Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

Waiver of rules. (a) The department may waive existing rules as necessary to carry out an innovative study under W.S. 9-2-128. (b) The department shall adopt rules specifying standards for a waiver under this section.

Mental health and substance use disorder programming; department of corrections; criminal justice populations. (a) Pursuant to this section and W.S. 25-1-105(f) and (g), the department of health shall collaborate with the department of corrections to reduce recidivism rates for p…

Wyoming health information exchange. (a) This section codifies the statewide health information exchange authorized by 2016 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 31, Section 048, except that the term "multi-payer" in that section shall not be codified or impose any requirements on the op…

Purchase of storage capacity in Fontenelle Reservoir; governor authorized to contract therefor; powers of commission; limitations on negotiation of contracts for water use. (a) The governor may negotiate, execute and deliver a contract between the United States of America and the…

Definitions. (a) As used in W.S. 9-2-401 through 9-2-415: (i) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 55, § 2. (ii) "Department" means the department of state parks and cultural resources; (iii) "Director" means the director of the department; (iv) "Political subdivision" means a county, muni…

Creation of department; director; references to department. (a) The state archives, museums and historical sections within the department are created and shall be in the charge of the director. The director is subject to the Wyoming Government Reorganization Act of 1989. (b) The …

Classifications of public records. (a) Public records shall be classified as follows: (i) Official public records include: (A) All original vouchers, receipts and other documents necessary to isolate and prove the validity of every transaction relating to the receipt, use and dis…

Director; management of public records. (a) The director shall properly manage and safely keep all public records in his custody, and administer the state archives. He shall: (i) Manage the archives of the state; (ii) Centralize the archives of the state to make them available fo…

Director; duties regarding public records in his custody. (a) The director shall collect, arrange and make available to the public at reasonable times in his office in original or reproduced form, all records in his custody not restricted by law, including official records of the…

Transfer of public records to archives; transfer of records of uncollectible accounts receivable to department; duties of department thereto. (a) All public records, not required in the current operation of the office where they are made or kept, and all records of every public o…

Designation of records officer by state departments or agencies; duties. Each department or agency of the state government shall designate a records officer who shall supervise the departmental records program, review record retention schedules and represent the office in all dep…

Records as property of state; delivery by outgoing officials and employees to successors; management and disposition thereof. All public records are the property of the state. They shall be delivered by outgoing officials and employees to their successors and shall be preserved, …

Records committee created; composition; expenses; meetings; action by majority vote; duties as to retention and disposition of public records. The records committee is created to be composed of the director or his deputy, who shall act as chairman and secretary of the committee, …

Destruction or disposition of public records; procedure. Public records of the state and political subdivisions shall be disposed of in accordance with W.S. 9-2-411. The records committee may approve a departmental written request upon proper and satisfactory showing that the ret…

Reproduction of public records of political subdivisions. (a) Subject to this section and with the approval of the governing body of the political subdivision, any department, agency, board or individual of any political subdivision may record or copy by any permanent reproductiv…

Department of commerce; powers and duties relative to museums, historical sites and parks. (a) The director may: (i) Assemble and collect archaeological and ethnological collections, relics of the history of the state and material illustrative of the natural history of the state,…

Director; duties relative to promotion of history of state and region. (a) The director shall: (i) Collect books, maps, charts, documents, manuscripts, other papers and any obtainable documentary material illustrative of the history and development of the state and region; (ii) C…

Marking, defacing, removing or tampering with certain materials; penalty. Any person marking, defacing, removing or tampering in any manner whatsoever with any property acquired under W.S. 9-2-404 through 9-2-415, by the director or, acquired under W.S. 9-2- 3210 through 9-2-3212…

Wyoming council for women's issues; creation; areas of attention. (a) The Wyoming council for women's issues is created within the department of workforce services. The council for women's issues shall focus attention on the status of women in Wyoming with emphasis on the followi…

Membership; term; appointments; vacancies; removal; officers; acceptance of gifts and donations; expenses. (a) The council shall be composed of fourteen (14) members, each of whom shall serve for a term of six (6) years. The governor shall make the appointments and fill any vacan…

Commissioners; appointment; term; residence; removal; vacancies; expenses; annual report. (a) The governor may appoint three (3) commissioners to the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws. Commissioners shall serve three (3) year terms. Each commissioner shal…

Contribution for expenses of national conference. Each year, an amount determined by the legislature shall be paid to the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws as the state's contribution to the expenses of the conference.

Definitions. (a) As used in W.S. 9-2-801 through 9-2-810: (i) "Geology" means as defined by W.S. 33-41-102(a)(vi); (ii) "Geologist" means as defined by W.S. 33-41-102(a)(iv). (iii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 170, § 2.

State geologist; appointment; term; removal; pecuniary interest in mineral property in state prohibited; duties; powers. (a) The state geologist shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. He shall hold his office for six (6) years or until his successor is…

Geological survey; created; location of office and headquarters. A geological survey of Wyoming is created. The office and headquarters of the geological survey shall be in Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, and may be located at the University of Wyoming.

