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HB0218

HB0218: Proposed Changes to Hathaway Scholarship Course Requirements

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In one sentence

This bill proposed modifying the high school course requirements for Wyoming's Hathaway scholarship program by replacing specific music education requirements with broader fine and performing arts options.

What it does

  • Modifies the course requirements for students seeking honor or performance scholarships.
  • Replaces the requirement for two years of music education with one year of fine and performing arts.
  • Allows students to fulfill language requirements with two years of Eastern Shoshone, Northern Arapaho, or American Sign Language.
  • Updates the curriculum standards for opportunity and career scholarships to include fine and performing arts proficiency.
  • Sets the effective date for these changes immediately upon the bill becoming law.

Who it affects

  • High school students in Wyoming graduating in the 2010-2011 school year.
  • Students applying for Hathaway honor, performance, opportunity, or career scholarships.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and did not become law, so these changes were not implemented.
  • The bill text provided is a working draft and may differ from the final version debated in the legislature.
  • The bill does not specify how existing students who had already completed music education would be treated under the new rules.

Plain language

Terms to know

Hathaway Scholarship
A state-funded scholarship program in Wyoming that provides financial aid to high school graduates based on their academic performance and course completion.
Success Curriculum
The specific set of high school courses and proficiency standards a student must complete to qualify for a Hathaway scholarship.
Fine and Performing Arts
A category of school subjects that includes visual arts, music, theater, and dance, used in the bill as a broader alternative to specific music education requirements.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 2:12 AM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that expanding the scholarship curriculum beyond math, science, and foreign language would reduce opportunities for high school students to take vocational classes like FFA, business, welding, or mechanics.

Public statementFloor statement at 31:30 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

3 roll calls

H Failed 3rd 29-30-1; Failed Reconsideration 24-35-1-0-02009-02-11 · House24 yes 35 no
Yes
24
No
35
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 24

Allen M JaggiH18Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24Elaine HarveyH26Frank D PeasleyH03Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Ken A EsquibelH41Lori A MillinH08Mary A ThroneH11Michael A GilmoreH59Owen PetersenH19Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Ross DiercksH02Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47

No 35

Amy L EdmondsH12Bryan K PedersenH07David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dn.Edward BuchananH04Glenn W MonizH46Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25John W PattonH29Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy P HallinanH32W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

Excused 1

Erin E Mrs. MercerH53
H Failed 3rd Reading 29-30-1-0-02009-02-10 · House29 yes 30 no
Yes
29
No
30
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Allen M JaggiH18Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24Del McOmieH54Dn.Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Frank PhilpH34James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Ken A EsquibelH41Lori A MillinH08Mary A ThroneH11Matt TeetersH05Michael A GilmoreH59Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Saundra MeyerH49, S15Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Timothy M StubsonH56William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 30

Amy L EdmondsH12Bryan K PedersenH07David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Edward BuchananH04Frank D PeasleyH03George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22John W PattonH29Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary W HalesH36Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Roy CoheeH35Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy P HallinanH32

Excused 1

Tom Lubnau IIH31
H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02009-02-03 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

Allen M JaggiH18Bernadine CraftH17Catherine R ConnollyH13Del McOmieH54Matt TeetersH05Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Ross DiercksH02Tom Lubnau IIH31

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed 3rd 29-30-1; Failed ReconsiderationHouse
  2. H Failed 3rd ReadingHouse
  3. H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
  4. Amendment FailedHouse
  5. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  6. H Passed CoWHouse
  7. H Amendments AdoptedHouse
  8. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  9. H Placed on General FileHouse
  10. H04 Recommended Amend and Do PassHouse
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H04House
  12. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  13. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

5 stored

HB0218H2001

Adopted 2nd reading by MCOMIE

HB0218H2002

Failed, Corrected 2nd reading by HARSHMAN

HB0218H3001

Withdrawn 3rd reading by HARSHMAN

HB0218HW001

Withdrawn Committee of the Whole by HARSHMAN

HB0218HS001

Adopted Standing Committee by H04