ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED

BILL NO. 0095

ENROLLED ACT NO. 93, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

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

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

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

27-14-102. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

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

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

(xxviii) "State employee" means any individual
entering into service of or working under an employment
contract with any agency of the state of Wyoming for which
compensation is paid or which qualifies the individual to
participate in the state retirement fund. Effective on and
after July 1, 2002, "state employee" shall include the
University of Wyoming.

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

(d) This act applies to governmental entities engaged
in an industrial classification listed under subsection (a)
of this section and to employees of governmental entities
engaged in or employed as the following:

(iii) State employees while traveling, but only
when the travel occurs in the actual performance of their
duties and effective until June 30, 2002, employees of the
University of Wyoming while traveling in the performance of
their duties;

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repealed.

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

(END)

Speaker of the House President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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