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20LSO-0125
ORIGINAL Senate
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SF0083
ENROLLED ACT NO. 17,
SENATE
SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to the administration of government; amending requirements for the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website; 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. 9
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1035(a)(iv) and (vi), 9
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1036(b)(i), (c)(iii), (d)(ii)(intro), (A)(III), (f), (g)(ii), (iii) and by creating a new subsection (h) and 9
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1037(a)(ii) are amended to read:
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1035.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this act:
(iv)
"Participating state entity" or "state entity" means the state of Wyoming government including the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government
, the University of Wyoming
and any department, division, agency, board, commission or other instrumentality of those branches
;
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1036(b)(viii), "state entity" shall also include the University of Wyoming;
(vi)
"Local government entity" means any county, municipality, joint powers board
,
or
airport board, community college district, school district,
special district
and any other political subdivision
of Wyoming;
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1036.
Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website.
(b)
The purpose of the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website is to:
(i)
Permit Wyoming taxpayers to view and track the use of taxpayer dollars by making participating state entities'
and local government entities'
public financial information available on the internet;
(c)
The department shall:
(iii)
Coordinate and process the receipt and posting of public financial information from participating state entities
and local government entities
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(d)
The department may:
(ii)
Determine what public financial information shall be provided by participating state entities
and local government entities
, provided that the public financial information:
(A)
Only includes records that:
(III)
Are owned, held or administered by the participating state entity
or local government entity
that is required to provide the record.
(f)
Not later than January 1, 2010, the website shall be operational and permit access to the public financial information of participating state entities. Not later
than June 30, 2012 the website shall incorporate features implementing the provisions of paragraph (b)(viii) of this section.
Not later than July 1, 2020 the website shall permit access to the public financial information of local government entities.
(g)
The state chief information officer shall provide an annual report to the committee on all initiatives, projects and expenditures under this act. Beginning July 1, 2013, the annual report shall include:
(ii)
For each
state and local
government entity subject to a lodged concern, the number of concerns lodged and number of citizens lodging concerns;
(iii)
For each state
and local government
entity which is the subject of a concern, a summary of the complaint and any action the entity reports to the department that was taken in response to the complaint.
(h)
A local government entity shall permit the public to view the public financial information of the local
government entity via the website, beginning with information that is generated on or after July 1, 2019.
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Rulemaking authority.
(a)
The department shall adopt rules to:
(ii)
Define the term "public financial information" as it applies to participating state entities
and local government entities
in accordance with the provisions of this act; and
Section 2.
The department of administration and information shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
Section 3.
This act is 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.
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