HB0002 • 2020

General government reports.

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; requiring studies and reports for the operations of government including primary and higher education programs; and providing for effective dates.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Appropriations
Last action: 2020-03-17
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the format or detailed content requirements for these reports.

General Government Reports

This act requires various government departments and agencies to conduct studies and submit reports on their operations and programs.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Governor's Office to report on grants for endangered species research.
Asks the State Treasurer's Office to report on savings from using internal investment staff instead of external managers.
Requests the Department of Revenue to assess the impact of new positions and technology on tax collections.
Directs the Department of Audit to evaluate the effectiveness of additional audit positions.
Instructs the Department of Health to study costs related to long-term care services.
Requires a review of funding for developmental preschool programs.

Who It Names or Affects

Government departments and agencies, including the Governor's Office, State Treasurer's Office, Department of Revenue, Department of Audit, Department of Health, and others.

Terms To Know

Endangered Species Grants: Grants given to support research on species that are at risk of extinction.
Internal Investing: Using in-house staff for investment management instead of hiring external managers.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact format or detailed content requirements for these reports.
Some sections may require additional legislation to be fully implemented, such as creating a gaming division within the Department of Revenue.
Reports are due at different times throughout the year and over multiple years.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0002H2001

2nd reading • Representative Connolly

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new requirement for the Wyoming council for women's issues to report on its activities related to economic development, data collection, and partnerships with business technology organizations by October 1, 2020.

Adds a new section requiring the Wyoming Council for Women's Issues to submit a report to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee by October 1, 2020.
The report must cover efforts related to economic development, data collection, and partnerships with business technology organizations.

The amendment does not provide details on how the council will gather or present this information in its report.

HB0002H2002

2nd reading • Representative Brown

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section requiring the department of administration and information to report on how recent laws have affected state employees' duties, pay, benefits, and workload.

Adds a requirement for an annual report by November 1st each year starting in 2020, detailing the effects of legislation from the past five years on state employee duties, compensation, health care coverage, retirement benefits, attrition rates, and additional responsibilities.
Modifies existing sections to renumber them appropriately after adding this new section.

The amendment text does not specify how these reports will be funded or the exact format they should follow.

HB0002H3001

3rd reading • Representative Brown

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the time period from five to ten years for a specific requirement in Section 13 of the bill.

Changes 'five (5) years preceding the effective date' to 'ten (10) years preceding the effective date'.

The exact impact and context of this change are not fully explained in the provided amendment text.

HB0002H3002

3rd reading • Representative Barlow

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a requirement for the Department of Health to report on a continuous study related to employee group insurance plans.

Requires the Department of Health to submit reports on the results of a continuous study about employee group insurance plans to specific legislative committees.

The amendment does not provide details about what information will be included in the report or how often it must be submitted.
It is unclear from the text alone which joint appropriations committee and joint labor, health and social services interim committee are referred to.

HB0002H3003

3rd reading • Representative Harshman

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds requirements for the University of Wyoming to report on medical education program expenditures and resources needed to establish a new medical school.

Adds language requiring the University of Wyoming to submit reports by October 1, 2020, detailing expenditures related to various medical education programs.
Includes provisions for the university to estimate necessary resources for establishing an accredited medical school in Wyoming.

The amendment text does not specify how these new reporting requirements will be enforced or what actions might follow from the reports.

HB0002H3004

3rd reading • Representative Gray

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section requiring the Wyoming Tourism Board to report on its tourism promotion expenditures for the three years before the effective date of this requirement.

Adds a new section that mandates the Wyoming Tourism Board to submit an annual report by November 1, detailing how it spent money promoting tourism in different regions and countries over the past three years.

The amendment does not specify what happens if the board fails to comply with this reporting requirement.

HB0002HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Washut

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section requiring the board of tourism to report on its efforts and expenditures related to promoting shooting sports and tourism by November 1, 2020.

Adds a requirement for the board of tourism to submit a report about their activities and spending related to shooting sports and tourism by November 1, 2020.

