H.B. No. 0183

Military tuition assistance.

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Esquibel, K., Buchanan, Edmonds, Hammons and Harshman and Senator(s) Johnson, Larson, Peterson and Vasey

AN ACT relating to educational assistance for national guard members; expanding post secondary education institutions for which program assistance may be applied; and providing for an effective date.

1/14/2009   Bill Number Assigned

1/15/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/16/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H08

1/28/2009   H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Blake, Carson, Gilmore, Hallinan, McKim, Petersen and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Cohee and Madden

Ayes 7 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/28/2009   H Placed on General File

HB0183HS001/FAILED

Page 3-line 4           After "for" insert ":  (A)".

Page 3-line 9           After ";" insert "or  (B)  For students enrolled in less than twelve (12) credit hours, the lesser of the actual costs of tuition on a per credit hour basis multiplied by the number of credit hours the student is enrolled or an amount equal to the average resident tuition and mandatory fee charges of all Wyoming public institutions of higher education on a per credit hour basis multiplied by the number of credit hours the student is enrolled.".  COHEE, CHAIRMAN

2/5/2009    H Passed CoW

2/6/2009    H Passed 2nd Reading

2/9/2009    H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 60 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/9/2009    S Received for Introduction

2/9/2009    S Introduced and Referred to S08

2/20/2009   S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Landen and Von Flatern

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/20/2009   S Placed on General File

HB0183SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 8           Delete "and 19-9-503(b)(ii)".

Page 1-line 9           Delete "are" insert "is".

Page 1-line 16          Delete ":" insert "a public or private educational institution located within this state and approved for payment of Montgomery GI Bill benefits;.  "Institution" includes a public or private educational institution offering an accredited degree program in Wyoming through distance education under a partnership agreement with any branch of the United States armed forces;".

Page 2-lines 2 through 22     Delete.

Page 3-lines 1 through 9            Delete.  VON FLATERN, CHAIRMAN

2/24/2009   S Passed CoW

2/25/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/26/2009   H Received for Concurrence

2/27/2009   H Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Madden

Excused:  Representative(s) Harshman and Miller

Ayes 57 Nays 1 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/27/2009   Assigned Number HEA No. 0078

2/27/2009   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0078

3/2/2009    S President Signed HEA No. 0078

3/4/2009    Governor Signed HEA No. 0078

3/4/2009    Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0131  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.