General government appropriations-2.

WORKING DRAFT
2012
STATE OF WYOMING
12LSO-034
2

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB
0001

General government appropriations
-2
.

Sponsored by:
Joint Appropriations Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT to make appropriations for the biennium commencing July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2014; providing definitions; providing for appropriations and transfers of funds during that biennium and for the remainder of the current biennium as specified; providing for funding for carryover of certain funds beyond the biennium as specified; providing for employee positions as specified; providing for fees, conditions and other requirements relating to appropriations; providing for position and other budgetary limitations; and providing for effective date
s
.

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

Section 1
.

As used in this act:

(a)

"Agency" means any governmental unit or branch of government receiving an appropriation under this act;

(b)

"Appropriation" means the authorizations granted by the legislature under this act to make expenditures from and to incur obligations against the general and other funds as specified;

(c)

"Approved budget" means an approved budget as defined by W.S. 9
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2
‑
1005(e);

(d)

"AG" means an agency's account within the agency fund;

(e)

"AR" means American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds;

(f)

"A4" means agency trust account;

(g)

"EF" means the agency's account within the enterprise fund;

(h)

"FF" means federal funds;

(j)

"IS" means the agency's account within the internal service fund;

(k)

"PF" means the retirement account created by W.S. 9
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3
‑
407(a);

(m)

"PR" means private funding sources;

(n)

"RB" means revenue received from the issuance of revenue bonds;

(o)

"SR" means an agency's account within the special revenue fund;

(p)

"S1" means earmarked water development account I created by W.S. 41
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2
‑
124(a)(i);

(q)

"S2" means earmarked water development account II created by W.S. 41
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2
‑
124(a)(ii);

(r)

"S3" means the budget reserve account;

(s)

"S4" means the local government capital construction account funded by W.S. 9
‑
4
‑
601(a)(vi) and (b)(i) and 39
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14
‑
801(e)(ix);

(t)

"S5" means the school foundation program account within the special revenue fund;

(u)

"S6" means the school capital construction account within the special revenue fund;

(w)

"S7" means the highway account within the special revenue fund;

(y)

"S8" means the game and fish account within the special revenue fund;

(z)

"S0" means other funds identified by footnote;

(aa)

"T1" means the omnibus permanent land fund;

(bb)

"T2" means the miners' hospital permanent land income fund;

(cc)

"T3" means the state hospital permanent land fund;

(dd)

"T4" means the training school permanent land fund;

(ee)

"T6" means the university permanent land income fund;

(ff)

"T7" means the state employee group insurance flexible benefits account;

(gg)

"T0" means other expendable trust funds administered by individual agencies for specific functions within the agencies' authority;

(hh)

"TT" means the tobacco settlement trust income account.

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HB
0001

2012
STATE OF WYOMING
12LSO-034
2

GENERAL FEDERAL OTHER TOTAL
APPROPRIATION FUND FUND FUNDS APPROPRIATION
FOR $ $ $ $

Section 2.

The following sums of money, or so much thereof as necessary, are appropriated to be expended during the two (2) years beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014, or as otherwise specified, for the purposes, programs and number of employees specified by this act and the approved budget of each agency.

Section 001. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

PROGRAM

Administration

1.

7,569,544

7,569,544

Tribal Liaison

400,000

400,000

Comm on Uniform Laws

67,286

67,286

Special Contingency

2.

315,000

315,000

Clean Coal Technology

100,000

100,000

Homeland Security

3.

2,827,998

20,452,104

619,310

SR

23,899,412

Natural Resource Policy

1,000,000

1,000,000

Endangered Species Admin

1,641,801

1,641,801

TOTALS

13,921,629

20,452,104

619,310

34,993,043

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

46
Part Time

1
TOTAL

47

1.

Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) shall only be expended for purposes of this footnote. The governor may review whether there is a need to make deep water ports available to receive rail shipments of large volumes of Wyoming nonrenewable natural resources. If the governor determines there is a need and that benefits would accrue to the state in securing that availability, he may expend not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) of this general fund appropriation to support efforts to do so.
2.

Any unexpended, unobligated monies remaining in the special contingency account shall not revert on June 30, 2012 and are hereby reappropriated to the office of the governor for the special contingency program for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014.
This footnote is effective immediately.
3.

In the event that 2012 Senate File 0033 is enacted into law, the public safety communications commission function and associated funding and position shall be transferred to the office of homeland security within the governor's office.
Section 002. SECRETARY OF STATE

PROGRAM

Administration

6,501,161

172,444

75,388

SR

6,748,993

Securities Enforcement

573,791

SR

573,791

Bucking Horse & Rider

200,200

AG

200,200

Constitutional Amends

1.

377,000

377,000

TOTALS

6,878,161

172,444

849,379

7,899,984

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

31
Part Time

0
TOTAL

31

1.

Of this general fund appropriation, three hundred seventy-seven thousand dollars ($377,000.00) shall only be expended for the purpose of paying costs of publication required by W.S. 22
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20
‑
104 for constitutional resolutions passed in the 2011 and 2012 legislative sessions.

Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from the appropriation specified in this footnote shall revert to the general fund on November 30, 2012.
Section 003. STATE AUDITOR

PROGRAM

Administration

17,530,641

17,530,641

Brucellosis

1.

500,000

500,000

GF License Rev Recoup

1,825,000

1,825,000

TOTALS

19,855,641

0

0

19,855,641

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

25
Part Time

0
TOTAL

25

1.

Of this general fund appropriation, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) shall only be expended for brucellosis testing and containment efforts. The auditor shall distribute these funds as directed by the governor.
Section 004. STATE TREASURER

PROGRAM

Treasurer's Operations

4,175,404

4,175,404

Veterans' Tax Exemp

1.

11,063,000

11,063,000

Manager Payments

49,220,440

AG

264,864

SR

49,485,304

Unclaimed Property

1,512,837

AG

1,512,837

Indian Motor Veh Exemp

615,700

615,700

TOTALS

15,854,104

0

50,998,141

66,852,245

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

26
Part Time

0
TOTAL

26

1.

Of this general fund appropriation, five hundred twenty-eight thousand dollars ($528,000.00) is effective immediately.
Section 005. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

1.,2.

PROGRAM

Education Trust Fund

600,000

AG

600,000

Douvas Scholarship

1,000

TO

1,000

Workshops & Conferences

77,525

SR

77,525

Montgomery Trust

468,495

TO

468,495

WDE General Fund Prog

3.

18,984,323

7,087,107

S5

26,071,430

WDE Federal Fund Prog

231,472,487

2,435,226

SR

233,907,713

TOTALS

18,984,323

231,472,487

10,669,353

261,126,163

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

124
Part Time

6
TOTAL

130

1.

The department shall obtain the written approval of the state building commission prior to entering into any agreement for changes to existing or additional leased office space.
2.

All changes to the department's budget as authorized in this section shall be documented via the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9
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2
‑
1005(b)(ii).

It is the intent of this footnote to require the department to use the B-11 process for budgetary additions and transfers between and within divisions, including transfers and additions at the unit level.

3.

Of this other funds appropriation, two hundred eighty thousand dollars ($280,000.00)S5 shall only be expended for the purposes of the teacher to teacher program for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013.

The department shall present information regarding the cost and effectiveness of the program to the joint education interim committee, which shall make a recommendation to the joint appropriations committee by November 1, 2012 for continuation of funding in the succeeding fiscal year.

Section 006. ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION

PROGRAM

Director's Office

2,072,359

2,072,359

Prof Licensing Boards

1,654,837

SR

1,654,837

Budget Division

2,159,542

2,159,542

General Services

1.

34,449,272

220,705

EF

21,353,919

IS

744,847

SR

56,768,743

Construction Management

27,320,940

27,320,940

Human Resources Division

6,268,495

206,910

IS

6,475,405

Employees Group Ins

2.

533,837,277

IS

8,000,000

TO

541,837,277

Economic Analysis

4
.

1,472,915

1,472,915

State Library

5,058,859

1,171,034

4,062,788

AG

10,292,681

OCIO/ITD

3.

22,938,053

38,579,313

IS

61,517,366

TOTALS

101,740,435

1,171,034

608,660,596

711,572,065

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

368
Part Time

2
TOTAL

370

1.

The department shall provide to the joint appropriations committee by November 1, 2012, a report

containing a complete history of surplus property sales for the last five (5) years, including a detailed accounting of the cash received by the division.

The department shall also examine payment methods other than cash, for sales occurring after July 1, 2013.
2.

The employees' group insurance division shall report quarterly to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on the effectiveness of alternative payment and delivery systems for healthcare services to plan participants.

Potential plan incentives to encourage appropriate use of high value services, including necessary prescription drugs and preventive services, adoption of healthy lifestyles, and the use of highly performing providers who adhere to evidence-based treatment guidelines shall be included in the report.
3.

In the event that 2012 Senate File 0033 is enacted into law, the public safety communications commission function and
associated funding and position
shall be transferred to the office of homeland security within the governor's office.

4. (a)

The department shall undertake a study of the feasibility of converting school district motor vehicles, including school buses, to natural gas fueled vehicles. The department shall report study results to the governor and the joint appropriations committee by November 1, 2012. The study shall review:
(i)

The options of retrofitting existing vehicles and of purchasing natural gas fueled vehicles as existing vehicles are replaced;
(ii)

The differential in initial purchase costs and ongoing maintenance and fuel costs;
(iii)

The feasibility of using natural gas vehicles at existing fuel sites and costs for modifications required to make such use feasible;
(iv)

The appropriateness of vehicle conversion for each school district based on its population, its area, daily distances traveled and volumes of fuels consumed.
Section 007. WYOMING MILITARY DEPARTMENT

PROGRAM

Military Dept Operations

14,466,055

14,466,055

Air National Guard

815,105

10,212,972

11,028,077

Camp Guernsey

79,187

800,200

AG

879,387

Army National Guard

1.,2.

21,834,403

5,352,688

S5

27,187,091

Veterans' Services

3.

2,521,603

165,223

7,500

SR

2,694,326

Oregon Trail Cemetery

573,181

20,000

SR

593,181

Mil Support to Civilians

183,006

183,006

Civil Air Patrol

213,459

213,459

TOTALS

18,851,596

32,212,598

6,180,388

57,244,582

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

226
Part Time

47
TOTAL

273

1.

Notwithstanding W.S. 19
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9
‑
704, the national guard youth challenge program is hereby authorized to continue operating until June 30, 2014.

2.

Notwithstanding W.S. 19
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9
‑
702, for every forty cents ($0.40) of federal funds appropriated to the national guard youth challenge program, the department may expend
state
funds appropriated for this program in an amount not to exceed sixty cents ($0.60), or such other minimum amount as necessary to qualify for the appropriation of federal funds.
3.

Of this general fund appropriation, three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000.00) shall only be expended for costs associated with the startup of the Sheridan greenhouse living project.

In the event that 2012 Senate File 0011 establishing the project is not enacted into law, these funds shall revert to the general fund.
Section 008. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER

PROGRAM

Administration

17,967,238

3,237,283

SR

21,204,521

Guardian Ad Litem

3,700,264

934,396

SR

4,634,660

TOTALS

21,667,502

0

4,171,679

25,839,181

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

75
Part Time

19
TOTAL

94

Section 009. WYOMING PIPELINE AUTHORITY

PROGRAM

Administration

1,206,928

1,206,928

TOTALS

1,206,928

0

0

1,206,928

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 010. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

PROGRAM

Administration Division

3,273,095

5,000

SR

3,278,095

Ag Education and Info

30,000

50,000

20,000

IS

100,000

Consumer Protection

1.,2.

12,941,316

1,382,374

401,248

AG

823,138

SR

15,548,076

Natural Resources

5,233,378

89,300

675,000

S1

5,997,678

Pesticide Registration

1,187,500

1,187,500

State Fair

2,852,688

692,836

SR

3,545,524

Weed & Pest Control

900,000

SR

900,000

Predator Management

6,347,992

6,347,992

Wyoming Beef Council

2,186,364

AG

7,177

SR

2,193,541

WY Wheat Mktg Comm

180,000

SR

180,000

Leaf Cutter Bee

12,459

SR

12,459

TOTALS

31,865,969

1,521,674

5,903,222

39,290,865

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

85
Part Time

8
TOTAL

93

1.

