Wyoming council for education.

2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0449
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0147

Wyoming council for education.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Sommers, Freeman, Harshman, Northrup, Paxton and Throne and Senator(s) Anderson, J.D. (SD02), Coe and Landen

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to coordination of public education statewide; establishing the Wyoming council for education as specified; prescribing membership; specifying membership reimbursement; granting powers and imposing duties; requiring reporting; providing personnel; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S.
21
‑
25
‑
101 and 21
‑
25
‑
102
are created to read
:

CHAPTER 25
WYOMING COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION

21
‑
25
‑
101
.

Wyoming
council for public education established; membership; compensation.

(a)

The Wyoming council for public education is established, to consist of the following members:

(
i
)

Two (2) members of the Wyoming legislature, o
ne (1) member appointed by the president of the senate and one (1) member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(ii)

The governor, or his designee;

(i
i
i)

The superintendent of public instruction
, or his designee
;

(i
v
)

The chairman of the state board
of education
, or his designee;

(v)

The president of the U
niversity of Wyoming, or his designee;

(
vi
)

One (1) administrator or faculty member from the University of Wyoming's college of education, appointed by the university's president;

(v
ii
)

The executive director of the Wyoming community college commission, or his designee;

(
viii
)

The director of the department of workforce services, or his designee;

(
i
x)

An employee
appointed by the governor
from the department of health, the department of family services or the department of education
who
specializes in early childhood
education;

(
x
)

A member of the Wyoming school board
s
association
appointed by the governor
;

(
xi
)

One (1) certified K
‑
12 teacher
employed by a Wyoming school district
appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction;

(
x
ii
)

One (1) K
‑
12 school or district administrator
,
appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction
,
who is
employed by a Wyoming school district
, including but
not
limited to
,
a superintendent, deputy superintendent, principal or vice principal;

(
xi
ii
)

Two (2)
Wyoming
citizens
,
appointed by the governor
,
who
are
parent
s
or legal guardian
s
of
a student
enrolled in

a
Wyoming public school
.

(b)

Any member appointed to the council
w
ho
is not an employee of a governmental subdivision or a member of a political subdivision, board or commission shall receive per diem and travel expenses in the manner and amount provided state employees under W.S.
9
‑
3
‑
102 and
9
‑
3
‑
103.
The legislative members shall receive compensation, per diem and travel expense reimbursement in the manner and amount prescribed under W.S. 28
‑
5
‑
101.

21
‑
25
‑
102
.

Wyoming council for public education
;
duties and powers.

(
a
)

The council shall
identify a common vision for
Wyoming
'
s
public education
system
for
preschool through
post
secondary
education
.
The vision shall identify goals, measurable outcomes and data that can be utilized in determining progress towards accomplishing the
common
vision.

(b)

The council shall identify mechanisms
and recommendations
to improve the following educational transitions:

(
i
)

Preschool to kindergarten;

(ii)

Kindergarten to elementary school;

(iii)

Elementary school to
middle or
junior high
school
;

(iv)

Middle
or j
unior high
school
to high school;

(v)

High school to
post
secondary
options, including college and career
opportunities
.

(c)

The council shall identify any modifications to Wyoming
'
s education governance structure that may increase efficiency and improve the transitions identified in subsec
tion (b) of this section.

(d
)

The council shall meet not less than two (2) times per year and shall
,
on or before September 1 of each year, advise the joint education interim committee of its activities and any necessary legislation to accomplish the goals
or outcomes identified by
the council.

(e
)

The executive director of the Wyoming community college commission shall convene the meetings required by subsection
(d
) of this section and shall serve as the council chairman. The Wyoming community college commission shall
coordinate all meeting requirements, provide administrative support to the council and
serve as the agency to keep all documents and
public
records associated with business of the council.

(
f
)

Upon approval by the majority of council members, the executive director of the community college commission
may establish subcommittees to conduct business required under
this
chapter
. Any subcommittee established pursuant to this subsection shall report back to the council with recommendations and the outcome of
the subcommittee
'
s activities.

(g)

Upon approval of the majority of council members, the executive director of the community college commission may designate a facilitator to assist the council in identifying a common vision and to aid in discussion of the work required under
subsections
(b) and (c) of this section.

Section 2.

(a)

There is appropriated
thirty
‑
five
thousa
nd dollars ($35
,000.00)
from the
general fund
to the
Wyoming community college commission
. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning
July 1, 2015
and ending June 30, 2016.

This appropriation shall only be expended for
necessary expenses of the council required to carry out the provisions of this act
. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be
transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation sha
ll revert as provided by
law on
June 30, 2016
.

This appropriation shall not be included in the
Wyoming community college commission
'
s
2017
‑
2018 standard biennial budget request.
The community college commission shall report expenditures of amounts appropriated under this subsection to members of the joint education interim committee on or before
September
1, 2015
and periodically
thereafter until the amount appropriated under this section is expended or the expenditure authority expires, whichever occurs first
.

(b)

For the period commencing on the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2016,
the community college commission
is authorized one (1) permanent full
‑
time position. The position
shall be classified as executive management 2, or the equivalent thereof
.
In addition to any other appropriation to the
community college commission
by this act, there is appropriated not t
o exceed one hundred thirty thousand dollars ($130
,000.00)
from the general fund
for the salary and benefits of the
community college commission
employee
authorized
under this section.
The
position
authorized by this section shall be included in the
community college commission
'
s 2017
‑
2018 standard budget reques
t.

Section 3
.

There is appropriated
five
thousand dollars ($
5
,000.00) from the
general fund
to the legislative service office for
payment of salary, per diem and mileage for
the legislative members serving on the Wyoming council for education as created by this act.

Section
4
.

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)

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