AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a board of cooperative educational services to act as a local education agency for the purpose of applying for and receiving state and federal grants; authorizing rulemaking; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Education
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Education
Last action
2023-02-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/24/2023
Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide information on whether the law informs BOCES about grant availability, only that state agencies may inform them of such opportunities.
BOCES as Local Education Agencies
This law allows boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to apply for and receive state and federal grants on behalf of participating school districts.
What This Bill Does
Allows BOCES to act as local education agencies when applying for or receiving state and federal grants, provided the grants are not federal formula grant moneys unless allowed by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Requires at least two participating school districts to approve a BOCES grant application.
Gives the Department of Education authority to make rules about how BOCES can apply for these grants.
Who It Names or Affects
Boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES)
Participating school districts
The Department of Education
Terms To Know
Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
A group that helps multiple schools work together to provide better education.
Local Education Agency (LEA)
An organization responsible for providing public education in a specific area, like a school district.
Limits and Unknowns
The law only applies to grants that are not federal formula grant moneys unless allowed by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Participating districts must agree for BOCES to apply for grants on their behalf.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment changes the bill to allow a board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to act as a local education agency without specifying that it is a school.
Adds language after 'services' on pages 1 and 2, allowing BOCES authorized under W.S. 21-20-102 to operate as a local education agency.
Removes the word 'school' from several places in the bill text.
The amendment does not specify what changes will be made through rulemaking or conforming amendments mentioned in the original bill title.
Bill History
2023-02-24LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 82
2023-02-24Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0038
2023-02-22Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0038
2023-02-21House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0038
2023-02-17LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0038
2023-02-17Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-14-1-0-0
2023-02-17Senate
S 3rd Reading:S Bill Reconsideration Motion Passed by Roll Call 16-14-1-0-0
2023-02-17Senate
S 3rd Reading:Failed 14-16-1-0-0
2023-02-16Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-15Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-02-15Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-02-15Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
2023-02-13Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
2023-01-19Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-01-19House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0
2023-01-18House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-17House
H COW:Passed
2023-01-16House
H Placed on General File
2023-01-16House
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0
2023-01-11House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2023-01-06House
H Received for Introduction
2022-12-09LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 23LSO-0245
Bill No.:
HB0031
Effective:
Immediately
LSO No.:
23LSO-0245
Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0038
Chapter No.:
82
Prime Sponsor:
Joint Education Interim Committee
Catch Title:
BOCES as local education agencies.
Subject:
Boards of cooperative educational services to act as local education agencies
Summary/Major Elements:
This act would authorize a board of cooperative educational services to act as a local education agency for the purposes of applying for and receiving state and federal grant funding for which they are eligible.
This act states the department of education may promulgate rules to establish processes and guidelines for a board of cooperative educational services to apply for state or federal grant funding for which they are eligible.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.
While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
23LSO-0245
ORIGINAL House
Bill No
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HB0031
ENROLLED ACT NO. 38,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session
AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a board of cooperative educational services to act as a local education agency for the purpose of applying for and receiving state and federal grants; authorizing rulemaking; 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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112 is created to read:
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112.
Authority to act as a local education agency.
(a)
Any board of cooperative educational services authorized to operate pursuant to W.S. 21-20-102 may act as a local education agency for participating school districts that choose to apply for, receive or administer a grant through a grant program created by a federal or state statute or program. The provisions of this section shall not apply to federal formula grant moneys unless allowed by the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965", P.L. 89
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(b)
A board of cooperative educational services authorized to operate pursuant to W.S. 21-20-102 may apply for federal or state moneys only with the approval of two (2) or more of the participating districts that have expressly agreed to participate in a grant application through votes of the boards of trustees of the districts. If a board of cooperative educational services applies for state or federal grant moneys on behalf of participating districts, the participating districts are not eligible to apply for the same state or federal grant moneys. If a participating district does not elect to participate in a grant application, that district is not precluded from applying for the same state or federal grant moneys as an individual district.
(c)
The department of education shall treat boards of cooperative educational services as local education agencies for purposes of this section only and allow them to apply for all federal and state grant moneys for which they are eligible.
(d)
State agencies may inform boards of cooperative educational services of federal and state grant moneys for which they may apply.
(e)
An eligible grantee or consortium of grantees may designate a board of cooperative educational services as the fiscal manager for a state or federal grant. The grantee or consortium of grantees remains responsible for ensuring that all the requirements of the grant are met.
(f)
The department of education may promulgate rules to establish processes and guidelines for a board of cooperative educational services to apply for state or federal grant moneys pursuant to this section.
Section 2.
W.S. 21
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103(a)(iv) is amended to read:
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Definitions.
(a)
As used in this act:
(iv)
"This act" means W.S. 21
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111
21
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Section 3
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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.
(END)
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
Chief Clerk
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