Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

Salaries; amount; date of payment. (a) Salaries for clerk of the supreme court and district court reporters shall be determined by the supreme court as authorized by legislative appropriations. Subject to constitutional limitations the following state officers and members of the …

Meal allowance; actual expenses; exceptions. (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, when any state officer or employee is required to travel on overnight trips for official business of the state, he is entitled to receive in addition to transportation expenses as provided by W.S. …

Transportation expenses; limitation on longevity or length-of-service allowances. (a) Any state, county or precinct officer or employee required to travel in the performance of the duties of his office is entitled to receive reimbursement for all actual and necessary transportati…

Moving expenses. (a) When any state officer or employee is transferred from one (1) official station to another within the state of Wyoming for permanent duty, or when a person is recruited for permanent duty within the state of Wyoming, the employing agency: (i) Shall pay the ac…

Reduction in force; defined; maintenance of medical benefits. (a) As used in this section, "reduction in force" means the involuntary separation of any employee from state employment because of a shortfall of funding, lack of work or organizational changes requiring a reduction i…

Interbranch donation of sick leave. An employee of an entity participating in the state health insurance program may donate accrued sick leave to an employee of another entity participating in the state health insurance program if authorized by reciprocal personnel policies adopt…

Leave for volunteer emergency response personnel. Every state officer and employee shall receive up to twenty-four (24) hours of leave with pay during each calendar year to use when the state officer or employee is absent from work due to service or training as a rostered volunte…

Group prepaid plans authorized; agreements with insurance companies authorized; limitation on authorized plans and companies; payroll deductions; self-insurance programs; optional school district participation in plan. (a) The state of Wyoming and its political subdivisions and s…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Employees and Officials Group Insurance Act".

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 55, § 3. (ii) "Carrier" means a private insurance company or health maintenance organization, as defined in W.S. 26-34-102(a)(xvi), holding a valid outstanding certificate of authority from the state insurance c…

Administration and management of group insurance program; powers and duties; adoption of rules and regulations; interfund borrowing authority. (a) The department shall administer and manage the state employees' and officials' group insurance program in accordance with all provisi…

Specifications for insurance plan; submission of bids; change of carriers; notice of rate changes or intent of carrier not to renew; premium tax exemption. (a) The specifications drawn by the department for the health insurance plan shall include hospital and medical benefits, an…

Eligibility for membership in plan; state employees; thirty-one (31) day period to elect enrollment; new employees; later enrollment. (a) Any state employee eligible for membership in the group insurance plan at the time the plan becomes effective shall have thirty-one (31) days …

State officials; 31 day period to elect enrollment; newly appointed or elected officials; later enrollment. (a) State officials eligible for membership in the group insurance plan at the time the plan becomes effective shall have thirty-one (31) days to either elect to become enr…

Dependents; election of coverage; later election; change in number of dependents; extended coverage. (a) Any eligible employee or official may elect to have his dependents covered by the group insurance plan. The election shall be made at the time the employee or official becomes…

Amount of state's contribution; estimates submitted to state budget officer; specified employees participation in federal program; participating employers contributions. (a) Except for voluntary participating employers, volunteer firefighters, volunteer emergency medical technici…

Deductions from salaries of monthly contributions by employees and officials; establishment of procedure. (a) The amount of monthly contribution to be made by eligible employees and officials, excluding volunteer firefighters, volunteer emergency medical technicians and volunteer…

Treasurer of monies; bond; deposit in an account of premium cost payments, dividend payments and return of premiums; expenditures; investment of excess portions. (a) The state treasurer shall be the treasurer of monies under this act, and his general bond to the state of Wyoming …

Advisory panel; composition; compensation. (a) The director of the department shall establish an advisory panel consisting of active plan participants employed by the state, participating school districts, the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges and of retired em…

Retiree membership in plan. (a) A retiree is eligible for coverage under the group insurance plan at premium rates established by the department, provided: (i) Application to continue coverage is made to the department within thirty-one (31) days after termination of the retiree'…

Volunteer firefighters, volunteer emergency medical technicians and volunteer search and rescue persons participation in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan; requirements. (a) Volunteer firefighters, emergency medical technicians and volunteer search and resc…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Employee" includes administrative and elective officers of a state or political subdivision thereof; (ii) "Employment" means any service performed by any employee in the employ of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, for the …

Administration by secretary of Wyoming retirement system; payment of costs. All administrative matters pertaining to this act shall be administered by the secretary of the Wyoming retirement system. The cost of such services shall be paid in the manner provided by law.

Agreements with federal security administrator to extend benefits to employees; provisions. (a) The state treasurer with the approval of the governor may enter on behalf of the state into an agreement with the federal security administrator or his successor, consistent with the t…

Governmental employee's contributions; amount; collection by payroll deduction; adjustments; payments from political subdivisions. (a) Every employee of the state and political subdivision thereof, whose services are covered by an agreement entered into under W.S. 9-3-303, shall …

Account; establishment; contents; account to be held separate; withdrawals; treasurer and custodian of account; appropriations to account. (a) A separate account is established which shall consist of and there shall be deposited in the account: (i) All contributions, interest and…

Duties of state treasurer; promulgation of rules and regulations. The state treasurer shall promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this act as necessary or appropriate to the efficient administration of the functions with which he is charged unde…

Short title. This article is known and may be cited as "The Wyoming Retirement Act".