The amendment text does not provide details on how the report should be structured or what specific information it must include.
It is unclear if there are existing resources or staff dedicated to this new reporting requirement.

HB0002HW002

Committee of the Whole • Representative MacGuire

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new requirement for certain government agencies to report on their vacant and filled full-time and part-time employee positions.

Adds a new section requiring the Department of Transportation, Wyoming Tourism Board, University of Wyoming, and Wyoming Business Council to report annually on the number of vacant and filled full-time and part-time employee positions they have.

The amendment does not specify how these reports should be formatted or what additional details must be included beyond the numbers of positions.
It is unclear if there are any penalties for non-compliance with this reporting requirement.

HB0002JC001

Conference Committee

H Adopted, S Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes specific lines from pages 16 and 18 of the bill text.

Removes lines 6 through 20 on page 16 of the bill.
Removes lines 15 through 23 on page 18 of the bill.

The exact content and impact of the removed sections are not provided, so their specific effects cannot be detailed.

HB0002HS001

Standing Committee • House Appropriations Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment requires the Department of Revenue to study and report on creating a gaming division within it to oversee various gambling activities.

Adds new Section 13 requiring the Department of Revenue to complete a study by October 1, 2020, about establishing a gaming division.
The study must cover the feasibility of creating this division and how it would work with existing entities like the pari-mutuel commission and Wyoming lottery corporation.
Includes recommendations on funding models for the new division and any necessary legislation.

The amendment text does not specify what happens after the study is completed or if there will be further action based on its findings.

HB0002SW001

Committee of the Whole • Senator Driskill

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill to require studies and reports on general education programs instead of just primary education, and adds a requirement that research must be able to be made public.

Changes 'primary' to 'general' in reference to education programs covered by the bill.
Adds language requiring that research can be made publicly available.

HB0002SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Appropriations Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes specific sections from the bill related to government operations, including primary and higher education programs.

Removes lines 16 through 21 on page 13 of the bill.
Deletes all content on page 14 of the bill.
Eliminates lines 6 through 20 on page 16 of the bill.
Strikes out line 6 through 23 on page 17 of the bill.

The exact content and impact of the removed sections are not provided, making it unclear what specific changes or deletions this amendment will have on government operations and education programs.

Bill History

2020-03-17 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 116
2020-03-17 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0094
2020-03-12 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0094
2020-03-12 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0094
2020-03-12 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0094
2020-03-11 Senate
S Appointed JCC01 Members
2020-03-10 House
H Appointed JCC01 Members
2020-03-10 House
H Concur:Failed 6-53-1-0-0
2020-03-09 House
H Received for Concurrence
2020-03-09 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-9-0-0-0
2020-03-06 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-03-05 Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-03-03 Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-03-03 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2020-02-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-27 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-1-2-0-0
2020-02-26 House
H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2020-02-25 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-24 House
H COW:Passed
2020-02-21 House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-21 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2020-02-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 60-0-0-0-0
2020-02-12 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0443
Bill No.:

HB0002

Effective:

Multiple Dates

LSO No.:

20LSO-0443

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0094

Chapter No.:

116

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Appropriations Committee

Catch Title:

General government reports.

Subject:

Legislatively required reports and studies.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act consolidates various short-term legislatively required reports and studies related to governmental operations for the following entities on the following subjects:
Governor's Office-endangered species grants;
State Treasurer's Office-internal investing;
Department of Revenue-effectiveness of additional positions and technology;
Department of Audit-effectiveness of additional positions;
Department of Health-long-term care waiver;
Department of Health-developmental preschool funding;
Departments of Health and Corrections-bulk purchase of medications;
Departments of Health and Corrections and Judiciary-use of budgetary flex measures;
Wyoming Tourism Board-regional marketing efforts;
University of Wyoming and Department of Education-K-3 reading assessment and intervention;
Department of Enterprise Technology Services-strategic purchasing of computers;
Department of Corrections-incentives and sanctions for probation and parole;
Department of Revenue-reorganization to oversee gaming;
Wyoming Tourism Board-shooting sports and tourism;
Department of Transportation, Wyoming Tourism Board, University of Wyoming, and Wyoming Business Council-agency vacant and filled full-time and part-time employee positions;
Wyoming Business Council-Wyoming Council for Women's Issues;
Department of Health-employee group insurance plan continuous study;
University of Wyoming-medical education programs.

