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HB0139 • 2017

School finance-court ordered placement.

AN ACT relating to school finance; specifying when a school district may count children under court ordered placement among its average daily membership; and providing for an effective date.

Children Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Northrup
Last action
2017-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0139S3001

3rd reading • Coe

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Coe

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  • The official amendment text was available, but an easy plain-English summary could not be produced automatically during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2017-03-06 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0054

  2. 2017-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  3. 2017-02-27 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0054

  4. 2017-02-24 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0054

  5. 2017-02-23 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0054

  6. 2017-02-22 House

    H Concur:Passed 60-0-0-0-0

  7. 2017-02-22 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2017-02-21 Senate

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

  9. 2017-02-16 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2017-02-15 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  11. 2017-02-10 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  12. 2017-02-10 Senate

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

  13. 2017-02-01 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education

  14. 2017-01-31 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  15. 2017-01-31 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0

  16. 2017-01-30 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2017-01-27 House

    H COW:Passed

  18. 2017-01-25 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2017-01-25 House

    H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

  20. 2017-01-24 House

    :Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations

  21. 2017-01-17 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education

  22. 2017-01-16 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2017-01-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0139
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0478

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0054

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Northrup

Catch Title:
School finance-court ordered placement.

Subject:
Court o
rdered
placement-school f
inance
.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under existing
law, a school district
may
count
among its average daily membership
a child placed in
a private treatment facility or group hom
e as a result of a court order
.

This act provides
a school district may count

among its average daily membership
a child
placed in a
private treatment facility or group home
as a result of a court order
so long as the district provides education services directly to the child or pays another district to provide education services to the child pursuant to contract.

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
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0139

ENROLLED ACT NO. 54,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to school finance; specifying when a school district may count children under court ordered placement among its average daily membership; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 21
‑
13
‑
315(
b) is amended to read:

21
‑
13
‑
315
.

Costs of court ordered placement of children in private residential treatment facilities, group homes, day treatment programs and juvenile detention facilities.

(b)

Except to the extent costs are covered under subsection (n) of this section, the department of education using federal or foundation funds, or both, shall pay for the allowable education costs of juvenile and district court ordered placements of children residing in private treatment facilities and group homes where a fee is charged, including court ordered placements in programs for children with disabilities provided by a board of cooperative educational services. No district shall receive funds, either directly or indirectly, from any facility or home receiving payment under this section for providing education programs and services to children placed and residing in the facility or home, but
t
he district may count the children among its average daily membership
if
the district provides education services directly to the children
or

pays another district to provide education services to the children pursuant to contract
. The department of education shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations prescribing standards and allowable costs for educational program services funded under this section. Standards shall be subject to W.S. 21
‑
9
‑
101 and 21
‑
9
‑
102
and rules and regulations of the state board and shall be designed to fit the unique populations of residential centers, group homes, programs and services provided by boards of cooperative educational services and out of state placement facilities.

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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