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HB0129 • 2025

School finance-dates for fund transfers.

AN ACT relating to school finance; removing an additional annual distribution of the county school fund; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Larson, JT
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/3/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information about the continuation or modification of other monthly distributions beyond removing the June transfer.

School Finance Changes

This law removes an extra yearly transfer of money from a county fund to school districts on June 20 or the last business day before it.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement for an additional annual distribution of funds from the county school fund to school districts on June 20 or the last business day immediately preceding June 20.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts in Wyoming
  • County treasurers responsible for distributing school funds

Terms To Know

county school fund
A fund that holds money to be distributed among different school districts within a county.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify the exact impact on schools' budgets.
  • Does not address how the removed June transfer will affect school funding in the long term.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 86

  2. 2025-03-03 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0038

  3. 2025-02-27 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0038

  4. 2025-02-26 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0038

  5. 2025-02-26 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0038

  6. 2025-02-26 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0

  7. 2025-02-25 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2025-02-24 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2025-02-21 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2025-02-21 Senate

    S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  11. 2025-02-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education

  12. 2025-01-27 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2025-01-27 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0

  14. 2025-01-24 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2025-01-23 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2025-01-17 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2025-01-17 House

    H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  18. 2025-01-16 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education

  19. 2025-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2025-01-08 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0616

Bill No.:

HB0129

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

25LSO-0616

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0038

Chapter No.:

86

Prime Sponsor:

Larson, JT

Catch Title:

School finance-dates for fund transfers.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

School finance-dates for fund transfers.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing law requires transfers of funds to school districts from the county school fund on the second Monday of each month, and on June 20 or the last business day immediately preceding June 20 of each year.

This bill repeals the transfer that was required on June 20 or the last business day immediately preceding June 20 of each year.

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
25LSO-0616

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0129

ENROLLED ACT NO. 38,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to school finance; removing an additional annual distribution of the county school fund; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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207 is amended to read:

21
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207.

Apportionment of funds by county treasurer.

On the second Monday of each month
, and on June 20 or the last business day immediately preceding June 20 of each year,
the county treasurer shall apportion all monies in the county treasury belonging to the county school fund, including all interest earned thereon and including fines and forfeitures, among the various school districts of the county in the same percentages as provided by W.S. 21
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201(b) and shall immediately pay the amount to each school district.

Section 2
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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)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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