Title 21 — Title 21 — Education

(a) District board generally; duties. 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 …

[Repealed or reserved.]

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".

(a) Definitions. 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…

requirements. Wyoming works program created; eligibility (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…

Short title. This act shall be known and cited as "The Wyoming Higher Education Retirement Act".

Authorization of supplemental retirement plan; conditions for participation. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section, the governing body of any lawfully established community college or of the University of Wyoming may establish and administer a ret…

Contributions generally. (a) Except as provided under W.S. 21-19-102(d), the terms and conditions of the Wyoming Retirement Act shall remain effective as to all employees of the institution except that any required employer and employee contributions thereunder which are based up…

Retirement annuity policies. Any retirement plan established pursuant to W.S. 21-19-102 shall provide for the purchase of retirement annuity policies for the contributing employees. Rights and benefits of the annuity contracts shall vest in the employee. Annuity contracts may be …

contributions. Rules and regulations; further provisions as to The governing body shall make rules and regulations necessary and appropriate for administration of the plan and for the performance of its functions under W.S. 21-19-101 through

companies. Qualification of participating insurance All insurance companies participating in retirement plans under this act shall be in all ways qualified to do business as an insurance company in the state of Wyoming.

Short title. This act may be cited as "The Boards of Cooperative Educational Services Act".

Purpose. The purpose of this act is to provide a method whereby school districts and community college districts or any combination may work together and cooperate to provide educational services, including but not limited to postsecondary education, career and technical educatio…

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Assessed value" means the total assessed value of the member school district or community college district; (ii) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees of any school district within the state or the community college district bo…

generally. Board of cooperative educational services; (a) If two (2) or more boards of trustees desire to establish a board of cooperative services for the purpose of providing cooperative educational services and if the services can be provided more effectively through a coopera…

Board of cooperative educational services; chairman, vice-chairman, clerk and treasurer; meetings. At its first meeting, the members of the board of cooperative educational services elected as set forth in W.S. 21-20-104(b) shall proceed to elect from their membership a chairman,…

Cost of facilities, equipment and services. Except as provided under W.S. 21-20-110(g) for revenues generated from any additional special school district tax, the costs of facilities, equipment and services performed under the direction of the board of cooperative educational ser…

Powers and duties of board of cooperative educational services. (a) Each board of trustees of cooperative educational services shall: (i) Prescribe and enforce rules, regulations and policies for its own government and for the government of the services and affairs under its juri…

Powers and duties of board of cooperative educational services; property; contracts; gifts, grants, bequests or devises; employment and discharge of personnel; expenses; bonding of employees. (a) Each board of trustees of cooperative educational services may: (i) Hold, convey, le…

Special school district tax for board of cooperative educational services; election not required; determination of levy amount. (a) For the purpose of maintaining programs offered by a board of cooperative educational services, the school districts comprising the board may levy a…

Additional special school district tax; election; limitations; special community college district levy. (a) The school districts comprising any board of cooperative educational services established under this act and providing post secondary education services may impose an addit…

Special school district taxes; in addition to existing district tax limitations; distribution of tax revenues; withdrawal from participation. (a) Any special school district tax imposed under W.S. 21-20-109 and any additional special school district tax imposed under W.S. 21-20-1…

Authority to act as a local education agency. (a) Any board of cooperative educational services authorized to operate pursuant to W.S. 21-20-102 may act as a local education agency for participating school districts that choose to apply for, receive or administer a grant through …

Agreement between districts and post-secondary education institutions required; student participation; credits; financial arrangements; transportation; accessibility; required annual reporting. (a) To provide a post secondary education enrollment options program under this sectio…

Ballot canvass; results certified; declaration; effect of defeat. Immediately after the closing of the polls, the counting board shall proceed to count the ballots. The results disclosed by the count shall be certified by the counting board to the clerk of the political subdivisi…

Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Cooperative Teacher Education Act".

Authority to enter into agreements. (a) The board of trustees of each school district may enter into written, contractual agreements, or arrangements with any college or university to provide field experiences in teacher education. Field experiences include all activities incurre…

Payment of cost from public funds. (a) The respective governing boards of state colleges and universities may provide the contracting school district boards of trustees with tuition waivers to be used by the teachers of that district at any college in the state or for any worksho…

Authority and status of students of teaching. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section a student of teaching, during the time he is assigned to a field experience within a public school, is not a public employee of the school district within the meaning of the "Wy…

Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 139, § 3.