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HB0109 • 2010

Compulsory school attendance-3.

AN ACT relating to compulsory school attendance; requiring parental consent to a child's withdrawal from school attendance as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Children Education Parental Rights
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Hammons
Last action
2010-03-04
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2010

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Amendments

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HB0109H2001

2nd reading • TEETERS

Failed, Corrected

Plain English: Failed, Corrected 2nd reading by TEETERS

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HB0109H3001

3rd reading • BRECHTEL

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by BRECHTEL

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HB0109HS001

Standing Committee • H04

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H04

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Bill History

  1. 2010-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 25

  2. 2010-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0021

  3. 2010-03-02 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0021

  4. 2010-03-01 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0021

  5. 2010-02-26 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0021

  6. 2010-02-26 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2010-02-25 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2010-02-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2010-02-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2010-02-23 Senate

    S04 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2010-02-22 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04

  12. 2010-02-22 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2010-02-19 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2010-02-18 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2010-02-18 House

    Amendment Failed

  16. 2010-02-17 House

    H Passed CoW

  17. 2010-02-17 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  18. 2010-02-17 House

    Amendment Adopted

  19. 2010-02-16 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2010-02-16 House

    H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  21. 2010-02-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04

  22. 2010-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2010-02-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0109
Drafter:

DRN

LSO No.:
10LSO-0338
Effective Date:

7/1/2010

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0021

Chapter No.:
25

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Hammons

Catch Title:
Compulsory
school attendance-3.

Subject:
Wyoming compulsory school attendance requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:

Expands the compulsory school
attendance law which requires parents and guardians to send their children to
public or private school between the ages of seven through sixteen, or through
completion of the tenth grade;

Parents and guardians are now
required to meet with a school district representative regarding any child
under the age of eighteen who is withdrawing from school attendance, and to provide
the district with written consent to the child's withdrawal;

Consent requirement is not
applicable to any parent or guardian notifying the district that the child is
enrolling in another district or in a private school or home-based educational
program.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0109

ENROLLED ACT NO. 21, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2010 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
compulsory school attendance; requiring parental consent to
a child's withdrawal from school attendance as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 21
‑
4
‑
102
by creating a new subsection (c)
is amended to read:

21
‑
4
‑
102.

When attendance required; exemptions
; withdrawal
.

(c)

In addition to subsection (a) of this section, the parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of any child
under the age of eighteen (18)
, who has not otherwise notified the district of enrolling that child in a different school district or in a private school or home-based educational program,
shall
m
eet in person with a school district counselor or administrator

to p
rovide the school district
with
written consent to the withdrawal of that child from school attendance.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2010.

(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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