Title 21, Title 21 — Education

Effect on functions and powers of community college commission. Nothing in this code shall be construed to limit or contravene the functions and powers of the community college commission of Wyoming as established by law.

State department of education established; personnel; facilities. There shall be a separate and distinct state department designated as the state department of education which shall be under the supervision of the state superintendent and consist of the state superintendent and s…

Delegation of duties of state superintendent. The state superintendent may delegate ministerial and nondiscretionary duties within the department of education.

General supervision of public schools entrusted to state superintendent. (a) The general supervision of the public schools shall be entrusted to the state superintendent who shall be the administrative head and chief executive officer of the department of education. (b) Repealed …

Duties of the state superintendent. (a) In addition to any other duties assigned by law, the state superintendent shall: (i) Make rules and regulations, consistent with this code, as may be necessary or desirable for the proper and effective administration of the state educationa…

School district data collection and funding model administration; duties and responsibilities specified; data advisory committee; school district compliance. (a) The department shall collect data for the state's school finance system and in accordance with rule and regulation of …

Wyoming Accountability in Education Act; statewide education accountability system created. (a) This section shall be cited as the "Wyoming Accountability in Education Act." (b) A statewide education accountability system shall be established by the state board through the depart…

Appointment; qualifications, terms and removal of members; meetings; chairman. (a) There is created a state board of education composed of fourteen (14) members, eleven (11) of whom shall be appointed members with at least one (1) member appointed from each appointment district p…

Quorum; majority vote. A majority of the number of voting members of the state board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority vote of the entire state board shall be required for official action.

Expenses. All appointed members of the state board shall receive compensation, per diem, and mileage for actual time spent in performance of their duties and traveling expenses while in attendance, and going to and from board meetings in the same manner and amount as members of t…

Duties of the state board of education. (a) The state board of education shall: (i) Establish policies for public education in this state consistent with the Wyoming Constitution and statutes and may promulgate rules necessary or desirable for the proper and effective implementat…

Reports and assistance from local boards and officials. (a) In addition to any other powers assigned to it by law, the state board may: (i) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 217, § 3. (ii) Require such reports and other assistance from school boards and officials as it may from time to …

Reports of state superintendent and state board. The state superintendent and the state board shall, in accordance with W.S. 9-2-1014, report to the governor and recommend such legislation concerning education and appropriations for educational activities as they may deem appropr…

State board of career and technical education; duties. (a) The state board of education acts as the state board of career and technical education and may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section. The executive director of the community college commission is designated…

License required; registration required for private degree granting post secondary education institutions; department of education to administer and set minimum standards for licensure. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, all trade, correspondence, distance …

Licensure; registration of private degree granting post secondary education institutions; fees; suspension and revocation; notification upon entry into state. (a) Schools specified under W.S. 21-2-401(a) excluding those schools exempt under W.S. 21-2-406 and private degree granti…

Licensing and regulation of qualifications of agents of private schools and institutions; fee. (a) Agents of those schools or institutions specified under W.S. 21-2-401(a) or (b) who operate in the state and agents employed to solicit resident students by schools or institutions …

Operation without license or registration unlawful; soliciting business in public schools; furnishing list of students. (a) No person shall operate a school or institution as defined in W.S. 21-2-401 in Wyoming and no private school or institution shall conduct business in Wyomin…

Performance bond or other security; amount; exemption. (a) Before any school is issued a license under this article and before any private degree granting post secondary education institution operates in this state under a registration issued under accreditation candidacy or appl…

Schools exempted; definition. (a) This article does not apply to: (i) Any parochial, church or religious school as defined by W.S. 21-4-101(a)(iv) which is maintained by a church, religious denomination or religious organization comprised of multidenominational members of the sam…

Penalties; injunction. Any person violating the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or both. Each solicitation of enrollment …

Children with disabilities entitled to free and appropriate education. Every child of school age in the state of Wyoming having a mental, physical or psychological disability which impairs learning, shall be entitled to and shall receive a free and appropriate education in accord…

Duties of school districts; interdistrict contracts; assistance of state superintendent; attendance beyond school age. (a) Each school district of this state having any school age children residing in the district who possess any of the disabilities covered under this article sha…

