Repeal gun free zones in schools.

WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0400

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0119

Repeal gun free zones in schools.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Jaggi, Kroeker, Loucks, Miller and Reeder and Senator(s) Case and Dockstader

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
crimes; removing restriction on the carrying of concealed weapons in primary, secondary and postsecondary schools as specified; providing for the carrying of concealed weapons by permit holders as specified; providing for compliance with federal law on primary and secondary school properties;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 6
‑
8
‑
105 and 6
‑
8
‑
106 are created to read:

6
‑
8
‑
105.

Exceptions for state issued concealed carry permits.

(a)

This section shall be known and may be cited as the
"
Repeal Gun Free Zones in Schools Act
"
.

(b)

Any person at least twenty-one (21) years of age holding a valid concealed carry permit issued by the state of Wyoming under W.S. 6
‑
8
‑
104(a)(ii) may carry a concealed weapon in the following places:

(i)

Any school, college or professional athletic event whether or not related to firearms;

(ii)

Any elementary or secondary school facility; and

(iii)

Any college or university facility without the written consent of the security service of the college or university.

6
‑
8
‑
106.

Federal co
mpliance

p
rima
ry and
s
econdary
p
ublic
s
chools.

(
a
)

A public primary or secondary school shall
expel from school a
ny
student who is determined to have brought a
firearm to a school, or to have
possessed a firearm at a school as provided in W.S. 21
‑
4
‑
305(a)
.

(
b
)

In the event of an expulsion for reasons cited in this section, a local

school superintendent may
provid
e
educational services to
a
student in an alternative setting.

(
c
)

Schools under the jurisdiction of the state board of education shall
r
eport to
the
division
of criminal investigations

a description of the circumstances surrounding any expulsions imposed under
this section containing the following information:

(i
)

T
he name of the school concerned;

(ii
)

T
he number of students expelled from such school
;

(iii
)

T
he type of firearms concerned.

(
d
)

The Wyoming
division
of criminal investigations
shall report
students expelled under subsection (b
)
of this
section
to the
United States
s
ecretary
of education
on an annual basis.

(
e
)

The superintendent of public instruction shall refer
to the criminal justice or juvenile delinquency system
,
a
ny student who brings a
firearm
as described in subsection (
a
) of this section
to a school
in their district
.

(
f
)

Nothing in this section shall apply to a firearm that is lawfully stored inside a locked vehicle on school property, or if it is for activities approved and authorized by the
local school district and was adopted with
appropriate safeguards to ensure student safety.

(g
)

As used in
this section
,
"
s
chool
"
means any setting that is under the control and supervision of the local educational agency for the purpose of student activities approved and authorized by the local
district.

Section 2.

W.S. 6
‑
8
‑
104(t)(intro) is amended to read:

6
‑
8
‑
104.

Wearing or carrying concealed weapons; penalties; exceptions; permits.

(t)

Except as provided in W.S. 6-8-105, n
o person authorized to carry a concealed weapon pursuant to paragraphs (a)(ii) through (iv) of this section shall carry a concealed firearm into:

Section 3.

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.

(EN
D)

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