AN ACT relating to public school cocurricular and extracurricular activities; requiring school districts to allow children not enrolled in the district to participate in cocurricular and extracurricular activities; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
BudgetChildrenEducation
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Education
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2026
Plain English Breakdown
The official bill text does not provide specific details about funding, only that it will be addressed in a separate section which was removed during the legislative process.
Participation in School Activities
This law requires school districts to allow children who live in their area but are not enrolled there to join cocurricular and extracurricular activities, starting from the 2026-2027 school year.
What This Bill Does
Requires school districts to let non-enrolled resident children participate in cocurcurricular and extracurricular activities.
Specifies that this requirement starts for the 1st day of July 2026.
Who It Names or Affects
Children who live in a district but are not enrolled there
School districts that offer cocurricular and extracurricular activities
Terms To Know
Cocurricular and Extracurricular Activities
Activities offered by schools outside of regular classes, like sports teams or clubs.
Resident
A person who lives in a specific area.
Limits and Unknowns
The law only applies to children who are residents but not enrolled as full-time students.
Funding details may change if the initial amount is insufficient.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: 1
HB0023H3001
1 Page 1-line 5 After "activities;" insert "specifying funds
2 for participation in activities;
3 appropriating funds;".
1
HB0023H3001
1 Page 1-line 5 After "activities;" insert "specifying funds
2 for participation in activities;
3 appropriating funds;".
4
5 Page 1-line 10 After "21-4-506(a)(intro) insert "and by
6 creating a new subsection (b)".
7
8 Page 1-line 14 After "fees" insert "; payment to school
9 districts".
10
11 Page 2-after line 10 Insert:
12
13 "(b) Subject to subsection (a) of this section:
14
15 (i) For each activity in which a child participates that
16 is sanctioned by the Wyoming high school association, each school
17 district shall receive an amount equal to two hundred dollars
18 ($200.00) for each middle school activity and four hundred dollars
19 ($400.00) for each high school activity in which a child
20 participates.
Plain English: 1
HB0023HW001
1 Page 1-line 5 After "activities;" insert "specifying funds
2 for participation in activities;
3 appropriating funds;".
1
HB0023HW001
1 Page 1-line 5 After "activities;" insert "specifying funds
2 for participation in activities;
3 appropriating funds;".
4
5 Page 1-line 10 After "21-4-506(a)(intro) insert "and by
6 creating a new subsection (b)".
7
8 Page 1-line 14 After "fees" insert "; payment to school
9 districts".
10
11
12 Page 2-after line 10 Insert:
13
14 "(b) Subject to subsection (a) of this section:
15
16 (i) For each activity in which a child participates that
17 is sanctioned by the Wyoming high school association, each school
18 district shall receive an amount equal to three hundred dollars
19 ($300.00) for each middle school activity and five hundred dollars
20 ($500.00) for each high school activity in which a child
21 participates.
Plain English: 1
HB0023SS001 (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
1 Page 1-above line 1 In the catch title, delete "6-12" and
2 insert "school".
1
HB0023SS001 (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
1 Page 1-above line 1 In the catch title, delete "6-12" and
2 insert "school".
3
4 Page 1-line 3 Delete "in grades six (6) through twelve
5 (12)".
6
7 Page 2-line 6 Delete "in grades six (6) through twelve
8 (12)".
SCHULER, CHAIRMAN
Bill History
2026-03-06LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 45
2026-03-06Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0017
2026-03-03Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0017
2026-03-03House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0017
2026-03-02LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0017
2026-03-02House
H Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
2026-03-02House
H Received for Concurrence
2026-03-02Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
2026-02-27Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2026-02-26Senate
S COW:Passed
2026-02-25Senate
S Placed on General File
2026-02-25Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2026-02-23Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
2026-02-19Senate
S Received for Introduction
2026-02-19House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0
2026-02-18House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2026-02-17House
H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2026-02-16House
H COW:Passed
2026-02-11House
H Placed on General File
2026-02-11House
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2026-02-09House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 57-5-0-0-0
2026-01-09House
H Received for Introduction
2025-12-19LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 26LSO-0197
Bill No.:
HB0023
Effective:
7/1/2026
LSO No.:
26LSO-0197
Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0017
Chapter No.:
45
Prime Sponsor:
Joint Education Interim Committee
Catch Title:
Participation in school activities.
Has Report:
No
Subject:
Participation in school district activities.
Summary/Major Elements:
This bill requires school districts to allow children who are residents, but who are not enrolled in the local school district, to participate in the school district's cocurricular and extracurricular activities.
This act applies beginning school year 2026-2027.
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
26LSO-0197
ORIGINAL House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0023
ENROLLED ACT NO. 17,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to public school cocurricular and extracurricular activities; requiring school districts to allow children not enrolled in the district to participate in cocurricular and extracurricular activities; specifying applicability; 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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4
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506(a)(intro) is amended to read:
21
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4
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506.
Participation in activities by students not enrolled in the district; limitation on fees.
(a)
Any school age child who is a resident of a school district, who is not under suspension or expulsion by a Wyoming school district and who is not enrolled as a full
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time student in the district in which he resides, shall be permitted by the district to participate in any activities
offered by the district, including, but not limited to, activities
which are sanctioned by the Wyoming high school activities association
and which are offered by the district
subject to the following:
Section 2.
W.S. 21
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4
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506(a)(intro) as amended by section 1 of this act, shall apply school year 2026
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2027 and each school year thereafter.
Section 3.
This act is effective July 1, 2026
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(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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