Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming SF162: Education-block grant model amendments.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2025
AN ACT relating to school finance; restricting and amending the expenditure of teacher resources and other funds generated by the education resource block grant model as specified; requiring data collection; requiring reporting; requiring a study; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to school finance; restricting and amending the expenditure of teacher resources and other funds generated by the education resource block grant model as specified; requiring data collection; requiring reporting; requiring a study; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to school finance; restricting and amending the expenditure of teacher resources and other funds generated by the education resource block grant model as specified; requiring data collection; requiring reporting; requiring a study; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 21‐13‐338 is created to read: 21‐13‐338. Expenditure of funds generated for teachers. (a) Beginning with school year 2026‐2027 and for each school year thereafter and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, all funds allocated for teachers by the education resource block grant model under Attachment A(b)(iii) through (v), including resources generated for salaries, health insurance and other benefits, shall be separately accounted for by each school district and shall be expended only for the purposes of teacher salaries and benefits. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to charter schools operating under chapter 3, article 3 of this title, alternative schools operating under W.S. 21‐13‐309(m)(v)(B), virtual education programs operating under W.S. 21‐13‐330, schools with less than forty‐nine (49) students or school districts with less than two hundred forty‐three (243) students. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a school district from allocating or expending funds provided under the education resource block grant model for teacher resources specified in subsection (a) of this section. Except as provided in subsection …
Sponsors
- Andrew, Ocean (R, H46)
- Michael Schmid (R, H20)
- Biteman, Bo (R, S21)
- Evie Brennan (R, S31)
- Olsen, Jared (R, S08)
- Scott, Charles (R, S30) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
- : H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 18-12-1-0-0
- : H Received for Introduction
- : S 2nd Reading:Passed
- : S COW:Passed
- : S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
- : S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
Votes
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 (February 10, 2025): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
- S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (January 31, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education-block grant model amendments.
Common questions
- What is SF162?
- SF162 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Education-block grant model amendments.
- What does SF162 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to school finance; restricting and amending the expenditure of teacher resources and other funds generated by the education resource block grant model as specified; requiring data collection; requiring reporting; requiring a study; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF162?
- Failed as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4 (March 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF162?
- Scott, Charles (R, S30), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF162?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0162
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