ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL NO. 0324
ENROLLED ACT NO.
101, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FIFTY-SIXTH
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2001
GENERAL SESSION
AN ACT relating to public
schools; requiring the state
superintendent to
establish guidelines for the storage and
disposal of
chemicals; accordingly requiring school
districts to
implement safe storage and disposal standards;
and providing for
an effective date.
Be It Enacted
by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 21-2-202(a)
by creating a new
paragraph (xxii) and 21-3-110(a) by creating a new
paragraph (xxii) are amended to read:
21-2-202. Duties of the state
superintendent.
(a) In addition
to any other duties assigned by law,
the state
superintendent shall:
(xxii) In consultation
with the department of
environmental quality
and school districts, establish
guidelines for school
districts for the proper and safe
storage and disposal
of toxic chemicals and other hazardous
substances used by
schools in educational programs.
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21-3-110. Duties of boards of
trustees.
(a) The board
of trustees in each school district
shall:
(xxii) In accordance with
guidelines established
by the state
superintendent under W.S. 21-2-202(a)(xxii),
implement standards
for the storage and disposal of toxic
chemicals and other
hazardous substances used by schools
within the district
for educational programs.
Section
2. This act is effective July 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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