Geological survey; duties; disposition of materials and specimens collected. (a) The geological survey shall: (i) Study the geological formations and rocks of the state with special reference to its metallic and nonmetallic resources; (ii) Examine the topography and physical feat…

Geological survey; state geologist as chief administrative officer; duties; appointment of employees. (a) The state geologist is the chief administrative officer of the geological survey. With the advice of the geological survey board, the state geologist shall: (i) Supervise the…

Geological survey board; created; membership; term; qualifications; removal; vacancies; election of officers; meetings; quorum; compensation; expenses; duties. (a) The geological survey board is created. The board consists of eight (8) members, including the governor, the preside…

Geological survey; authority to cooperate and exchange information; cost. The geological survey may cooperate and exchange information with and contract with the United States geological survey, state geological surveys, departments of the state of Wyoming, the University of Wyom…

Geological survey; use of University of Wyoming students for field expeditions; expenses. The geological survey may organize field expeditions to perform work for the geological survey using University of Wyoming students who are sufficiently advanced in their study of geology to…

Legislative declaration of cooperation with United States geological survey. It is the policy of the state of Wyoming to cooperate in the topographic mapping of the state of Wyoming with the topographic division of the United States geological survey in a program to secure accura…

Creation; membership; appointment; removal; qualifications; recommendations thereto; definitions. (a) The Wyoming arts council board is created as an advisory board within the department of state parks and cultural resources, consisting of ten (10) members appointed by the govern…

Terms of members; vacancies; chairman and vice-chairman; expenses; personnel. (a) The term of office of each member of the board is three (3) years. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term. The board shall select from its membership a chairman and vice-ch…

Duties of department; duties of board. (a) The department, in consultation with the board, shall: (i) Stimulate and encourage throughout the state the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts and develop public interest and participation therein; (ii) Make surveys o…

Powers; receipt of assistance and data; receipt of money and property. (a) The board may: (i) Hold public hearings; (ii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 101, § 2. (iii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 101, § 2. (iv) Appoint advisory committees as it deems necessary to carry out its duties.…

Creation. The state budget department is created.

Definitions; powers generally; duties of governor; provisions construed; cooperation with legislature and judiciary; divisions enumerated. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Agency" means an office, department, board, commission or operating unit of the executive branch of state gover…

Director of department; appointment; removal; cooperation with legislature and judiciary. (a) The administrative head of the department shall be a director appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Appointments for the director of the department shall b…

Duties of the department; receipt of monthly statements of income, revenues and expenditures of state agencies and offices; authority to contract; purposes. (a) The department shall: (i) In conjunction with the human resources division of the department of administration and info…

Payment of warrants; budget powers of governor; agency budgets; federal funds; new employees. (a) No warrant shall be drawn by the auditor or paid by the treasurer: (i) Unless funds have been previously appropriated or otherwise authorized by law for that purpose; (ii) When it ha…

Revenues or income of state agencies not part of appropriation or budget; exception; additions to appropriation or budget; reports concerning enterprise fund accounts. (a) Revenues or income from any source collected, received or accruing to any agency shall not become a part of …

Restrictions on indebtedness and expenditures of state agencies; allotment system. (a) No indebtedness shall be incurred or expenditure made by any agency in excess of the amount appropriated or otherwise authorized by law or where expressly prohibited by law or regulation adopte…

Unexpended, unobligated funds to lapse or be carried over; duty of auditor; reporting. (a) In the event that the appropriation made or other revenue authorized by law for use by a state agency has not been expended by the close of the fiscal period, it shall lapse or be carried f…

Nonappropriated revenues to be transferred by auditor upon lapse, conversion or otherwise becoming state property. If nonappropriated revenues under the control of agencies lapse, convert or otherwise become the property of the state, the auditor, after consultation with the depa…

Duties of department; biennial budgets and appropriations. (a) The department shall: (i) Prepare the state budget with the assistance of an entity for presentation by the governor to the legislature; (ii) Prescribe the form, contents and procedure of and for budget documents with…

Duties of budget department; preparation of standard budget estimates; entities to prepare expanded and exception budgets; form; required information; base budgets. (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the department shall prepare standard budget estimates. Entities sha…

Duties of the department; transmittal of standard budget and manual; return of completed exception and expanded budgets; submission to governor; disposition of excess general fund appropriations; submission of selected budget information to joint appropriations committee. (a) The…

State budget; distribution of copies to legislators; copies and reports of authorizations; interfund loans. (a) On or before the third Monday in November of the year preceding the year the legislature convenes in budget session, the governor shall distribute to each legislator el…

Budget shortfall measures; expenditure reductions; use of contingent appropriations. (a) The governor shall periodically review agency budgets and expenditures. If the governor determines during the review that the probable receipts from taxes or other sources of revenue for any …

Appropriation for public welfare emergencies; notification to legislature; legislative action. (a) Beginning July 1, 2021, as of the first day of each fiscal year, there is appropriated ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) from the legislative stabilization reserve account. The a…