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21LSO-0322
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0322
Numbered
2.0
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0129
School finance-activities funding.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Western
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to school finance; repealing funding for activities in the school foundation program and repealing reimbursement of transportation expenses for student activities; specifying that activities may be offered through the use of other funds; making conforming amendments; 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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131(b)(x), 21
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101(e) and 21
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320(b)(i) and (g)(intro) are amended to read:
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131.
School bus standards; operators; vehicle operation; liability limited.
(b)
Each district shall establish and maintain minimum standards for the operation of school buses, including:
(x)
Effective school year 2016
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2017, and each school year thereafter, all school buses transporting students to and from school and to and from student activities
, as defined under W.S. 21
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320(b)(i) and (ii),
shall be equipped with an external video system and may be equipped with an internal video system. Equipment specifications shall be prescribed by rule and regulation of the department. Recordings or images from a video system installed under this paragraph shall not be a public record under the Wyoming Public Records Act, W.S. 16
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201 through 16
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205. Recordings or images may be entered into evidence for a violation of W.S. 31
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507(a) as provided in W.S. 31
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507(e) and may be discoverable for other criminal actions. Recordings or images made from a video system
under this paragraph shall be destroyed within one (1) year of the date the recording was made.
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101.
Educational programs for schools; standards; core of knowledge and skills; special needs programs; class size requirements; cocurricular activities.
(e)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit school districts from establishing cocurricular activity programs which have as their purpose to provide educational experiences not otherwise provided by the local district
, provided that no funds provided pursuant to the school foundation program shall be expended to provide cocurricular activity programs
. The legislature specifically encourages school districts to establish programs of this type
through a recreation board under W.S. 18
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201, through the assessment of activity program fees or by the use of other funds available to the district that are not provided through the school foundation program
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320.
Student transportation; amount within school foundation program formula for transportation
maintenance and operations expenditures and school bus purchases; district reporting requirements.
(b)
There shall be an amount computed for each school district equal to the base price amount for bus purchase and lease payment expenditures made by the district during the previous school year pursuant to subsection (g) of this section and for the amount actually expended by the district during the previous school year for:
(i)
The maintenance and operation of transportation routes for transporting school children to and from school;
and
(g)
In addition to subsection (b) of this section and for purchases and leases conducted in a manner consistent with department rules, the transportation adjustment for each district under this section shall include an amount computed under this subsection for the purchase or lease of school buses and other vehicles used primarily for the transportation of students to and from school
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and to and from school activities.
Computations of amounts reimbursed
under this subsection shall be based upon the base price established by the department under subsection (f) of this section for the student transportation vehicle type.
Amounts included within the adjustment under this subsection shall be subject to the following:
Section 2.
W.S. 21
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320(b)(ii) is repealed.
Section 3.
2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 185, ATTACHMENT "A" (b)(xxvi), as amended by 2017 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 205, ATTACHMENT "A" (b)(xxvi) is repealed.
Section 4
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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