HB0161 • 2009

Serve Wyoming.

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; transferring Serve Wyoming, a not-for-profit organization originally known as the commission for national and community service, from the department of workforce services to the office of the governor; repealing a prior transfer of the organization; specifying membership of the organization; specifying powers and duties; providing for continuation of terms of appointments; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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Sponsor: Representative Zwonitzer, Dan
Last action: 2009-03-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2009

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HB0161SS001

Standing Committee • NICHOLAS

Adopted

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Bill History

2009-03-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 197
2009-03-12 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0110
2009-03-05 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0110
2009-03-05 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0110
2009-03-04 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0110
2009-03-04 House
H Did Concur
2009-03-03 House
H Received for Concurrence
2009-03-03 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-03-02 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-27 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-02-27 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2009-02-27 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-25 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-25 Senate
S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2009-02-23 Senate
S Rereferred to S02
2009-02-23 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-23 Senate
S09 Recommended Do Pass
2009-02-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09
2009-02-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-02-11 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-10 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-09 House
H Passed CoW
2009-02-03 House
H Placed on General File
2009-02-03 House
H02 Recommended Do Pass
2009-02-02 House
H Rereferred to H02
2009-02-02 House
H09 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09
2009-01-14 House
H Received for Introduction
2009-01-13 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0161
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
09LSO-0457
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0110

Chapter No.:
197

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Zwonitzer, Dn.

Catch Title:
Serve
Wyoming.

Subject:
Transfers "Serve Wyoming" from the
Department of Workforce Services to the Office of the Governor.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under
current law, Serve Wyoming, originally known as the Commission for National and
Community Service, operates under the Department of Workforce Services.

This bill:

o

Repeals a
prior transfer of Serve Wyoming (under 2002 Wyo. Sess. Laws, Chap. 100) from
the Department of Health to the Department of Workforce Services;

o

Transfers
the program from the Department of Workforce Services to the Office of the
Governor;

o

Specifies
membership in, and duties of, the organization;

o

Provides
definitions;

o

Specifies
the function of the program is to implement the purposes of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990;

o

Repeals the
law that authorized the 2002 transfer of the program;

o

Appropriates
funds from the general fund to the Governor's Office to fund the administrative
costs associated with the program;

o

Provides
that any appointments to Serve Wyoming prior to the effective date of this act
shall continue for the period of the appointment and may be renewed as provided
in this act.

Comments:

Popular
name: Serve Wyoming

Note:

Final action on this bill was not
taken at the time this summary was prepared. Should changes be made to the
bill upon final passage, an updated summary will be transmitted to all
legislators.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0161

ENROLLED ACT NO. 110, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
the
administration of government; transferring
Serve Wyoming, a not-for-profit organization originally known as
the commission for national and community service
,
from the department of workforce services to the office of the governor; repealing a prior transfer of the
organization
;
specifying membership of the
organization
; specifying powers and duties;
providing for continuation of terms of appointments;
providing an appropriation;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 9
‑
1
‑
223 is created to read:

9
‑
1
‑
223
.

Serve
Wyoming
; composition; powers and duties
; definitions
.

(a)

Serve
Wyoming
is transferred from the department of workforce services to the office of the governor
and shall operate as a private not-for-profit corporation,
as
specified in this section
.

(b)

The
membership of Serve Wyoming
shall be
as provided in 42 U.S.C. 12638.

(c)

In addition to voting members appointed under subsection (b) of this section, there shall be at least one (1)
ex offic
i
o
nonvoting member of the
corporation serving on
Serve Wyoming
. Other nonvoting members may be appointed
as provided

in
42 U.S.C. 12638.

(d)

Appointed members of
Serve Wyoming
shall serve terms of three (3) years and may be reappointed to serve
additional terms
. Voting members of
Serve Wyoming
shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from among the voting members.

(
e
)

The purpose of
Serve Wyoming
shall be to:

(i)

R
eceive federal, state and private funds or donations;

(ii)

Administer funds received under this subsection to foster community services, volunteerism, mentoring and literacy;

(iii)

Develop and implement a comprehensive, statewide plan for promoting volunteer involvement and citizen participation in
Wyoming
;

(iv)

Communicate and cooperate with national and state organizations that support the mission of
Serve Wyoming
;

(v)

Fulfill federal program administration requ
i
rements, including working with the corporation on national and community service

to assist in the provision of health care and
childcare
for service program participants;

(vi)

Submit annual state applications for federal funding for selected Americorps programs;

(vii)

Monitor the performance and progress of programs receiving funds from
Serve Wyoming
;

(viii)

Provide technical
assistance
to local not-for-profit organizations and other entities in
planning

programs
, applying for funds and in implementing and
operating
high quality programs;

(ix)

Develop mechanisms for recruitment and placement of people interested in
participating
in service programs;

(x)

Delegate nonpolicy making duties to a public or private not-for-profit organization, subject to requirements that the corporation on national and community service
may prescribe.

(f)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Corporation" means the corporation on national and community service created by the National and Community Service Act of 1990;

(i
i
)

"
Serve
Wyoming
" means the
not-for-profit corporation
with
in
the governor's office
to implement the purposes of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.

Section
2.

200
2
Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 100,
Section 1(a)(iii)(A) is repealed.

Section
3.

There is appropriated

seventy-five
thousand dollars ($
7
5,000.00)
from the
general
fund to the
governor's office
. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning
July 1, 2009
and ending June 30, 2010.

This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of
funding the administrative costs incurred by
Serve Wyoming
.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on
June 30, 2010.

Section
4.

Any appointment to
Serve Wyoming
made prior to July 1, 2009 shall continue for the period of the appointment and may be renewed as provided by W.S. 9
‑
1
‑
223(d), created by section 1 of this act.

Section
5
.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(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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