Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB316: School finance-model recalibration-2.
Status: Chaptered, March 13, 2025
AN ACT relating to school finance; creating the select committee on school finance recalibration; providing for a study to recalibrate the education resource block grant model; authorizing the use of consultants; providing funding for an external cost adjustment to the education resource block grant model; providing funding for school district entitlement payments and special education payments; requiring a report; appropriating funds; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to school finance; creating the select committee on school finance recalibration; providing for a study to recalibrate the education resource block grant model; authorizing the use of consultants; providing funding for an external cost adjustment to the education resource block grant model; providing funding for school district entitlement payments and special education payments; requiring a report; appropriating funds; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to school finance; creating the select committee on school finance recalibration; providing for a study to recalibrate the education resource block grant model; authorizing the use of consultants; providing funding for an external cost adjustment to the education resource block grant model; providing funding for school district entitlement payments and special education payments; requiring a report; appropriating funds; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. (a) There is created the select committee on school finance recalibration consisting of the following (ii) Six (6) members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker to include one (1) member from the house minority political party. (b) The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each select one (1) co‐chairman of the select committee. The legislative service office shall staff the select committee. (c) The select committee shall undertake a study to recalibrate the education resource block grant model as required by W.S. 21‐13‐309(t) to determine if modifications are necessary to ensure the model remains cost‐based in light of changing conditions, including modifications to law and potential responses to court directives. The select committee shall study virtual education funding models in other states and offer suggestions on a funding formula for Wyoming virtual schools that is both equitable and predictable. The select …
Sponsors
- Council, Mgt (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed HEA No. 0068
- : Assigned Chapter Number 140
- : H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0068
- : S President Signed HEA No. 0068
- : H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
- : Assigned Number HEA No. 0068
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
- : H Received for Concurrence
- : S 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- : S 3rd Reading:Laid Back
Votes
- H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0 (March 3, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 28, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S COW:Failed 6-23-2-0-0 (February 28, 2025): 6 yea, 23 nay, failed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-1-0-0 (February 28, 2025): 23 yea, 7 nay, passed
- S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0 (February 24, 2025): 3 yea, 1 nay, passed
- S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 (February 18, 2025): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: School finance-model recalibration-2.
Common questions
- What is HB316?
- HB316 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): School finance-model recalibration-2.
- What does HB316 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to school finance; creating the select committee on school finance recalibration; providing for a study to recalibrate the education resource block grant model; authorizing the use of consultants; providing funding for an external cost adjustment to the education resource block grant model; providing funding for school district entitlement payments and special education payments; requiring a report; appropriating funds; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB316?
- Chaptered as of March 13, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed HEA No. 0068 (March 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB316?
- Council, Mgt (I).
- Where is the official record for HB316?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0316
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