Of this general fund appropriation, two hundred five thousand one hundred thirty-seven dollars ($205,137.00) is effective immediately.
2.

Of this general fund appropriation, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) shall only be used for the purposes of wolf management.

The appropriation specified in this footnote together with any general fund appropriation to the animal damage management account created by W.S. 11
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6
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306 contained in 2012 Senate File 0041 as enacted into law, shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00).
Section 011. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

PROGRAM

Administration

4,950,390

4,950,390

Revenue Division

8,740,893

784,063

SR

9,524,956

Valuation Division

7,240,432

7,240,432

Liquor Division

7,618,273

EF

7,618,273

Liquor Sales & Purchases

175,000,000

EF

175,000,000

General Fund Transfers

27,000,000

EF

27,000,000

TOTALS

20,931,715

0

210,402,336

231,334,051

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

129
Part Time

0
TOTAL

129

Section 014. MINERS' HOSPITAL BOARD

PROGRAM

Miners' Hospital Board

5,953,371

SR

5,953,371

TOTALS

0

0

5,953,371

5,953,371

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 015. ATTORNEY GENERAL

PROGRAM

Law Office

19,707,581

869,860

2,076,504

S5

417,327

SR

1,438,437

TT

24,509,709

Criminal Investigations

29,308,498

4,013,321

760,313

SR

34,082,132

Law Enforcement Academy

5,884,674

594,399

EF

6,479,073

Peace Off Stds & Trng

1.

464,430

38,400

SR

502,830

Medical Review Panel

1,088,481

1,088,481

Victim Services

2.

9,544,590

6,433,097

4,001,509

SR

19,979,196

Governor's Council on DD

668,390

1,080,739

1,749,129

TOTALS

66,666,644

12,397,017

9,326,889

88,390,550

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

250
Part Time

2
TOTAL

252

1.

Of this general fund appropriation, two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) is effective immediately.
2.

As necessary to conform with federal requirements, victim assistance providers shall not be required to submit annual unduplicated counts of the number of victims served in order to qualify for funding under W.S. 1
‑
40
‑
118 for the 2013
‑
2014 fiscal biennium. Providers receiving funding under W.S. 1
‑
40
‑
118 shall be required to report the number of victims served on an unduplicated program level. In providing the report of an annual unduplicated count of the number of victims served by community based services and providers for the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium as required by W.S. 9
‑
1
‑
638(a)(v), the division shall report unduplicated counts of victims or services as data may be made available in accordance with this footnote.
Section 020. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

PROGRAM

Administration

5,402,250

5,402,250

Air Quality

4,508,560

1,467,995

11,817,505

SR

17,794,060

Water Quality

13,924,323

9,407,216

1,096,775

SR

24,428,314

Land Quality

5,566,906

4,691,249

10,258,155

Industrial Siting

877,129

877,129

Solid Waste Management

1.

6,293,865

2,387,755

3,570,862

SR

12,252,482

Landfills

2.

15,000,000

15,000,000

TOTALS

51,573,033

17,954,215

16,485,142

86,012,390

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

269
Part Time

0
TOTAL

269

1.

In the event vacancies occur within the forty-six (46) full-time positions allocated to the solid waste management division, the department shall not fill any vacant position within the division until there are less than forty (40) positions filled and shall not thereafter exceed forty (40) filled positions for the remainder of the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium.
2.

Of this general fund appropriation, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) shall only be deposited to the municipal solid waste landfill account created by 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 88,
S
ection 354. Amounts from the account shall only be expended for the remediation of high priority municipal solid waste landfill sites based on a priority list developed by the department of environmental quality and approved by the legislature. Remaining balances in this account shall not revert until further action of the legislature.
Section 021. DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT

PROGRAM

Administration

1,684,040

579,330

2,263,370

Banking

200,000

AG

4,508,122

SR

4,708,122

Public Fund

6,105,526

6,105,526

Mineral

3,453,465

4,545,398

220,000

SR

8,218,863

Excise

4,085,548

4,085,548

TOTALS

15,328,579

5,124,728

4,928,122

25,381,429

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

116
Part Time

0
TOTAL

116

Section 023. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROGRAM

Administration

310,000

6,992,841

SR

7,302,841

Consumer Advocate Div

1,927,320

SR

1,927,320

Universal Service Fund

6,450,326

SR

6,450,326

TOTALS

0

310,000

15,370,487

15,680,487

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

37
Part Time

0
TOTAL

37

Section 024. STATE PARKS & CULTURAL RESOURCES

PROGRAM

Administration & Support

4,026,444

4,026,444

Cultural Resources

1.

11,586,634

2,653,265

70,000

EF

2,613,392

IS

261,559

SR

17,184,850

St Parks & Hist Sites

19,442,530

3,901,504

30,000

EF

6,150,333

SR

29,524,367

TOTALS

35,055,608

6,554,769

9,125,284

50,735,661

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

170
Part Time

91
TOTAL

261

1.

Of this general fund appropriation, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) shall only be expended for the purposes of the "
W
e the
P
eople" educational program.

This appropriation shall be considered one-time funding and shall not be included in the department's 2015-2016 standard budget request.
Section 027. SCHOOL FACILITIES COMMISSION

PROGRAM

Operations

6,222,255

S6

6,222,255

Major Maintenance

101,231,513

S6

101,231,513

Engineering & Technical

6,069,153

S6

6,069,153

TOTALS

0

0

113,522,921

113,522,921

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

15
Part Time

0
TOTAL

15

Section 029. WYO WATER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

PROGRAM

Administration

8,113,535

S1

8,113,535

Gillette Madison Pipeline

6,975,000

6,975,000

TOTALS

6,975,000

0

8,113,535

15,088,535

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

26
Part Time

0
TOTAL

26

Section 032. WYOMING INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY

PROGRAM

Administration

1,689,144

1,689,144

TOTALS

1,689,144

0

0

1,689,144

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 037. STATE ENGINEER

PROGRAM

Administration

2,339,019

2,339,019

Ground Water

3,765,313

3,765,313

Surface Water

3,193,935

3,193,935

Board Of Control

12,887,214

12,887,214

Support Services

3,282,121

3,282,121

Board of Registration PE

868,804

SR

868,804

Interstate Streams

2,036,746

91,540

S1

2,128,286

Special Projects

12,730

SR

12,730

North Platte Settlement

1,333,624

1,333,624

Well Drillers' Licensing

175,551

SR

175,551

TOTALS

28,837,972

0

1,148,625

29,986,597

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

128
Part Time

11
TOTAL

139

Section 039. WILDLIFE/NATURAL RESOURCE TRUST

PROGRAM

Wildlife Trust Admin

684,031

684,031

Wildlife Trust Projects

10,000,000

8,000,000

TO

18,000,000

Wildlife Trust Account

1.

5,000,000

5,000,000

TOTALS

15,684,031

0

8,000,000

23,684,031

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

2
Part Time

0
TOTAL

2

1.

This general fund appropriation shall be deposited into the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account created by W.S. 9
‑
15
‑
103(a).
Section 040. GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

PROGRAM

Aquatic Invasive Species

1,294,118

800,999

SR

2,095,117

Veterinary Svcs Prgm

3,748,350

3,748,350

Sage Grouse Protection

1,724,828

1,724,828

Wolf Management

608,099

608,099

CWCS

1,492,677

1,492,677

TOTALS

8,868,072

0

800,999

9,669,071

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

21
Part Time

0
TOTAL

21

Section 041. FIRE PREVENTION & ELEC SAFETY

PROGRAM

Administration

1,030,651

1,030,651

Fire Prevention Admin

1,817,445

1,817,445

Electrical Safety Admin

1,980,549

661,386

SR

2,641,935

Training

1,434,116

1,434,116

Fire Academy

627,582

627,582

TOTALS

6,890,343

0

661,386

7,551,729

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

36
Part Time

0
TOTAL

36

Section 042. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

PROGRAM

Geologic Program

5,647,518

5,647,518

TOTALS

5,647,518

0

0

5,647,518

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

27
Part Time

0
TOTAL

27

Section 044. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

PROGRAM

Administration

5,391,586

SR

5,391,586

Agent Licensing Board

12,466

SR

12,466

Health Insurance Pool

6,000,000

23,362,277

EF

29,362,277

WY Small Employer Health

26,801,280

EF

26,801,280

TOTALS

6,000,000

0

55,567,609

61,567,609

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

24
Part Time

0
TOTAL

24

Section 045. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PROGRAM

Administration

3,486,223

S7

3,486,223

Administrative Services

1,407,450

35,406,363

S7

1,836,000

SR

38,649,813

Law Enforcement

1.

5,710,322

849,981

IS

78,020,970

S7

60,000

SR

84,641,273

Wyolink

1,308,380

2,081,213

IS

842,681

S7

4,232,274

Aeronautics Admin

310,300

3,947,950

S7

4,258,250

Operational Services

2,405,010

IS

2,405,010

Airport Improvements

15,213,992

37,402,188

1,295,486

IS

8,720,860

S7

62,632,526

GF Appr to Commission

2.

70,000,000

70,000,000

TOTALS

86,522,372

44,830,260

138,952,737

270,305,369

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

557
Part Time

0
TOTAL

557

1.

The department is authorized to transfer two (2) full-time positions and associated funding from areas of its budget not associated with highway patrol officers, in order to fill two (2) communications operator positions.
2.

Any general fund dollar amounts remaining in the railroad quiet zone account established by footnote in the agency's 2011-2012 biennial budget shall not revert to the general fund until June 30, 2014.
This footnote is effective immediately.
Section 048. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

PROGRAM

Director's Office

21,198,428

802,821

259,665

AG

30,163

SR

22,291,077

Health Care Finance

1.,2.

533,013,391

657,922,329

32,390,991

SR

542,500

TT

1,223,869,211

Public Health

3.,4.,5.

39,171,902

60,984,693

5,794,910

A4

4,500

AG

13,624,189

SR

5,076,797

TT

124,656,991

Behavioral Health

6.,7.,8.

276,221,205

23,061,842

943,000

A4

50,000

AG

49,441,666

SR

1,051,423

T3

414,625

T4

24,800,017

TT

375,983,778

Aging

9.

38,732,050

17,815,387

25,000

AG

7,444,168

SR

64,016,605

TOTALS

908,336,976

760,587,072

141,893,614

1,810,817,662

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

1,411
Part Time

73
TOTAL

1,484

1.

General fund amounts appropriated for the purposes of constructing a new Medicaid eligibility and enrollment system shall not be expended in any manner which will obligate general funds in a greater proportion to federal funds than would be the case had the department not participated in the development of the system, nor shall they be used for any purposes which in any manner limits the ability of the state to change eligibility requirements.

These funds shall not supplant federal funds available for these purposes.
2.

For reimbursement rates for nursing facility services, no cost
-
of
-
living adjustment or other increase in rates shall be provided in the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium without specific legislative action approving the increase unless the adjustment or increase is required by statute.

3.

The department is authorized to provide all vaccines on the recommended immunization schedule of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to children who are without insurance and who are not participating in a federal program covering the vaccinations.

4.

The public health laboratory is authorized to charge fees for testing services provided to other state agencies, local law enforcement entities and other individuals or organizations. Notwithstanding W.S. 9
‑
4
‑
204(t)(i)(A) the department is authorized to deposit all fees received pursuant to this footnote into a special revenue account and shall not charge fees until the department has promulgated rules and regulations establishing a fee schedule. No monies deposited into this account shall be expended until appropriated by the legislature.
5.

Of this other funds appropriation, two hundred thirty-five thousand dollars ($235,000
.00
)TT shall only be expended for the purposes of support of the Wyoming telehealth consortium and upon approval of the state's chief information officer.
6.

Of this general fund appropriation, up to eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000.00) may be used to purchase and distribute to combat veterans quickly accessible materials which provide assistance and advice for veterans with questions regarding

mental health services.
7.

