HB0235 • 2023

School board members-same day swearing in and serving.

AN ACT relating to education; requiring school district board trustees to be sworn in and begin their official duties on the same day; and providing for an effective date.

Education Elections

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Representative Locke
Last action: 2023-02-07
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about the effective date or any changes to existing laws beyond requiring trustees to take their oath on the same day as they are notified of their election or appointment.

School Board Members Must Swear In and Start Work on Same Day

The bill requires school district board trustees to be sworn in and begin their official duties on the same day.

What This Bill Does

Requires school district board trustees to take an oath of office before starting their work.

Who It Names or Affects

School district board trustees who are newly elected or appointed.

Terms To Know

Trustees: People chosen by voters or appointed to manage a school district's affairs and make decisions about education policies.
Oath of office: A promise made by someone who is starting an official job, promising to do their duties honestly and faithfully.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass before the committee deadline and is now inactive.
It does not specify what happens if trustees cannot be sworn in on the same day due to unforeseen circumstances.

Bill History

2023-02-07 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2023-02-07 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2023-01-26 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2023-01-25 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-24 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0429
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0429
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0235

School board members-same day swearing in and serving.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Locke, Allemand, Neiman, Ottman, Penn and Slagle and Senator(s) Ide

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; requiring school district board trustees to be sworn in and begin their official duties on the same day; 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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106 is amended to read:

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106.

Oath of trustees.

The trustees of each school district shall,
on or before the first day of December after receiving notification of their election or
within ten (10) days after receiving notification of their
election or
appointment and before assuming the duties of their offices, appear before some person qualified to administer oaths and take an oath for the faithful performance of their duties as required by law.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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