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Account" or "member account" means: (A) For a member who has a minimum of four (4) years of service or a member initially employed before July 1, 2018, the member's contributions, the member's contributions paid by an employer under …

Wyoming retirement system; establishment; purpose; powers as body corporate. The Wyoming retirement system is established to provide retirement and other benefits to eligible employees of participating employers. It shall be a body corporate, may sue and be sued and shall have al…

Wyoming retirement board; responsibility for administration of system; composition; appointment; term; vacancies; meetings; election of chairman. (a) The responsibility for the administration and operation of the retirement system is vested solely and exclusively in the Wyoming r…

Retirement board duties and powers. (a) In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the board shall: (i) File with the legislative service office: (A) All system actuarial reports; (B) An annual audit report by an independent audit firm showing the financial status of the …

Retirement board; employment and compensation of director, consulting actuary and assistants; director designated secretary; compensation of members; quorum; seal. (a) The board shall employ a director and a consulting actuary and other professional and clerical assistants necess…

Retirement board; control and management of account containing assets of retirement system; payments from account. (a) The retirement account is established. (b) The board has the control and management of the retirement account which shall contain all the assets of the retiremen…

Designated custodian of retirement account; disbursements; investment of account monies. (a) The board may designate the state treasurer or a master custodial bank approved by the state treasurer as the custodian of the retirement account. Disbursements from the retirement accoun…

Retirement board; rules and regulations; powers and privileges required to perform functions; requiring employers to furnish information and keep records. (a) The retirement board shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the retirement system and the control an…

Retirement board; actuarial investigation and valuation of system; annual valuation of assets and liabilities to be prepared and published; public record of proceedings. (a) The retirement board shall keep in convenient form data necessary for actuarial valuations and investigati…

Retirement board; right to hearing before board; judicial review. Any person aggrieved by any ruling of the board is entitled to a hearing before the board after giving reasonable notice. The decision of the board upon hearing is a final administrative decision and is subject to …

Members' contributions; payroll deductions; employer authorized to pay employee's share. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and W.S. 9-3-431 and 9-3-432, every member covered under this article shall pay into the account nine and one-quarter percent (9.25%) of his s…

Employer's contributions; payable monthly; transfer to account; interest imposed upon delinquent contributions; recovery. Except as provided by W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F)(III) or (IV), 9-3- 431 and 9-3-432, each employer, excluding employers of firefighter members, shall, on a month…

Members' and employers' contributions based on actuarially determined contribution rates; calculation of rates; reports. (a) Beginning with the 2027-2028 fiscal biennium, the retirement system shall calculate the percentage of salary for members' contributions required under W.S.…

When retirement permitted; service credit. (a) Except as provided under W.S. 9-3-431 and 9-3-432, normal retirement benefits under the system are payable to a member who: (i) Has at least four (4) years of service credit and is at least sixty (60) years of age and is not subject …

Members leaving service without withdrawing accumulated contributions eligible for retirement. Except for law enforcement officers, any member who has left service without withdrawing his accumulated contributions and who has a minimum of four (4) years of service is eligible to …

Determination of eligibility for retirement; board to determine equivalent of years of service; credit for military service. (a) The board shall determine the total years of service creditable to each member for the purpose of determining eligibility for retirement under this art…

Amount of service retirement benefit; firefighter members excluded. (a) The normal retirement benefit for a member who first becomes covered under this article after June 30, 1981 and before September 1, 2012 is equal to two and one-eighth percent (2 1/8%) of the highest average …

Retirement benefit adjustments. (a) The retirement benefit specified under W.S. 9-3-418(b)(ii) is subject to the following cumulative increases: (i) The benefit for covered service prior to July 1, 1975 is increased by twenty-five percent (25%) with a maximum increase of twenty-f…

Option as to form of benefit; beneficiary designations. (a) Subject to uniform rules and regulations the board prescribes, a member may instead of the service retirement benefits provided in this article, elect one (1) of the following forms of retirement benefits which shall be …

Death benefits; monthly benefit option; refund of excess employee contributions plus interest; medical insurance premiums. (a) If a member dies before retirement under the system, except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the member's account plus an additional amount…

Disability retirement; board determination; reports and examinations; amount; options as to form of benefit. (a) Except as specified for law enforcement officers under W.S. 9-3-432, any member in service who has ten (10) or more years of service credit during which contributions …

(g) The firefighter member retirement benefit program established under this section shall be discontinued by the board, and retirement benefits prescribed under this section shall be discontinued, if at any time contributions for all firefighter members required under subsection…