The department, no later than December 31, 2013, shall provide by rule that reimbursements for mental health and substance abuse services shall only be paid to entities that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities or the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Reimbursements shall only be paid on the basis of established outcomes, and, in the case of quality of life payments, shall only be paid to recipients by the provider of a counseling plan.

The department shall ensure that no reductions to funding for crisis intervention and stabilization programs will occur as a result of implementation of the provisions of this footnote.
8.

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
‑
4
‑
303(a), the department is authorized to deposit all monies and income received and collected by the Wyoming state hospital at Evanston, Wyoming into a special revenue account from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014. The department shall expend this revenue to correct life safety code problems, pay for the cost of emergency detentions pursuant to W.S. 25
‑
10
‑
109, pay for the costs of involuntary hospitalizations pursuant to W.S. 25
‑
10
‑
110, and address other conditions as identified by the Partnership to Resolve Mental Health Issues in Wyoming. If any single capital project is anticipated to or does exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00), it shall be approved by the state building commission. The department shall report to the
joint appropriations committee
not later than November 1 of each year detailing expenditures under this footnote.
9.

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
‑
4
‑
303(a), for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014, the department is authorized to deposit all monies and income received or collected by the retirement center located in Basin, Wyoming for care of patients into the special revenue fund. The funds collected shall only be used to fund the operation of the retirement center.
Section 049. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES

PROGRAM

Services

111,333,128

30,452,355

302,651

AG

2,317,562

SR

6,236,518

TT

150,642,214

Assistance

1.,2.

50,429,031

76,656,346

1,908,844

SR

128,994,221

TOTALS

161,762,159

107,108,701

10,765,575

279,636,435

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

751
Part Time

24
TOTAL

775

1.

Of this federal fund appropriation, four hundred eleven thousand dollars ($411,000.00) shall only be expended for the father factor program during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014.
2.

(a) In accordance with W.S. 42
‑
2
‑
103(d), the state supplemental security income monthly period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014 shall be as follows:
(i)

$25.00 for an individual living in own household;
(ii)

$27.80 for each member of a couple living in their own household;
(iii)

$28.72 for an individual living in the household of another;
(iv)

$30.57 for each member of a couple living in the household of another.
Section 051. LIVESTOCK BOARD

PROGRAM

Administration

1,929,631

44,151

402,581

SR

2,376,363

Animal Health

1,999,359

1,999,359

Brucellosis

1,268,013

382,000

1,650,013

Estrays

50,000

50,000

Brand Inspection

3,064,442

111,178

AG

6,480,297

SR

9,655,917

Predator Control Fees

1,900,000

SR

1,900,000

TOTALS

8,311,445

426,151

8,894,056

17,631,652

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

20
Part Time

0
TOTAL

20

Section 053. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES

PROGRAM

Administration & Support

18,674,375

22,525,699

2,302,479

AG

2,209,153

EF

3,025,625

SR

48,737,331

Vocational Rehab

5,333,978

27,534,022

183,125

EF

1,774,307

SR

34,825,432

Unemployment Insurance

76,548,866

543,888

AG

1,257,773

EF

54,000

IS

8,567,530

SR

86,972,057

Labor Standards

2,115,523

120,287

2,235,810

Workers' Safety and Comp

2,829,936

44,443,582

EF

47,273,518

TOTALS

26,123,876

129,558,810

64,361,462

220,044,148

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

563
Part Time

0
TOTAL

563

Section 055. OIL AND GAS COMMISSION

PROGRAM

Administration

350,136

8,465,909

SR

8,816,045

Orphan Wells

2,000,000

SR

2,000,000

TOTALS

0

350,136

10,465,909

10,816,045

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

41
Part Time

0
TOTAL

41

Section 057. COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMISSION

PROGRAM

Administration

12,151,893

12,151,893

State Aid

229,196,651

229,196,651

Contingency Reserve

3,200,000

SR

3,200,000

Adult Basic Education

2,483,369

1,839,522

4,322,891

WYIN Loan & Grant Prg

5,352,640

5,352,640

Veterans Tuition Waiver

1,200,000

1,200,000

Teacher Shortage Loan Prg

600,000

S5

600,000

Public Television

3,567,987

3,567,987

TOTALS

253,952,540

1,839,522

3,800,000

259,592,062

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

16
Part Time

0
TOTAL

16

Section 060. STATE LANDS AND INVESTMENTS

PROGRAM

Operations

1.,2.

17,198,008

47,704,244

809,414

S5

4,196,195

SR

69,907,861

Forestry

8,248,755

507,798

226,000

SR

2,000,000

TO

10,982,553

County Emerg Suppression

350,000

AG

2,230,000

SR

2,580,000

Fire

4,788,393

4,107,203

8,895,596

Mineral Royalty Grants

33,400,000

S4

33,400,000

Federal Forestry Grants

6,150,000

6,150,000

Transp Enterprise Fund

2,000,000

AG

2,000,000

TOTALS

30,235,156

58,469,245

45,211,609

133,916,010

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

105
Part Time

4
TOTAL

109

1.

Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining in the state lands trust preservation account at the end of the 2011-2012 fiscal biennium shall not revert and are hereby reappropriated and shall be expended for the purpose of funding projects that will preserve the value or revenue generating capacity of state trust lands or mineral assets approved by the board of land commissioners pursuant to its rules. This footnote is effective immediately.
2.

The general funds appropriated and restricted under 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 88,
S
ection 2,
S
ection 060,
F
ootnote 2, shall be expended and restricted as provided in this footnote, which supersedes the referenced footnote.

The funds shall only be expended to construct fencing around the perimeter of Ranch A and for fencing the interior of the perimeter as determined appropriate by the department of state lands and investments for topographical or other convenience.

For any perimeter fencing that is constructed, no expenditure shall be made unless one-half (1/2) of the costs are borne by owners of adjacent lands as provided for in W.S. 11
‑
28
‑
106.

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1008, 9
‑
2
‑
1012(e) and 9
‑
4
‑
207(a), unexpended and unobligated funds appropriated under 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 88
,

S
ection 2,
S
ection 060
,

F
ootnote 2, shall not lapse on June 30, 2012, but shall revert to the general fund on June 30, 2014.

This footnote is effective immediately.
Section 063. GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE

PROGRAM

Residence Operation

728,031

728,031

Governor's Residence

5,000

5,000

TOTALS

733,031

0

0

733,031

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

3
Part Time

1
TOTAL

4

Section 066. WYOMING TOURISM BOARD

PROGRAM

Wyoming Tourism Board

1.

28,729,663

3,600

AG

28,733,263

TOTALS

28,729,663

0

3,600

28,733,263

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

1.

Of this general fund appropriation, four hundred ten thousand dollars ($410,000.00) is effective immediately.
Section 067. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

PROGRAM

State Aid

391,992,576

391,992,576

NCAR MOU

2,000,000

2,000,000

TOTALS

393,992,576

0

0

393,992,576

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 069. WICHE

PROGRAM

Administration & Grants

5,180,730

5,180,730

TOTALS

5,180,730

0

0

5,180,730

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 070. ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY COMM

PROGRAM

Commission & Support

449,540

449,540

Technical Outreach & Res

5,405,283

5,405,283

TOTALS

5,854,823

0

0

5,854,823

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 072. RETIREMENT SYSTEM

PROGRAM

Administration

1.

11,334,072

PF

11,334,072

Highway Patrol

71,334

SR

71,334

Game & Fish Wardens

118,722

SR

118,722

Volunteer EMT Pension

32,755

32,755

Deferred Compensation

1,253,106

PF

697,087

SR

1,950,193

TOTALS

32,755

0

13,474,321

13,507,076

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

38
Part Time

0
TOTAL

38

1.

The positions of the chief investment officer (position #0028), senior investment analyst (position #0033), and senior investment officer (position #0034) shall be full-time employees who serve at the will of the director, and shall be paid salaries determined by the retirement system board of directors not to exceed one hundred ninety-two thousand dollars ($192,000.00) per year for position #0028, ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00) per year for position #0033, and one hundred eighty-four thousand dollars ($184,000.00) per year for position #0034.

Benefits shall be paid for these positions in the same manner and at the same rates as for all other state employees.

The maximum annual salary to be paid to the director of the retirement system shall be determined by the retirement system board of directors and shall not exceed one hundred ninety-two thousand dollars ($192,000.00) per year.

Associated benefits shall be provided in the same manner and at the same rates as all other state employees.

The board of directors shall provide a detailed report explaining the individual salaries paid, benefits provided, performance justification for the salar
ies
and job appraisal of each of these employees annually by July 31 to the
joint appropriations committee
.
Section 080. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

PROGRAM

Corrections Operations

25,469,048

224,303

3,760,361

SR

135,300

TO

218,072

TT

29,807,084

Field Services

37,471,720

4,007,628

TT

41,479,348

Honor Conservation Camp

23,344,771

573,439

SR

72,178

TO

1,111,951

TT

25,102,339

Women's Center

23,566,861

100,000

628,151

SR

210,094

TO

2,322,876

TT

26,827,982

Honor Farm

18,893,315

863,536

IS

410,952

SR

95,426

TO

693,340

TT

20,956,569

State Penitentiary

84,332,396

5,212

AG

1,536,560

SR

198,000

TO

705,604

TT

86,777,772

WY Med Corr Inst

75,993,978

1,414,000

SR

230,000

TO

2,595,873

TT

80,233,851

TOTALS

289,072,089

324,303

21,788,553

311,184,945

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

1,286
Part Time

3
TOTAL

1,289

Section 081. BOARD OF PAROLE

PROGRAM

Administration

1,770,819

1,770,819

TOTALS

1,770,819

0

0

1,770,819

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

7
Part Time

0
TOTAL

7

Section 085. WYOMING BUSINESS COUNCIL

PROGRAM

Wyoming Business Council

18,492,945

7,876,279

200,000

AG

229,161

IS

1,271,019

SR

28,069,404

Main Street

1,724,801

75,000

SR

1,799,801

Invest Ready Comm

1.,2.

58,500,000

58,500,000

TOTALS

78,717,746

7,876,279

1,775,180

88,369,205

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

1.

(a)

Of this general fund appropriation, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) shall only be used for the purposes of providing grants to cities, towns and counties for necessary public infrastructure to enable the recruitment and operation of large business projects. The expenditure of this appropriation shall be subject to the provisions of W.S. 9
‑
12
‑
601 through 9
‑
12
‑
603 and rules promulgated thereto, other than a maximum amount for any one (1) grant, and the following:
(
i
)

The business project shall have an anticipated construction cost or anticipated economic impact on the affected community of an amount or amounts established by the business council.

In establishing the amount or amounts, the council
shall
consider the legislative intent of this footnote that these funds shall be used for projects which are anticipated to have an impact on the community beyond that anticipated for projects normally funded under the business ready community program.

The council may also recognize the relative impact of the proposed project in consideration of the size of the community impacted
;
(
ii
)

The proposed use of the grant funds shall be reviewed by the attorney general and the attorney general shall first determine that the infrastructure will be of substantial benefit to the public and that the use is lawful;
and
(
iii
)

The governor shall approve any grant approved under this footnote and may require as a condition to any grant that the city, town or county enter into a cooperative agreement with the Wyoming business council or the Wyoming department of transportation to oversee the expenditure of the grant funds.
2.

Of this general fund appropriation, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall be made available to the department of state parks and cultural resources for the purchase and placement of portable boat ramps at state parks impacted by flooding.

Any request by the department for these funds shall be reviewed by the governor, in consultation with the state loan and investment board.

