grant model; providing technical corrections; clarifying methodology for computing model external cost adjustments; adjusting cost of education study components as specified; phasing-in financial impacts of modified regional cost adjustment; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.
House Bill 0073 Interfund borrowing for school foundation account - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Representative Steward
AN ACT relating to interfund borrowing; eliminating interest applied to interfund borrowing for the foundation program account; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0074 Kindergarten readiness programs - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by: Representatives Connolly, Blikre, Greene, Harshman, Roscoe, Throne, Wallis and Senators Anderson, Barnard, Rothfuss
AN ACT relating to early childhood development, kindergarten readiness and early literacy development; providing for development of policy and system structure through statewide consensus discussions as specified; prescribing duties; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0077 Charter schools-average daily membership - Introduced and Referred to Education Committee - Digest
Sponsored by Representatives Connolly, Teeters and Senators Coe, Rothfuss
AN ACT relating to charter schools; modifying computation of average daily membership as specified; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0080 Remediation for Hathaway recipients - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Representatives Burkhart, Krone and Senator Jennings
AN ACT relating to the Hathaway student scholarship program; establishing a reporting system for honor and performance Hathaway recipients receiving post secondary remedial education; requiring payment of tuition costs by school districts; authorizing loans as specified; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0091 Wyoming retirement act - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Buchanan, Edmonds, Gay, Kroeker, Teeters, Wallis and Senators Coe, Jennings, Peterson, Von Flatern
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming retirement system; closing current plan to new enrollees as specified; establishing a defined contribution plan for individuals hired after a specified date; providing for mandatory and optional participation in the defined contribution plan; specifying contributions; providing definitions; providing for administration; specifying severability; providing appropriations and for repayment as specified; requiring review and report; making conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates.
House Bill 0095 Student to teacher ratio waiver - General File in House - Digest
Sponsored by: Representatives Patton, Berger, Botten, Madden and Wallis
AN ACT relating to education; providing for a mandatory waiver of student to teacher ratio for high performing schools as defined by the Wyoming Education Accountability Act; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0103 School finance-amendments-2 - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Representative Harshman
AN ACT relating to school finance; modifying the school reconfiguration requirements under the education resource block grant funding model; clarifying and defining requirements, expanding application as specified and providing an exception; updating the hedonic wage index used within the regional cost adjustment to the education resource block grant model; providing technical corrections; clarifying methodology for computing model external cost adjustments; adjusting cost of education study components as specified; providing for a review of the WCLI; providing appropriations; and providing for
effective dates.
House Bill 0108 Professional teaching standards board-teacher certification - Introduced and Referred to House Education Committee - Digest
Sponsored by Representatives McKim, Jaggi, McOmie and Senator Dockstader
AN ACT relating to teacher certification; requiring criminal history record check for certification issuance and renewal; providing for denial and refusal to renew; clarifying conditions for removal or nonrenewal; providing for reporting to local district boards as specified; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0109 Natural gas vehicles - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Representatives Roscoe, Petroff and Dv. Zwonitzer
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing that the department of administration and information may accept grant applications for the construction of compressed natural gas filling stations as specified; providing for consultation with the Wyoming business council as specified; providing grants to school districts to purchase buses which operate on compressed natural gas as specified; providing rulemaking authority; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
House Bill 0118 Deferred compensation-state contribution - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Representative Pedersen
AN ACT relating to public employee compensation; providing for additional state contribution to the Wyoming deferred compensation program for qualifying employees as specified; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
House Joint Resolution 0002 Constitutional assignment of general fines and penalties - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to require that fines and penalties collected under the general laws of the state be applied to the construction or maintenance of Wyoming's roadways.
House Joint Resolution 0003 Resolution-parents rights - Passed 3rd Reading - Digest
Sponsored by Representatives Botten, Davison, Illoway, Kroeker, Lubnau, Semlek, Vranish and Senators Dockstader and Landen
A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress submit to the states a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution prohibiting the infringement of parents' rights.
House Joint Resolution 0005 Education funding amendments - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Representatives Kroeker, Brechtel, Edmonds, Wallis and Senators Hicks, Jennings
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution relating to education; providing that the legislature may appropriate monies for any appropriate educational program; removing the prohibition on providing funds to schools not under the absolute control of the state.
House Joint Resolution 0011 State superintendent of public instruction - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Representatives Harshman, Brown, K. Esquibel, Krone and Senators Rothfuss
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution relating to the superintendent of public instruction; eliminating the elected status of the state superintendent on and after January 5, 2015; providing for supervision of public schools by the governor through appointed cabinet officer; designating the appointed officer as ex officio member of University of Wyoming board of trustees; removing the state superintendent from the board of land commissioners on and after January 5, 2015.
