Military department recordkeeping.

AN ACT relating to the military department; amending recordkeeping provisions; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Transportation
Last action: 2017-02-21
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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SF0040SS001

Standing Committee • STransportation

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Bill History

2017-02-21 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0017
2017-02-21 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-16 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0017
2017-02-15 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0017
2017-02-15 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0017
2017-02-15 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
2017-02-14 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-13 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-08 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-08 House
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-02-03 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2017-01-19 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-16 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0
2017-01-13 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-12 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-01-12 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-01-12 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-01-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
2017-01-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-12-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0040
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0079

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0017

Chapter No.:
47

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Military department recordkeeping.

Subject:
Recordkeeping requirements for the Military Department
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act revises the Military Department's recordkeeping responsibilities.

The
act
requires the Adjutant General of Wyoming to maintain electronic access to all current orders, rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense
and the Department of Defense for the National Guard
.

The act
requires the Adjutant General to keep records of past and present Wyoming National Guard
personnel and
veterans who declare Wyoming as their residence upon separation from the military.

The act allows
for the disposal
of
military
records
when the Adjutant General has authority to do so.

The act
allows the Adjutant General to delegate these responsibilities to the Veterans'
Commission.
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
.
SF0040

ENROLLED ACT NO. 17,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to the military department; amending recordkeeping provisions; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 19
‑
7
‑
103(
b)(iii),
(xiv),
(xv)
and by creating a new paragraph (xxiii)
and 19
‑
14
‑
107(c) by
creating
a
new paragraph

(xi)
and

by renumbering (xi) as
(xii)
are amended to read
:

19
‑
7
‑
103
.

Adjutant general; appointment; rank; removal; duties and qualifications.

(b)

The adjutant general of Wyoming shall have powers and duties and be paid a salary as follows:

(iii)

He shall keep a record of all officers commissioned by the governor and

maintain electronic access to
all
current

orders, rules and regulations prescribed by the secretary of defense and the several agencies of the department of defense for the national guard;

(xiv)

Except as federal law requires, h
e
may

shall

secure
and accept the assistance and cooperation of all other governmental agencies and individual citizens in securing
a complete and accurate military service record of
Wyoming service

past and present W
yoming
national guard
personnel

and those veterans who
declare
Wyoming as their residence upon separation from the military
.

He may accept the assistance and cooperation of all other governmental agencies and individual citizens to
secure such records
.

He shall carefully keep and preserve such records

physically or electronically
in accordance with the laws and practices applied to the preservation and safekeeping of official
records. All such records are confidential in accordance with the usual procedures and customs prevailing in the military service;

(xv)

He is the channel of military

and military department related
correspondence with the governor and shall have custody of all military records, correspondence and other military documents

until he
has
legal
authority
to properly dispose of or preserve physically or electronically such documents
;

(x
xiii
)

He may delegate
part or all of
his responsibilities under paragraphs
(iii) and (xiv)
of this
subsection to the veterans
'
commission.

19
‑
14
‑
107
.

Creation of veterans' commission; composition; terms.

(c)

The commission shall:

(xi)

Collect, maintain and preserve physically or electronically any military service records of
past and present

Wyoming national guard personnel
and those veterans who have declared Wyoming as their residence upon separation from the military. This shall include any records maintained by the adju
tant general pursuant to W.S.
19
‑
7
‑
103(
b)(iii)
and (xiv) if delegated such responsibility;

(xi)
(xii)

Perform such other and further tasks as are necessary to carry out the duties imposed by this section or as required by the legislature.

S
ection 2
.

W.S.
19
‑
7
‑
103(
b)(xiii)

is repealed
.

Section 3
.

This act is effective July 1, 2017.

(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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