Community college district elections.

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ORIGINAL Senate

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SF0043

ENROLLED ACT NO. 34,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to community college district elections; amending the date of the first regular election of a community college district board; providing for the terms of members; clarifying provisions for the conduct of community college district elections; 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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302(a), 21
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304(a)(x), 21
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309, 21
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312(r) and 22
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102(a) and (c) are amended to read:

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302.

District board generally; quorum; organization; officers.

(a)

Within thirty (30) days after the election establishing the community college district
and its initial board
, and on or about December 1 each year thereafter, the board shall meet and organize by electing one (1) of its members as president, one (1) as treasurer, and one (1) as secretary.

The president shall preside at all meetings of the board except that a temporary chairman may be selected by the board in his absence. The secretary shall keep the minutes and proceedings of all board meetings and the treasurer shall receive all funds payable to the district and disburse them on the order of the board.

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304.

District board generally; duties.

(a)

The community college district board shall:

(x)

Conduct elections held by the community college district for
the regular
election of board members,
the issuance of bonds, the questions of mill levies and annexations and any other community college election appropriately within the jurisdiction of the district board, all in accordance with the election procedures set forth in this act;

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309.

First regular election of board; fiscal year.

The first regular election of a community college
district
board
following creation of a community college district
shall not be held until the
May election date authorized under W.S. 22
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103 of the first fiscal year in which a special mill tax is levied and assessed against the taxable property of the district for the uses and purposes of the district
date of the second succeeding general election that follows the election establishing the community college district and its initial board.

The terms of the members elected at the first regular election shall begin as provided by W.S. 22
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102(a) with the four (4) candidates receiving the highest number of votes serving four (4) year terms and the candidates receiving the next three (3) highest number of votes serving two (2) year terms
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The fiscal year of each community college district shall begin on July 1 of each year and shall end on June 30 of the following year.

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312.

Formation of districts; initial elections.

(r)

If the election for establishment carries, the
community college commission
county clerk
shall notify by registered mail the seven (7) candidates who receive the highest number of votes in the entire election.
The seven (7) candidates shall constitute the initial board of the community college district.

Terms of office shall begin on
the day immediately following the certification of the election and shall expire at 12:00 noon on the first day in December following the first regular election of board members under W.S. 21
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309.

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102.

Date of election of trustees; terms.

(a)

The election of members of the board of trustees of each school district and community college district shall be held at the regular polling places for each district on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November in general election years
, except as otherwise provided by law
. Terms of office shall run for four (4) years beginning at 12:00 noon on the first day in December following the election
, except as otherwise provided by law
.

(c)

Not more than a simple majority of members of the board of trustees of each school district and each community college district shall be elected at any election unless the election is to fill an unexpired term.

This subsection shall not apply to the election of the initial board of a community college district or the first regular election of a community college district board.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2022
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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