Reports to the legislature.

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ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0054

ENROLLED ACT NO. 7, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
reports to the legislature; modifying reporting requirements;
codifying certain reporting
requirements
;
repealing certain reporting requirements;
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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1311 is created to read:

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1311.

Hathaway scholarship program reporting.

The
U
niversity of Wyoming and each community college shall report on the use of all scholarship funds controlled by the institution, exclusive of federal funds. The report shall show the total scholarship funds, including scholarship funds granted via tuition discounts, for the most recently completed biennium contrasted with the biennium ending June 30, 2006. The report shall show how any funds supplanted by Hathaway scholarships have been reallocated for other scholarship and student financial aid programs or have been rebudgeted for other purposes and the plans for such funds for the coming biennium. The report shall describe the extent to which the university and community colleges have included within regular written or electronic communications transmitted to alumni of the institutions, information on the progress of the scholarship programs established under this article and information on making contributions to the Hathaway student scholarship endowment account. The Wyoming community college commission shall specify the format
of
,
and
combine and transmit the reports on behalf of each college. The
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niversity of Wyoming and the community college commission shall include the reports within the respective biennial budget requests submitted under W.S. 9
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1013.

Section 2.
W.S.
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1006(b)(intro), 9
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1013(a)(intro), 9
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1014(c), 9
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2906(b)(xiv) and (o), 9
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218(d)(intro) and (ii), 9
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601(a)(iv), 9
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406(c), 9
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103(b), 11
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106(b), 14
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207(a)
(intro)
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101 by creating a new subsection (d), 19
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403(a)(intro) and (i), 19
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703(a)(intro) and (v), 19
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106(e), 21
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503(a), 27
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102(b)(i)
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217(k), 31
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229(f), 35
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203(k), 36
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121(a)(xv) and 42
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109(d)
are amended to read:

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1006.

Revenues or income of state agencies not part of appropriation or budget; exception; additions to appropriation or budget; reports concerning enterprise fund accounts.

(b)

On or before November 1, 1999, and by November 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter,
E
ach agency maintaining an account within the enterprise fund shall
include a

report in

writing to the joint appropriations interim committee

the agency's biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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1013

concerning:

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1013.

State budget; distribution of copies to legislators; copies and reports of authorizations.

(a)

On or before December 1 of the year preceding the year the legislature convenes in budget session, the governor shall distribute to each legislator
electronic, or upon request

printed
,
copies of the state budget, covering the next biennial budget period beginning on July 1 of the ensuing year, containing the itemized requests of the agencies for appropriations or other funds, estimated revenues and receipts to the state, and his recommendations and conclusions. The state budget shall include:

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1014.

Report required with budget request; format and contents of report; compilation of compendium of agency reports; distribution of copies.

(c)

Electronic or printed copies of t
he compendium and the state budget document shall be submitted to the governor and to each legislator.
Printed c
opies of the compendium shall be furnished to the budget division and the state library division within the department, the state auditor, the department of audit
,

and

the legislative service office
, and to any legislator requesting a printed copy
.

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2906.

Office of the state chief information officer and director; authority; duties of department.

(b)

The department shall carry out the following coordination and management functions:

(xiv)

Establish, maintain and annually evaluate a quality management model. The quality management model shall include training and assurances for data privacy, protection and use throughout the agency and shall track customer feedback on technology services and oversight. The department shall involve the agencies in assessment of needs, successes and areas of improvement and shall produce customer satisfaction and performance reports. The department shall report
, annually on or before December 1, to the joint appropriations interim committee
its findings from the quality management model

in the department's biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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(o)

The department shall
report by November 1 of each year to the joint appropriations committee

include
in the department's biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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a list of any federal program being implemented by the department. The list shall include the specific
statutory authorization, if any, authorizing the department's implementation of the program. The department shall not be required to report any program pursuant to this subsection for which it is providing solely support services for an agency charged with implementing the federal program.

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218.

Federal natural resource policy account created; purposes.

(d)

The governor shall report
to the joint appropriations interim committee not later than December 1, of each year
in the governor's office budget request submitted pursuant to W.S. 9
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:

(ii)

All expenditures from the federal natural resource policy account
in each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
;

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601.

Distribution and use; funds, accounts, cities and towns benefited; exception for bonus payments.

