Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming SJ6: School capital construction-constitutional amendment.
Status: In committee, January 21, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to transfer responsibility to construct public school facilities to school districts by providing mandatory and optional state funding mechanisms.
What the bill says
A joint resolution for A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to transfer responsibility to construct public school facilities to school districts by providing mandatory and optional state funding mechanisms.
From the introduced text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION for A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to transfer responsibility to construct public school facilities to school districts by providing mandatory and optional state funding mechanisms. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING, two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein: Section 1. The following proposal to amend the Wyoming Constitution, Article 7, by creating a new Section 24 is proposed for submission to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the next general election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election: Article 7, Section 24. Provision of school facilities. (a) The legislature shall by law provide a system for public school capital construction, subject to the (ii) The decision of the voters in an election authorizing capital expenditures for public school capital construction, however financed, shall be final and neither a school district nor the state shall be required to fund any capital expenditure for public school capital construction rejected by the voters; (iii) The cost of paying bonds and interest shall be equalized so that the required school district mill levy does not exceed what the mill levy would be if the district had an …
Sponsors
- Andrew, Ocean (R, H46)
- Bear, John (R, H31)
- Lien, Jayme (R, H38)
- Biteman, Bo (R, S21)
- Evie Brennan (R, S31)
- Olsen, Jared (R, S08)
- Tim Salazar (R, S26)
- Scott, Charles (R, S30) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : S 3rd Reading:Failed 18-12-1-0-0
- : S 2nd Reading:Passed
- : S COW:Passed
- : S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
- : S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
- : S Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-1-4-0-0 (February 10, 2025): 26 yea, 1 nay, passed
- S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 3, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: School capital construction-constitutional amendment.
Common questions
- What is SJ6?
- SJ6 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): School capital construction-constitutional amendment.
- What does SJ6 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution for A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to transfer responsibility to construct public school facilities to school districts by providing mandatory and optional state funding mechanisms.
- What is the status of SJ6?
- In committee as of January 21, 2025. Latest action: S 3rd Reading:Failed 18-12-1-0-0 (February 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJ6?
- Scott, Charles (R, S30), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SJ6?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SJ0006
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