Community college commission-duties.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0017

ENROLLED ACT NO. 57, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

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 agreements;
imposing reporting requirements;
providing an appropriation
;
authorizing
an
additional position;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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16
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1104(j), 21
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202
(b)
by creating new paragraph
s

(v
i
)
and (vii)
,
(c) by creating a new paragraph (viii),
(d)
by creating a new paragraph (ii) and by renumbering (ii) through (iv) as (iii) through (v),
(e)(ii)
and
(v)(A) and
21
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20
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201(a) are amended to read:

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1104.

Endowment challenge fund matching program; matching payments; agreements with foundations; annual reports.

(j)

Each community college shall on or before October 1 of each year submit a report
from its foundation

to the state treasurer

from its foundation

and the community college commission
on the endowment matching program under this section for the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include a financial summary and a review of the accomplishments resulting from endowment program expenditures. The report required under this subsection shall be for each applicable fiscal year through June 30, 2011.

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202.

Powers and duties of the commission.

(b)

The commission shall perform the following coordination functions. In performing these coordination functions all affected colleges and the commission shall be involved:

(vi)

In addition to paragraph (iv) of this subsection
and for
any
program requested by
the board of county commissioners representing
a community within the
existing
service area of a
ny
community college
and th
at

college
has determined not
to
provide
the requested program
within the community
,
coordinate a response to the requesting
board
.
A
ny
community college shall refer the requested community program to the commission if it cannot provide the requested program. Upon referral, the commission shall provide a
response
under this paragraph
;

(vii)

Coordinate the development of
a biennial statewide college system strategic plan for the delivery of educational programs in Wyoming including the development of core indicators in addition to or in lieu of those specified under
subparagraph (e)
(v)(C) of this
s
ection to serve as a basis for annual reports to the legislature and governor under paragraph
(e)
(v) of this
s
ection
.

(c)

The commission shall perform the following administrative functions:

(viii)

Following public hearing, r
eview and modify or maintain
community college service area
s

provided all counties to be annexed to a college service area are contiguous to that service area.
Determinations made under this paragraph shall be subject to review in accordance with the
Wyoming
Administrative Procedure Act.

(d)

The commission shall perform the following approval functions:

(
i
i)

Review existing certificate and degree programs and terminate
state funding for
those programs with consistent
ly
low enrollment;

(ii)
(iii)

Approve enlargement and formation of community college districts in accordance with W.S. 21
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310 and 21
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312;

(iii)
(iv)

Approve the format of community college budgets as provided in W.S. 16
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4
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104;

(iv)
(v)

Approve all new capital construction projects in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for which state funds are or could be eventually applied. "New capital construction projects" include:

(A)

New construction, renovation and capital renewal in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) market value which is not necessary maintenance or repair; and

(B)

The acquisition of real property in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) market value whether by purchase or exchange.

(e)

The commission shall perform the following review and report functions:

(ii)

R
eport

financial and
In addition to audits required of colleges under W.S. 16
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4
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121 and to ensure uniformity of audit procedures and reporting formats, conduct

enrollment

audits and
report
financial and enrollment
audit findings
;

to the legislature and governor
.

In carrying out this paragraph and
maintaining the funding allocation model under paragraph (c)(i) of this section:

(A)

Th
e commission shall
e
nsure uniform accounting
in

recording
full
-
time equivalent students
and
reporting
financial data
;

(B)

Each community college shall report information to the commission in a
uniform,
consistent and accurate manner as required by
commission
rule and regulation
;

(C)

The commission may participate in financial audits conducted by each community college and assist in the analysis of audit findings for subsequent reporting under this paragraph.

(v)(A)

The commission shall provide annual reports
specifically requested and defined by

to
the legislature
or

and
governor on the
performances

performance
of individual community colleges and the
combined colleges

college system
as well as on the achievement of
any

statewide priorities as defined by the legislature

and
a
s specified in
the
statewide college system strategic plan
. The commission and the colleges shall work together in a collaborative effort in defining the report formats and the methodology and data elements required in preparing
each of

the reports and a reasonable time line for completion of reports;

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201.

Agreement between districts and postsecondary education institutions authorized; student participation; credits; financial arrangements; transportation; accessibility.

(a)

A
Wyoming
school district board of trustees and a
Wyoming
community college district board of trustees or the
University
of
Wyoming
may enter into an agreement to establish a postsecondary education enrollment options program whereby students resident of the participating district may attend postsecondary education programs offered by the university or a participating community college. Additional student eligibility requirements for program participation shall be based upon criteria established by the university or the community college

in collaboration with the department of education
,
which address
the
high school grade level
,
uniform prior curricula requirements, academic achievement levels and national examination performance indicators
.

Section 2.

The
Wyoming
community college commission shall periodically report progress to the joint education interim committee on the development of the statewide college system strategic plan required under W.S. 21
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202(b)(vii), as amended under Section 1 of this act, with a final report submitted to the committee not later than November 1, 2009.

Section
3
.

For the 2009-2010 biennium commencing July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2010, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the
Wyoming
community college commission to carry out this act.
From
this amount, the commission shall fund and is authorized one (1) additional full-time position.

Funding for this position shall not exceed one hundred thirty thousand dollars ($130,000.00) for the biennium. Remaining funds from this
appropriation shall
be one time funding and shall
not be included in the commission's 2011-2012 standard biennial budget request.

Section
4
.

This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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