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HB0184 • 2024

Legislative order-department of education rules.

AN ACT for a legislative order to prohibit enforcement of department of education rules on career and technical education program grants as specified; providing legislative findings; specifying applicability; 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
Mgt Council
Last action
2024-02-16
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction, so it has no legal effect.

Legislative Order on Department of Education Rules

This act prohibits enforcement of certain rules set by the Wyoming Department of Education regarding career and technical education program grants.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits implementation and enforcement of specific department of education rules related to career and technical education program grants.
  • Requires the secretary of state to mark these rules as void and unenforceable in the official registry.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Wyoming Department of Education
  • Educational institutions receiving career and technical education program grants

Terms To Know

Legislative findings
Statements made by the legislature explaining why they are taking a certain action.
Effective date
The date when a law or rule officially starts to be enforced.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act does not affect grants issued before its effective date.
  • It is unclear how the department of education will respond to this order.
  • The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction, so it has no legal effect.

Bill History

  1. 2024-02-16 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2024-02-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2024-02-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0451
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0451
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0184

Legislative order-department of education rules.

Sponsored by: Management Council

A BILL

for

AN ACT for a legislative order to prohibit enforcement of department of education rules on career and technical education program grants as specified; providing legislative findings; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

Legislative findings.

(a)

The legislature finds that section 2(a) of chapter 36 of the rules promulgated by the department of education relating to career and technical education program grants, filed with the secretary of state on October 18, 2023 and signed by the governor on November 29, 2023, does not properly implement legislative intent and is not within the scope of legislative authority. Specifically, the rules specify a maximum grant amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) in any two year period, however W.S. 21
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105 authorizes a maximum grant amount of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000.00) in any two year period. The agency determining a different maximum amount by rule does not implement legislative intent and is not within the scope of legislative authority.

(b)

The legislature further finds that the implementation and enforcement of the rules specified in subsection (a) of this section should be prohibited pursuant to W.S. 28
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9
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107.

Section 2.

Legislative Order.

(a)

It is ordered by the legislature, each house voting separately, that implementation and enforcement of the rules specified in section 1, subsection (a) of this order are prohibited and that the rules are null and void.

(b)

The secretary of state is directed to make appropriate entries on the specified rules of the department of education on file in the official registry of administrative rules and regulations to indicate that the rules referenced in this order are void and unenforceable as provided in W.S. 28
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9
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107.

Section 3.

Nothing in this legislative order shall be deemed to affect any career and technical education program grants issued under the rules prior to the effective date of this act.

Section 4
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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)

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