Constitutional instruction for officials-2.

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FISCAL NOTE

This bill contains an appropriation of $66,000 from the GENERAL FUND to the Secretary of State.

DETAIL OF APPROPRIATION

Agency #:  002     Agency Name:  Secretary of State

Unit:  0101 Administration

EXPENDITURE BY SERIES AND YEAR       FY 2011         FY 2012         FY 2013

0200  Supportive Services Costs                                         $25,625

0900  Contractual Services Costs                                        $39,600

Total Expenditure Per Year:                                             $65,225

Grand Total Expenditure:              $65,225

Total Appropriated to Agency:         $66,000

Total Appropriated by Fund

GENERAL FUND             :            $66,000

Description of Appropriation:

The above appropriation will be expended on the following items:

• Convening a board of technical advisors and constitutional scholars
• Purchasing/producing audio-visual instruction on the U.S. and the Wyoming Constitutions
• Distributing instruction mandated by the Constitutional Amendment

While the total expended on this project could vary significantly depending on the bill’s implementation, the above estimate includes the following components:

• Convene a board of experts: 5 x $2,500 stipend = $12,500 (0200 series)
• Travel, lodging, meals & incidental expenses for board = $5,000 (0200 series)
• Purchase 325 DVD – U.S. Constitution x $25.00 per copy = $8,125 (0200 series)
• Produce, film, and edit DVD on State Constitution  = $37,000 (0900 series)
• Duplicate and distribute DVD on State Constitution 325 x $8.00 per unit = $2,600 (0900 series)

Assumptions:

The following categories of individuals must comply with the proposed Constitutional amendment.  Also provided below is an estimate of the number of persons in each category: 

• Elected Officials & Cabinet/Deputies for State, Counties, Municipalities (400)
• Judicial Branch, Clerks, Court Officers (120) 
• Law Enforcement - State, County, Municipal (500)
• Notaries Public (12,000)
• appointed positions (400)
• and perhaps other groups. 

The total number of individuals to receive constitutional instruction is potentially greater than 13,500.

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Assumptions (continued)

It is assumed that this is a one-time project and a one-time expense.

Secretary of State is responsible for making constitutional instruction available as mandated by constitutional amendment including production and distribution of constitutional instruction.

Prepared, pre-packaged U.S. Constitutional instruction will be purchased on DVD for distribution, subject to content approval by the board convened.

Secretary of State will produce instructional DVD on the Wyoming Constitution, with content approval by the board convened.

Given the number of individuals needing instruction, each individual would not receive a personal copy, rather copies would be made available for viewing at sites in each county: (37) libraries x 4 copies per library; (99) municipalities; (23) county commissioner/courthouse sites.

This bill is effective only if the constitutional amendment pertaining to this constitutional instruction is approved by the 2011 legislature and adopted by Wyoming electors in the 2012 general election. This bill is effective upon certification of the election results of the 2012 general election.

Prepared by:   Dean Temte, LSO  Phone: 777-7881

(Information provided by Thomas Cowan, Sec. of State’s Office; 777-5348)

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