The governor shall make a final determination as to the appropriateness of the funding request, and shall direct the transfer of the necessary funding from the business council to the department of state parks and cultural resources via the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1005(b)(ii).
Section 101. SUPREME COURT

PROGRAM

Administration

7,942,615

283,597

3,050,000

SR

11,276,212

Judicial Nominating Comm

15,001

15,001

Law Library

1,593,316

1,593,316

Circuit Courts

26,417,967

26,417,967

Court Auto & Electronic

9,992,154

3,878,347

SR

13,870,501

Judicial Retirement

1,453,967

1,453,967

Bd of Jud Policy & Admin

787,097

787,097

TOTALS

48,202,117

283,597

6,928,347

55,414,061

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

199
Part Time

24
TOTAL

223

Section 102. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS

PROGRAM

Administration

178,750

SR

178,750

TOTALS

0

0

178,750

178,750

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 103. COMM ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT & ETHIC

PROGRAM

Administration

365,336

365,336

TOTALS

365,336

0

0

365,336

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

1
Part Time

0
TOTAL

1

Section 120. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1A

PROGRAM

Administration

968,495

968,495

TOTALS

968,495

0

0

968,495

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 121. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1B

PROGRAM

Administration

969,937

969,937

TOTALS

969,937

0

0

969,937

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 122. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 2A

PROGRAM

Administration

962,899

962,899

TOTALS

962,899

0

0

962,899

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 123. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 2B

PROGRAM

Administration

972,865

972,865

TOTALS

972,865

0

0

972,865

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 124. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3B

PROGRAM

Administration

925,293

925,293

TOTALS

925,293

0

0

925,293

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 125. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 3A

PROGRAM

Administration

964,370

964,370

TOTALS

964,370

0

0

964,370

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 126. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 4

PROGRAM

Administration

937,473

937,473

TOTALS

937,473

0

0

937,473

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 127. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 5A

PROGRAM

Administration

969,423

969,423

Water Litigation

434,663

434,663

TOTALS

1,404,086

0

0

1,404,086

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

6
Part Time

0
TOTAL

6

Section 128. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 5B

PROGRAM

Administration

950,121

950,121

TOTALS

950,121

0

0

950,121

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 129. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6A

PROGRAM

Administration

970,902

970,902

TOTALS

970,902

0

0

970,902

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 130. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7A

PROGRAM

Administration

990,728

990,728

TOTALS

990,728

0

0

990,728

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

1
TOTAL

5

Section 131. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 7B

PROGRAM

Administration

934,055

934,055

TOTALS

934,055

0

0

934,055

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

1
TOTAL

5

Section 132. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9A

PROGRAM

Administration

1,005,569

1,005,569

TOTALS

1,005,569

0

0

1,005,569

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 133. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 8A

PROGRAM

Administration

934,569

934,569

TOTALS

934,569

0

0

934,569

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 134. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9B

PROGRAM

Administration

1,105,956

1,105,956

TOTALS

1,105,956

0

0

1,105,956

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 135. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6B

PROGRAM

Administration

1,010,086

1,010,086

TOTALS

1,010,086

0

0

1,010,086

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 136. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 8B

PROGRAM

Administration

963,919

963,919

TOTALS

963,919

0

0

963,919

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 137. LARAMIE CO DISTRICT 1C

PROGRAM

Administration

1,004,367

1,004,367

TOTALS

1,004,367

0

0

1,004,367

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

5
Part Time

0
TOTAL

5

Section 138. SWEETWATER CO DISTRICT 3C

PROGRAM

Administration

941,413

941,413

TOTALS

941,413

0

0

941,413

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 139. NATRONA CO DISTRICT 7C

PROGRAM

Administration

925,833

925,833

TOTALS

925,833

0

0

925,833

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 140. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 6C

PROGRAM

Administration

941,631

941,631

TOTALS

941,631

0

0

941,631

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 141. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 9C

PROGRAM

Administration

986,272

986,272

TOTALS

986,272

0

0

986,272

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 151. DISTRICT ATTORNEY/JUD DIST #1

PROGRAM

Administration

4,236,698

4,236,698

TOTALS

4,236,698

0

0

4,236,698

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

18
Part Time

1
TOTAL

19

Section 157. DISTRICT ATTORNEY/JUD DIST #7

PROGRAM

Administration

4,022,551

4,022,551

TOTALS

4,022,551

0

0

4,022,551

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

20
Part Time

0
TOTAL

20

Section 160. COUNTY & PROS ATTORNEYS

PROGRAM

Administration

5,490,968

5,490,968

TOTALS

5,490,968

0

0

5,490,968

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 167. UW - MEDICAL EDUCATION

PROGRAM

Family Practice Centers

20,237,661

9,092,473

SR

29,330,134

WWAMI Medical Education

10,483,137

10,483,137

Adv Practice RN Psych

507,500

507,500

Dental Contracts

4,876,597

4,876,597

Nursing Program

225,000

225,000

TOTALS

36,329,895

0

9,092,473

45,422,368

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

139
Part Time

23
TOTAL

162

Section 205. EDUCATION

-

SCHOOL FINANCE

1.

PROGRAM

School Foundation Pgm

1,528,520,000

S5

1,528,520,000

Court Ordered Placements

19,433,639

S5

19,433,639

Mill Levy Debt Pledge

1,250,000

S6

1,250,000

Foundation - Specials

80,020,000

S5

80,020,000

Education Reform

25,247,481

S5

25,247,481

Student Performance Data

2,655,207

S5

2,655,207

TOTALS

0

0

1,657,126,327

1,657,126,327

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

5
Part Time

0
TOTAL

5

1.

All changes to the department's budget as authorized in this section shall be documented via the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1005(b)(ii).

It is the intent of this footnote to require the department to use the B-11 process for budgetary additions and transfers between and within divisions, including transfers and additions at the unit level.
Section 211. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

PROGRAM

Equalization/Tax Appeals

1,782,690

1,782,690

TOTALS

1,782,690

0

0

1,782,690

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

7
Part Time

0
TOTAL

7

Section 220. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL

PROGRAM

Administration

902,070

902,070

TOTALS

902,070

0

0

902,070

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

3
Part Time

0
TOTAL

3

Section 270. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING

PROGRAM

Administration

3,890,240

SR

3,890,240

TOTALS

0

0

3,890,240

3,890,240

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

12
Part Time

0
TOTAL

12

Section 012. BOARD OF ARCHITECTS/LANDSCAPERS

PROGRAM

Administration

226,323

SR

226,323

TOTALS

0

0

226,323

226,323

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 013. WYOMING EUTHANASIA CERTIFICATION

PROGRAM

Administration

1.

4,000

SR

4,000

TOTALS

0

0

4,000

4,000

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

1.

The animal euthanasia board shall confer with the board of veterinary medicine in order to determine the feasibility of incorporating the animal euthanasia board's functions within the board of veterinary medicine's organization in preparation of the 2015-2016 biennial budget.

Section 016. BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS

PROGRAM

Administration

42,935

SR

42,935

TOTALS

0

0

42,935

42,935

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 017. BD OF RADIOLOGIC TECHS

PROGRAM

Administration

112,610

SR

112,610

TOTALS

0

0

112,610

112,610

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 018. REAL ESTATE COMMISSION

PROGRAM

Administration

67,500

AG

977,305

SR

1,044,805

Real Estate Recovery

4,000

AG

6,000

SR

10,000

Real Estate Education

6,000

AG

47,400

SR

53,400

Real Estate Appraiser

7,000

AG

140,751

SR

147,751

Appraiser Education

29,000

SR

29,000

TOTALS

0

0

1,284,956

1,284,956

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 019. PROF TEACHING STANDARDS BD

PROGRAM

Prof Teaching Stds Board

1,433,617

SR

1,433,617

TOTALS

0

0

1,433,617

1,433,617

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

6
Part Time

0
TOTAL

6

Section 022. RESPIRATORY PRACTITIONERS BD

PROGRAM

Administration

70,551

SR

70,551

TOTALS

0

0

70,551

70,551

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 028. BD OF REGISTRATION IN PODIATRY

PROGRAM

Administration

36,029

SR

36,029

TOTALS

0

0

36,029

36,029

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 030. BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS

PROGRAM

Administration

77,097

SR

77,097

TOTALS

0

0

77,097

77,097

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 031. COLLECTION AGENCY BOARD

PROGRAM

Administration

1,148

AG

130,613

SR

131,761

TOTALS

0

0

131,761

131,761

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 033. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY

PROGRAM

Administration

793,199

SR

793,199

TOTALS

0

0

793,199

793,199

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

3
Part Time

1
TOTAL

4

Section 034. BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS

PROGRAM

Administration

350,795

SR

350,795

TOTALS

0

0

350,795

350,795

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 035. BOARD OF EMBALMERS

PROGRAM

Administration

56,667

SR

56,667

TOTALS

0

0

56,667

56,667

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 036. BOARD OF MIDWIFERY

PROGRAM

Administration

13,390

8,400

SR

21,790

TOTALS

13,390

0

8,400

21,790

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 038. PARI-MUTUEL COMMISSION

PROGRAM

Administration

670,984

SR

670,984

Wyoming Breeders Award

170,000

SR

170,000

TOTALS

0

0

840,984

840,984

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

1
Part Time

1
TOTAL

2

Section 043. DIETETICS LICENSING BOARD

PROGRAM

Administration

21,908

SR

21,908

TOTALS

0

0

21,908

21,908

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 052. MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD

PROGRAM

Administration

1,833,708

SR

1,833,708

TOTALS

0

0

1,833,708

1,833,708

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 054. BOARD OF NURSING

PROGRAM

Administration & School

2,945,619

SR

2,945,619

TOTALS

0

0

2,945,619

2,945,619

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

10
Part Time

0
TOTAL

10

Section 056. BOARD OF OPTOMETRY

PROGRAM

Administration

93,210

SR

93,210

TOTALS

0

0

93,210

93,210

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 058. BD OF SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS/AUDIOL

PROGRAM

Administration

60,833

SR

60,833

TOTALS

0

0

60,833

60,833

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 059. BOARD OF PHARMACY

PROGRAM

Licensing Board

1,405,127

SR

1,405,127

TOTALS

0

0

1,405,127

1,405,127

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

6
Part Time

0
TOTAL

6

Section 061. WYOMING BOARD OF CPAs

PROGRAM

Administration

616,295

SR

616,295

TOTALS

0

0

616,295

616,295

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

2
Part Time

0
TOTAL

2

Section 062. BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

PROGRAM

Administration

179,673

SR

179,673

TOTALS

0

0

179,673

179,673

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 064. BOARD OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS

PROGRAM

Administration

34,499

SR

34,499

TOTALS

0

0

34,499

34,499

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 065. BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS

PROGRAM

Administration

23,996

SR

23,996

TOTALS

0

0

23,996

23,996

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 068. BD OF PSYCHOLOGIST EXAMINERS

PROGRAM

Administration

139,331

SR

139,331

TOTALS

0

0

139,331

139,331

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 075. BOARD OF OUTFITTERS

PROGRAM

Administration

923,552

SR

923,552

TOTALS

0

0

923,552

923,552

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

4
Part Time

0
TOTAL

4

Section 078. MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS LIC

PROGRAM

Administration

279,965

SR

279,965

TOTALS

0

0

279,965

279,965

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

Section 079. BOARD OF NURSING HOME ADMIN

PROGRAM

Administration

45,844

SR

45,844

TOTALS

0

0

45,844

45,844

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

1
TOTAL

1

Section 083. BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

PROGRAM

Administration

94,777

SR

94,777

TOTALS

0

0

94,777

94,777

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

1
TOTAL

1

Section 084. BOARD OF PROF GEOLOGISTS

PROGRAM

Administration

442,459

SR

442,459

TOTALS

0

0

442,459

442,459

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

1
Part Time

1
TOTAL

2

Section 251. BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

PROGRAM

Admin

135,655

SR

135,655

TOTALS

0

0

135,655

135,655

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time

0
Part Time

0
TOTAL

0

[CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION]

Section 3.

The following sums of money are appropriated for the capital construction projects specified. Appropriations for these projects remain in effect until the project is completed. Appropriated funds under this section shall be expended only on the projects specified and any unused funds remaining at project completion shall revert to the accounts from which they were appropriated. The amounts appropriated in this section are intended to provide a maximum amount for each project and shall not be construed to be an entitlement or guaranteed amount.
Section 006. ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION

1.

PROGRAM

A&I State Office Bldg

2.

