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HB0114 • 2009

Community colleges-amendments.

AN ACT relating to community colleges; establishing a statewide college system operations and facility funding mechanism based upon a prescribed system wide strategic planning process attaching state funding to state interests; providing for system operational budgeting and program approval and termination aligned with strategic planning; accordingly aligning system components and system accountability measures; creating a mechanism for prioritizing and funding system capital construction needs; modifying facility major maintenance funding and accordingly restricting use of specified revenues; delegating authority and imposing duties upon the community college commission, the department of administration and information and upon community college districts; granting rulemaking authority; imposing reporting requirements; prescribing initial strategic plan development; providing transitional funding thresholds and funding considerations; providing appropriations and authorizing positions; and providing for effective dates.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Education
Last action
2009-03-19
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2009

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0114H2001

2nd reading • JORGENSEN

Filed

Plain English: Filed 2nd reading by JORGENSEN

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HB0114H2001.01

2nd reading • JORGENSEN

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected 2nd reading by JORGENSEN

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HB0114H2001.02

2nd reading • JORGENSEN

Failed, Corrected

Plain English: Failed, Corrected 2nd reading by JORGENSEN

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HB0114H2002

2nd reading • PATTON

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by PATTON

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HB0114H3001

3rd reading • WALLIS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by WALLIS

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HB0114HW001

Committee of the Whole • MCOMIE

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn Committee of the Whole by MCOMIE

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HB0114HS001

Standing Committee • H04

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by H04

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HB0114HS001.01

Standing Committee • H04

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by H04

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HB0114HS001.02

Standing Committee • H04

Failed, Corrected

Plain English: Failed, Corrected Standing Committee by H04

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HB0114HS002

Standing Committee • H02

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H02

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HB0114S2001

2nd reading • NICHOLAS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by NICHOLAS

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HB0114S2002

2nd reading • MEIER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by MEIER

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HB0114SS001

Standing Committee • COE

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by COE

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HB0114SS002

Standing Committee • NICHOLAS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by NICHOLAS

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Bill History

  1. 2009-03-19 Governor

    Governor Line Item Veto

  2. 2009-03-19 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0121

  3. 2009-03-05 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0121

  4. 2009-03-05 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0121

  5. 2009-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0121

  6. 2009-03-04 Senate

    S Adopted HB0114JC01

  7. 2009-03-04 House

    H Adopted HB0114JC01

  8. 2009-03-02 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  9. 2009-03-02 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  10. 2009-03-02 House

    H Did Not Concur

  11. 2009-02-27 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  12. 2009-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  13. 2009-02-26 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  14. 2009-02-26 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  15. 2009-02-26 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  16. 2009-02-25 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  17. 2009-02-25 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2009-02-25 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  19. 2009-02-25 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2009-02-24 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  21. 2009-02-24 Senate

    S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  22. 2009-02-19 Senate

    S Rereferred to S02

  23. 2009-02-18 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  24. 2009-02-18 Senate

    S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  25. 2009-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04

  26. 2009-02-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  27. 2009-02-06 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  28. 2009-02-06 House

    Amendment Adopted

  29. 2009-02-05 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  30. 2009-02-05 House

    Amendment Failed

  31. 2009-02-05 House

    Amendment Adopted

  32. 2009-02-05 House

    Amendment Adopted

  33. 2009-02-04 House

    H Passed CoW

  34. 2009-02-04 House

    Amendment Failed

  35. 2009-02-04 House

    Amendment Adopted

  36. 2009-02-04 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  37. 2009-02-04 House

    Amendment Adopted

  38. 2009-01-30 House

    H Placed on General File

  39. 2009-01-30 House

    H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  40. 2009-01-26 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  41. 2009-01-26 House

    H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  42. 2009-01-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04

  43. 2009-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  44. 2009-01-07 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0114
Drafter:

DRN

LSO No.:
09LSO-0202
Effective Date:

3/15/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0121

Chapter No.:
211

Prime Sponsor:
Joint
Education Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Community
colleges-amendments.

Subject:
Execution of
recommendations of the community college planning task force established under
2008 Laws, Chapter 48, Section 327, as submitted to the Joint Education
Committee and Joint Appropriations Committee and forwarded by the Joint
Education Committee. The law in essence required comprehensive recommendations
on the statewide community college system.

Summary/Major Elements:

Continues the statewide community college system strategic
planning effort initiated by the 2008 Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission, to
serve as the definition of statewide interests in community college education
programs to which state funds are attached;

Strengthens the authority of the Wyoming community college
commission to review and approve education programs provided through the
community college system, to attach state funds to programs aligned with the
statewide strategic plan, to terminate state funds for programs inconsistent
with the plan and to redirect the delivery of programs to accomplish statewide
interests reflected in the strategic plan;

Separates the biennial budget development process for community
college system operational funding from the community college funding
allocation model by establishing a baseline amount upon which to base the
biennial budget request, subject to adjustment for enrollment fluctuations, the
effects of inflation, the addition of new programs or expansion of existing
programs through the strategic planning process, and other factors attached to
statewide interests in the community college system;

Continues the funding allocation model for commission
distribution of legislative appropriations for college operational funding,
refined to reflect use of system wide baseline costs sensitive to enrollment
fluctuations, with model components separated by commission defined fixed and
variable cost categories;

Establishes a community college capital construction process
whereby college building needs are prioritized by the commission based upon
college needs as attached to state interests defined by the strategic plan, and
are forwarded to the department of administration and information for study,
review and recommendation to the state building commission for submission to
the legislature;

Links legislatively approved construction appropriations to a payment
schedule administered by commission, contingent upon review, approval and
oversight of construction project components by department of administration
and information;

Restricts state fund expenditure for college building major
maintenance to facility space necessary to accommodate programs specified
within the statewide strategic plan.

Comments:

Appropriations are made to the Wyoming community college
commission for additional staffing and additional administrative needs to
execute provisions within the legislation;

A detailed process is prescribed for development of initial
strategic planning efforts in sufficient time to guide 2011‑2012 biennial
budget recommendations, to include representation of joint education committee
and joint appropriations committee membership, the governor's office and the
established task force. A finalized strategic plan must be reported prior to
the 2010 legislative budget session;

Additional task force work is anticipated through the 2009
interim, with further community college system reform recommendations
anticipated for the 2010 budget session.

Note:
The Governor line item vetoed three items in this bill. The first veto removed
a $150,000 general fund appropriation and one full-time position to the
commission. The second vetoed section 5 of the bill, which the Governor viewed
as mandating a baseline amount for purposes of determining the 2011-2012
biennial budget request. The third vetoed section 6 of the bill, which the
Governor stated mandated the commission's minimum budget request for the next
biennium be the amount in the current budget request, which is "neither
fair nor realistic" in that governmental revenues are in significant
decline.