(a)

All monies received by the state of Wyoming from the secretary of the treasury of the United States under the provisions of the act of congress of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437, 450; 30 U.S.C. §§ 181, 191), as amended, or from lessees or authorized mine operators and all monies received by the state from its sale of production from federal mineral leases subject to the act of congress of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437, 450; 30 U.S.C. §§ 181, 191) as amended, except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, shall be deposited into an account and the first two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000.00) of revenues received in any fiscal year shall be distributed by the state treasurer as provided in this subsection. One percent (1%) of these revenues shall be credited to the
general fund as an administrative fee, and the remainder shall be distributed as follows:

(iv)

Six and three-quarters percent (6 3/4%) to a separate account for the University of Wyoming. This revenue may be used only for the actual and necessary expenses of constructing, equipping and furnishing new buildings, the repairing of existing buildings, the purchasing of improved or unimproved real estate, the payment of principal and interest on securities issued to finance projects authorized by the legislature or for the payment of principal and interest on securities issued to refund the securities. Payments from this revenue shall be made by the state treasurer only for expenditures approved by the trustees of the university, provided that expenditures for capital construction projects shall only be for projects authorized by the legislature. The trustees of the university are authorized to approve expenditures from this revenue for the payment of principal and interest on any outstanding securities issued pursuant to this paragraph in accordance with the terms of the securities. The trustees of the university shall
include within the university's biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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report
annually to the joint appropriations interim committee, the select committee on capital finance and investments and the governor

on all expenditures under this paragraph

in each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
;

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406.

Film industry financial incentive program; rules and regulations; fraudulent claims; reporting.

(c)

The board shall
include
within
its
biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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a

report

to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee and the joint appropriations
interim committee by October 1 each year,

on

expenditures under this article
and

in each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
. The report shall include

the return to the state on funds expended pursuant to this article.

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103.

Energy impacted county roads program account.

(b)

The board shall
submit an annual

include within
its
biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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a

report of the grants awarded and the progress of the program created under this act
to the joint appropriations and joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committees on or before December 1 of each year

for
each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
.

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106.

Admission charges; other revenues.

(b)

The department of agriculture may receive any money or property of any kind or character donated, granted or bequeathed for any activities of the state fair. Monies shall be credited to the state fair account. The department shall
submit an annual

include within
its
biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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a
report
to the joint appropriations committee

itemizing all gifts, income and expenditures under this subsection

for
each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
.

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207. Reporting requirements.

(a)

The department of workforce services shall report annually t
o the joint education interim committee
,

and

the joint labor, health and social services interim committee

and the joint appropriations interim committee

by October 1. The report shall include:

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101.

Guardian ad litem program; administration by the public defender's office; standards; rulemaking; reporting.

(d)

The office shall include within its biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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1013 a report of the reimbursement for legal representation of children by attorneys as guardians ad litem in child protection or children in need of supervision cases. The report shall include the number of cases and the amount of funds expended for reimbursements and the amounts of matching monies from participating counties under W.S. 14
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103 for each of the two (2) immediately preceding fiscal years.

The county attorney in any county not participating in the program shall submit a report containing the same information for the county to the joint appropriations
interim
committee by December 1 of each odd numbered year.

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403.

Wyoming military assistance trust fund; annual report; confidentiality; assistance from the state treasurer.

(a)

Beginning September 1, 2005,

T
he adjutant general shall
provide
include within
the department's
biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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a report
to the governor and the joint appropriations interim committee

specifying:

(i)

The total amount of interest income earned from the military assistance trust fund during the
immediately

preceding
two (2)

state fiscal
year

years
;

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703.

Reporting.

(a)

The department shall
provide
include
a report
not later than October 1 of each year that
within any biennial
budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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1013 in which the department seeks funding for

the national guard youth challenge program
.

receives any state funding.

The report shall
be provided to the joint appropriations, joint transportation, highways and military affairs and the joint education interim committees and

include the following information

for each of the immediately preceding two (2) state fiscal years
:

(v)

A report on the status of program graduates

for the preceding four (4) years,

to the extent available.

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106.

Free tuition and fees for education of war orphans and veterans; definitions.

(e)

The community college commission shall
submit to the joint appropriations and the joint education interim committees by October 1, 2006,
include within
its
biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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a report identifying the actions taken and monies expended pursuant to this act
and shall submit the report annually thereafter on October 1

for each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
.