4,400,000

SO

4,400,000

A&I CC Const Mgmt

500,000

500,000

Military - Afton Armory

3,275,000

3,275,000

Military - Land Acq

3.

500,000

500,000

Military - Laramie Armory

5,976,528

16,830,000

22,806,528

Military - Cemetery Impr

1,000,000

1,000,000

Military - Training Inst

3,100,000

3,100,000

Military - Greenhouse

4
.

2,355,000

T1

2,355,000

Military

-

Med Armory

5
.

8,900,000

8,900,000

Dept of Ag - Concessions

124,890

124,890

Dept of Ag - Painting

250,000

250,000

State Parks - Health/Safety

4,000,000

SR

4,000,000

State Parks - Terr Prison

210,000

SR

210,000

State Parks - Water Fac

1,850,000

SR

1,850,000

G&F Elk Fence Repair

125,000

125,000

G&F Sybille Research Ctr

45,000

45,000

Dept of Health WSH Plan

530,000

530,000

Dept of Corr Women's Ctr

1,010,865

T1

1,010,865

TOTALS

12,326,418

28,830,000

13,825,865

54,982,283

1.

Any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining in a capital construction project budget upon completion of the project shall be deposited into the capitol building rehabilitation and restoration account created by W.S. 9
‑
5
‑
109(j), and shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose.

Any reversion of unexpended, unobligated funds in any capital construction budget contained in any prior capital construction appropriation from the general fund or budget reserve account, which occurs prior to July 1, 2014, shall also be deposited into the capitol building rehabilitation and restoration account, unless the appropriation specified another use of the reverted funds.
2.

Of this other funds appropriation, four million four hundred thousand dollars ($4,400,000
.00
)S0 is hereby appropriated from

the capitol building rehabilitation and restoration account created by W.S. 9
‑
5
‑
109(j).
3.

The construction management division of the department of administration and information shall negotiate the purchase of lands for the expansion of Camp Guernsey. The military department is authorized to purchase such lands at the negotiated price which shall be not more than fair market value and not in excess of the total amount of this appropriation. Such acquisitions shall be managed for contiguous land ownership by the department and to avoid the creation of private inholdings.

4. To the extent this appropriation together with any appropriation made in 2012 Senate File
00
11, as enacted into law, exceeds
four million seven hundred three thousand dollars ($4,703,000.00), this appropriation shall be reduced such that the total does not exceed that amount.
In the event that 2012 Senate File 0011 establishing the project is not enacted into law, these funds shall revert to the general fund.

5
.

This appropriation is effective immediately.

Section 057. COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMISSION

PROGRAM

WWCC Wellness

2,582,915

2,582,915

PR

5,165,830

CWC Academic Space Impr

2,258,957

1,313,107

PR

3,572,064

CWC Lander Improvements

1,252,365

727,986

PR

1,980,351

NWC Yellowstone Building

9,316,011

4,936,409

PR

14,252,420

WWCC Workforce Trng Fac

1,700,380

PR

1,700,380

TOTALS

15,410,248

0

11,260,797

26,671,045

Section 067. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

PROGRAM

Performing Arts

1.

16,200,000

16,200,000

White Hall

2.

10,000,000

RB

10,000,000

Half Acre Rec Center

3.,4.

15,000,000

12,000,000

RB

27,000,000

UW Project Fund

5.

20,000,000

20,000,000

TOTALS

51,200,000

0

22,000,000

73,200,000

1.

Of this general fund appropriation, sixteen million two hundred thousand dollars ($16,200,000.00) shall be deposited into an account which shall be held by the state treasurer for distribution to the university as provided in this footnote. The funds shall be matched by qualifying contributions meeting the provisions of W.S. 21
‑
16
‑
1401 through 21
‑
16
‑
1403, including valuation of matching funds.

After qualifying contributions of at least sixteen million two hundred thousand dollars ($16,200,000.00) have been received, the state treasurer shall distribute these matching funds to the university and the project may commence. Funds subject to this footnote shall not lapse until June 30, 2017.
2.

This appropriation is effective immediately.
3.

Of this other funds appropriation, twelve million dollars ($12,000,000.00)RB is effective immediately.

To the e
xtent practicable, bond counsel resident in Wyoming
shall be used in the issuance of the revenue bonds for this project.
4.

In providing artwork for the half acre recreation center pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 16
‑
6
‑
801 through 16
‑
6
‑
805, the university shall require artwork which displays the historical, cultural and current significance of transportation, agriculture and minerals in Wyoming's history.

Notwithstanding the provisions of W.S. 16
‑
6
‑
801 through 16
‑
6
‑
805, the proposals for artwork shall be submitted to the university's energy resources council and the governor for approval.
5.

(a)

Of this general fund appropriation, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00) shall be deposited into an account in the state auditor's office, and shall be expended only as follows:
(
i
)

Five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) may be expended for long range infrastructure improvements by the university in accordance with the university's budget submitted to the joint appropriations committee for the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium;
(
ii
)

Not more than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) may be expended for purposes of 2012 S
enate
F
ile

0093
, as enacted into law;
(
iii
)

Upon the governor's certification that the acquisition of any in
terest authorized under 2012 Senate File 0093
has been completed as necessary to accomplish the purposes of that act, or if that act is not enacted into law, any balance of the funds appropriated under
paragraph

(ii)
of this footnote is appropriated to
the
university athletics challenge account established under W.S. 21
‑
16
‑
1002.

These funds shall be expended as provided in W.S. 21
‑
16
‑
1001 through 21
‑
16
‑
1003, but only for renovations and improvements to the Corbett Gym and swimming facilities.

1
HB
0001

2012
STATE OF WYOMING
12LSO-034
2

[BUDGET BALANCERS - TRANSFERS]

Section 300.

(a)

There is appropriated an amount not to exceed one billion two hundred seventeen million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,217,200,000.00) from the budget reserve account to the general fund. The state auditor shall transfer funds under this subsection as necessary to maintain a positive unappropriated general fund balance.

(b)

Any amount of unappropriated funds remaining in the budget reserve account on June 30, 2014 in excess of one hundred four million three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($104,350,000.00) shall be transferred to the legislative stabilization reserve account.

[PUBLIC LIBRARY ENDOWMENT CHALLENGE FUND]

Section 301.
There is appropriated from the general fund to the public library endowment challenge fund created under W.S. 18
‑
7
‑
201 et seq., three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) to be deposited, invested, distributed and expended in accordance with W.S. 18
‑
7
‑
201 through 18
‑
7
‑
205. Any unexpended, unobligated funds from the amounts appropriated under this section existing in the challenge fund on June 30, 2017 shall revert according to law.

[BORROWING AUTHORITY - CASH FLOW]

Section 302.

(a)

The state auditor is authorized to borrow from pooled fund investments in the treasurer's office amounts necessary to assist the state's general fund cash flow. The amounts borrowed shall be repaid when sufficient general fund revenue is available. The auditor shall borrow funds under this section only to assist the month-to-month cash flow of the general fund and shall not borrow funds under this section when total appropriations together with outstanding encumbrances and obligations for the biennium exceed projected revenues, including transfers from the budget reserve account as authorized by the legislature, for the biennium.

(b)

The state auditor is authorized to borrow from pooled fund investments in the treasurer's office an amount not to exceed one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000.00), if necessary, for the purpose of assisting the department of transportation's cash flow.

The amounts borrowed under this subsection shall be repaid when sufficient revenue is available. Interest on the unpaid balance shall be the average interest rate earned on pooled fund investments in the previous fiscal year.

[HATHAWAY SCHOLARSHIP - BORROWING AUTHORITY]

Section 303.
The state treasurer is authorized to borrow from pooled fund investments an amount necessary to meet cash flow requirements of the Hathaway scholarship program. The treasurer shall borrow funds under this section only to assist the month-to-month cash flow of the program and shall not borrow funds under this section when total expenditures together with outstanding encumbrances and obligations for a fiscal year exceed projected revenues and fund balances available for that fiscal year for the program. The amounts borrowed shall be repaid when sufficient revenue is available in the Hathaway reserve account or the Hathaway expenditure account. Interest paid on the amounts borrowed shall be the average interest rate earned on pooled fund investments in the previous fiscal year.

[CARRYOVER APPROPRIATIONS]

Section 304.

[DISASTER CONTINGENCY]

(a)

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1008, 9
‑
2
‑
1012(e) and 9
‑
4
‑
207(a), of unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the office of the governor under 2008 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 48, Section 2, Section 001
,
as amended by 2009 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 159, Section 2, Section 001, and as carried forward pursuant to 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39,
S
ection 304(a), for the disaster contingency program, seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000.00) shall not revert on June 30, 2012, and are hereby reappropriated to the office of the governor for the disaster contingency program for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014.

[CARRYOVER OF NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY ACCOUNT]

(b)

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1008, 9
‑
2
‑
1012(e) and 9
‑
4
‑
207(a), of any unexpended, unobligated monies appropriated from the general fund to the office of the governor by 2008 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 48, Section 2, Section 001, as amended by 2009 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 159, Section 2, Section 001, and as carried forward pursuant to 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, section 304(b), for the natural resource policy account program, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall not revert on June 30, 2012, and are hereby appropriated and shall be expended for the purpose of funding the natural resource policy account program under Section 2, Section 001 of this act for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014.

(c)

This section is effective immediately.

[FUND BALANCE - DEFINITION]

Section 305.

(a)

For the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014 and for purposes of this act and any other provision of Wyoming law referencing a "fund balance" and notwithstanding cash or fund balances reflected in the state of Wyoming's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), "unappropriated fund balance" or "unobligated, unencumbered fund balance" means:

(i)

The fund cash and petty cash balance from the comparative balance sheet by fund report which is run within five (5) business days following the thirteenth month close;

(ii)

Less the fund balance reserved encumbrances from the comparative balance sheet by fund report which is run within five (5) days following the thirteenth month close;

(iii)

Less the remaining unspent appropriations from that fund for previous biennia, including those unspent appropriations from the most recent legislative session that were effective immediately, as computed by the state auditor's office;

(iv)

Less fund reversions as computed by the state auditor's office;

(v)

Plus the net accounts receivable due from the federal government or other entities as of June 30 from the most recently completed fiscal year, as computed by the state auditor's office;

(vi)

Plus mineral severance taxes, if any, to be distributed to the fund that have been earned in the most recently completed fiscal year but have not yet been distributed, as determined by the department of revenue;

(vii)

P
lus sales and use taxes, if any, to be distributed to the fund that have been earned in the most recently completed fiscal year but have not yet been distributed, as determined by the department of revenue;

(viii)

Plus federal mineral royalties, if any, to be distributed to the fund that have been earned in the most recently completed fiscal year but have not yet been distributed, as determined by the state treasurer's office.

[MEDICAID CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET FLEX AUTHORITY]

Section 306.

(a)

There is appropriated from the general fund to the state auditor twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000.00) for the purpose of providing a reserve for the state's share of all Medicaid programs. This appropriation shall only be expended after further action reappropriating these funds by the legislature, and only if the governor determines no other sources of funds are available. These funds shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation on June 30, 2014 shall revert according to law.

(b)

To control general fund expenditures, the department of health is authorized to transfer up to thirty-seven million seven hundred thousand dollars ($37,700,000.00) of its general fund appropriations between any division and unit of the department to balance the demands of all programs it administers.

This provision is in addition to the flex authority granted to the governor in section 309 of this act.

No funds transferred under this subsection shall be included in calculating any limitation of section 309.

All transfers initiated by the department shall be carried out via the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9
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1005(b)(ii), and shall require approval of the governor.

(c)

The department shall, in consultation with the governor's office, provide a plan to reduce the department's overall general fund expenditures in the 2015-2016 fiscal biennium.

The plan shall be submitted by November 1, 2012, to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services
interim
committee.

The plan shall include provisions for sliding fees based on income and family size, instituting longer Wyoming residency requirements, establishment of United States residency as a prerequisite for receipt of services, shortened eligibility examination periods, the expansion of waiver elimination or restriction provisions, and such other provisions as the director of the department determines appropriate to reduce general fund expenditures.

