HB0169 • 2023

K-12 post secondary education options.

AN ACT relating to education; modifying duties of school district boards of trustees to require access to a minimum of twelve (12) post secondary credit hours for high school students as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Harshman
Last action: 2023-02-27
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass during the session it was introduced, so there are no further details available about its implementation or specific requirements beyond what is stated in the official summary.

K-12 Postsecondary Education Options

The bill requires Wyoming school district boards to provide high school students with access to at least twelve postsecondary credit hours.

What This Bill Does

Changes the duties of school district boards to require them to offer a minimum of twelve postsecondary credit hours for eligible high school students.

Who It Names or Affects

High school students in Wyoming who are eligible for postsecondary education options.
School district boards of trustees responsible for providing access to postsecondary credit hours.

Terms To Know

postsecondary: Education or training after completing a secondary school degree, such as college or university courses.
credit hours: Units of academic work that students earn by taking and passing classes at an educational institution.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
It is unclear how many high schools currently offer postsecondary education options to their students.
Details on funding for these programs are not specified in the bill text.
There is no mention of annual reporting requirements in the official source material.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0169HS001

Standing Committee • House Revenue Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment to HB0169 changes how school district boards of trustees must provide access to post-secondary education options for high school students.

Modifies the requirement from providing 'to the greatest extent possible' to a more flexible standard that includes 'reasonably'.

The amendment text does not specify what exactly is meant by 'reasonably', leaving some ambiguity about how this new term will be interpreted and applied.

Bill History

2023-02-27 Senate
S Did not Consider for Introduction
2023-01-30 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-01-30 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-1-1-0-0
2023-01-27 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-26 House
H COW:Passed
2023-01-24 House
H Placed on General File
2023-01-24 House
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2023-01-19 House
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue
2023-01-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0579
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0579
ENGROSSED
3.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0169

K-12 post secondary education options.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Harshman, Andrew, Berger, Clouston, Lawley and Provenza and Senator(s) Ellis

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; modifying duties of school district boards of trustees to require access to a minimum of twelve (12) post secondary credit hours for high school students as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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201(h) is amended to read:

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201.

Agreement between districts and post
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secondary education institutions required; student participation; credits; financial arrangements; transportation; accessibility; required annual reporting.

(h)

Each school district board of trustees shall in conjunction with the University of Wyoming, community college district boards of trustees or other post secondary education institutions accredited by recognized and accepted accrediting agencies, make post secondary education options programs pursuant to this section reasonably accessible to eligible students
, which shall include ensuring access to a minimum of twelve (12) post secondary credit hours to be completed in grades nine (9) through twelve (12)
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Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)

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