SF0055 • 2013

Energy and natural resource education initiative.

AN ACT relating to a statewide energy and natural resource education initiative; requiring the governor's policy office to oversee initiative development; specifying initiative parameters; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Education
Last action: 2013-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/13/2013

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Amendments

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SF0055HW001

Committee of the Whole • CONNOLLY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by CONNOLLY

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SF0055HS001

Standing Committee • H04

Adopted

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SF0055HS002

Standing Committee • H02

Adopted

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SF0055SW001

Committee of the Whole • ANDRSON,JD

Adopted

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SF0055SS001

Standing Committee • COE

Adopted

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Bill History

2013-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0073
2013-02-27 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0073
2013-02-27 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 73
2013-02-26 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0073
2013-02-26 Senate
S Did Concur
2013-02-25 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2013-02-25 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-22 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-21 House
H Passed CoW
2013-02-21 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-02-21 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-02-21 House
H Amendments Adopted
2013-02-21 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-02-15 House
H Placed on General File
2013-02-15 House
H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-02-11 House
H Rereferred to H02
2013-02-08 House
H Placed on General File
2013-02-08 House
H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-24 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04
2013-01-23 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-22 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-21 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-18 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-18 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-18 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-18 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-01-16 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-16 Senate
S02 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-14 Senate
S Rereferred to S02
2013-01-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-14 Senate
S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-08 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04
2013-01-08 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-12-27 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0055
Drafter:

DRN

LSO No.:
13LSO-0260
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0073

Chapter No.:
CH0146

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Education Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Energy and natural resource education initiative.

Subject:
Public education programs.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Initiates development of a statewide energy and natural
resource development, use and stewardship program for use in public education;

Appropriates $75,000 from the school foundation program
account to the governors office to initiate program development in accordance
with specified criteria through industry representatives, state agencies and
stakeholder groups;

Initiative development activities, together with
recommendations, to be reported by the governors policy office to the joint
education interim committee on or before December 1, 2013.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0055

ENROLLED ACT NO. 73, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
a
statewide energy and natural resource education initiative; requiring the governor's
policy
office
to

oversee initiative development; specifying initiative parameters; requiring
a
report; providing an appropriation;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

(
a
)

The governor's
policy
office
shall oversee
the
development of a statewide initiative on energy and natural resource development
,
use
and stewardship by

provid
ing

materials and opportunities for use in public education programs
. The initiative shall be
a
joint
effort of representatives from energy and natural resource industries and
related member organizations, state education agencies, public education stakeholder representatives and the governor's
policy
office and shall
focus on
the
development of
a
program

for use in public school education
which
:

(i)

May be
embedded within the existing public
school curriculum and structure;

(ii)

Aligns with the revised Wyoming state science standards and the next generation science standards;

(ii
i
)

En
sures
a balanced approach to energy and natural resource development
,

use
and stewardship
and
ensures
subject matter expertise
is
integrate
d
with the requirements of the statewide educational program prescribed by law
;

(iv
)

A
dvances s
tudent critical thinking skills;

(v)

Develops co-curricular activities;

(
v
i
)

Extends
beyond normal classroom
programs
into
extracurricular
activities
;

(v
ii
)

Is easily accessed and used by public school teachers
; and

(vi
ii
)

Is optional in part or in whole for use by teachers, schools and school districts.

(b)

Seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) is appropriated from the school foundation program account to the governor's policy office for purposes of acquiring professional expertise necessary to initiate subsection (a) of this section and to report recommendations to the joint education interim committee on or before December 1, 2013. Recommendations shall at minimum:

(i)

Assess existing
education
programs related to energy and natural resource
s

including, but not limited to Wild, Wonderful Wyoming: Choices for the Future, a
nd Agriculture in the Classroom
;

(ii)

Determine necessary funding required for development and distribution of educational materials direct
ed
at students and teachers;

(iii)

Determine future placement of program governance and oversight;

(iv)

Specif
y
program structure as grade specific or full kindergarten through grade twelve (12)
integration
.

Section 2.

This act is 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.

(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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