SF0136 • 2017

Energy science stipends and fellowships.

AN ACT relating to abandoned mine land funds; reappropriating funds for energy science graduate stipends and fellowships; and providing for an effective date.

Budget Education Energy

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Appropriations
Last action: 2017-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/6/2017

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Amendments

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SF0136H2001

2nd reading • McKim

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by McKim

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SF0136H3001

3rd reading • Walters

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Walters

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SF0136H3002

3rd reading • Gray

Corrected, Withdrawn

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SF0136H3003

3rd reading • Gray

Corrected, Withdrawn

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SF0136H3004

3rd reading • Gray

Withdrawn

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Bill History

2017-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0061
2017-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-03-01 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0061
2017-02-28 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0061
2017-02-28 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0061
2017-02-28 Senate
S Concur:Passed 23-7-0-0-0
2017-02-24 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2017-02-24 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 43-15-2-0-0
2017-02-23 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-22 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-08 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-08 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2017-02-06 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
2017-01-30 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-30 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0
2017-01-27 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-26 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-01-25 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-01-25 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-01-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2017-01-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-23 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0136
Effective
:
Immediately

LSO No.:
17LSO-0512

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0061

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Appropriations Committee

Catch Title:
Energy science stipends and fellowships.

Subject:
Extending energy science stipends and fellowships
.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under the 2011 genera
l
government
appropriations bill,
A
bandoned
M
ine
L
and
(AML)

f
unds
appropriated to the University of Wyoming for energy science stipends and fellowships
are set to revert on June 30, 2018.

This bill reappropriates
those
funds
to the University of Wyoming
for energy science stipends and fellowships
and specifies the appropriation shall not revert
until
June 30
,
2020.

This bill also requires
the University of Wyoming to award
at least fifty

percent
(50%) of
the
funds awarded each year
to
qualifying student who are Wyoming residents or who are graduates of the University of Wyoming.

Comments:

This bill requires a report to the Joint Appropriations Committee, the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee and the Governor by November 1 of each year the appropriation is in effect.
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
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0136

ENROLLED ACT NO. 61,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to abandoned mine land funds; reappropriating funds for energy science graduate stipends and fellowships; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

(a)

Up to two million eight hundred thirty
‑
three thousand seventy
‑
three dollars ($2,833,073.00) or as much thereof as is available from the appropriation under
2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 88, S
ection 346(d
)(
ii)

shall not revert on June 30, 2018
as provided by
2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 88, Section 346(g)(iii) and is
hereby
reappropriated to the University of Wyoming for energy science graduate stipends and fellowships
, subject to the conditions specified
in this section
.

Notwithstanding
any other provision of law
, f
unds reappro
priated in this section
shall n
ot revert until June 30, 2020.
Expenditures under this section are subject to the following:

(
i
)

The University of Wyoming shall not supplant any existing graduate stipend or fellowship funding with these funds;

(
ii
)

The University of Wyoming shall not expend more than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per year from these funds;

(iii
)

The University of Wyoming shall establish minimum grade point average and graduate record examination score thresholds for qualifying students to ensure that only highly qualified candidates are awarded energy science graduate stipends
or fellowship opportunities;

(iv)

Each year, at least fifty percent (50%) of all funds awarded for energy science graduate stipends and fellowships shall be awarded to qualifying students who have demonstrated Wyoming residency as determined by the University of Wyoming

or who are graduates of the University of Wyoming; and

(
v
)

The University of Wyoming shall provide an annual report to the joint appropriations committee, the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee and the governor by November 1 of each year that this appropriation is in effect. The report shall detail the number of energy science graduate stipends and fellowships awarded with funding from this appropriation. The report shall also include information demonstrating that the University of Wyoming has complied with subparagraph
s

(ii)
and (
iv
)
of this section.

Section

2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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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