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HB0115 • 2011

Charter schools-application.

AN ACT relating to charter schools; requiring charter school applications and renewal applications to be uniform statewide; imposing duties upon the state superintendent; and providing for effective dates.

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Teeters
Last action
2011-02-17
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2011

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2011-02-17 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2011-02-17 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0009

  3. 2011-02-14 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0009

  4. 2011-02-14 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0009

  5. 2011-02-11 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0009

  6. 2011-02-11 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2011-02-10 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2011-02-09 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2011-02-04 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2011-02-04 Senate

    S04 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2011-01-31 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04

  12. 2011-01-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2011-01-28 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2011-01-27 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2011-01-26 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2011-01-25 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2011-01-25 House

    H04 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2011-01-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04

  19. 2011-01-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2011-01-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0115
Drafter:

DRN

LSO No.:
11LSO-0473
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Subsection
(b): 2/17/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0009

Chapter No.:
14

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Teeters

Catch Title:
Charter
schools-application.

Subject:
Application
process for charter schools under the Wyoming charter school law.

Summary/Major Elements:

Provides for a statewide
uniform charter school application and renewal form;

Requires the state
superintendent of public instruction to prescribe a uniform application and
renewal form by rule and regulation, in sufficient time for use by school
districts and applicants by July 1, 2011.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0115

ENROLLED ACT NO. 9, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
charter schools; requiring charter school applications and renewal applications to be uniform
statewide
; imposing duties upon the state superintendent;
and providing for effective date
s
.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
307(a)(intro) and (d)
and 21
‑
3
‑
309(b)(intro) are
amended to read:

21
‑
3
‑
307.

Charter application; contents; phased-in application process.

(a)

The charter school application shall be a proposed agreement
, shall be on a form prescribed by the state superintendent
pursuant to
subsection (d) of this section,
and shall include:

(d)

The state superintendent shall through rule and regulation
prescribe a uniform
charter school
application
and renewal application
form to be used by each district
and charter school applicant
for purposes of this article, and shall

establish charter school application review procedures, including timelines for application components specified under subsection (a) of this section. The phased application process prescribed by state superintendent rule and regulation may provide a process for mediation of disputes concerning completeness of an application between the applicant and school district, which would be subject to W.S. 1
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43
‑
101 through 1
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43
‑
104, would allow either party to initiate mediation and would impose costs of mediation equally upon both parties. Any mediation process prescribed by rule shall specify professional requirements for the impartial third party facilitating mediation. If either party refuses to mediate, the dispute may be appealed to the state board as provided in W.S. 21
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3
‑
310.

21
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3
‑
309.

Length of operation under charter; renewal; revocation.

(b)

A charter school renewal application submitted to the school district shall
be on a form prescribed by the state superintendent
pursuant to
W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
307(d) and shall
contain:

Section 2.

Rules and regulations of the state superintendent of public instruction establishing charter school application and renewal application forms pursuant to W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
3
07(d), as amended by section 1 of this act, shall be promulgated in sufficient time
for use by school districts and charter school applicants on and after
July 1, 2011.

Section 3.

(a)

Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2011.

(b)

Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section,
section 2 of
this act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(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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