[EMPLOYEE BENEFITS]

Section 307.

(a)

The state's contribution to the state health, dental and life insurance plans under W.S. 9
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210 for each qualifying executive, judicial and legislative branch employee including employees of the University of Wyoming and the community colleges shall be paid from amounts appropriated in agency budgets in the following amounts for the specified time periods:

(i)

For the period beginning December 1, 2012 and ending November 30, 2013, an amount to be determined by the employees' group insurance section of the department of administration and information but not to exceed:

(A)

Six hundred sixty-seven dollars and ninety-one cents ($667.91) per month for an employee electing single coverage;

(B)

One thousand fifteen dollars and seventy-eight cents ($1,015.78) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent children coverage;

(C)

One thousand three hundred twenty-seven dollars and seventy-two cents ($1,327.72) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent spouse coverage;

(D)

One thousand five hundred seventeen dollars and eighty-two cents ($1,517.82) per month for an employee electing family coverage; and

(E)

Seven hundred fifty-eight dollars and ninety-one cents ($758.91) per month for employees who elect family coverage when both husband and wife are employees of covered entities creating a split family coverage.

(ii)

For the period beginning December 1, 2013 and ending November 30, 2014 an amount to be determined by the employees' group health insurance section of the department of administration and information but not to exceed:

(A)

Seven hundred thirty-five dollars and eleven cents ($735.11) per month for an employee electing single coverage;

(B)

One thousand one hundred eighteen dollars and seventy-eight cents ($1,118.78) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent children coverage;

(C)

One thousand four hundred sixty-three dollars and twenty-nine cents ($1,463.29) per month for an employee electing employee plus dependent spouse coverage;

(D)

One thousand six hundred seventy-three dollars and twenty-four cents ($1,673.24) per month for an employee electing family coverage; and

(E)

Eight hundred thirty-six dollars and sixty-two cents ($836.62) per month for employees who elect family coverage when both husband and wife are employees of covered entities creating a split family coverage.

(b)

There is appropriated five million two hundred thousand dollars ($5,200,000.00) from the general fund to the state auditor for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014 to be expended only for health insurance benefits for executive, legislative and judicial branch agency retirees, including retirees of the University of Wyoming and the community colleges, who participate in the state employees' and officials' group health insurance plan, and whose date of retirement was prior to July 1, 2008. Payments to the plan on behalf of eligible retirees shall be made monthly at the rate of eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per year of service up to a maximum of thirty (30) years of service for those retirees who are not Medicare eligible, and at the rate of five dollars and seventy-five cents ($5.75) per year of service up to a maximum of thirty (30) years of service for those retirees who are Medicare eligible.

(c)

All state agencies, including the University of Wyoming, the community colleges and the legislative and judicial branches shall pay into the health insurance benefits account created by 2008 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 48, Section 303, each pay period an amount up to one percent (1.0%), as established by the department of administration and information, of each benefit eligible employee's salary. Funds in the retiree health insurance benefits account shall be used for the purposes of funding the benefits in the same manner and amounts as provided in subsection (b) of this section for retirees whose effective date of retirement is July 1, 2008 or later. All investment income earned on the account shall remain in the account.

(d)

No general fund appropriation in this section shall be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from any such appropriation on June 30, 2014 shall revert pursuant to law.

(e)

Provided adequate funds are available, employees whose benefits are paid from nongeneral fund sources shall receive the same benefits as provided in this section and the necessary amounts are hereby appropriated from those accounts and funds.

[FIRE PREVENTION - COLLECTION OF FEES]

Section 308.
Notwithstanding W.S. 35
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108(e), for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014, the state department of fire prevention and electrical safety is hereby authorized to charge fees not in excess of fees authorized under W.S. 35
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108(d) to any entity for which it performs any plan inspection or review.

[FLEX - EXECUTIVE]

Section 309.

(a)

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
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1005(a) and (c), the governor is authorized to transfer:

(i)

Between programs within any executive branch agency, excluding the University of Wyoming, ten percent (10%) of the total appropriation for the agency;

(ii)

Between executive branch agencies, excluding the University of Wyoming, five percent (5%) of the total appropriation for the agency from which the funds are transferred.

(b)

All transfers authorized under this section shall be approved by the governor and reported to the
joint appropriations committee
through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9
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1005(b)(ii).

(c)

The authority granted under this section is effective for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014.

(d)

Any provision of this act or any other legislation enacted which specifies that an appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose, or containing language of like effect, shall prevail over this section and no such funds so appropriated shall be subject to subsection (a) of this section.

[FLEX - JUDICIARY]

Section 310.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the supreme court may transfer up to five percent (5%) of the total general fund appropriation between programs within the supreme court. With the approval of the district court budget committee up to five percent (5%) of the general fund appropriation to each district court may be transferred to one (1) or more other district courts. Authority pursuant to this section shall be effective for the period commencing July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014. Any transfers pursuant to this section shall be reported annually to the
joint appropriations committee
. The report shall specify the appropriations and authorized positions transferred including transfers between expenditure series, programs and courts.

(b)

Any provision of this act or any other legislation enacted which specifies that an appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose, or containing language of like effect, shall prevail over this section and no such funds so appropriated shall be subject to subsection (a) of this section.

[PERSONAL SERVICES TRANSFERS]

Section 311.

(a)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, nonfederal fund appropriations for 100 series personal services contained in this act shall not be transferred to any other series or expended for any purpose other than personal services. The department of health is exempted from this section for the following purposes only:

(i)

The department of health, for high cost emergency detentions at the state hospital, funding transfers from the 100 series personal services within the state hospital budget are hereby authorized up to a maximum of six million dollars ($6,000,000.00) in the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014;

(ii)

The department of health, for contractual services

of registered nurses

at the state hospital, funding transfers from the 100 series personal services within the state hospital budget are hereby authorized up to a maximum of five hundred thousand

dollars ($500,000.00) in the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014;

(iii)

The department of health, for increased costs in the 200 series supportive services at the retirement center located at Basin, Wyoming, funding transfers from the 100 series personal services within the retirement center budget are hereby authorized up to a maximum of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00) in the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014.

(b)

The department of health shall report quarterly to the joint appropriations committee
and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee
regarding the department's exercise of authority under subsection (a) of this section and shall include in the report the specific uses and dollar amounts for each exception.

[POSITION FREEZE]

Section 312.
No legislative appropriation of general fund monies shall be used to hire new employees from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2014, except to fill a vacancy within the authorized number of positions as indicated by the agency's appropriation act or otherwise specified by legislation enacted in the 2012 budget session or the 2013 general session. The governor may authorize additional positions in any agency, even if in excess of the positions authorized by the legislature, provided that at least an identical number of vacant positions existing in other agencies are terminated. The additional positions shall be funded using money authorized for the vacant positions.

[AT
-
WILL CONTRACT EMPLOYEE POSITION FREEZE]

Section 313.
Effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014, no at-will contract employee position shall be renewed or created unless specifically authorized by legislation enacted during or after the 2012 budget session or approved by the governor. Any such position so authorized by the legislature or approved by the governor shall be reported to the
joint appropriations committee
through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9
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1005(b)(ii). As used in this section "at-will contract employee position" means any position existing pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 9
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1022(a)(xi)(F).

[BUDGET REDUCTION AUTHORITY - REVENUE SHORTFALL]

Section 314.
The governor shall review all agency budgets and expenditures every six (6) months. If the governor determines during the review that the probable receipts for the next six (6) month period from taxes or other sources of revenue for any fund or account will be less than were anticipated, and if the governor determines that these receipts plus existing revenues in the fund or account, which are available for the next six (6) month period will be less than the amount appropriated, the governor, within sixty (60) days after reviewing the budget, shall give notice to the state agencies concerned and reduce the amount appropriated to prevent a deficit. This section shall apply to all appropriations in this act regardless of whether the appropriation is for a specified project or purpose, including but not limited to capital construction projects. This section shall apply whether the appropriation is to be expended directly by an agency or is made to an agency for distribution to another entity. As used in this section "agency" includes an authority, board, commission, council, department, institution, instrumentality, office and other separate operating agency or unit of the executive and judicial department of state government and includes the University of Wyoming and each community college. Any reductions made pursuant to this section shall be reported through the B-11 process as authorized by W.S. 9
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1005(b)(ii).

[SUPREME COURT/DISTRICT COURT BUDGETS]

Section 315.
The supreme court and all district courts shall submit 2013-2014 supplemental budget requests to the legislature no later than November 1, 2012, and 2015-2016 biennial budget requests to the legislature no later than November 1, 2013. The supreme court and district courts shall prepare all 100 series personal services budget requests using the same methods and practices as the executive branch.

[DISTANCE EDUCATION]

Section 316.
Unexpended, unobligated monies remaining from the appropriation in 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 327(g) and (h) shall not revert on June 30, 2012, but shall be held by the state auditor subject to this section.

The governor's office shall develop a statewide distance education plan.

The plan shall be consistent with the budget request submitted to the joint appropriations committee for the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium, provide clear deliverables and timelines, and be developed as directed by the governor in consultation with the state chief information officer and ex-members of the distance learning council previously established under section 327 and terminating June 30, 2012.

The governor shall submit the plan in his 2013 supplemental budget request for final approval by the legislature.

[STATEWIDE VIDEO CONFERENCING]

Section 317.
Unexpended, unobligated monies remaining from the appropriation in 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 328(c) and (d) shall not revert on June 30, 2012, but shall be held by the state auditor subject to this section.

The governor's office shall develop a statewide video conferencing plan.

The plan shall be consistent with the budget request submitted to the joint appropriations committee for the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium, provide clear deliverables and timelines, and be developed as directed by the governor in consultation with the state chief information officer and ex-members of the state video task force previously established pursuant to section 328 and terminating June 30, 2012.

The governor shall submit the plan in his 2013 supplemental budget request for final approval by the legislature.

[UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING ATHLETICS STUDY]

Section 318.
There is appropriated from the general fund to the
U
niversity of Wyoming athletics department two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to study the feasibility of establishing a men's baseball program and women's softball program to compete in division I college athletics. The university shall report its findings, including estimated annual costs of the programs, to the joint appropriations committee no later than December 1, 2012.

[MAJOR MAINTENANCE FUNDING FOR STATE FACILITIES, UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES]

Section 319.

(a)

F
or the biennium beginning July 1, 2012, there is appropriated from the general fund for major building and facility repair and replacement to the entities and in the amounts specified as provided in this subsection. The formula amount is based on a formula similar to that used for determining major maintenance payments to the public schools, but in amounts to maintain the facilities in a fair condition:

(i)

F
ormula amount Funding level Appropriation $52,945,658.00 times 100% = $52,945,658.00

(ii)

The appropriation in paragraph (i)
o
f this subsection shall be distributed as follows:

(A)

42.41% - To the department of administration and information for state facilities managed by the state building commission, state institutions and to fund projects contained within the five (5) year plan submitted by the department of state parks and cultural resources as approved by the state building commission;

(B)

35.95% - To the University of Wyoming for university facilities, excluding student housing, the student union and auxiliary services areas, the latter being those areas funded by university self-sustaining revenues;

(C)

21.64% - To the community college commission for community college district facilities.

(b)

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
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207(a) appropriations made under subsection (a) of this section shall be separately accounted for by the recipient and shall not revert. Expenditures from these appropriations shall be restricted to expenses incurred for major building and facility repair and replacement as defined in paragraph (d)(i) of this section and as prescribed by rule and regulation of the state building commission.

(c)

Not later than October 31, 2013, the general services division of the department of administration and information, the University of Wyoming and the community college commission shall report to the state building commission and the
joint appropriations committee
on the expenditures and commitments made from the appropriations under subsection (a) of this section.

(d)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Major building and facility repair and replacement" means the repair or replacement of complete or major portions of building and facility systems at irregular intervals which is required to continue the use of the building or facility at its original capacity for its original intended use, including for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and including installing fire suppression systems in residential facilities and is typically accomplished by contractors due to the personnel demand to accomplish the work in a timely manner, the level of sophistication of the work or the need for warranted work;

(ii)

"Routine maintenance and repair" means activities necessary to keep a building or facility in safe and good working order so that it may be used at its original or designed capacity for its originally intended purposes, including janitorial, grounds keeping and maintenance tasks done on a routine basis and typically accomplished by state, university or community college personnel with exceptions for any routine tasks accomplished by contractors such as elevator or other specialized equipment or building system maintenance.

