AN ACT relating to school finance; limiting transportation for nonresident students as specified; and providing for an effective date.
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Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Representative Northrup
Last action
2020-03-12
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2020
Plain English Breakdown
The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about how schools should handle nonresident students who need transportation or any penalties for breaking this rule.
Transportation Rules for Nonresident Students
This law limits when school districts can transport nonresident students into another district's area, with exceptions.
What This Bill Does
Limits how one school district can send buses to pick up or drop off students from another district.
Allows exceptions if the transportation is for shared services, educational stability of a child in protective custody, or an agreement between districts.
Who It Names or Affects
School districts that transport nonresident students
Nonresident students who need transportation
Terms To Know
nonresident student
A student who lives in one school district but attends a school in another district.
shared services
Services that two or more districts agree to share, like transportation, to save money and be efficient.
Limits and Unknowns
The law does not specify how schools should handle nonresident students who need transportation.
It is unclear if there are any penalties for breaking this rule.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment changes a part of HB0178 to limit how schools can transport nonresident students.
Removes the word 'funding' from the bill text.
Replaces a specific reference with new language that limits transportation for nonresident students.
Adds a new subsection (n) that restricts districts from sending buses or other forms of transportation into another district to load or discharge students.
The amendment's text does not explain the full context and implications of these changes, which may require additional research for a complete understanding.
Plain English: The amendment adds language to ensure that shared services are considered for efficiency when transporting nonresident students.
Adds the phrase 'shared services for the purpose of efficiency,' after the word 'ensure' in the bill.
It is unclear what specific shared services will be implemented or how they will affect transportation costs and efficiency.
Bill History
2020-03-12LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 79
2020-03-12Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0041
2020-03-09Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0041
2020-03-06House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0041
2020-03-06LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0041
2020-03-06House
H Concur:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2020-03-05House
H Received for Concurrence
2020-03-05Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-5-0-0-0
2020-03-04Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-03-03Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-03-02Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-03-02Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-28Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
2020-02-27Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-26House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
2020-02-26House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-25House
H COW:Passed
2020-02-24House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-24House
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2020-02-13House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 59-0-1-0-0
2020-02-12House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-11LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 20LSO-0565
Bill No.:
HB0178
Effective:
7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM
LSO No.:
20LSO-0565
Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0041
Chapter No.:
79
Prime Sponsor:
Northrup
Catch Title:
Transportation of nonresident students.
Subject:
Nonresident student transportation.
Summary/Major Elements:
Under current law, a school district may send school buses into another school district for the purpose of loading or discharging students residing in that district. The act prohibits that practice, but creates the following three (3) exceptions to the prohibition:
If the transportation is performed for shared services for the purpose of efficiency;
If the transportation is required for the educational stability of a child taken into protective custody; or
If the two (2) school districts agree to the student's attendance in the school district in which the student does not reside.
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
Read the full stored bill text
20LSO-0565
ORIGINAL House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0178
ENROLLED ACT NO. 41,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to school finance; limiting transportation for nonresident students as specified; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 21
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320 by creating a new subsection (n) is amended to read:
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Student transportation; amount within school foundation program formula for transportation maintenance and operations expenditures and school bus purchases; district reporting requirements.
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Except as needed to ensure shared services for the purpose of efficiency, educational stability for a child taken into protective custody or pursuant to an agreement under W.S. 21
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502, no district shall send or arrange to send any bus or other form of transportation into another school district for the purposes of loading or discharging students residing in that district.
Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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(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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