SF0098 • 2023

Education-certificate of completion.

AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the award of a certificate of completion for students with disabilities as identified under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as specified; requiring rulemaking; requiring reporting; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Barlow
Last action: 2023-02-27
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on reporting requirements or updates to existing laws beyond what is mentioned in the summary.

Certificate of Completion for Students with Disabilities

This law allows students with disabilities to receive a certificate of completion from their high schools, as identified under federal law.

What This Bill Does

Creates requirements for Wyoming high schools to give certificates of completion to eligible students with disabilities.
Requires the State Board of Education to work with local school districts to set rules for these certificates.

Who It Names or Affects

Students with disabilities in Wyoming high schools
School districts in Wyoming

Terms To Know

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): A federal law that provides special education services to eligible students.
Certificate of Completion: An official document given by a school to show that a student has finished their studies, but not necessarily met all the requirements for a regular high school diploma.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify how many students will receive certificates or what impact it might have.
It is unclear if other states have similar laws and how effective they are.

Bill History

2023-02-27 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 114
2023-02-27 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0062
2023-02-24 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0062
2023-02-24 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0062
2023-02-24 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0062
2023-02-24 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 62-0-0-0-0
2023-02-23 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-22 House
H COW:Passed
2023-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2023-02-16 House
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2023-02-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2023-01-20 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-20 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2023-01-19 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-18 Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-01-18 Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-01-18 Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2023-01-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
2023-01-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-01-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0463
Bill No.:

SF0098

Effective:

7/1/2023

LSO No.:

23LSO-0463

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0062

Chapter No.:

114

Prime Sponsor:

Barlow

Catch Title:

Education-certificate of completion.

Subject:

Certificate of completion in K-12 public schools.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act requires the State Board of Education to establish requirements for the award of a certificate of completion to be issued by Wyoming high schools for students with disabilities as identified under the federal Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.

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-0463

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0098

ENROLLED ACT NO. 62,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the award of a certificate of completion for students with disabilities as identified under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as specified; requiring rulemaking; requiring reporting; making conforming amendments; 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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304(a)(iv) and 21
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110(a)(xxv) are amended to read:

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304.

Duties of the state board of education.

(a)

The state board of education shall:

(iv)

In consultation with local school districts, establish requirements for students to earn a high school diploma as evidenced by course completion and as measured by each district's assessment system prescribed by rule
and regulation
of the state board and required under W.S. 21
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110(a)(xxiv).
The board shall also, in consultation with local districts, establish requirements by rule for students with disabilities as identified under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. to obtain a high school certificate of completion to be issued by school districts. The requirements to obtain a high school certificate of completion shall be consistent with the student's individual education program.
Once every five (5) years and on a staggered basis, the state board shall through the department, review and approve each district's assessment system designed to determine the various levels of student performance as aligned with the uniform state standards and the attainment of high school graduation requirements as evidenced by course completion.

In addition and following review, refinement and revision of student content and performance standards adopted under paragraph (a)(iii) of this section and reviewed under subsection (c) of this section, the board shall establish a process to ensure district assessment systems are aligned with the refined and revised standards within three (3) full school years following adoption of revised standards;

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110.

Duties of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees in each school district shall:

(xxv)

At minimum and on or before November 1 of each school year, report to the department of education evidence that the district is compliant with high school graduation standards imposed by the state board under W.S. 21
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304(a)(iii)
and the high school certificate of completion requirements imposed by the state board under W.S. 21
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304(a)(iv)
;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(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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