Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: SF0005 Drafter: JHR

LSO No.: 04LSO-0181.E2 Effective Date: 7/1/2004

Enrolled Act No.: SEA0019

Chapter No.: 91

Prime Sponsor: Senator Hanes

Catch Title: Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

Subject: Repeals the Interstate Compact on Juveniles and enacts a new version of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

Summary/Major Elements:

· The Interstate Compact on Juveniles was enacted by Wyoming in 1955. The Compact provides procedures for the management and movement between the states of juvenile offenders.

· This bill:

· Will replaces the current Interstate Compact on Juveniles with a new version of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles;

· Creates and specifies the powers and duties of the Interstate Commission for Juveniles;

· Specifies obligations and duties of compacting states;

· Requires an assessment of compacting states for the operation of the Interstate Commission;

· Provides procedures for dispute resolution, withdrawal and re-entry of a compacting state and for the dissolution of the Compact;

· Authorizes repeal of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles and the effective date for the new version of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, both contingent upon certification by the Governor that at least 34 other states have enacted the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

Comments:

· Creates/amends major program – Interstate Compact For Juveniles

· Contains delayed effective/repeal date – contingent upon certification by Governor that at least 34 other states have enacted the Compact