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HB0013 • 2016

Public records-student communications.

AN ACT relating to public records; amending definition to provide student electronic communications are not public records as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Education
Last action
2016-03-07
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2016

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Amendments

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HB0013HS001

Standing Committee • HEducation

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HEducation

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Bill History

  1. 2016-03-04 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2016-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0025

  3. 2016-03-01 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0025

  4. 2016-03-01 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0025

  5. 2016-03-01 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0025

  6. 2016-03-01 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-0

  7. 2016-02-29 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2016-02-26 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2016-02-26 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2016-02-26 Senate

    S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2016-02-25 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education

  12. 2016-02-16 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2016-02-12 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-0-3-0-0

  14. 2016-02-11 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2016-02-10 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2016-02-10 House

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2016-02-09 House

    H Placed on General File

  18. 2016-02-09 House

    H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  19. 2016-02-08 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 58-0-2-0-0

  20. 2016-02-05 House

    H Received for Introduction

  21. 2016-01-07 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
HB0013
Effective
:
7/1/2016

LSO No.:
16LSO-0144

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0025

Chapter No.:
48

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Education Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Public records-student communications.

Subject:
Public records definition and st
udent electronic communications

Summary/Major Elements:

For purposes of the
Public Records Act, “
public records
”
is defined as any information in a physical form created, accepted, or obtained by the state or any agency, institution or political subdivision of the state in furtherance of its official function and transaction of public business which is not privileged or confidential by law.

This
act
adds to
that definition to provide that:

Electronic communications solely between students attending the University of Wyoming, any community college and any public school within a school district in the State are not a public record of that school;

Electronic communications solely between students attending the University of Wyoming, any community college and any public school within a school district in the State and a sender or recipient using a non-school user address are not a public record of that school.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0013

ENROLLED ACT NO. 25,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to public records; amending definition to provide student electronic communications are not public records as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 16
‑
4
‑
201(
a)(v) is amended to read:

16
‑
4
‑
201
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(v)

"
Public records
"
when not otherwise specified includes any information in a physical form created, accepted, or obtained by the state or any agency, institution or political subdivision of the state in
furtherance of its official function and transaction of public business which is not privileged or confidential by law. Without limiting the foregoing,

t
he term
"
public records
"
in
cludes

any written communication or other information, whether in paper, electronic, or other physical form, received by the state or any agency, institution or political subdivision of the state in furtherance of the transaction of public business of the state or agency, institution or political subdivision of the state, whether at a meeting or outside a meeting
.
Electronic communications solely between students attending a school in Wyoming and electronic communications solely between students attending a school in Wyoming and a sender or recipient using a
non
s
chool
user address are not a public record of that school. As used in this paragraph, a
"
school in Wyoming
"
means the University of Wyoming, any community college and any
public school within a
school district in the state
;

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
.

(END)

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