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SF0033 • 2020

Extension agents.

AN ACT relating agricultural extension; requiring consent of the county or district for hiring or firing an agricultural agent as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Agriculture
Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Agriculture
Last action
2020-03-09
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact date of effectiveness; however, the bill summary indicates that it was intended to be effective on July 1, 2020. The bill is marked as inactive and did not pass in its current session.

Extension Agents Hiring and Firing Requirements

The bill requires that counties or districts give their written approval before the university can hire or fire an agricultural agent.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the university to get written approval from a county or district board of commissioners before hiring an agricultural agent.
  • Requires the university to get written approval from a county or district board of commissioners before firing an agricultural agent.
  • Allows the board of county commissioners to recommend the removal of an agent to the university.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The University
  • County or district boards of commissioners
  • Agricultural agents

Terms To Know

county agent
An expert in agriculture who works for the university and is placed in a county to help with agricultural extension work.
board of county commissioners
A group that manages local government affairs, including approving or recommending actions related to hiring and firing agricultural agents.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the board of county commissioners does not give written approval.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced or what consequences there are for non-compliance.
  • This bill was marked as inactive, meaning it did not pass in its current session.

Amendments

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

SF0033SS001

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

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirement for hiring and firing agricultural agents from needing consent to requiring written approval.

  • Changes 'consent' to 'written approval' when hiring an agricultural agent.
  • Removes the word 'or' which separates 'hire' and 'fire'.
  • Changes 'consent' to 'written approval' when firing an agricultural agent.
  • Adds a new requirement that allows the board of county commissioners to recommend removal of an agent to the university.
  • The amendment text does not specify what happens if written approval is denied, which could be important for understanding full implications.

Bill History

  1. 2020-03-09 House

    H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4

  2. 2020-02-25 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture

  3. 2020-02-18 House

    H Received for Introduction

  4. 2020-02-14 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0

  5. 2020-02-13 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  6. 2020-02-12 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  7. 2020-02-12 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  8. 2020-02-12 Senate

    S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  9. 2020-02-10 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 27-0-3-0-0

  10. 2020-02-07 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  11. 2020-01-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
20LSO-0242
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0242
ENGROSSED
3.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0033

Extension agents.

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

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating agricultural extension; requiring consent of the county or district for hiring or firing an agricultural agent as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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305(c) is amended to read:

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305.

County cooperation in extension work; districts; county agents.

(c)

Any county or district complying with this section upon request shall receive a county agent or agricultural expert to be provided by the agricultural
college of the university. The university
, with the written approval of the county or district as provided in this subsection,
shall provide a suitable agent or expert, qualified to do the work usually expected from a person educated in the science of agriculture.
The university shall not hire any person as a county agent or expert under this subsection without first obtaining the written approval of the board of county commissioners of the applicable county or the written approval of a majority of the boards of county commissioners forming a district. A board of county commissioners may recommend the removal of an agent to the university.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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