SF0031 • 2025

Boards and commissions veteran ex officio members.

AN ACT relating to boards and commissions; adding ex officio nonvoting members who represent veterans and veteran services to the University of Wyoming board of trustees and the Wyoming community college commission as specified; amending the duties of the Wyoming veterans' commission; 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: Transportation
Last action: 2025-01-21
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

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Adding Veteran Representatives to Boards

This act adds nonvoting members who represent veterans and veteran services to the University of Wyoming board of trustees and the Wyoming community college commission, changes duties for the Wyoming veterans' commission, and sets an effective date.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new paragraph (xiii) to W.S. 19-14-107(c), requiring the Wyoming veterans' commission to recommend members of the public representing veterans and veteran services to be appointed by the governor as ex officio nonvoting members.
Amends W.S. 21-17-207(a) to include a member recommended by the Wyoming veterans' commission and appointed by the governor as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the University of Wyoming board of trustees.
Modifies W.S. 21-18-201(c) to add a member representing veterans and veteran services, recommended by the Wyoming veterans' commission and appointed by the governor, as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Wyoming community college commission.

Who It Names or Affects

The University of Wyoming board of trustees
The Wyoming community college commission
The Wyoming veterans' commission

Terms To Know

ex officio: A person who is a member of an organization or committee by virtue of another position they hold, but without the right to vote.
nonvoting members: Members who have the right to speak and participate in discussions but do not have the power to cast votes.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass during its session.
It is unclear how many recommendations for nonvoting members will be made by the Wyoming veterans' commission.

Bill History

2025-01-21 Senate
S COW:Failed 11-17-3-0-0
2025-01-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2025-01-21 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2025-01-15 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
2024-12-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2024-12-09 LSO
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Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0255
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0255
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0031

Boards and commissions veteran ex officio members.

Sponsored by: Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to boards and commissions; adding ex officio nonvoting members who represent veterans and veteran services to the University of Wyoming board of trustees and the Wyoming community college commission as specified; amending the duties of the Wyoming veterans' commission; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 19
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14
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107(c) by creating a new paragraph (xiii), 21
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17
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207 and 21
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18
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201(c) are amended to read:

19
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14
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107.

Creation of veterans' commission; composition; terms.

(c)

The commission shall:

(xiii)

Recommend members of the public representing veterans and veteran services to be appointed by the governor to the university board of trustees and the Wyoming community college commission to serve as ex officio nonvoting members.

21
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17
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207.

University board composition; ex officio members.

(a)

In addition to the members of the university board of trustees specified under W.S. 21
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17
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201, the
director of the Wyoming community college commission
following members
shall serve as
a member
members
ex officio, having the right to speak but not to vote
:
.

(i)

The director of the Wyoming community college commission;

(ii)

A member of the public representing veterans and veteran services recommended by the Wyoming veterans' commission and appointed by the governor.

21
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18
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201.

Community college commission; created; composition; removal.

(c)

The governor
,

and
the state superintendent of public instruction
and a member of the public representing veterans and veteran services recommended by the Wyoming veterans' commission and appointed by the governor
are ex officio nonvoting members of the commission.

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.

(END)

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