SF0045 • 2023

School facilities-building acquisition.

AN ACT relating to school building and facility projects; requiring the school facilities commission, the state construction department, the department of administration and information and the state building commission to assist Natrona County school district number one in acquisition of a facility located in Casper, Wyoming for the delivery of the required educational program as specified; exempting the sale of a property from the requirement for fair market value; requiring reporting; 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: Sel Sch Fac
Last action: 2023-01-27
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was never considered for introduction, which limits its applicability.

School Building Acquisition Act

This act allows certain state agencies to help Natrona County School District Number One in Casper, Wyoming acquire a building for educational purposes and exempts the sale from fair market value requirements.

What This Bill Does

Requires four state agencies to assist Natrona County School District Number One with acquiring a facility located in Casper, Wyoming for educational use.
Exempts the property transfer from the requirement of selling at fair market value if it is valued at $15,000 or more.
Requires the state construction department and state building commission to report on their assistance by September 1, 2023.

Who It Names or Affects

Natrona County School District Number One
State agencies including the school facilities commission, state construction department, department of administration and information, and state building commission

Terms To Know

fair market value: The price at which a property would sell in an open market between informed parties who are not related to each other.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass and was never considered for introduction.
It is unclear what specific funds will be used for the acquisition.

Bill History

2023-01-27 Senate
S Did not Consider for Introduction
2022-12-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-12-09 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0234
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0234
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0045

School facilities-building acquisition.

Sponsored by: Select Committee on School Facilities

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to school building and facility projects; requiring the school facilities commission, the state construction department, the department of administration and information and the state building commission to assist Natrona County school district number one in acquisition of a facility located in Casper, Wyoming for the delivery of the required educational program as specified; exempting the sale of a property from the requirement for fair market value; requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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(a)

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, from funds appropriated under 2022 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 51, Section 313(j)(ix), the school facilities commission, the state construction department, the department of administration and information and the state building commission shall provide assistance at the request of Natrona County school district number one as necessary to obtain legal title to the facility formerly known as the school for the deaf in Casper, Wyoming to be utilized by Natrona County school district number one in the delivery of the required educational program.

(b)

For the purposes of the transfer of the facility formerly known as the school for the deaf under this act, the provisions of W.S. 9-2-3204(b)(viii) that require fair market value for the disposition of real property owned by the state valued at fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) or more shall not apply.

(c)

The state construction department and the state building commission shall report to the select committee on school facilities no later than September 1, 2023 regarding the assistance provided under this act.

Section 2
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become a law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution
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