HB0095 - Workers' compensation-boards and commissions.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0052.E1

ENGROSSED

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0095

 

 

Workers' compensation-boards and commissions.

 

Sponsored by: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services
Interim Committee

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; amending workers'
 2  compensation provisions to address issues decided by the
 3  Wyoming supreme court with respect to coverage for members
 4  of boards and commissions; expanding coverage as specified;
 5  conforming provisions; and providing for an effective date.

 6 

 7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

 8 

 9         Section 1.  W.S. 27-14-102(a)(vii)(N) and by creating
10  a new paragraph (xxviii) and 27-14-108(d)(iii) are amended
11  to read:

12 

13         27-14-102.  Definitions.

14 

15         (a)  As used in this act:

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 1              (vii)  "Employee" means any person engaged in any
 2  extrahazardous employment under any appointment, contract
 3  of hire or apprenticeship, express or implied, oral or
 4  written, and includes legally employed minors and aliens
 5  authorized to work by the United States department of
 6  justice, immigration and naturalization service. "Employee"
 7  does not include:

 8 

 9                   (N)  An elected public official or an
10  appointed member of any governmental board or commission,
11  except for a duly elected or appointed sheriff;

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13              (xxviii)  "State employee" means any individual
14  entering into service of or working under an employment
15  contract with any agency of the state of Wyoming, including
16  the University of Wyoming, for which compensation is paid
17  or which qualifies the individual to participate in the
18  state retirement fund.

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20         27-14-108.  Extrahazardous industries, employment's,
21  occupations; enumeration; definitions; optional coverage.

22 

23         (d)  This act applies to governmental entities engaged
24  in an industrial classification listed under subsection (a)

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 1  of this section and to employees of governmental entities
 2  engaged in or employed as the following:

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 4              (iii)  State employees; while traveling, but only
 5  when the travel occurs in the actual performance of their
 6  duties;

 7 

 8         Section 2.  W.S.  27-14-108(d)(iv), (v) and (viii) is
 9  repealed.

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11         Section 3.  This act is effective April 1, 2001.

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13                         (END)

 

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