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HB0087

Wyoming Law on Part-Time School Attendance and Tuition

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In one sentence

This law allows students to attend classes in a different school district on a part-time basis and changes how school districts calculate their state funding by excluding specific tuition payments.

What it does

  • Allows school districts to let nonresident students attend a portion of their education in that district.
  • Requires the two districts to have a written agreement for part-time attendance.
  • Limits the tuition the receiving district can charge to the average daily membership amount for the classes attended.
  • Excludes tuition paid for part-time nonresident students from the district's annual revenue calculation for state funding.
  • Keeps the student in the average daily membership count of their home district for funding purposes.

Who it affects

  • School district boards of trustees.
  • Students who live in one district but attend classes in another.
  • School districts that receive tuition payments from other districts.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not apply if a student enrolls full-time in the nonresident district.
  • The source text does not specify how districts determine if attendance is 'convenient or desirable.'
  • The summary notes it is not an official statement of legislative intent.

Plain language

Terms to know

Average Daily Membership (ADM)
A count of students used to determine how much state funding a school district receives.
Nonresident student
A student who lives in a different school district than the one they are attending.
Prorated
Adjusted to reflect only the specific part of the total, such as the number of classes attended.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: HB0087 Effective : 7/1/2016 LSO No.: 16LSO-0267 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0033 Chapter No.: 87 Prime Sponsor: Kinner Catch Title: School finance-nonresident attendance. Subject: Modifies annual computation of district revenue and allows attendance of students in another district on a part-time basis Summary/Major Elements: This act allows for the attendance of student s in a nonresident school district on a part-time basis and e xcludes tuition received for the attendance of part-time , nonresident students from the annual computation of district revenues . The act requires the tuition paid be equal to or less than the average daily membership amount received by the nonresident district and requires the tuition be prorated to reflect the number of classes attended by the stud ent in the nonresident district. Prior to the enactment of this law , there was no provision allowing for the attendance of a student in a nonresident school district on a part-time basis. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 12:26 AM

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

5 roll calls

S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-02016-03-01 · Senate30 yes 0 no
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02016-02-26 · Senate5 yes 0 no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-1-0-02016-02-18 · House58 yes 1 no
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02016-02-12 · House9 yes 0 no
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 60-0-0-0-02016-02-10 · House60 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter NumberLSO
  2. Governor Signed HEA No. 0033Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0033Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0033House
  5. Assigned Number HEA No. 0033LSO
  6. S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0Senate
  7. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  8. S COW:PassedSenate
  9. S Placed on General FileSenate
  10. S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Senate
  11. S Introduced and Referred to S04 - EducationSenate
  12. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  13. H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-1-0-0House
  14. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  15. H COW:PassedHouse
  16. H Placed on General FileHouse
  17. H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0House
  18. H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 60-0-0-0-0House
  19. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  20. Bill Number AssignedLSO