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HB0065 • 2024

Public officer fiscal training-amendments.

AN ACT relating to administration of the government; limiting the duration of the minimum training requirements for public officers; authorizing public officers to satisfy minimum training requirements through a virtual format; providing that a public officer failure to comply with the minimum training requirements is not cause for recommendation for removal from office; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Sommers
Last action
2024-02-16
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify what happens if a public officer fails to comply with the minimum training requirements within one year, leaving some uncertainty in this area.

Changes to Public Officer Training Requirements

The bill limits the training requirements for public officers and allows them to complete this training online.

What This Bill Does

  • Limits the minimum training required for public officers to four hours.
  • Allows public officers to take the training in a virtual format, such as through an internet-based course.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public officers who handle government accounts.

Terms To Know

public officer
A person responsible for managing the financial accounts of a government office or department.
virtual format
An online method to complete training, such as through an internet-based course.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
  • It is unclear what happens if a public officer does not complete the required training within one year.

Bill History

  1. 2024-02-16 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2024-01-24 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2024-01-18 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0297
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0297
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0065

Public officer fiscal training-amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Sommers, Banks and Neiman and Senator(s) Baldwin

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to administration of the government; limiting the duration of the minimum training requirements for public officers; authorizing public officers to satisfy minimum training requirements through a virtual format; providing that a public officer failure to comply with the minimum training requirements is not cause for recommendation for removal from office; 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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510(a)(intro) is amended to read:

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Instructions to public officers; failure of public officer to obey.

(a)

The director of the state department of audit shall establish minimum training requirements for public officers.
The minimum training requirements shall not exceed four (4) hours and the minimum training requirements may be completed in a virtual format on the public officer's personal time.
The department of audit shall promulgate rules to effectuate this paragraph. The director shall instruct public officers in the proper handling of the accounts of their offices in accordance with the minimum training requirements established by the director and provide comprehensive written materials. In lieu of directly instructing public officers, the director may develop and maintain a list of approved courses that comply with the minimum training requirements. All public officers shall receive instruction in accordance with the minimum training requirements established by the director within one (1) year of assuming office or assuming responsibility for handling the accounts of their office. The director may waive or modify the requirement for public officers to receive instruction within one (1) year of assuming office or responsibility for handling the accounts of their office if no approved courses exist in either a virtual format or within the state, or if available courses are cost prohibitive. A public officer shall handle the accounts of his office strictly in conformance with the instructions of the director or any approved course and in the manner required by law. If any public officer willfully neglects or refuses to handle his accounts in the manner required
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or fails to comply with the minimum training requirements established by the director within one (1) year of assuming office,
the director may request the governing body with oversight over the public officer or other appropriate authority to remove the public officer or provide increased oversight. For purposes of this section, a "public officer" shall be defined as:

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2024
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(END)

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