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23LSO-0475
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0475
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0173

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Sponsored by: Representative(s) Provenza and Washut and Senator(s) Case

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the administration of government; requiring personnel files of peace and corrections officers and dispatchers to be available to the peace officer standards and training commission 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. 9
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704 by creating a new subsection (m), 9
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708 by creating a new subsection (h), 9
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710 by creating a new subsection (o) and 16
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203(d)(iii) are amended to read:

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704.

Qualifications for employment as a peace officer; loss of certification for felony conviction; termination from employment.

(m)

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the portion of a personnel file relevant to any of the factors listed in W.S. 9
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704(b) for any person employed by a law enforcement unit as a peace officer shall be made available to the commission upon written request of the commission to the employing agency. The personnel file shall not be disclosed by the commission to any other person except as otherwise required by law.

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708.

Certificate required for permanent employment; temporary employment; waiver or modification of training requirements; wages during training; grandfather provisions.

(h)

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the portion of a personnel file relevant to any of the factors listed in W.S. 9
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704(b) for any person employed as a dispatcher required to be certified under this section shall be made available to the commission upon written request of the commission to the employing agency. The personnel file shall not be disclosed by the commission to any other person except as otherwise required by law.

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710.

Qualifications for employment as a correctional officer; termination of employment; certification without compliance with the requirements of this section.

(o)

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the portion of the personnel file relevant to any of the factors listed in W.S. 9
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704(b) for any person employed by the department of corrections as a correctional officer or part
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time correctional officer shall be made available to the commission upon written request of the commission to the department of corrections. The personnel file shall not be disclosed by the commission to any other person except as otherwise required by law.

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203.

Right of inspection; grounds for denial; access of news media; order permitting or restricting disclosure; exceptions.

(d)

The custodian shall deny the right of inspection of the following records, unless otherwise provided by law:

(iii)

Personnel files except those files shall be available to the duly elected and appointed officials who supervise the work of the person in interest
and as otherwise provided in W.S. 9
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704(m), 9
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708(h) and 9
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710(o)
. Applications, performance ratings and scholastic achievement data shall be available only to the person in interest and to the duly elected and appointed officials who supervise his work. Employment contracts, working agreements or other documents setting forth the terms and conditions of employment of public officials and employees are not considered part of a personnel file and shall be available for public inspection;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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