(e)

Not later than September 1, 2013, the general services division of the department of administration and information shall submit to the state building commission a recommendation for funding for the biennium beginning July 1, 2014, for major building and facility repair and replacement for state institutions, for University of Wyoming facilities and for community college facilities. This recommendation shall be based on a formula adopted by the state building commission, which shall be based on the following:

(i)

The gross square footage of buildings and facilities for each category of buildings for state facilities, university facilities, and community college facilities, not to exceed seven (7) building categories for each entity, excluding student housing, the student union and auxiliary services areas funded exclusively through university or community college generated revenues;

(ii)

A multiplier to maintain facilities in fair condition based on criteria from organizations with expertise in this area, such as the National Association of College and University Business Officials;

(iii)

The gross square footage of buildings and the other components of the formula shall otherwise be computed in the same manner as for major maintenance for school facilities under W.S. 21
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109, including using the most current edition of the R.S. Means construction cost index, as modified to reflect current Wyoming construction costs determined by the department of administration and information, division of economic analysis to calculate replacement cost.

[ZERO BASED BUDGETING]

Section 320.
The budget division of the department of administration and information shall formulate a plan to include with agency budgets submitted to the joint appropriations committee for the 2015-2016
fiscal
bienni
um
budget request, zero-based budgets for all budget items in the 200, 600 and 900 series.

[STANDARD BUDGET REDUCTIONS]

Section 321.

(a)

All agencies, in coordination with the department of administration and information budget division, shall prepare reductions to the agency standard budgets for fiscal year 2014 which equal or exceed 4% of the general funds appropriated in the 2012 budget session for the individual agency.

These reductions shall be presented to the appropriate standing committee of the legislature, as determined by the management council in consultation with the governor, not later than July 1, 2012.

The legislative committee shall submit comments to each reporting agency not later than October 1.

The agency shall report to the joint appropriations committee, as part of the supplemental budget request, by December 1, 2012, the proposed reductions, including any modifications to proposed reductions made in response to standing committee review and comments.

In preparing the governor's budget request for the 2015-2016 fiscal biennium, reductions totaling 8% of the 2012 budget session general fund appropriation for agency standard budgets shall be included in the governor's recommendation.

(b)

T
he supreme court and all district courts shall prepare reductions to each court's standard budgets for fiscal year 2014 which equal or exceed 4% of the general funds appropriated in the 2012 budget session for the court.

The supreme court shall report to the joint appropriations committee, as part of the supplemental budget request, by December 1, 2012, the proposed reductions.

In preparing the courts' budget request for the 2015-2016 fiscal biennium, reductions totaling 8% of the 2012 budget session general fund appropriation for courts' standard budgets shall be included in the request.

[NATURAL GAS REVENUE REDUCTION PROVISION]

Section 322.
If the consensus revenue estimating group issues a revenue report revision prior to the October revenue forecast which lowers the official estimate of forecasted natural gas prices from price levels forecasted in the preceding official January estimates to a degree which results in directly related lower estimated revenue to the general fund and budget reserve account, from severance tax and federal mineral royalty sources, individually or in combination, such that the corresponding reduction is one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000.00) or more, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000.00) shall be transferred from the legislative stabilization reserve account to the general fund upon certification by the governor that a revised estimate meeting the requirements of this section has been issued.

[EMPLOYEE INSURANCE FUNDING DE-APPROPRIATION]

Section 323.
The general fund appropriation of eight million seven hundred thousand dollars ($8,700,000.00) contained in 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 88, Section 2, Section 003 for employee insurance shall immediately revert to the capitol rehabilitation and restoration account
created by W.S. 9
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109(j)
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[DATA CENTER RECRUITMENT-REAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS]

Section 324.

(a)

All remaining funds appropriated to the governor's office under 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 88,
S
ection 343 are hereby reappropriated to the governor's office for the purposes of providing grants to cities, towns and counties for necessary public infrastructure to enable the recruitment and operation of data centers. The expenditure of this appropriation shall be subject to the following:

(i)

The data center shall have:

(A)

Entered into a contract or option for the purchase or lease of real property on which the data center is to be constructed and which is zoned to allow use of the property as a data center;

(B)

An anticipated construction cost of more than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00)
.

(ii)

The proposed use of the grant funds shall be reviewed by the attorney general and the attorney general shall first determine that the infrastructure will be of substantial benefit to the public and that the use is lawful;

(iii)

The governor may require as a condition to any grant that the city, town or county enter into a cooperative agreement with the Wyoming business council or the Wyoming department of transportation to oversee the expenditure of the grant funds;

(iv)

If the governor has received multiple applications for the grant funds before approval of any grant, the grant funds shall be allocated in the governor's sole determination between the governmental entities based upon the anticipated assessed valuation of the projects and expected employment. No determination by the governor under this section is appealable.

(b)

Data storage, processing and service centers shall not be subject to the provisions of the Industrial Development Information and Siting Act, W.S. 35
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119, regardless of whether the cost of construction exceeds the threshold amount established pursuant to that act. No impact assistance payments shall be made pursuant to W.S. 39
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111(c) or 39
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111(d) as a result of the construction of such a data center.

[LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTIONS]

Section 325.

(a)

From the general fund there is appropriated eighty-one million dollars ($81,000,000.00) to the office of state lands and investments to be allocated pursuant to the following and as further provided in this section:

(i)

Two-thirds (2/3) of eighty-nine percent (89%) of the total amount appropriated, for direct distribution to cities and towns;

(ii)

One-third (1/3) of eighty-nine percent (89%) of the total amount appropriated, for direct distribution to counties;

(iii)

Five and one-half percent (5.5%) of the total amount appropriated, for distribution to revenue challenged cities and towns;

(iv)

Five and one-half percent (5.5%) of the total amount appropriated, for distribution to revenue challenged counties.

[CITY AND TOWN DIRECT DISTRIBUTION ALLOCATIONS]

(b)

Funds appropriated in paragraph (a)(i) of this section are to be distributed to cities and towns in two (2) equal distributions on August 15, 2012 and on August 15, 2013, subject to the following:

(i)

From these distributions each city or town with a population of thirty-five (35) or less shall first receive five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and each city or town with a population over thirty-five (35) shall first receive ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). From the remainder each city and town shall receive amounts in accordance with a municipal supplemental funding formula as provided in this paragraph with each city or town receiving amounts in the proportion which the adjusted population of the city or town bears to the adjusted population of all cities and towns in Wyoming. The municipal supplemental funding formula shall be calculated by the office of state lands and investments as follows:

(A)

Calculate the per capita distribution of sales and use tax revenues for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011 to each county, including distributions to each city and town within that county, under W.S. 39
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111 and 39
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111, but excluding the distribution exclusively to counties under W.S. 39
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111(b)(iii) made from an amount equivalent to one percent (1%) of the tax collected under W.S. 39
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104, and excluding the distribution exclusively to counties under W.S. 39
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111(b)(iii) made from an amount equivalent to one percent (1%) of the tax collected under W.S. 39
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104;

(B)

Arrange the counties in ascending order by the per capita distribution calculated;

(C)

Following the arrangement of counties in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, list the population of each city and town within the county;

(D)

Apply the appropriate adjustment factor determined in subdivisions (I) through (V) of this subparagraph for a county to each city and town within that county:

(I)

Beginning with the county with the lowest per capita distribution, an adjustment factor of one and one-half (1.5) shall be applied to each county listed under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, so long as its incorporated population plus the incorporated population of each county with a lower per capita distribution is within the lowest tenth percentile. The adjustment factor shall be applied for each of these counties by multiplying the incorporated population of the county by one hundred fifty percent (150%);

(II)

An adjustment factor determined under this subdivision shall be applied to the county with the next higher per capita distribution not qualifying for the adjustment factor under subdivision (I) of this subparagraph. The adjustment factor for this county shall be determined by:

(1)

Multiplying by one hundred fifty percent (150%) that portion of the incorporated population of that county which is within the lowest tenth percentile;

(2)

Multiplying by one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) the incorporated population of that county which is within the lowest twentieth percentile and at or above the tenth percentile;

(3)

If applicable, multiplying by one hundred percent (100%) the incorporated population of that county, which is at or above the twentieth percentile;

(4)

Dividing the sum of the products of subdivisions (II)(1) through (3) of this subparagraph by the incorporated population of that county.

(III)

If an adjustment factor has not been applied under subdivision (I) or (II) of this subparagraph, an adjustment factor of one and one-quarter (1.25) shall be applied to each county listed under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, so long as its incorporated population plus the incorporated population of each county with a lower per capita distribution does not exceed the twentieth percentile. The adjustment factor shall be applied for each of these counties by multiplying the incorporated population of the county by one hundred twenty-five percent (125%);

(IV)

An adjustment factor determined under this subdivision shall be applied to the next higher listed county not qualifying for the adjustment factor under subdivision (III) of this subparagraph. The adjustment factor for this county shall be determined by:

(1)

Multiplying by one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) that portion of the incorporated population of that county which is within the lowest twentieth percentile;

(2)

Multiplying by one hundred percent (100%) the incorporated population of that county which is at or above the lowest twentieth percentile;

(3)

Dividing the sum of the products of subdivisions (IV)(1) and (2) of this subparagraph by the incorporated population of that county.

(V)

An adjustment factor of one (1) shall be applied to the remaining counties.

(E)

Distribute the remainder of the revenues under this paragraph on a per capita basis using the total adjusted population for all cities and towns and the adjusted population for each city or town as calculated under subparagraph (D) of this paragraph;

(F)

As used in this paragraph:

(I)

A county's "incorporated population" means the population of all cities and towns within the county;

(II)

"Percentile" means that portion of the incorporated population as listed in the arrangement of cities and towns under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph.

[COUNTY DIRECT DISTRIBUTION ALLOCATIONS]

(c)

Funds appropriated in paragraph (a)(ii) of this section are to be distributed to counties in two (2) equal distributions on August 15, 2012 and on August 15, 2013. From these distributions each county shall receive the following:

(i)

An equal share of fifteen percent (15%) of the total amount to be distributed; and

(ii)

Of the remaining eighty-five percent (85%), an amount to be distributed to each county in the proportion each county's population bears to the total population of the state.

[CITY AND TOWN REVENUE CHALLENGED ALLOCATIONS]

(d)

Funds appropriated in paragraph (a)(iii) of this section are to be distributed to eligible cities and towns in two (2) equal distributions on August 15, 2012 and on August 15, 2013, subject to the following:

(i)

Each eligible city and town shall receive amounts in accordance with a municipal supplemental funding formula as provided in this paragraph. The municipal supplemental funding formula shall be calculated by the office of state lands and investments as follows:

(A)

Calculate the per capita distribution of sales and use tax revenues for the period beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011 to each county, including distributions to each city and town within that county, under W.S. 39
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111 and 39
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111, but excluding the distribution exclusively to counties under W.S. 39
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111(b)(iii) made from an amount equivalent to one percent (1%) of the tax collected under W.S. 39
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15
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104, and excluding the distribution exclusively to counties under W.S. 39
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16
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111(b)(iii) made from an amount equivalent to one percent (1%) of the tax collected under W.S. 39
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104;

(B)

Arrange the counties in ascending order by the per capita distribution calculated;

(C)

Following the arrangement of counties in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, list the population of each city and town within the county;

(D)

Apply the appropriate adjustment factor determined in subdivisions (I) through (V) of this subparagraph for a county to each city and town within that county:

(I)

Beginning with the county with the lowest per capita distribution, an adjustment factor of one and one-half (1.5) shall be applied to each county listed under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, so long as its incorporated population plus the incorporated population of each county with a lower per capita distribution is within the lowest tenth percentile. The adjustment factor shall be applied for each of these counties by multiplying the incorporated population of the county by one hundred fifty percent (150%);

(II)

An adjustment factor determined under this subdivision shall be applied to the county with the next higher per capita distribution not qualifying for the adjustment factor under subdivision (I) of this subparagraph. The adjustment factor for this county shall be determined by:

(1)

Multiplying by one hundred fifty percent (150%) that portion of the incorporated population of that county which is within the lowest tenth percentile;

(2)

Multiplying by one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) the incorporated population of that county which is within the lowest twentieth percentile and at or above the tenth percentile;

(3)

If applicable, multiplying by one hundred percent (100%) the incorporated population of that county which is at or above the twentieth percentile;

(4)

Dividing the sum of the products of subdivisions (II)(1) through (3) of this subparagraph by the incorporated population of that county.

