HB0197 - School finance-model reevaluation.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0449.E1 ENGROSSED |
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0197
School finance-model reevaluation.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Parady, Boswell, Stafford
and Tempest and Senator(s) Cathcart, Coe,
Devin and Kunz
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to
school finance; modifying the required
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dates for undertaking and completing a reevaluation of the
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cost based school finance model; and providing for an
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effective date.
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6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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8 Section 1. Notwithstanding Wyoming Session Laws,
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Chapter 2, Section 1101, the Management Council shall, in
10 accordance with recommendations of
the state's cost of
11 education consultant in January 1998
reports to the state,
12 undertake a study to reevaluate the
education block grant
13 resource block grant model, as
defined by W.S.
14 21-13-101(a)(xiv), to determine if
modifications are
15 necessary to ensure it remains
cost-based in light of
16 changing conditions and
modifications to law. The Council
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1 shall structure the
study efforts to be complete in time
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for the 2002 legislature to consider legislation in
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response to study findings.
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5 Section 2. Five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000.00)
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is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative
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service office to fund the study required under section 1
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of this act, including but not limited to legislative
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committee meetings, staff support and consultants to the
10 legislature. Funds appropriated
under this section shall be
11 expended only upon approval by the
Management Council.
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13 Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2001.
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