Comments:

Requires reports.
Popular name: "Reports Bill".
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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20LSO-0443

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0002

ENROLLED ACT NO. 94,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; requiring studies and reports for the operations of government including primary and higher education programs; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1
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[Governor's Office-Endangered Species Grants]. Not later than September 1, 2021, the governor's office shall report to the joint appropriations committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee on the grants and contracts funded under the endangered species administration division within the governor's office for fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The report shall include the amount of the grant or contract, recipient of the grant or contract, species of focus, purpose of the research being conducted under the grant or contract, general location of the research on the species of focus and any material findings or outcomes of the funded research that can be made publicly available.

Section 2.

[State Treasurer's Office-Internal Investing].

(a)

Not later than September 1, 2021 and September 1, 2022, the state treasurer's office shall report to the joint appropriations committee and the select committee on capital financing and investments on the documented savings resulting from increased use of internal investment personnel and reduced payments for external investment managers. The reports shall include the following:

(i)

The documented savings, which shall be limited to avoided or reduced expenditures from terminated
or renegotiated contracts with external investment managers;

(ii)

An explanation and accounting of all expenditures relating to the work performed by internal investment personnel;

(iii)

A performance report for the internally invested funds, including benchmark comparisons, overall investment return on the funds and a comparative performance with the externally managed funds for similar timeframes.

Section 3.

[Department of Revenue-Effectiveness of Additional Positions and Technology].

(a)

Not later than September 1, 2021 and September 1, 2022, the department of revenue shall report to the management audit committee, the joint appropriations committee and the joint revenue interim committee on the following:

(i)

The historical trend in tax assessments and collections, the trend in the compliance ratio, the trend in the number of reviews conducted by the department, and any increase in the amount of collections that is reasonably attributable to the additional one (1) position added to the excise tax unit and the additional one (1) position added to the mineral tax unit under 2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 134, Section 2, Section 011;

(ii)

Separately documented expenditure reductions, estimated costs avoided and estimated increased revenue collections resulting from the acquisition of oblique and orthogonal imagery technology and the
acquisition of commercial off-the-shelf managed business solutions support for the department's excise and mineral tax systems;

(iii)

Recommendations regarding the optimal level of department staffing, opportunities for additional efficiencies and an objective, post-implementation assessment of the initiatives described in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection.

Section 4.

[Department of Audit-Effectiveness of Additional Positions].

(a)

Not later than September 1, 2021 and September 1, 2022, the department of audit shall report to the management audit committee, the joint appropriations committee and the joint revenue interim committee on the following:

(i)

The historic trend in tax assessments and collections attributable to audits, the per employee trend in tax assessments and collections attributable to audits, the trend in the compliance ratio, the trend in the number of audits conducted by the department and any increase in the number of audits and amount of assessments and collections estimated to be attributable to the additional three (3) positions added to the excise tax division under 2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 134, Section 2, Section 021;

(ii)

Recommendations regarding the optimal level of department staffing, opportunities for additional efficiencies and an objective, post-implementation assessment of the additional positions referenced in paragraph (i) and of this subsection.

Section 5.

[Department of Health-Long-Term Care Waiver].

(a)

Not later than October 1, 2020, the department of health shall complete a study on the comparative costs of the long-term care waiver and care in any public or private institutional setting for which the state is expending funds under the Medicaid program and report the results of the study to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee. In conducting the study, the department shall examine the comparative financial advantages and disadvantages of the options and consider whether:

(i)

Services in an institutional setting would be pursued in the absence of a waiver;

(ii)

Estimated future costs may be reduced or avoided under either option.

Section 6.

[Department of Health-Developmental Preschool Funding].

