K-12 post secondary education options.

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about the effective date of March 1, 2025, which is inconsistent with the bill's status of 'Did Not Pass'.

High School Students' Access to College Courses

The bill requires Wyoming school district boards of trustees to work with post-secondary education institutions to provide high school students with access to at least twelve college-level credit hours.

What This Bill Does

• Modifies the duties of school district boards so they must collaborate with accredited higher education institutions to offer post-secondary education options for high school students.
• Requires that these programs include a minimum of twelve college-level credits available to eligible high school students from grade nine to twelve.

Who It Names or Affects

• High school students in Wyoming who are eligible for post-secondary education options.
• School district boards of trustees responsible for providing these opportunities.
• Accredited higher education institutions that partner with high schools to offer college courses.

Terms To Know

Post secondary credit hours

College-level classes or coursework that students can take while still in high school.

Eligible students

High school students who meet the criteria set by their district and partnering institutions to participate in college courses.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass, so it does not have an effective date or any current legal impact.
• It is unclear how many high schools currently offer such programs and what additional resources might be needed to implement this requirement.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0183
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0183
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0007

K-12 post secondary education options.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Harshman and Clouston and Senator(s) Olsen and Schuler

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; modifying duties of school district boards of trustees to require access to a minimum of twelve (12) post secondary credit hours for high school students as specified; 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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20
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201(h) is amended to read:

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20
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201.

Agreement between districts and postsecondary education institutions required; student participation; credits; financial arrangements; transportation; accessibility; required annual reporting.

(h)

Each school district board of trustees shall in conjunction with the University of Wyoming, community college district boards of trustees or other post secondary education institutions accredited by recognized and accepted accrediting agencies, make post secondary education options programs pursuant to this section reasonably accessible to eligible students
, which shall include ensuring access to not less than twelve (12) post secondary credit hours to be completed in grades nine (9) through twelve (12)
.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

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