WCCC director-ex-officio memberships.

WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0178

SENATE FILE

NO.

SF0062

WCCC

director
-
ex
-
officio memberships
.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Coe and Representative(s) Teeters

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
education; requiring the director of the Wyoming community college commission to serve on the University of Wyoming board of trustees and the state board of education in an ex
-
officio capacity;
and providing for effective date
s
.

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

Section 1.

W.S.
21
‑
2
‑
301(
a)
,

21
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17
‑
201
and 21
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18
‑
202(c)(v)
are
amended to read:

21
‑
2
‑
301.

Appointment; qualifications, terms and removal of members; meetings; chairman.

(a)

There is created a state board of education composed of
thirteen (13)

fourteen (14)
members, eleven (11) of whom shall be
voting
appointed members with at
least one (1) member appointed from each appointment district pursuant to W.S. 9
‑
1
‑
218. Appointments from each appointment district shall be rotated among the several counties comprising the district. The remaining member
s
of the board shall be the
director of the Wyoming community college
commission
, the

state superintendent of public instruction
and the director of the state department of education
,
.
The state superintendent and the director

who
shall
be

serve as
ex-officio members and shall not have the right to vote.
One (1) appointed member shall be appointed at large and shall be a certified classroom teacher at the time of appointment. One (1) appointed member shall also be appointed at large and shall be a certified school administrator at the time of appointment. Two (2) appointed members shall be appointed at large and shall be representative of private business or industry in Wyoming. On and after March 1, 2013 and upon expiration of their respective terms, the appointments of the two (2) members previously designated to be representative of business or industry shall be at large, one (1) a representative of Wyoming private business or industry and one (1) a member of a school district board of trustees at the time of appointment. The first appointment to the term of such member which expires on or after March 1, 2013, shall be a
school district board member at the time of appointment. The remaining seven (7) appointed members of the board shall be appointed from among the lay citizens of the state who are electors of the state, known for their public spirit, business or professional ability and interest in education. Not more than six (6) appointed members of the board shall be from one (1) political party. Members shall be appointed for six (6) year terms, except those who may be appointed to fill unexpired terms. Members shall be appointed by the governor with the approval of the senate. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor without senate approval until the next session of the legislature. No member is eligible to reappointment, except any member appointed to fill an unexpired term of less than six (6) years may be reappointed for one (1) additional six (6) year term. Appointed members of the board may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9
‑
1
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202.

21
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17
‑
201.

Composition; appointment and qualifications of members generally; members ex officio; quorum.

The government of the university is vested in a board of twelve (12) trustees appointed by the governor, no two (2)
of whom may be residents of the same county of the state. At least one (1) trustee shall be appointed from each appointment district pursuant to W.S. 9
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1
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218. Not more than seven (7) members of the board shall be registered in the same political party. The governor, the president of the university,
the director of the Wyoming community college commission,

the state superintendent of public instruction, the director of the department of education and the president of the associated students of the university are members ex officio, having the right to speak, but not to vote. A majority of the board is a quorum.

21
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18
‑
202.

Powers and duties of the commission.

(c)

The commission shall perform the following administrative functions:

(v)

Appoint a director who shall perform duties as prescribed by the commission.
In addition to duties assigned under this act, the director shall serve as an ex officio member of the University of Wyoming board of trustees and the state board of education.

The director shall receive an annual salary as determined by the
commission and approved by the governor. The director shall hire staff as required to carry out this act and as approved by the commission. Subject to legislative budget authorization staff salaries shall be established by the director with the approval of the commission;

Section 2.

W.S. 21
‑
17
‑
201, as amended by
2013 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 42,
Section
1 is amended to read:

21
‑
17
‑
201.

Composition; appointment and qualifications of members generally; members ex officio; quorum.

The government of the university is vested in a board of
thirteen
(1
3
) trustees appointed by the governor, no two (2) of whom may be residents of the same county of the state.
No more than two (2) appointed trustees shall be residents of a state other than Wyoming. Any person appointed as trustee who is not a resident of Wyoming shall possess verifiable and demonstrable
interest
in and past interactions with the university which are reflective of commitment to the educational mission of the university.
At least one (1) trustee shall be appointed from each appointment district pursuant to W.S. 9
‑
1
‑
218. Not more
than seven (7) members of the board shall be registered in the same political party. The governor, the president of the university,

the director of the
Wyoming
community college commission,
the state superintendent of public instruction, the director of the department of education and the president of the associated students of the university are members ex officio, having the right to speak, but not to vote. A majority of the board is a quorum.

Section 3.

(a)

Section 1 of this act is effective July 1, 2014.

(
b
)

Section 2 of this act is effective only if 2013 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 42 becomes effective as provided in that act.

(END)

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