Title 21, Title 21 — Education

Omission by security holder not to relieve board or university of obligation. The failure of any holder of any securities to proceed as provided by this act shall not relieve the board or the university, or any of their officers, agents and employees of any liability for failure …

Interim debentures; maturity; use of proceeds; funding of notes or warrants with proceeds. (a) Any interim debentures may mature at such time or times not exceeding a period of time equal to the estimated time needed to effect the purpose or purposes for which they are issued or …

Interim debentures; pledges for security. (a) Pledged revenues and other monies, including without limitation proceeds of bonds to be issued or reissued after the issuance of interim debentures, and bonds issued for the purpose of securing the payment of interim debentures, may b…

Interim debentures; limit as to extension or funding. No interim debentures issued pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be extended or funded except by the issuance or reissuance of a bond or bonds in compliance herewith.

Interim debentures; bonds for funding. (a) For the purpose of funding any interim debentures, any bonds pledged as collateral security to secure the payment of interim debentures, upon their surrender as pledged property, may be reissued, and any bonds not previously issued but a…

Refunding and refunding bonds; authority to refund bonds; limitation on refunding; exchange or surrender of bonds held by state for purposes of refunding. (a) Any bonds of the board or university payable from any pledged revenues may be refunded by the adoption of a resolution or…

Refunding and refunding bonds; exchange generally; sale; exchange for escrow investment. (a) Any bonds issued for refunding purposes may either be delivered in exchange for the outstanding bonds being refunded or may be publicly or privately sold. (b) The refunding bonds, or any …

Refunding and refunding bonds; conditions under which bonds may be refunded. (a) No bonds may be refunded hereunder unless they have been outstanding for at least one (1) year from the date of their delivery and unless the holders thereof voluntarily surrender them for exchange o…

Refunding and refunding bonds; disposition of proceeds; payment of costs; application of accrued interest and premiums. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the proceeds of refunding bonds shall either be immediately applied to the retirement of the bonds to be refunded or be placed…

Refunding and refunding bonds; funds in escrow and trust. (a) Any escrow or trust shall not necessarily be limited to proceeds of refunding bonds but may include other monies available for its purpose. (b) Any proceeds in escrow or trust, pending such use, may be invested or rein…

Refunding and refunding bonds; payment from pledged revenues. Refunding bonds may be made payable from any pledged revenues which might be legally pledged for the payment of bonds being refunded at the time of the refunding or at the time of the issuance of the bonds being refund…

Refunding and refunding bonds; issuance of refunding or other bonds. Bonds for refunding and bonds for any other purpose or purposes authorized by any other law may be issued separately or issued in combination in one (1) or more series by the board.

Refunding and refunding bonds; general provisions as to bonds applicable. Except as provided in W.S. 21-17-437 through 21-17-443, the relevant provisions elsewhere in this act appertaining generally to the issuance of bonds to defray the cost of any project shall be equally appli…

Determination of board final; exceptions. The determination of the board that the limitations imposed upon the issuance of refunding bonds or upon the issuance of other securities under this act have been met is conclusive in the absence of fraud or arbitrary and gross abuse of d…

Securities exempt from state taxation. Bonds and other securities issued under this act, their transfer, and the income therefrom, shall forever be and remain free and exempt from taxation by this state or any subdivision thereof.

Investment of state funds in securities authorized by W.S. 21-17-402 through 21-17-450. The state treasurer, with the approval of the governor and the attorney general of the state, on its behalf and in its name, may invest any permanent state funds or other state funds available…

Securities authorized are legal investments for financial institutions. (a) Any bank, trust company, banker, savings bank, or institution, any building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company and any other person carrying on a banking or investment …

Scope and general construction of W.S. 21-17-402 through 21-17-450. (a) This act constitutes full authority for the exercise of the incidental powers herein granted concerning the borrowing of money to defray wholly or in part the cost of any project authorized by the legislature…

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

Contingent authorization for the university to acquire the national center for atmospheric research supercomputer center facility. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this section, the University of Wyoming board of trustees is authorized to acquire the facility housing th…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Community College System Code."

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Academic program" means those programs approved by the commission which provide credits: (A) Resulting in a two (2) year associate degree; (B) Resulting in an applied baccalaureate degree; (C) Resulting in a credit bearing credential suc…

Transfer of property from existing to newly established community college district; indebtedness and obligations to pass to new college district. Whenever a community college district is established and created and includes territory comprising a community college district alread…

Small business development centers. The small business development centers shall be operated by the University of Wyoming. The university shall specify the organizational structure of the network of centers in consultation with the Wyoming business council created by W.S. 9-12-10…

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…