Title 21, Title 21 — Education

Budget authority. (a) The community college commission shall include in its budget request funding for Wyoming public television. (i) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 20, § 2. (ii) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 20, § 2. (iii) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 33, § 2. (iv) Repealed By Laws 1997,…

Community college commission; created; composition; removal. (a) The Wyoming community college commission is created. (b) The commission consists of seven (7) appointed members: (i) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 73, § 3. (ii) No less than three (3) nor more than four (4) appointed m…

Powers and duties of the commission. (a) The commission shall perform the following general functions: (i) Advocate community college education to the office of the governor, the legislature, the University of Wyoming, public education agencies, the business sector and other appr…

Budget procedure. (a) In collaboration with the boards of the community colleges, the commission shall submit state appropriation requests on behalf of the community college system in compliance with the statewide community college system strategic plan. The standard budget reque…

Commission and districts subject to public records provisions; Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act. (a) The commission and the community college districts are subject to the provisions of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205. (b) The community college districts are subject to the p…

Appropriation and distribution of state funds; restrictions; budget authority. (a) To qualify for state funding, a community college shall: (i) Be accredited academically by the regional accrediting agency; and (ii) Provide for a levy of four (4) mills on the taxable valuation of…

Paying out appropriations by warrants drawn upon vouchers. The state treasurer shall pay out state appropriations for community colleges on warrants drawn by the auditor of the state upon vouchers issued and signed by the director of the commission.

Cooperative educational services. The commission shall encourage community colleges and school districts to utilize the procedures provided by W.S. 21-20-101 through 21-20-111.

College maintenance and capital construction funding. (a) As part of its administrative functions, the community college commission shall identify community college building needs and develop a prioritized list of community college capital construction projects. The prioritized c…

State authorization reciprocity agreements; administration; requirements; fees; rules and regulations. (a) The commission shall enter into an agreement with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education to participate, on behalf of the state of Wyoming, with all other st…

Community college district to be body corporate; name. Each community college district which is formed under this act is a body corporate by the name and style of ".... Community College District, State of Wyoming", the blank space to contain the chosen name of the district, and …

District board generally; quorum; organization; officers. (a) Within thirty (30) days after the election establishing the community college district and its initial board, and on or about December 1 each year thereafter, the board shall meet and organize by electing one (1) of it…

District board generally; powers; board approved additional mill levy. (a) The community college district board may: (i) Sue and be sued in the name by which the district is designated; (ii) Hold and convey property for the benefit of the district in the name by which the distric…

District board generally; duties. (a) The community college district board shall: (i) Prescribe and enforce rules and regulations for its own government and for government of the community college under its jurisdiction. Rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the ru…

Budget. The chief administrative officer shall annually cause to be submitted a budget for the approval of the community college district board.

Bonds of officers and employees. The community college district may require each officer and employee whose duty it is to handle funds or property of the district to be bonded under a suitable bond indemnifying the district against loss. The board shall determine the amount and t…

Admission of state high school graduates without examination. A person who graduates from a high school in this state shall be admitted to a community college of this state without further qualifying examination.

Number of board members; election; subdistricts; apportionment. (a) Each community college district board shall consist of seven (7) members to be elected as provided by law. (b) The community college district board may by resolution partition the community college district into …

First regular election of board; fiscal year. The first regular election of a community college district board shall not be held until the date of the second succeeding general election that follows the election establishing the community college district and its initial board. T…

Annexation of additional counties into district; annexation election. (a) Established community college districts may be enlarged by annexing additional counties as provided in this section. A county may be annexed under this section to an existing community college district with…

Election for increase of tax mill levy; additional levy in excess of four mills; distribution of additional levy revenues. (a) In any community college district in which the qualified electors have previously approved the levy of a tax of less than four (4) mills for the operatio…

Formation of districts; initial elections. (a) An application for the formation of a community college district may be submitted to the commission only when the following minimal prerequisites have been satisfied: the area to be formed into the district must be a territory having…

Bond issues; revenue bonds. (a) The community college district board of any community college having a daytime enrollment of at least two hundred (200) students may issue negotiable coupon bonds of the community college for the purpose of acquiring, erecting, and equipping studen…

Bond issues; general obligation bonds; bond elections; bond tax levy. (a) A majority of the community college district board may submit to the electors of the district the question of whether the board shall issue bonds of the district not to exceed four percent (4%) of the asses…

Bond issues; refunding. (a) Any bonds issued by any community college district may be refunded, without an election, by the district which issued the bonds, in the name of the district, but subject to the provisions concerning their payment and to any other contractual limitation…

Liberal construction. This act being necessary to secure public health, safety, convenience, and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.

Authority to provide educational program; scope and approval of program. The community college district board of any community college in this state may provide an educational program in the field of nursing. The educational program shall be of the duration and intensity as may b…

Student electronic writings and other electronic communications; expectation of privacy. (a) No ownership rights to any electronic writing or other electronic communication created by a student shall be conveyed, transferred or otherwise affected solely as a result of the writing…

Student dormitory capital construction loans; rulemaking; requirements; reporting; definition. (a) Before April 1, 2023, the state loan and investment board may negotiate and make loans from the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund to community college districts for capital const…

Wyoming works program created; short title. This article may be cited as the "Wyoming works program".

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Academic term" means the fall semester or term, the spring semester or term, summer school, or other defined period of time within a term or semester in which the approved credential program or course is offered. In this article, "te…

Wyoming works program created; eligibility requirements. (a) There is created the Wyoming works program for Wyoming community college students. (b) Under the Wyoming works program, subject to the availability of funds as determined by the legislature, the state may provide grant …

Student grants; amounts. There shall be made available student grants under the Wyoming works program. The grant amount shall not exceed the amount provided for two (2) semesters under the Hathaway provisional opportunity scholarship pursuant to W.S. 21-16-1305(a)(i)(A), in any o…

Administration; rules and regulations. (a) Distribution of funds for student grants shall be administered by the commission in accordance with the following: (i) Distributions shall be made from funds available in the Wyoming works student grant account. Distributions for student…

Student grant limitations. To the extent a student grant under this article would, when combined with any grant or scholarship from a student financial aid program administered through the state or any state institution, in any academic term exceed the cost of attendance at the c…

College program grant funds; distribution by community college commission; matching funds requirements. (a) From monies within the Wyoming works program account the commission shall distribute to colleges funds for instructor positions and to acquire instructional and resource ma…

Accounts created. (a) The Wyoming works program account is created. The account shall consist of funds appropriated by the legislature, gifts and grants accepted by the state and such other funds as directed by law. Monies within the account are continuously appropriated to the c…

Legislative oversight and authority; reporting. (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to constitute an entitlement to a grant established and funded by the legislature. Wyoming works grants shall be subject to legislative appropriation and the legislature reserves the ri…