Designation of boards as agencies to receive federal funds; powers of boards. The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming is hereby authorized to accept any funds or grants made to the University of Wyoming by the United States to be used for education, research or other p…

Acceptance of funds not mandatory; local control of schools not to be surrendered. Nothing in this article shall be construed to make acceptance of funds provided herein mandatory to any school district, nor shall anything herein contained be considered as a directive or authorit…

Powers of state treasurer; monies donated to state. Whenever the state of Wyoming shall be entitled to receive any monies or funds from the United States of America, or from any other source or authority, to be expended for the benefit of the public schools of the state, or held …

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Division" means a division or section as assigned responsibilities for programs of developmental disabilities, department of health; (ii) "Preschool children with disabilities" means any children three (3) through five (5) years of age i…

Intermediate educational unit. The division is deemed an intermediate educational unit as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 1401(23), Education of the Handicapped Act, as amended as of January 1, 1989.

Superintendent duties; division duties. (a) The state superintendent shall: (i) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this act; (ii) Monitor the division in carrying out its duties as an intermediate educational unit; and (iii) Insure t…

School district responsibility. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, any preschool children with disabilities who are five (5) years of age on or before August 1, or September 15 if pursuant to an approved request under W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xxxvii), of the year in which …

Fund allocation. (a) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 143, § 2. (b) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 86, § 2. (c) All funds received by the state from the federal government pursuant to section 611(d) and reserved by the state pursuant to section 611(e)(2) of the federal Individuals with…

Developmental preschool funding. (a) Expenditures by the division for developmental preschool services shall be subject to the following: (i) Contractual payments to developmental preschool service providers shall be sufficient for the providers to provide adequate services for c…

Creation of board; appointment and composition; terms; vacancies; compensation. (a) The Wyoming professional teaching standards board is created to consist of thirteen (13) members appointed by the state superintendent and the governor as follows: (i) Six (6) certified public sch…

Powers and duties; teacher certification; suspension and revocation; certification fees; disposition of collected fees; required data submissions to department of education. (a) The board shall promulgate rules and regulations: (i) For the certification of school administrators, …

Short title. This act shall be known as the "Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act." The program created by this act shall be known as the "ESA program."

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Curriculum" means a course of study for content areas or grade levels, including any supplemental materials required or recommended by the curriculum; (ii) "Education savings account" or "ESA" means the spending account for a child's edu…

Education savings accounts; steamboat legacy scholarship program account. (a) For school year 2025-2026 and each school year thereafter, the total amount to be deposited in an education savings account each year shall be as follows: (i) For students eligible for an ESA under W.S.…

ESA parent agreement; ESA administration. (a) Subject to the availability of funds as determined by the legislature, any child who is a Wyoming resident, who meets one (1) of the following qualifications, and subject to W.S. 21- 2-903(a), shall be eligible to receive an ESA subje…

Application. (a) A parent may apply to the state superintendent of public instruction to establish an ESA for an eligible student. (b) The state superintendent shall establish procedures for approving applications in an expeditious manner. (c) The state superintendent shall creat…

Duties of the state superintendent. (a) The state superintendent of public instruction shall: (i) Establish a certification process for education service providers, which shall ensure ESA students attending qualified schools in kindergarten through grade twelve (12) receive instr…

Education service providers. (a) Before receiving payment from an ESA, a prospective education service provider shall: (i) Be certified by the state superintendent of public instruction pursuant to W.S. 21-2-906(a) to receive payments from ESAs; (ii) Agree not to refund, rebate o…

Responsibilities of public schools and school districts. A public school or school district that previously enrolled an ESA student shall provide an education service provider that has enrolled the ESA student with a complete copy of the ESA student's school records as necessary,…

Legal proceedings. (a) No liability shall arise on the part of the state superintendent of public instruction or the state or any public school or school district based on the award of or use of an ESA pursuant to this act. (b) In any legal proceeding challenging the application …

School districts bodies corporate. Each school district now or hereafter legally organized within this state shall be a body corporate.

Elementary school districts. Every school district in the state offering an educational program in grades kindergarten through eight (8) only is hereby declared to be an elementary school district. The name of an elementary school district shall be in form as follows: "Elementary…

High school districts. Every school district in the state offering an educational program in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) only is hereby declared to be a high school district. The name of a high school district shall be in form as follows: ".... .... High School District, …