Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

Department divisions. (a) The department shall consist of the following divisions: (i) State construction management division; (ii) School facilities division; (iii) Operations division.

Director and division administrators; appointment; removal. (a) The governor shall appoint a director of the department with the advice and consent of the senate. (b) With the approval of the governor, the director may appoint administrators for the divisions established by W.S. …

Duties of the department. (a) The department shall staff the state building commission as provided in W.S. 9-5-101 through 9-5-108, and as required by the commission unless staffing of the commission is otherwise specified by law. The administrator of the state construction manag…

Department budget. (a) The department shall develop and use a standard budget, base budget and exception budget as provided in W.S. 9-2-1010 through 9-2-1014. (b) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 2, § 2. (c) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 2, § 2. (d) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 2, § 2. (e) …

Procurement for capital construction projects. (a) Contracts for capital construction projects let by an agency or the University of Wyoming, excluding contracts for professional services under W.S. 9-23-101 through 9-23-107 and for capital construction projects delivered through…

Office created; appointment of director. (a) The office of guardian ad litem is created as a separate operating agency as provided in W.S. 9-2-1704(d). (b) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a director of the office who shall serve as the admin…

Creation. The department of administration and information 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 and division administrators; appointment; removal; powers of director. (a) The governor shall appoint a director of the department with the advice and consent of the senate who shall be the department's executive and administrative head, and who shall hold an ex officio …

Purchases by the legislature or the judiciary shall be made in accordance with the requirements and guidelines for competitive or negotiated purchases or contracts set forth in W.S. 9-2-3204(b)(iv)(A) and (B).

Professional liability insurance for peace officers; limits of policy; definition of peace officer. (a) The state of Wyoming through the department shall purchase a comprehensive professional liability policy providing coverage for all peace officers if: (i) Coverage is available…

Personnel hearings. (a) Each personnel appeal hearing shall be conducted by a presiding officer. Pursuant to rules adopted by the administrator of the personnel division, the parties to a personnel appeal shall submit the name of a presiding officer as mutually agreed to. If the …

Duties of department performed through human resources division. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the department through the human resources division shall: (i) Establish and administer a personnel classification schedule covering all agency employees, classifying p…

Duties performed through division of economic analysis. (a) The department through the division of economic analysis, in cooperation with other governmental and private agencies, shall: (i) Assist state agencies in developing statistical and informational management programs by c…

Purchasing for legislature and judiciary; approval; requirements. Purchases of supplies and services for the legislature shall be approved by the management council or its designee. Purchases of supplies and services for the judiciary shall be approved by the judges for their res…

Federal library funds. (a) The director may accept and receive all funds, monies or library materials made available by the federal government for the improvement and development of public library services in the state. (b) The state treasurer is custodian of all federal funds al…

State librarian; appointment; qualifications; filing of state publications; deposit of designated documents; exchange of session laws. (a) A state librarian shall be appointed by the director of the department of administration and information and shall serve as the administrator…

State librarian; acquisition of books and materials; disposition of outdated and unused books; disposition of unused materials and supplies; promulgation of rules. (a) With the approval of the director, the state librarian may: (i) Acquire books, materials, equipment and supplies…

Interstate Library Compact; enactment; form. The Interstate Library Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT Article I Because the desire for the serv…

Compliance with local laws prerequisite to entering into library agreement. No city, town, county, school district or public district of any sort of this state shall be party to a library agreement which provides for the construction or maintenance of a library pursuant to articl…

"State library agency". As used in the Interstate Library Compact, "state library agency", with reference to this state, means the state library division of the department.

State and federal aid to interstate library districts. An interstate library district lying partly within this state may claim and be entitled to receive state aid in support of any of its functions to the same extent and in the same manner as such functions are eligible for supp…

Appointment of compact administrator and deputy administrators; removal. The governor shall appoint an officer of this state who shall be the compact administrator pursuant to article X of the compact. The governor may also appoint one (1) or more deputy Interstate Library Compac…

Notice of withdrawal from compact. In the event of withdrawal from the interstate Library Compact the governor shall send and receive any notices required by article XI(b) of the compact.

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Committee" means the joint appropriations committee; (ii) "Department" means the department of administration and information; (iii) "Internet" means the internet, World Wide Web or a similar proprietary or common carrier electronic syst…

Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website. (a) There is created the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website to be administered by the department. (b) The purpose of the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website is to: (i) Permit Wyoming…

Rulemaking authority. (a) The department shall adopt rules to: (i) Require participating state entities to provide public financial information for inclusion on the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website provided legislative appropriations are available to permit…

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…