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HB0097 • 2021

Interstate compact for education-withdrawal.

AN ACT relating to education; withdrawing from the interstate compact for education; and providing for an effective date.

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Inactive

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

Sponsor
Appropriations
Last action
2021-04-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details that were speculative or unsupported by the official source material, such as immediate effectiveness and potential changes post-withdrawal. The bill's inactive status is noted but does not provide clarity on future actions.

Wyoming Withdraws from Interstate Education Compact

This act removes Wyoming's participation in an interstate agreement about education and requires the secretary of state to send a copy of this act to the Education Commission of the States.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes two sections of Wyoming law that were part of the interstate compact for education.
  • Requires the secretary of state to send a copy of this act to the Education Commission of the States.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The people and agencies involved in Wyoming's education system will no longer be bound by the sections of Wyoming law that were part of the interstate compact for education.

Terms To Know

Interstate Compact
An agreement between two or more states to work together on a specific issue, like education.
Secretary of State
The person in charge of overseeing elections and keeping important state records.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear what changes will happen after Wyoming withdraws from the compact.
  • This bill has been marked as inactive, meaning it may not move forward in its current form.

Bill History

  1. 2021-04-07 House

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

  2. 2021-03-22 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2021-02-04 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education

  4. 2021-02-03 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2021-02-02 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0346
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0346
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0097

Interstate compact for education-withdrawal.

Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; withdrawing from the interstate compact for education; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 21-16-301 and 21-16-302 are repealed.

Section 2.

The secretary of state of Wyoming shall transmit a copy of this act to the education commission of the states.

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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