S.F. No. 0065

School districts-Medicaid school health program.

Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to Medicaid and public school funding; requiring school districts to obtain Medicaid funding for special education programs and services provided students enrolled in school health program; authorizing state medical assistance for programs and services under the school health program; including Medicaid funds received by districts in computation of local district resources under the foundation program; providing an appropriation; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

02/09/2004 Bill Number Assigned

02/10/2004 S Received for Introduction

02/11/2004 S Introduced and Referred to S04

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/16/2004 S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Caller, Coe, Peck and Sessions

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/16/2004 S Placed on General File

02/16/2004 S Rereferred to S02

02/19/2004 S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Cathcart, Devin, Hines, Job and Schiffer

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/19/2004 S Placed on General File

SF0065SS001/ADOPTED

Page 6-After line 16 insert and renumber:

"Section 4.  On or before December 31, 2004, and again on or before December 31, 2005, the department of education shall report to the joint education interim committee on the additional reporting requirements imposed through the implementation of the school health program under the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act as required by this act, and on the costs of administering this program.". COE, CHAIRMAN

02/20/2004 Amendment Adopted

SF0065SS002/ADOPTED

Page 6-line 5 After "2004-2005" delete balance of line.

Page 6-line 6 Delete.

Page 6-line 7 Delete line through "and".

Page 6-line 10 After "." insert "In addition and for purposes of this act, five million one hundred thousand dollars ($5,100,000.00) is appropriated from the public school foundation program account to the department of education to fund the state match of federal funds necessary to ensure federal Medicaid funding.".

Page 6-line 16 After "." insert "In addition, the department of education shall distribute to the department of health matching funds appropriated from the public school foundation program account under section 2 of this act.". SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

02/20/2004 S Passed CoW

02/23/2004 S Laid Back Pursuant to SR 10-4A

02/24/2004 S Passed 2nd Reading

02/25/2004 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Devin, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Nays: Senator(s) Decaria, Erb and Goodenough.

Ayes 27 Nays 3 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/26/2004 H Received for Introduction

02/26/2004 H Introduced and Referred to H10

02/26/2004 H Rereferred to H03

03/05/2004 H Indefinitely Postponed