SF0080 • 2013

State auditor-employee payment method amendments.

AN ACT relating to duties of the state auditor; providing additional methods for paying state employees; allowing flexibility in the disclosure of pay and wage information to all state employees by electronic means; modifying the date of final pay for state employees whose employment terminates; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Nutting
Last action: 2013-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2013-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0059
2013-02-25 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0059
2013-02-25 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0059
2013-02-22 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0059
2013-02-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-20 House
H Passed CoW
2013-02-13 House
H Placed on General File
2013-02-13 House
H03 Recommended Do Pass
2013-02-05 House
H Introduced and Referred to H03
2013-01-22 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
2013-01-15 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-15 Senate
S03 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S03
2013-01-08 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-07 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0080
Drafter:

IDS

LSO No.:
13LSO-0062
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0059

Chapter No.:
CH0139

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Nutting

Catch Title:
State auditor-employee payment method amendments.

Subject:
Methods
by which the state auditor is allowed to pay state employees.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This legislation expands the means by which the state
auditor may make wage or salary payments to state employees. The legislation
allows payment by direct deposit, warrant, debit card, other type of pay card
or by any combination of these methods.

Payments made by debit card or pay card must offer the
same financial protections as those offered by the FDIC and employees receiving
pay through a debit card or pay card must be allowed at least one free
withdrawal per pay period. No extensions of credit or overdraft allowances are
allowed.

Wyoming law requires the state to supply employees with
information about all deductions taken from their wages. This legislation
allows the information to be provided in writing, by electronic means or by any
other means which supplies the information retained by an employee in written
form.

The legislation amends the law by extending the period
in which the state must make payment to a person whose employment has been
terminated. The payment must be made on or before the next regular day upon
which the employee would have received payment if still employed.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0080

ENROLLED ACT NO. 59, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to
duties of the state auditor;
providing additional
methods
for paying state employees; allowing
flexibility in the disclosure of
pay and wage information
to all
state
employees
by electronic means;
modifying
the date of final pay for state
employees whose employment
terminates
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 9
‑
1
‑
403(b)(vi)
, by creating
a
new paragraph (vi
i
)
and
(c)
by creating
a
new paragraph (ix) and
9
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3
‑
101 by creating
a
new subsection (f) are amended to read:

9
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1
‑
403.

State auditor; duties; prohibited acts; powers; investigative subpoenas.

(b)

The state auditor shall not draw warrants:

(vi)

For payment of salaries or wages for state officials or employees before the completion of the period for which the compensation is being paid
.
, except that employees leaving the service of the state may be paid at the termination of their period of employment.
Effective
April 1, 1992

J
uly 1, 2013
, all salary and wage payments to persons employed by the state of Wyoming, other than the University of Wyoming, shall be made by
:
direct deposit, unless the individual employee elects not to participate in this program
.

(A)

Direct deposit;

(B)

Warrant;

(C)

Debit card or other type of pay card; or

(D)

Any combination of
the
methods identified i
n this
paragraph.

(v
i
i)

If the auditor elects to make payment to state employees using a debit card or other type of pay card authorized under paragraph (v
i
) of this
sub
section,
any contract the auditor enters into with a card issuer shall require the issuer to
provide the benefits of deposit insurance offered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The
auditor's
contract
with the card issuer

also
shall provide each employee using a
debit or
other pay card
one (1) or more free withdrawals per pay period at a banking institution or in-network automatic teller machine
and shall prohibit the
extension of credit and the use of o
verdrafts
.

(c)

The state auditor may:

(ix)

Notwithstanding W.S. 27
‑
4
‑
101(b), p
rovide to state employees who are paid through the uniform accounting and payroll system

the information required by W.S. 27
‑
4
‑
101
(b)
:

(A)

In writing;

(B)

By
electronic means
; or

(C)

By any other means which supplies the required information in a form that the employee can retain in written form.

9
‑
3
‑
101.

Salaries; amount; date of payment.

(f
)

Notwithstanding
the time limits required by
W.S. 27
‑
4
‑
104
(a)
,
upon termination of employment, a state employee or officer
shall be paid
all wages and salaries due for work performed
prior to termination
on or before the next regular day upon which he would have received the pay if still employed.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2013.

(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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