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HB0095 • 2012

Student to teacher ratio waiver.

AN ACT relating to education; providing for a mandatory waiver of student to teacher ratio for high performing schools as defined by the Wyoming Education Accountability Act; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Inactive

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Sponsor
Representative Patton
Last action
2012-03-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2012-03-07 Senate

    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)

  2. 2012-02-28 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2012-02-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  4. 2012-02-28 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  5. 2012-02-27 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  6. 2012-02-24 House

    H Passed CoW

  7. 2012-02-21 House

    H Placed on General File

  8. 2012-02-21 House

    H04 Recommended Do Pass

  9. 2012-02-16 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04

  10. 2012-02-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  11. 2012-02-14 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2012
STATE OF
WYOMING
12LSO-0337

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0095

Student to teacher ratio waiver.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Patton, Berger, Botten, Madden and Wallis

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
education;
providing for a mandatory waiver
of student to teacher ratio
for high performing schools as defined by the Wyoming Education Accountability Act;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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30
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(a)(iv) is amended to read:

21
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307.

Eligibility to share in distribution of money from foundation account; mandatory financial reporting.

(a)

Each district which meets the following requirements is eligible to share in the distribution of funds from the foundation account:

(iv)

The district shall provide evidence to the state superintendent that the district has maintained an average student-teacher ratio of not greater than sixteen (16) to one (1) for the aggregate of all classes in kindergarten through grade three (3) in the district in the preceding school year. The requirement of this paragraph may be waived by the department of education for any district that demonstrates insufficient school facility capacity, positive school performance, positive student achievement or for other reasons related to the delivery of the education program to students. This paragraph shall not apply to charter sc
hools established under W.S. 21
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301 through 21
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or to
the highest academically performing
schools as defined by the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act
. The department shall compute the student-teacher ratio and report it to each district not later than March 1 of each year. To obtain a waiver under this paragraph, a school district shall apply to the department not later than March 15 of each year. The application shall be based on the student-teacher ratio reported by the department of education, together with any other information required by the department. The department shall approve or deny an application for a waiver under
this paragraph not later than April 10 of that year. A waiver approved under this paragraph shall be effective for the school year immediately following the application and approval.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

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