H.B. No. 0161

Interstate compact on students of military families.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Illoway and Senator(s) Hastert and Johnson

AN ACT relating to education; providing for an interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; facilitating enrollment and placement of children of military families; providing for involvement in an interstate commission; and providing for an effective date.

1/14/2011 Bill Number Assigned

1/17/2011 H Received for Introduction

1/18/2011 H Introduced and Referred to H04

2/1/2011 H04 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Brechtel, Burkhart, Connolly, Freeman, Kroeker, Krone, Loucks, Madden and Teeters

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/1/2011 H Placed on General File

2/3/2011 H Passed CoW

2/4/2011 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/7/2011 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Peasley, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused: Representative(s) Shepperson

Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/7/2011 S Received for Introduction

2/7/2011 S Introduced and Referred to S04

2/14/2011 S04 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Barnard, Jennings, Landen and Rothfuss

Excused: Senator(s) Coe

Ayes 4 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/14/2011 S Placed on General File

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(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, the State of Wyoming does not waive sovereign immunity by entering into this compact and specifically retains all immunities and defenses available pursuant to W.S. 1‑39‑104(a) and all other applicable law. In no event shall any provision of this compact be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity.

(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, any action taken against the State of Wyoming as defined by W.S. 1‑39‑101(a)(vi), a governmental entity as defined by W.S. 1‑39‑103(a)(i) or a public employee as defined by W.S. 1‑39‑103(a)(iv) shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act as provided in W.S. 1‑39‑101 through 1‑39‑121. In no event shall any provision of this compact be construed as a waiver of the provisions of the Governmental Claims Act. HASTERT

2/25/2011 S Passed CoW

2/28/2011 S Passed 2nd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays: Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/1/2011 S Failed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Hastert

Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 1 Nays 29 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0