SF0103 • 2016

At-will employment contracts.

AN ACT relating to administration of government; providing for the creation of at-will employment contract positions by the legislature and the governor; requiring legislative approval for continuance of an at-will employment contract position created by the governor as specified; requiring legislative approval prior to the reauthorization of a denied at-will employment position; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Ross
Last action: 2016-03-02
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2016

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Amendments

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SF0103H2001

2nd reading • Zwonitzer, Dn.

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Zwonitzer, Dn.

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SF0103H2002

2nd reading • Zwonitzer, Dn.

Failed

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Bill History

2016-03-02 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2016-03-01 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0009
2016-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0009
2016-02-25 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0009
2016-02-25 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0009
2016-02-25 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 41-18-1-0-0
2016-02-24 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-24 House
Amendment failed
2016-02-24 House
Amendment failed
2016-02-23 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-22 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-22 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2016-02-19 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2016-02-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-02-18 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2016-02-17 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-16 Senate
S COW:Passed
2016-02-15 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-15 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2016-02-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 28-2-0-0-0
2016-02-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-02-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
SF0103
Effective
:
7/1/2016

LSO No.:
16LSO-0224

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0009

Chapter No.:
18

Prime Sponsor:
Ross

Catch Title:
At-will employment contracts.

Subject:
Creation, continuance and reauthorization of at-will
employee contract positions

Summary/Major Elements:

In addition to full-time and part-time state employees, state agencies may utilize at-will contract employees to meet programmatic needs. On occasion, the Governor may create an at-will employee contract position when the Legislature is not in session. This bill applies to these occasions.

Th
e
bill specifies that no at-will employee contract position shall be created unless specifically authorized by legislation or approved by the Governor.

The bill requires legislative review and approval for continuance of an at-will employ
ee
contract position created by the Governor.

The bill specifies
an at-will employee contract position shall terminate if not specifically approved by the Legislature and shall not be reauthorized in the future without prior legislative approval.

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
Senate
File No
.
SF0103

ENROLLED ACT NO. 9,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to administration of government; providing for the creation of at-will employment contract positions by the legislature and the governor; requiring legislative approval for continuance of an at-will employment contract position created by the governor as specified; requiring legislative approval prior to the reauthorization of a denied at-will employment position; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1012 by creating
a new
subsection (h) and 9
‑
2
‑
1022(
a)(xi)(F)
(V)

and
by creating
a new
subdivision (VI) are amended to read:

9
‑
2
‑
1012
.

Duties of budget division; transmittal of standard budget and manual; return of completed exception and expanded budgets; submission to governor; disposition of excess general fund appropriations; submission of selected budget information to joint appropriations interim committee.

(h)

If the governor exercises his authority provided by W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1022(
a)(xi)(F)(VI) to create an at
‑
will employment contract position, the governor shall seek
continued
authorization for that position
by a budget request in the
next session of the legislature. If authorization for the at
‑
will employee contract position is not
specifically

approved
in
the general appropriations bill
, the position
shall
terminate and
shall
not be reauthorized in the future without
prior
legislative approval.

9
‑
2
‑
1022
.

Duties of department performed through human resources division.

(a)

Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the department through the human resources division shall:

(xi)

Promulgate reasonable rules:

(F)

Necessary to administer a program whereby at
‑
will contr
act employees may be utilized by agencies to meet programmatic needs. These rules shall be structured so that:

(V)

An at
‑
will contract shall be for a term not exceeding twenty
‑
four (24) months subject to renewal of the contract at the end of the contract period
and W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1012(
h)
;

(VI)

No at
‑
will employee
contract position shall be created unless specifically authorized by legislation or approved by the governor. Any position approved by the governor shall be reported to the joint appropriations committee as provided by W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1005(
b).
Continued a
uthorization of any at
‑
will employee contract position created by the governor shall be
subject to legislative review

and approval
pursuant to W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1012(
h).

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2016
.

(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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