Senate File 0025 Public records - Passed 3rd Reading - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to public records; amending and repealing definitions; amending provisions relating to inspection of documents and exemptions from disclosure; amending penalty provision; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0027 Public meetings - General File in Senate - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to public meetings; amending definitions; clarifying provisions relating to minutes and notice; amending provisions relating to meetings, special meetings, emergency meetings, executive sessions and penalties; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0028 Governmental claims liability limits - General File in Senate - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to civil procedure; increasing the maximum liability of a governmental entity and public employees under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0044 Parental responsibilities - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Senator Case and Representative McOmie
AN ACT relating to parents, guardians and custodians; increasing penalties relating to school attendance; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0050 Youth sports concussion management - General File in Senate - Digest
Sponsored by Senator Nutting
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; providing for training of coaches and trainers of nonscholastic youth sports activities; providing for education of youth sports participants, parents and guardians regarding head injury and concussion resulting from athletic activities; granting rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0052 Dyslexia screening and response - Received for Introduction in House - Digest
Sponsored by Senators Rothfuss, Barnard, Coe, Jennings, Landen and Representatives Connolly, Throne
AN ACT relating to reading assessment and intervention; requiring assessment and early intervention for dyslexia and other reading difficulties; requiring a report; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0057 Education accountability - General File in Senate - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Education Committee
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act; generally modifying the act and modifying the statewide assessment system and assessments used for statewide accountability; modifying duties and tasks of implementation and administration; authorizing rulemaking and requiring reporting; continuing the select committee on statewide education accountability and advisory committee; providing additional duties and assigning additional areas of accountability system study and development; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.
Senate File 0059 Public employee retirement plans benefit increases - Introduced and Referred to Appropriations Committee - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Appropriations Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to public employee retirement plans; eliminating cost-of-living increases for specified plans; providing findings; providing parameters for future benefit increases; requiring information to be provided to employees; providing for a study; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0070 Child abuse-reporting penalties - Introduced and Referred to Judiciary Committee - Digest
Sponsored by: Senator Nutting and Representative Greene
AN ACT relating to children; imposing penalties for failing to report child abuse; increasing the penalty for falsely reporting child abuse; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0077 Expenditure of public funds and government competition - General File in Senate - Digest
Sponsored by Senator Case and Representatives Steward, Wallis
AN ACT relating to the administration of government; modifying the public finance website to provide a process for lodging concerns regarding competition by government entities with the private sector; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; amending reporting requirement; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0078 Interstate compact on students of military families-3 - Passed Education Committee, Referred to Appropriations Committee - Digest
Sponsored by Senators Johnson, Hastert, Nutting and Representatives Greene, Illoway
AN ACT relating to education; providing for an interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; facilitating enrollment and placement of children of military families; providing for involvement in an interstate commission; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0090 School finance-amendments - General File in Senate - Digest
Sponsored by Senator Coe and Representative Teeters
AN ACT relating to school finance; modifying the school reconfiguration requirements under the education resource block grant funding model; clarifying and defining requirements, expanding application as specified and providing an exception; updating the hedonic wage index used within the regional cost adjustment to the education resource block grant model; providing technical corrections; clarifying methodology for computing model external cost adjustments; adjusting cost of education study components as specified; providing for a review of the WCLI; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.
Senate File 0094 BOCES-court ordered placement costs - General File in Senate - Digest
Sponsored by Senator Anderson and Representative Connolly
AN ACT relating to court ordered placement of children; clarifying allowable education costs reimbursed by the state for placements in authorized facilities; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0097 Wyoming retirement act - Introduced and Referred to Appropriations Committee - Digest
Sponsored by: Senators Von Flatern, Meier, P. Nicholas, Peterson and Representatives Berger, Harshman, Steward
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Retirement Act; modifying benefits and requirements for benefits for general members hired after a specified date; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0103 School finance-alternative schools - Failed Introduction - Digest
Sponsored by Senator Dockstadter
AN ACT relating to school finance; eliminating the moratorium imposed upon alternative schools included within a district's configuration of schools under the block grant funding model, subject to specified conditions; granting rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0105 School capital construction - Passed 2nd Reading - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Appropriations Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to school facility projects; providing appropriations for school facility projects for the biennium commencing July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2014; providing definitions; imposing conditions upon appropriation expenditures; providing for transfers of funds and carryover of funds during this biennium and for the remainder of the 2010-2012 biennium; and providing for an effective date.
Senate File 0107 Public works contracts - Introduced and Referred to Appropriations Committee - Digest
Sponsored by Joint Appropriations Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to administration of government; generally modifying provisions relating to contracts for public works; modifying contract amounts for which a bond is required; extending temporary provisions relating to procurement requirements for expenditures for capital construction projects; modifying penalties and enforcement provisions; modifying and specifying preference requirements; and providing for an effective date.