SF0031 • 2020

University of Wyoming-land grant mission report.

AN ACT relating to education; requiring reports from the University of Wyoming; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture Budget Education Land

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Agriculture
Last action: 2020-03-10
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about specific colleges and departments that were not explicitly mentioned in the official source material.

University of Wyoming Land Grant Mission Reports

The bill requires the University of Wyoming to submit annual reports on its land grant mission and specific college operations.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new law requiring the University of Wyoming to provide an annual report by October 1st each year.
Specifies that the university must report on the College of Agriculture, Department of Military Science, Department of Aerospace Studies, and College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Requires these reports to include budget requests, financial information, faculty staffing levels, recent changes in staffing, accomplishments, and economic benefits to Wyoming.

Who It Names or Affects

The University of Wyoming
Joint state committees responsible for agriculture, public lands, water resources, transportation, highways, military affairs, minerals, business, and economic development

Terms To Know

Land Grant Mission: A mission established by The Morrill Act of 1862 that focuses on teaching agriculture and mechanical arts to promote practical education for industrial classes.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass during the session and is no longer active.
It specifies an effective date of July 1, 2020, but this was never reached due to the bill's failure.

Amendments

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

SF0031S2001

2nd reading • Senator Boner

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes a single sentence in the bill to require multiple reports from the University of Wyoming instead of just one report.

Changes 'a report' to 'reports', meaning the university will have to provide more than one report.
Adds 'University's' after 'on the', specifying that the reports are about the University's mission.

The amendment does not specify how many or what kind of reports are required, leaving these details unclear.

SF0031SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill to require multiple reports from the University of Wyoming on various departments and colleges, including specific details about The Morrill Act of 1862.

Changes 'a report' and 'the report' to 'reports' throughout the text.
Adds a requirement for the University's mission as established by The Morrill Act of 1862.
Specifies that the University shall report on the college of agriculture, military science department, aerospace studies department, and engineering and applied science college to different interim committees.
Includes budget requests from colleges and departments in the reports.

The amendment text does not specify how often these reports should be submitted or what format they must follow.

Bill History

2020-03-10 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2020-02-26 House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-26 House
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2020-02-24 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
2020-02-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-21 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 19-11-0-0-0
2020-02-20 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-19 Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-02-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-02-14 Senate
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 29-0-1-0-0
2020-02-10 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-01-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0148
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0148
ENGROSSED
3.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0031

University of Wyoming-land grant mission report.

Sponsored by: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

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AN ACT relating to education; requiring reports from the University of Wyoming; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

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Land grant mission reports.

On or before October 1 of each year, the University of Wyoming shall provide reports on the university's land grant mission as provided in this section. The university shall report on the college of agriculture to the joint agriculture, public lands and water resources interim committee, shall report on the department of military
science and the department of aerospace studies to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee and shall report on the college of engineering and applied science to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee. The reports under this section shall include budget requests from the colleges and departments to the president's office and all revenues to and expenditures by or for the operation of the applicable college or department during the preceding fiscal year. The reports shall also include information on the faculty staffing levels at the applicable college or department including any recent or expected changes in those staffing levels, the accomplishments of the college or department and the benefits of the college or department to Wyoming's economy.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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