(a)

Not later than October 1, 2020, the department of health shall conduct a comprehensive review and rate rebasing assessment of developmental preschool services funding under W.S. 21-2-706 and report the results to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee. The report shall include the following:

(i)

The adequacy of funding for the services specified in W.S. 21-2-706;

(ii)

The method of requesting fiscal year appropriations;

(iii)

The mechanism for calculating payments and distributing funds to developmental preschool service providers;

(iv)

Any related recommendations.

Section 7.

[Departments of Health and Corrections-Bulk Purchase of Medications].

(a)

Not later than October 1, 2020, the department of health and department of corrections shall complete a study on the bulk purchase of medication and report the results to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee. In conducting the study, the departments shall:

(i)

Investigate opportunities to join other state agencies and other states to solicit one (1) or more bids for the bulk purchase of medications that could be purchased at a lower price through bulk purchasing or strategic sourcing, including hepatitis C treatments that are used within the correctional system or that are used by state health care programs;

(ii)

Consider the methods and limitations of joint contracting between agencies and with other states;

(iii)

Estimate the potential savings that could result from bulk purchase of the medications in accordance with this subsection.

Section 8.

[Departments of Health and Corrections and Judiciary-Use of Budgetary Flex Measures].

(a)

The department of health shall report quarterly during the period beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2022 to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on the department's exercise of authorities under 2020 Senate File 0001, Section 305(a)(i) and Section 307, if enacted into law. The reports shall include the following:

(i)

The specific uses and dollar amounts for which the authorities were exercised each quarter;

(ii)

The cumulative amounts resulting from the authorities exercised for the 2021-2022 biennium;

(iii)

The amount of any actual biennial budget shortfall and an estimate of anticipated budget shortfalls, if any, prior to June 30, 2022, as well as the anticipated use of available budget transfer authorities to address existing and future budget shortfalls.

(b)

The department of corrections shall report quarterly during the period beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2022 to the joint appropriations committee on the department's exercise of authorities under 2020 Senate File 0001, Section 307, if enacted into law. The reports shall include the following:

(i)

The specific uses and dollar amounts for which the authorities were exercised each quarter;

(ii)

The cumulative amounts resulting from the authorities exercised for the 2021-2022 biennium;

(iii)

The amount of any actual biennial budget shortfall and an estimate of anticipated budget shortfalls, if any, prior to June 30, 2022 as well as the anticipated use of available budget transfer authorities to address existing and future budget shortfalls.

(c)

The judicial branch shall report quarterly during the period beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2022 to the joint appropriations committee on the judiciary's exercise of authority under 2020 Senate File 0001, Section 307, if enacted into law. The reports shall include the specific uses and dollar amounts for which the authority was exercised. No report is required under this subsection for any quarter the authority was not exercised.

Section 9.

[Wyoming Tourism Board-Regional Marketing Efforts]. Not later than October 1, 2020 and October 1, 2021, the Wyoming tourism board shall require the recipient of any grants associated with "salt to stone" regional marketing in southwest Wyoming to submit a report jointly with the board to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee and the joint appropriations committee. The report shall include information on the expenditure of grant funds, recommendations for future grants and measurable impacts of the grant related efforts, including local lodging tax collections and local sales and use tax collections for relevant industry classifications.

Section 10.

[University of Wyoming and Department of Education-K-3 Reading Assessment and Intervention]. Not later than May 1, 2020, the University of Wyoming and the department of education shall submit a report to the joint education interim committee. The report shall include
information regarding the implementation of 2019 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 155 and the feasibility of the University of Wyoming college of education conducting a summer 2020 pilot program for K-3 teachers. The pilot program considered should provide scientifically validated instruction techniques on how and why to assess and directly and systematically teach phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and techniques to improve reading fluency. This section is effective immediately.

Section 11.

