AN ACT relating to school finance; modifying the distribution of funds for K-12 public school special education services; repealing a provision; 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
2023-02-27
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/27/2023
Plain English Breakdown
The official summary does not provide details about how each district's funding is calculated or distributed beyond removing it from the education resource block grant model.
School Finance Act for Special Education Funding
This act modifies how special education funding is distributed to K-12 public schools by removing it from the education resource block grant model.
What This Bill Does
Modifies the way special education money is given to school districts by taking it out of the education resource block grant model.
Who It Names or Affects
K-12 public school districts in Wyoming
The Department of Education
Terms To Know
Education Resource Block Grant Model
A system that combines different types of funding into one grant to give schools more flexibility.
Limits and Unknowns
Does not specify how much money will be given to each district, only how it is distributed based on past spending.
The act does not change the total amount received by school districts for special education.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment changes a reference in the bill from one section of Wyoming state law to another, specifically replacing 'W.S. 21-13-313(e)' with 'W.S. 21-13-313(c)'.
Replaces the reference to W.S. 21-13-313(e) in the bill text with a reference to W.S. 21-13-313(c).
The amendment does not provide details about what changes this section swap will make, so it's unclear how this affects special education funding distribution.
Bill History
2023-02-27LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 111
2023-02-27Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0058
2023-02-24House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0058
2023-02-24Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0058
2023-02-24LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0058
2023-02-24House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 62-0-0-0-0
2023-02-23House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-22House
H COW:Passed
2023-02-21House
H Placed on General File
2023-02-21House
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2023-02-09House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2023-02-06House
H Received for Introduction
2023-02-06Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0
2023-02-03Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-02Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-02-01Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-02-01Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2023-01-10Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
2022-12-28Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-12-09LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 23LSO-0304
Bill No.:
SF0052
Effective:
Immediately
LSO No.:
23LSO-0304
Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0058
Chapter No.:
111
Prime Sponsor:
Joint Education Interim Committee
Catch Title:
School finance-special education funding.
Subject:
Modifying payment to K-12 public schools for special education.
Summary/Major Elements:
This act modifies the distribution of funds for K-12 public school special education services by removing this component from the education resource block grant model.
This act does not change the amount received by school districts for special education.
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-0304
ORIGINAL Senate
File No
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SF0052
ENROLLED ACT NO. 58,
SENATE
SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session
AN ACT relating to school finance; modifying the distribution of funds for K-12 public school special education services; repealing a provision; 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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13
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321(b)(intro) is amended to read:
21
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13
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321.
Special education; amount provided for special education programs and services; district reporting requirements; billing for Medicaid authorized school based services.
(b)
The amount provided
to a school district
for special education
within the education resource block grant model pursuant to W.S. 21
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13
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309(m)(v)(E)(II)
shall be equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount actually expended by the district during the previous school year for special education programs and services, which shall include the amount actually expended by the district during the previous school year for reasonable administrative costs to bill for authorized Medicaid services under subsection (h) of this section.
The statewide total amount reimbursed under this section in school year 2019
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2020 or 2020
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2021 shall not exceed the statewide total amount reimbursed under this section in school year 2018
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2019, notwithstanding any additional appropriation for that purpose by the legislature
Amounts awarded under this section shall be in addition to and shall not be considered in determining the school foundation program amount under the education resource block grant model pursuant to W.S. 21
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13
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309
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The department of education shall distribute the amount computed under this section to each school district in the same proportion and schedule of distributions under W.S. 21
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13
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313(c).
Section 2.
W.S. 21
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13
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309(m)(v)(E)(II) is repealed.
Section 3.
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 Senate.
Chief Clerk
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