Wyoming young adult task force.

WORKING DRAFT
2006
STATE OF
WYOMING
06LSO-0456

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0162

Wyoming
young adult task force.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Zwonitzer and Senator(s) Aullman

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; creating a joint legislative and executive task force to address ways to keep and attract young adults to the state; providing an appropriation; authorizing a temporary position; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

(a)

There is created a joint legislative and executive task force on young adults.

(b)

The task force shall be comprised of:

(i)

One (1) member of the
Wyoming
senate, appointed by the president of the senate;

(ii)

One (1) member of the
Wyoming
house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house;

(iii)

Ten (10) members appointed by the governor, including:

(A)

Two (2) members of the executive branch of government, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the governor's staff and one (1) of whom shall be member of the department of workforce services staff;

(B)

Two (2) persons representing the interests of communities throughout the state, one (1) of whom shall serve as the chairman of the task force;

(C)

Two (2) students enrolled at the
University
of
Wyoming
or a
Wyoming
community college;

(D)

One (1) person participating in state youth council;

(E)

One (1) person representing the
Wyoming
business council; and

(F)

Two (2) persons representing the young adult workforce in
Wyoming
.

(c)

The task force shall:

(i)

Meet no less than four (4) times;

(ii)

Conduct research on the current young adult demographic climate in
Wyoming
and surrounding states;

(iii)

Develop comprehensive analyses, strategies and recommendations with respect to the initiatives, private and public, that will be necessary to attract and retain young adults to live and work within the state;

(iv)

Report its findings and recommendations to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee no later than November 1, 2007.

(d)

Members of the task force shall be paid as follows:

(i)

Legislators serving on the task force shall be paid salary, per diem and travel expenses as provided in W.S. 28
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5
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101 for their official duties as members of the task force;

(ii)

State employees serving on the task force shall receive no additional compensation for serving on the task force, but shall be paid as provided in W.S. 9
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3
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102 and 9
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3
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103 for travel and per diem expenses incurred for their official duties as members of the task force;

(iii)

All other members of the task force shall be paid salary, per diem and travel expenses as provided for legislators under W.S. 28
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5
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101.

Section 2.

(a)

There is appropriated eighty thousand dollars ($80,000.00) from the general fund to the governor's office to fund the meetings of the task force and for an at-will contract employee to assist the task force with its duties under section 1 of this act.

(b)

The governor's office is authorized one (1) at-will contract position for the period beginning April 1, 2006 and ending no later than March 30, 2007 to assist the task force created by section 1 of this act in meeting its assigned duties.

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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