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HB1021 • 2021

COVID-19 community response.

AN ACT relating to COVID-19; creating the individual and family COVID-19 impact support program; providing an appropriation of federal funds; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Connolly
Last action
2021-11-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about potential future use of remaining funds, which are speculative since the bill did not pass.

COVID-19 Community Support Program

This act creates a program to provide financial aid for food, medicine, child care, mental health support, and lost wages to individuals and families affected by the pandemic.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Individual and Family COVID-19 Impact Support Program to provide monetary assistance for essential needs and lost income due to the pandemic.
  • Allocates $20 million from federal funds under the American Rescue Plan Act to support this program.
  • Authorizes county commissioners to request additional help for affected individuals and families.
  • Requires the Department of Family Services to develop rules for administering the program.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Individuals and families struggling due to the impacts of COVID-19
  • County commissioners who can request support under this program
  • Community organizations that meet qualifications set by the Department of Family Services

Terms To Know

American Rescue Plan Act
A federal law providing financial assistance to states and local governments affected by the pandemic.
Department of Family Services
The state agency responsible for administering programs that support families and individuals in need.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass, so it has no legal effect.
  • Details on how the program will be implemented are left to future rulemaking by the Department of Family Services.

Bill History

  1. 2021-11-03 House

    H Pursuant to HR 4-6 Failed by Roll Call 11-45-4-0-0

  2. 2021-10-28 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2021-10-28 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-1063
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-1063
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB1021

COVID-19 community response.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Connolly, Banks, LeBeau, Provenza, Schwartz, Sherwood and Yin and Senator(s) Gierau and Rothfuss

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to COVID-19; creating the individual and family COVID-19 impact support program; providing an appropriation of federal funds; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

(a)

The individual and family
COVID
-19 impact support program is hereby created. The department of family services shall establish and administer this temporary program for the purpose of providing monetary support for
food, medicine, child care, mental health support and lost wages to support individuals and families suffering from the impacts of
COVID
-19.

This program may be coordinated with any existing programs that provide substantially similar support so as to prevent duplicate benefits. Benefits under the program shall be initiated by boards of county commissioners who may request increased support to individuals and families suffering from the impacts of
COVID
-19. Benefits under this program may be distributed to existing community organizations who shall meet qualifications determined by the department of family services designed to assure the proper application of benefits.

The department of family services shall develop rules and regulations to administer the program.

For purposes of this act "
COVID
-19" means as defined by W.S. 1
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1
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141(a)(ii).

(b)

There is appropriated twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00) to the department of family services from any unexpended, unobligated American Rescue Plan Act funds that were appropriated in 2021 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 166, Section 5(b). This appropriation is for
purposes of implementing the program required by subsection (a) of this section and shall be expended consistent with the terms of the American Rescue Plan Act, excluding the provision of government services related to a reduction in revenue. Any unobligated, unexpended funds remaining from this appropriation on October 1, 2024, may be transferred and expended upon approval by the governor for any other purpose authorized by the legislature and consistent with the terms of the American Rescue Plan Act.

Transfers and expenditures under this subsection shall be reported to the legislature through the B
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11 process as authorized by W.S. 9
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2
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1005(b)(ii) and reported pursuant to W.S. 9
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2
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1013(b).

Section 2.

The department of family services shall promulgate rules necessary to implement 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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