HB0176 • 2026

Modification of average daily membership for K-12 funding.

AN ACT relating to K-12 school finance; modifying average daily membership utilized in the education resource block grant model for students that successfully complete competency-based equivalency examinations; requiring rulemaking; 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: Representative Jarvis
Last action: 2026-02-13
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

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Changing How Students Count in School Funding

This act changes how students are counted for funding when they pass certain tests instead of taking regular classes.

What This Bill Does

Changes the way schools count students who finish competency-based equivalency exams.
Includes these students in average daily membership (ADM) counts only for the course they completed by exam.
Requires the state superintendent to make rules about how this new counting method works.

Who It Names or Affects

Students who pass competency-based equivalency exams
School districts that receive funding based on ADM

Terms To Know

Average Daily Membership (ADM): The average number of students enrolled in a school district over the course of a year, used to calculate funding.
Competency-Based Equivalency Exams: Tests that allow students to earn credits for courses without taking regular classes.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
It is unclear how many schools or students will be affected by this change.

Bill History

2026-02-13 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2026-02-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2026-02-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0504
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0504
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0176

Modification of average daily membership for K-12 funding.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Jarvis

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to K-12 school finance; modifying average daily membership utilized in the education resource block grant model for students that successfully complete competency-based equivalency examinations; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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(a)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the rules required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, each student that successfully completes a competency-based equivalency examination, as authorized by W.S. 21-2-304(a)(iii), shall be included within the average daily membership (ADM) of the school district, solely for the course completed by examination, through the remainder of the semester in which the examination was completed.

(b)

The state superintendent shall promulgate rules, in accordance with W.S. 21-2-202(e), necessary for the operation of the education resource block grant model, as defined by W.S. 21-13-101(a)(xiv), in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

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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