HB0198 • 2025

Education savings accounts-income qualifications.

AN ACT relating to education; modifying the amounts to be deposited in students' accounts under the Wyoming education saving account act; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Clouston
Last action: 2025-02-03
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so there are no official details on what would have happened for income levels above 250% of the federal poverty level.

Education Savings Accounts Income Qualifications

This act modifies how much money is put into education savings accounts for students based on their household income.

What This Bill Does

Changes the amount of money that goes into a student's education savings account each year depending on their family's income level.
Specifies three different amounts for three income ranges: $6,000 annually for those at or below 150% of the federal poverty level; $4,800 annually for those between 150% and 200%; and $3,600 annually for those between 200% and 250% of the federal poverty level.

Who It Names or Affects

Students who qualify for Wyoming's Education Savings Account program based on income levels.
Families and households whose income determines eligibility for different funding amounts.

Terms To Know

Education Savings Accounts (ESA): Accounts that provide funds to families for educational expenses, such as tuition, books, or technology.
Federal Poverty Level: A measure used by the U.S. government to determine eligibility for certain programs and benefits based on income relative to family size.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass, so these changes would not take effect.
It does not specify what happens for students with household incomes above 250% of the federal poverty level.

Bill History

2025-02-03 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2025-01-16 House
H Received for Introduction
2025-01-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0582
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0582
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0198

Education savings accounts-income qualifications.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Clouston and Angelos and Senator(s) Barlow, Crago and Driskill

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; modifying the amounts to be deposited in students' accounts under the Wyoming education saving account act; 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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903(a), as created by 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 108, Section 1 and effective January 1, 2025, is amended to read:

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903.

Education savings accounts; Wyoming education savings accounts expenditure account.

(a)

The total amount to be deposited in an education savings account for an ESA student each year shall be determined by the student's household income compared to the federal poverty levels, using the most recent federal poverty guidelines for the student's household size and income, as follows
:
;

(i)

S
ix thousand dollars ($6,000.00) for students whose household income is
at or below
equal to or less than
one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the federal poverty level
;
.

(ii)

Four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800.00) for students whose household income is more than one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the federal poverty level but equal to or less than two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level;

(iii)

Three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600.00) for students whose household income is more than two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level but equal to or less than two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level.

Section 2.

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.

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