Continuing teacher contracts for military spouses.

2018
STATE OF WYOMING
18LSO-0087
ENGROSSED
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0027

Continuing teacher contracts for military spouses.

Sponsored by:
Joint Education Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to teacher contracts; providing accelerated continuing contract status for teachers who are surviving spouses of veterans or are married to military members; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 21
‑
7
‑
102(a)
(ii)
(A), (B) and by creating a new subparagraph (C)
is amended to read
:

21
‑
7
‑
102
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this article the following definitions shall apply:

(ii)

"Continuing Contract Teacher":

(A)

Any initial contract teacher who has been employed by the same school district in the state of Wyoming for a period of three (3) consecutive school years, has had his contract renewed for a fourth consecutive school year and, beginning school year 2019
‑
2020 and each school year thereafter, has performed satisfactorily on performance evaluations implemented by the district under W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
110(a)(xvii) during this period of time;
or

(B)

A teacher who has achieved continuing contract status in one (1) district, and who without lapse of time has taught two (2) consecutive school years and has had
his
contract renewed for a third consecutive school year by the employing school district, and, beginning school year 2019
‑
2020 and each school year thereafter, has performed satisfactorily on performance evaluations conducted by both districts under W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
110(a)(xvii) during this period of time
;
.

or

(
C
)

Any initial contract teacher
who:

(I)

Is
a surviving spouse, as defined in W.S. 19
‑
14
‑
102(d)(iii), or
t
he spouse of a
full
‑
time
member of the armed forces of the United States
;

(II)

T
aught three (3) school years in the preceding six (6) school years in any
accredited
school district, regardless of location
, and who without lapse of time has taught two (2) consecut
ive school years
in the
employing
Wyoming
school district

and has had
his
contract renewed for a third consecutive school year by the employing
Wyoming
school district
; and

(III)

B
eginning school year 2019
‑
2020 and each school year thereafter,
during th
e

periods of
time
referred to in
subdivision (II) of this subparagraph
,

p
erformed satisfactorily on per
formance evaluations conducted by
the employing

school
district
in Wyoming
under W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
110(a)(xvii)

and

a
ny
accredited
school district in another jurisdiction under a statute or rule similar to W.S. 21
‑
3
‑
110(a)(xvii).

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 201
8
.

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