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503.

Disposition and investment of advance payments; payment to institutions of higher education; administrative costs.

(a)

The program administrator shall deposit payments received under this article into an account within the University of Wyoming permanent endowment fund and shall account for each payment required from a purchaser on behalf of a beneficiary pursuant to the advance payment contract. All money deposited and accounted for pursuant to this article shall be invested by the program administrator in the manner provided for investment of
other University of Wyoming funds.

The program administrator, the state treasurer and the executive director of the Wyoming community college commission shall every three (3) months review investments made pursuant to this subsection and shall annually report to the joint appropriations interim committee and the joint education interim committee on the financial condition of the account and the investment portfolio.

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102.

Powers and duties; rules and regulations.

(b)

The division shall:

(i)

Identify statutes, rules and regulations which inhibit the implementation of programs under this act;
and

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217.

Special plates; Pearl Harbor survivors; national guard members; armed forces veterans; purple heart recipients.

(k)

The department of transportation shall
submit an annual
include within
its
biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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a

report
to the joint appropriations and joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committees by October 1 of each year. The report shall identify

identifying

the actions taken and monies expended pursuant to this section

for each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
.

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229.

Special plates; gold star.

(f)

The department of transportation shall
submit an annual
include within
its
biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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1013
a

report

to the joint appropriations and joint transportation, highways and military affairs
interim committees by October 1 of each year. The report shall identify

identifying

the actions taken and monies expended pursuant to this section

for each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
.

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203.

Cancer control plan and program.

(k)

The department shall report on its activities, program outcomes, conclusions and goals for the next two (2) years under this act to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee
.

and the joint appropriations interim committee.

The report shall be due on October 1 of every odd numbered year.

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121.

Permits to use state parks, recreation areas and historic sites.

(a)

The department of state parks and cultural resources shall offer for sale permits that allow use of the state parks, recreation areas, archeological sites and historic sites. Daily use permits shall be required at Glendo, Guernsey, Curt Gowdy, Edness Kimball Wilkins, Buffalo Bill, Boysen, Seminoe and Keyhole state parks and Fort Bridger, South Pass City, Trail End, Fort Fetterman and Fort Phil Kearney state historic sites, and Hawk Springs state recreation area. The department may establish voluntary pay stations at Bear River and Hot Springs state parks to allow users of those parks to make voluntary contributions for the use of the state parks. Persons who enter or use Bear River or Hot Springs state park without paying daily use fees shall not be subject to the penalties provided for in subsection (j) of this section. Overnight camping permits shall be required at Boysen, Buffalo Bill, Curt Gowdy, Glendo, Guernsey, Keyhole, Seminoe and Sinks Canyon state parks, Connor Battlefield state historic site, Medicine Lodge state archeological site and Hawk Springs
state recreation area by the department during the entire calendar year. Except for the lifetime permit issued without cost pursuant to subsection (n) of this section, the cost of the permits authorized under this section shall be:

(xv)

Funds collected from the amenities fee authorized by paragraph (xiv) of this subsection shall be deposited in an account and are continuously appropriated to the department to pay the utility fees and maintenance costs for the additional amenities offered. The remaining funds collected from the amenities fee authorized by paragraph (xiv) of this subsection at the end of the fiscal year may be deposited in a capital construction account and expended in accordance with W.S. 36
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121(h). Revenues and expenditures under paragraph (xiv) of this subsection and this paragraph
for each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
shall be reported
annually to the joint appropriations and joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committees on June 30, of each year

within
the department's
biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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;

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109.

Aging and disability resource centers.

(d)

The department of health, aging division, shall

provide an annual

include a

report
beginning October 1, 2011, to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee and the joint appropriations interim committee
within
the department's
biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9
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concerning implementation of the aging and disability resource centers, the dollar value of local contributions and cost avoidance as provided in this section

for each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years
.

Section
3
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W.S. 9
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102(b)(iii),
2005 Wyoming
Session Laws
,
c
hapter 237,
s
ection 1(c)
and
2006 Wyoming
Session Laws
,
c
hapter 36,
s
ection 4 and
c
hapter 37,
s
ection 11 are repealed.

Section 4.

This act is effective July 1, 2014.

(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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