[Department of Enterprise Technology Services-Strategic Purchasing of Computers]. Not later than December 1, 2020 and not later than December 1, 2021, the department of enterprise technology services shall report to the joint appropriations committee on identifiable savings resulting from the strategic bulk computer purchasing program, general results of the initiative and the number of waivers and reasons for any waivers. The report shall include a description of the program and recommendations, if any, for statutory revisions.

Section 12.

[Department of Corrections-Incentives and Sanctions for Probation and Parole]. In addition to the report required under W.S. 7-13-1801(b)(vi), quarterly beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2022, the department of corrections shall report to the joint judiciary interim committee and the joint appropriations committee on the implementation of 2019 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 116. The reports shall include the number of persons sentenced with the incentives and sanctions provided under W.S. 7-13-1801 through 7-13-1803, comparative outcomes with those sentenced without incentives and sanctions and expenditures on the incentives and sanctions. The reports shall also include recommendations, if any, for statutory revisions.

Section 13.

[Department of Revenue-Reorganization to Oversee Gaming].

(a)

Not later than October 1, 2020, the department of revenue shall complete a study and report to the joint appropriations committee:

(i)

The feasibility of creating a gaming division within the department of revenue to consolidate and oversee regulation of skill games allowed under the exceptions to criminal gambling under W.S. 6
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101(a)(iii), online gambling, the pari-mutuel commission and the Wyoming lottery corporation;

(ii)

The development of a reorganization plan and method, in cooperation with the pari-mutuel commission and the Wyoming lottery corporation, to accomplish the creation of a gaming division within the department of revenue in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Government Reorganization Act of 1989, W.S. 9-2-1701 through 9-2-1707;

(iii)

Recommendations to operate the gaming division within the department of revenue using an enterprise fund with excess revenues going to the general fund and any other appropriate funding models;

(iv)

Recommendations for any legislation needed to implement a gaming division within the department of revenue.

Section 14.

[Shooting Sports and Tourism]. Not later than November 1, 2020, the board of tourism shall report to the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural
resources interim committee on the board's expenditures and efforts in the 2020 calendar year to promote shooting sports and shooting sports tourism.

Section 15.

[Agency Vacant and Filled Full-Time and Part-Time Employee Positions]. Not later than June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022, the department of transportation, the Wyoming tourism board, the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming business council shall report to the joint appropriations committee on the number within each agency of vacant and filled full-time and part-time employee positions funded by any source.

Section 16.

[Wyoming Business Council-Wyoming Council for Women's Issues]. Not later than October 1, 2020, the Wyoming council for women's issues created within the Wyoming business council under W.S. 9-12-501 and 9-12-502 shall report to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee on its statutory obligations regarding the status of women in Wyoming. The report shall include any efforts addressing economic development, data collection and partnerships with business technology organizations.

Section 17.

[Department of Health–Employee Group Insurance Plan Continuous Study]. The department of health shall report on the results of the continuous study required by W.S. 9-3-205(d) to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee.

Section 18.

[University Medical Education Programs].

(a)

Not later than October 1, 2020, the University of Wyoming shall report to the legislature expenditures for
medical education programs for human health services, including but not limited to funds expended for the family medicine program under W.S. 21-17-125, the "WWAMI" medical education program, and medical education programs for human health care under W.S. 21-16-201 and 21
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202. Undergraduate medical programs, nursing programs and pharmacy program expenditures need not be reported. The report shall include expenditures for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2020 by program.

(b)

The university shall also report estimated resources necessary to establish and maintain a medical school which would meet accreditation requirements for licensing as a physician under Wyoming's "Medical Practice Act." The university shall include any recommendations regarding the establishment of a medical school in Wyoming under the purview of the university's board of trustees as it deems would be in the best interest of providing health care services to citizens of the state.

(c)

It is the intent of this section to compare current expenditures by the state for post-graduate medical education to anticipated costs of establishing an accredited medical school graduating students with credentials sufficient for licensure under the Wyoming Medical Practice Act, and the provisions of this section shall be construed in light of this intent.

Section 19.

[Effective date].

(a)

As used in this act, "effective immediately" means 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.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective July 1, 2020.

(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