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.: SF0084 Drafter: JWL

LSO No.: 04LSO-0407.E2 Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.: SEA0036

Chapter No.: 104

Prime Sponsor: Management Audit Committee

Catch Title: Developmental disabilities program.

Subject: Specifies duties of department of health division on developmental disabilities and provides for a select committee on development disabilities.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act:

· Provides for a division on developmental disabilities within the department of health;

· Requires annual reports from the developmental disabilities division to the legislature on services to clients with developmental disabilities;

· Requires the director of the department of health to ensure that all rules are adopted in accord with the Administrative Procedure Act;

· Establishes a select committee on developmental disability programs, specifies membership of the committee;

· Directs the select committee to study Wyoming's and other states' programs for persons with developmental disabilties, to identify system changes to improve delivery of services and to sponsor necessary legislation;

· Appropriates $35,000.00 to LSO for the select committee's work.

Comments:

· This act requires the select committee to report its conclusions and recommendations to the legislature and governor by October 1, 2004.