(III)

If an adjustment factor has not been applied under subdivision (I) or (II) of this subparagraph, an adjustment factor of one and one-quarter (1.25) shall be applied to each county listed under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, so long as its incorporated population plus the incorporated population of each county with a lower per capita distribution does not exceed the twentieth percentile. The adjustment factor shall be applied for each of these counties by multiplying the incorporated population of the county by one hundred twenty-five percent (125%);

(IV)

An adjustment factor determined under this subdivision shall be applied to the next higher listed county not qualifying for the adjustment factor under subdivision (III) of this subparagraph. The adjustment factor for this county shall be determined by:

(1)

Multiplying by one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) that portion of the incorporated population of that county which is within the lowest twentieth percentile;

(2)

Multiplying by one hundred percent (100%) the incorporated population of that county which is at or above the lowest twentieth percentile;

(3)

Dividing the sum of the products of subdivisions (IV)(1) and (2) of this subparagraph by the incorporated population of that county.

(V)

An adjustment factor of one (1) shall be applied to the remaining counties.

(E)

From the adjusted population of a city or town as calculated in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph, subtract the actual population of the city or town to determine the resulting population adjustment. Distribute the funding under this paragraph in the proportion which the population adjustment of the city or town bears to the population adjustments of all cities and towns in Wyoming as calculated under subparagraph (D) of this paragraph;

(F)

As used in this paragraph:

(I)

A county's "incorporated population" means the population of all cities and towns within the county;

(II)

"Percentile" means that portion of the incorporated population as listed in the arrangement of cities and towns under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this paragraph.

[COUNTY REVENUE CHALLENGED ALLOCATIONS]

(e)

Funds appropriated in paragraph (a)(iv) of this section are to be distributed to eligible counties in two (2) equal distributions on August 15, 2012 and on August 15,

2013. The office of state lands and investments shall calculate the amounts to be distributed to eligible counties as determined by this subsection as follows:

(i)

Multiply each county's total assessed valuation for tax year 2011 by twelve mills (.012). This amount shall represent the county property tax available;

(ii)

Calculate the sum of the following to determine the county funding need:

(A)

One million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000.00); plus

(B)

The product of the county population from zero (0) to five thousand (5,000) multiplied by one hundred sixty dollars ($160.00); plus

(C)

The product of the county population from five thousand one (5,001) to twenty-five thousand (25,000) multiplied by one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00); plus

(D)

The product of the county population above twenty-five thousand (25,000) multiplied by one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(iii)

Calculate the property tax shortfall for each county by subtracting the property tax available as determined by paragraph (i) of this subsection from the county funding need as determined by paragraph (ii) of this subsection. If the amount is greater than zero (0), the county shall be eligible for distribution of money under this subsection;

(iv)

The amount distributed under this subsection to each eligible county shall be in the proportion that the county's property tax shortfall bears to the total property tax shortfall of all counties eligible to receive a distribution under this subsection.

(f)

For purposes of this section, population is to be determined by resort to the 2010 decennial federal census as updated by the bureau of census.

(g
)

It is the intent of the
l
egislature that the funds distributed under this section shall be expended for one-time needs or for equipment or other purchases of limited duration.

The funds are not to be used for recurring expenditures such as salary adjustments, additional personnel or payment of recurring expenses such as utilities.

[LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTIONS - II]

Section 326.

[CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDING]

(a)

There is appropriated from the general fund, fifty-four million dollars ($54,000,000.00) to the office of state lands and investments to be expended for the purpose of grants for capital improvement projects and subject to subsection (b) of this section shall be allocated for each county as follows:

(i)

To each county an amount equal to the amount allocated in this subsection multiplied by eighty percent (80%) divided by the total state population and multiplied by the county's population; plus

(ii)

To each county, an amount equal to the remainder of the amount allocated in this subsection multiplied by each county's inverse per capita assessed valuation factor computed as follows:

(A)

Divide each county's tax year 2011 assessed valuation by that county's population to compute county assessed valuation per capita and the total state 2011 assessed valuation by the total state population to compute state assessed valuation per capita;

(B)

Divide the state assessed valuation per capita by each county's assessed valuation per capita to compute an inverse ratio for each county;

(C)

Sum all the county inverse ratios computed in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph for a state total inverse ratio;

(D)

Divide each county's inverse ratio by the state total inverse ratio to compute each county's inverse per capita assessed valuation factor.

(b)

Funds subject to subsection (a) of this section shall not be distributed until after July 1, 2012 and shall only be expended for capital projects, including capital projects constructed by special districts. To be eligible for the grants, the board of county commissioners and the governing bodies of the cities and towns within that county that comprise at least seventy percent (70%) of the incorporated population shall certify to the state loan and investment board that they have reached agreement on the projects for which the funds will be used.

(c)

For purposes of this section, population is to be determined by re
s
ort to the 2010 decennial federal census as updated by the bureau of census.

(d)

In preparing the 2015-2016
fiscal
bienni
um
budget, the governor shall include a recommendation of one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000.00) from the general fund for appropriation to cities, towns and counties, if the general fund and budget reserve account total revenues for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 as projected by the consensus revenue estimating group in the October 2013 estimation process equal or exceed the general fund and budget reserve account projected total revenues in the January 2012 revenue estimates.

(e)

Amounts granted for capital project funding under this section which are in excess of final project costs shall not revert upon project completion, but may be applied by the recipient governing bodies to any remaining project agreed upon in the consensus process at the county level as determined by the governing bodies.

Any amounts in excess of project costs from grants pursuant to 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 88, Section 342, may likewise be used by the governing bodies as authorized in this subsection. Any funds reverted to the office of state lands as excess amounts from previous grants under Section 342 shall be refunded to the applicable governing bodies for projects as authorized in this subsection.

To the extent excess funds are not sufficient to complete an additional project those funds may be held by the county treasurer for future project use as authorized in this subsection.

This subsection is effective immediately.

[E-RATE EXCESS REVENUE FUNDS]

Section 327.

(a)

All unencumbered, unexpended, unobligated funds within the e-rate excess revenue account of the deferred federal revenue fund within the department of education general fund, as of the effective date of this section, shall be deposited into the school foundation program account.

All federal funds received by the state from the schools and libraries program of the universal service fund on and after the effective date of this section shall be deposited into the school foundation program account.

(b)

Commencing with the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2012, and each fiscal year thereafter, the office of chief information officer shall annually apply to the universal service administrative company under the federal communications commission for amounts available to the state under the schools and libraries program of the universal service fund.

(c)

This section is effective immediately.

[EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY DATA SYSTEMS]

Section 328.

(a)

Based upon efforts initiated under 2003 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 131, Section 327, 2008 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 95, Section 901 and 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 005, Footnote 2, and efforts initiated under 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapters 182 and 184 and required under W.S. 21
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203(c), the amounts appropriated under this section shall be expended by specified state agencies to support necessary storage, management and reporting of education data for purposes of the statewide education accountability system, to support the education resource block grant model monitoring process established under W.S. 21
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309(u), to continue state efforts on the long term effects of the Hathaway student scholarship program on Wyoming high school students and to support and address other education information systems as may be required by the legislature.

(b)

As used in this section, the "deferred account" means the e-rate excess revenue account of the deferred federal revenue fund within the general fund of the department of education.

(c)

For purposes related to maintaining and supporting efforts for a statewide education longitudinal data system, the following amounts are appropriated from the deferred account for the period commencing upon the effective date of this section and ending June 30, 2014:

(i)

Two hundred eighty thousand dollars ($280,000.00) to the state chief information officer, for one (1) full-time position, which shall serve as education coordinator for information system design, oversight and data verification;

(ii)

Two hundred eighty thousand dollars ($280,000.00) to the Wyoming community college commission for one (1) full-time position, which position shall assist the agency with education data management and transmission pertaining to post

secondary performance and completion, applicable Hathaway student scholarship program data extraction and transmission including the transmission of transcript data pursuant to W.S. 21
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1308(a)(ii) and through the transcript data center initiated under 2009 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 205, Section 2, and shall implement data reporting and accountability requirements for the post

secondary enrollment options program pursuant to W.S. 21
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201;

(iii)

One hundred eighty-eight thousand dollars ($188,000.00) to the Wyoming community college commission, to be used to contract for necessary post

secondary education data definition, mapping and retrieval, and to provide statewide support in accessing education data;

(iv)

Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) to the state chief information officer, for contractual expertise in providing statewide capability to share and access educational information between all education data participants within the state, through common labeling and storage of data, both internally for state use and externally for federal data collections.

To the extent possible, the data system shall use existing data bases and focus on acquiring the necessary system components to enable uniform, statewide reporting of this educational information.

(d)

For purposes of supporting the data monitoring process within the education resource block grant model, and to support other education information data needs and analysis, up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) is appropriated from the deferred account for the period commencing on the effective date of this section and ending June
3
0, 2014, to the department of workforce services, office of research and planning, to conduct data collection and analysis necessary for the education resource block grant model monitoring process as required under W.S. 21
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309(u), and to assist with the collection and analysis of data necessary for the long term effects of the Hathaway student scholarship program on Wyoming high school students and other data collection and analysis efforts which may be required to carry out this section.

(e)

Pursuant to requirements under 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 185, Section 4(c), and for the period commencing on the effective date of this section and ending June 30, 2014, the following amounts are appropriated from the deferred account:

(i)

Up to one million six hundred eighty-seven thousand dollars ($1,687,000.00) to the state chief information officer, to implement an on-line educator credentialing, assignment validation and reporting system in conjunction with the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming professional teaching standards board and the department of education.

Of this amount:

(A)

Not more than one million one hundred twenty-eight thousand dollars ($1,128,000.00) shall be expended for necessary hardware and system support costs to establish the on-line certification and certification renewal system.

In accordance with 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 185, Section 4(c), information from this on-line certification and certification renewal system shall expand the data repository required under W.S. 21
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202(a)(xxxiv);

(B)

Up to one hundred eighty-four thousand dollars ($184,000.00) may be expended for on-going maintenance and operation costs of the on-line system, which shall be equally shared between the department of education and the Wyoming professional teaching standards board in future biennial budgets;

(C)

Up to three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($375,000.00) may be expended on additional data storage necessary for the system within the government agency enterprise solution established by the department of administration and information, office of chief information officer.

(ii)

Up to three hundred thirty-one thousand two hundred fifty-four dollars ($331,254.00) to the state chief information officer, for two (2) full-time positions, including position support costs, one (1) of which shall serve as a database analyst and one (1) position shall serve as a business analyst.

(f)

The department of education, the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming community colleges, the Wyoming community college commission, the Wyoming professional teaching standards board, the department of workforce services and other state agencies shall provide information and other assistance to the state chief information officer as necessary to carry out the duties and requirements of this section.

(g)

On or before December 31, 2012, and on or before December 31, 2013, the state chief information officer shall report to the
joint appropriations committee
and the joint education interim committee on expenditures under this section, progress on education data systems implemented under this section and recommendations on future development and implementation of the data systems.

In addition, the report shall include a separate reporting of expenditures and recommendations from the department of workforce services for work undertaken pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

(h)

This section is effective immediately.

[EFFECTIVE DATE]

Section 400.

(a)

As used in this act, "effective immediately" means effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

Any appropriation contained in this act which is effective immediately shall not lapse until June 30, 2014, unless otherwise specified.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

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