Appropriation for the legislature.

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NO.
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ENROLLED ACT NO. 57, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to appropriations for the legislature; providing appropriations for the operation of the legislative branch of state government; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1.

There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office the following specified amounts, or as much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the costs and expenses of the Wyoming legislature through June 30, 201
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:

SALARIES
LSO Staff Permanent/Temporary
....................
$6,
502
,
793
Legislators – Session
..............................
1,1
62
,
740
Legislators – Interim
[3.]
........................
1,
459
,
371
Session Staff
........................................
7
34
,
01
5
Employer Paid Benefits
............................
2,
955
,
509

IN-STATE TRAVEL
Mileage and Per Diem – Session
...................
1,06
0
,
432
Mileage and Per Diem – Interim
...................
9
11
,
072

OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL
Travel Expenses
.....................................
1
17
,
6
00
Per Diem
..............................................
1
91
,
8
00

ANNUAL DUES
National Conference of State Legislatures
......
23
4
,
001
The Energy Council
..................................
72
,000
Council of State Governments
......................
1
77
,
151

REGISTRATION FEES
...................................
9
5,
2
00

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
..................................
180
,
8
00

ITD SERVICES (Network connections & backup)
....
15
0,000

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT [1.]
,[2.],[4.]
...
1,013
,
52
0
(Information technology, copying,
supplies and equipment, furniture,
contract services, special projects, etc.)

STATUTES, SESSION LAWS AND DIGESTS
..............
430,000

TOTAL
.................................................

........
$17,
448
,
004

Footnotes to Section 1:

1.

Legislative laptop computers being replaced shall be sold in accordance with Management Council directives.
Any proceeds received from the sale of any laptop computer shall be deposited into the general fund and are hereby reappropriated to the legislative service office to be used for the purchase of replacement laptop computers

and support systems
.

In preparing for replacement of laptop computers for legislators in the 2015-2016 fiscal biennium, the
Select Committee on Legislative Technology and Process shall consider making
available computers using alternative operating systems for legislators requesting such systems so long as the alternative operating system is no more expensive than the replacement laptop computer.
This footnote is effective immediately.

2.

Of this amount, ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) shall be used to purchase tablet computers for a pilot project for the Joint Appropriations Committee to connect to the legislative management system to access budget hearing materials electronically. The committee co-chairs
and the legislative service office staff shall develop the implementation plan during the 2012 interim.

3.

Of this amount, up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) shall be used to fund the costs of attendance of members of the joint education interim committee at meetings held during the 2012 interim by the select committee on statewide education accountability, as created under 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 184, Section 4(b). Expenses of meeting attendance shall not include payment of salary for preparation or travel days as provided under W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
101(e)(iii) and (iv). This footnote is effective immediately.

4.

Of this amount, up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) shall be used to purchase a portable sound system for interim committee meetings. This footnote is effective immediately.

Section 2.

[Standard Provision-Flex]. The Management Council may transfer funds from one expense category to another under section 1 of this act as the activities of the legislature may require.

Section 3
.

[Standard Provision-Travel]. The appropriation for out-of-state travel under this act shall be used to reimburse legislators for documented legislative travel and per diem expenses to meetings including, but not limited to, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments and the Energy Council. Travel authorization and reimbursements shall be in accordance with policies of the Management Council.

Section 4.

[Carry Forward of Prior Appropriations].

(a)

Notwithstanding W.S. 9
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2
‑
1008, 9
‑
2
‑
1012(e) and 9
‑
4
‑
207(a), the unobligated portions of the following appropriations shall not revert on June 30, 201
2
, and are hereby reappropriated to the legislative service office for the following purposes:

(i)

A
ny remaining balance of funds originally appropriated to the legislative service office by
2008 Wyo
ming
Session Laws, Ch. 47, Section 7(a)
and carried forward and reappropriated to the legislative service office by 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Ch. 53, Section 4(a)(i) and 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Ch. 88, Section 347(b)(i), to be used for miscellaneous furnishings and projects
;

(ii)

Appropriation
for development and implementation of the legislative management system, 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Ch. 88, Section 347(a)(i)
;

(i
ii
)

Any balance remaining on June 30, 201
2
, resulting from the sale of legislative laptop computers prior to that date is appropriated to the legislative service office to be used for the purchase of replacement laptop computers and support systems for the period July 1, 201
2
through June 30, 201
4
;

(
i
v)

Any balance in
the constituent service allowance account created by W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
106(a) remaining on June 30, 201
2
, is appropriated to
the legislative service office to
fund the constituent service allowance for the period July 1, 201
2
through June 30, 201
4
.

(b)

This section is effective immediately.

Section 5.

[Constituent Service Allowance].

There is appropriated from the general fund to the constituent
service allowance account created by W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
106(a)
five hundred thousand dollars
($
500,000
.00) to fund constituent service allowance reimbursements for the period July 1, 201
2
through June 30, 201
4
.

Section 6.

[
Technology Project
].

There is appropriated
six hundred forty thousand dollars
($
640,000
.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office
for continued development of the legislative management system.
.
Section 7.

[Artwork/Facilities Appropriations].

(a)

There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office:

(i)

Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) for
upgrade of the wireless alarm system;

(ii)

Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00) for development of the Capitol public outreach plan;
(iii)

Five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for administration of the legislative artwork donation program;

(i
v)

Five
thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for
reproduction artwork in leadership offices.

(b)

The appropriations in this section are effective immediately.

Section 8.

[New Legislator Compensation].

(a)

For the period beginning July 1, 201
2
and ending June 30, 201
4
, from and after the date the state canvassing board certifies the results of a general election in
accordance with W.S. 22
‑
16
‑
118, legislators elect and newly appointed legislators may, to the extent authorized by the Management Council, receive mileage and per diem at the same rate as members of the legislature plus an amount equal to the daily salary paid to legislators for each day spent at a legislative training function or at a meeting of an interim committee to which they will be assigned. There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office
sixty-two thousand dollars
($
62,000
.00) or as much thereof as may be necessary for purposes of this section.

(b)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Legislator elect" means a person elected to the legislature during the 201
2
general election who is not a current member of legislature and before the person is duly sworn in;

(ii)

"Newly appointed legislator" means a person appointed after the 201
2
general election to fill a vacancy in the House or Senate and before the person is duly sworn in.

Section
9
.

[Effective Dates].

(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 that is effective immediately shall not lapse until June 30, 201
4
, unless otherwise specified.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective
July 1, 201
2
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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