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HB0042 • 2017

Education-state board of education membership.

AN ACT relating to membership of the state board of education; modifying the membership to include the president of the University of Wyoming as a nonvoting ex-officio member; 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
2017-02-14
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0042H3001

3rd reading • Henderson

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by Henderson

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HB0042H3002

3rd reading • Henderson

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Henderson

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Bill History

  1. 2017-02-14 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0007

  2. 2017-02-14 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  3. 2017-02-10 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0007

  4. 2017-02-10 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0007

  5. 2017-02-09 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0007

  6. 2017-02-09 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  7. 2017-02-08 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2017-02-07 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2017-02-06 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2017-02-06 Senate

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

  11. 2017-01-31 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education

  12. 2017-01-16 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2017-01-16 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-15-1-0-0

  14. 2017-01-13 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2017-01-12 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2017-01-12 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2017-01-12 House

    H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

  18. 2017-01-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education

  19. 2017-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2016-12-15 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0042
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0230

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0007

Chapter No.:
8

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Education Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Education-state board of education membership.

Subject:
State
Board of
Education
membership
– UW President
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill modifies the State Board of Education's membership to include the President of the University of Wyoming
,
or his or her designee
,
as a nonvoting, ex-officio member.

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
.
HB0042

ENROLLED ACT NO. 7,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to membership of the state board of education; modifying the membership to include the president of the University of Wyoming as a nonvoting ex-officio member; 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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2
‑
301
(
a) is amended to read:

21
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2
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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 appointed members with at least one (1) member appointed from each appointment district pursuant to W.S. 9
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1
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218. Appointments from each appointment district shall be rotated among the several counties comprising the district. The remaining voting member of the board shall be the state superintendent of public instruction. The executive director of the Wyoming community college commission
and the
president of
the University of Wyoming
, or their designees,
shall be
an
ex
‑
officio
member
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 seventy
‑
five percent (75%) of the 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
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1
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202.

Section 2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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