ADOPTED SENATE AMENDMENTS

 

MONDAY, MARCH 05, 2012

 

HB0035S2001/A

 

 

Page 1-Before line 1                       In the Catch Title delete "of business entity instrument".

 

Page 1-line 2                                      Delete and insert "certificate shall be presumptive evidence as specified;".

 

Page 1-line 3                                      Delete "entity;".

 

Page 1-lines 7 through 15    Delete and insert:

 

"Section 1.  W.S. 34‑26‑107(c)(intro) is amended to read:

 

34‑26‑107.  Certificate of notarial acts; presumptive evidence.

 

(c)  In addition to the presumptive evidence established by W.S. 32‑1‑107 and as otherwise provided in this chapter, a certificate of a notarial act in a form as set out in W.S. 34‑26‑108 shall be received as presumptive evidence that:".

 

Page 2             Delete.

 

Page 3-lines 1 through 4          Delete.  NICHOLAS, PERKINS

 

 

HB0046SS001/AE

 

 

[TO ENGROSSED COPY]

 

Page 2-line 14                                    After "include" insert "signage and".

 

Page 2-line 15                                    Delete "areas" insert "markings". SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

 

 

HB0051SS001/AE

 

 

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Page 4-line 19                                    After "35‑12‑110(f)(i)" insert "or 35‑12‑107(g)".

 

Page 5-line 3                                      Delete "order" insert "decision".

 

Page 6-line 1                                      After "cause" insert ", provided that the adjustment shall have no effect on the permittee".

 

Page 8-line 23                                    After "35‑12‑110(f)(i)" insert "or 35‑12‑107(g)".

 

Page 9-line 7                                      Delete "order" insert "decision".  HINES, CHAIRMAN

 

 

HB0051SW001/AE

 

 

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Page 4-line 17                                    After “counties” insert “, cities and towns”.

 

Page 8-line 21                                    After “counties” insert “, cities and towns”.  PERKINS

 

 

HB0082SS001/AE

 

 

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Page 1-line 2                                      After "requiring" insert "notice of drug testing; requiring a pilot program; requiring a report; permitting".

 

Page 2-line 1                                      After "shall" delete balance of line and insert "advise".

 

Page 2-line 2                                      Delete "screen each individual" insert "each individual adult"; after "benefits" delete "for" insert "that if the individual enrolls in the POWER program he may be subject to random drug testing.".

 

Page 2-line 3                                      Delete through "individual." insert "The department is authorized to undertake a pilot program for the random drug testing of adult participants in the POWER program.  Before July 1, 2013, the department shall randomly test at least one (1) sample of at least one hundred (100) adult participants in the POWER program and shall inform the joint labor, health and social services interim committee of the number of participants in the sample, the number of participants declining the test and the incidence of controlled substance use found.".

 

Page 2-After line 5                           Insert and renumber:

 

"(b)  The department may test any individual receiving POWER benefits or receiving POWER benefits on behalf of a minor child for the use of controlled substances by that individual if the department has probable cause to believe that the individual may be using controlled substances illegally or may be abusing or neglecting a child receiving POWER benefits.".

 

Page 2-line 7                                      Delete "(b)" insert "(c)".

 

Page 2-line 12                                    After "W.S. 42-2-202." insert "If an individual is enrolled in a work training program that requires a drug test, the individual shall be exempt from the drug test requirements of this section.".

 

Page 2-line 14                                    Delete "(c)" insert "(d)".

 

Page 2-line 21                                    Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".

 

Page 2-line 24                                    Delete "(d)" insert "(e)".

 

Page 4-line 16                                    Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".

 

Page 4-line 20                                    Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".

 

Page 5-line 4                                      Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".

 

Page 5-line 16                                    Delete "(f)" insert "(g)".

 

Page 6-line 16                                    Delete "(e)" insert "(f)".

 

Page 6-line 19                                    Delete "(g)" insert "(h)".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

 

HB0089SS001/AE

 

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Page 6-line 2                                      Delete "two hundred fifty thousand" insert "five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)".

 

Page 6-line 3                                      Delete "dollars ($250,000.00)".  BEBOUT, CHAIRMAN

 

 

HB0089SS002/AE

 

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Page 7-line 3                                      Delete "one" insert "one million two hundred eighty-two thousand four hundred five dollars ($1,282,405.00)".

 

Page 7-line 4                                      Delete.

 

Page 7-line 5                                      Delete "($1,035,918.00)".  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

 

HB0108SS001/AE

 

 

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Page 2-line 24                                    Reinsert all stricken language; delete all new language.

 

Page 3-line 18                                    Reinsert all stricken language; delete all new language.

 

Page 3-line 19                                    Delete “incidents of”.  COE, CHAIRMAN

 

 

HB0108SW002/AE

 

 

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Page 4-line 23                                    After "(xxi)" delete balance of the line.

 

Page 4-line 24                                    Delete line through ",".  JENNINGS

 

 

HB0108SW003/AE

 

 

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Page 4-line 11                                    Delete "containing criminal history record".

 

Page 4-line 12                                    Delete "information," insert "indicating that the applicant has a conviction equal to a felony under Wyoming law or any conviction for an act which would constitute a violation under chapter 2 or chapter 4 of title 6 of the Wyoming statutes,".

 

Page 4-line 15                                    After "board" insert "and if the local board has requested a copy of the report".  ROTHFUSS

 

 

HB0116SS001/AE

 

 

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Page 1-line 9                                      Delete “providing an appropriation;”.

 

Page 3-line 8                                      Delete “(c) and (p)”; delete “(d) and (p)”.

 

Page 6-line 15                                    Delete “(c) and (p)”.

 

Page 6-line 16                                    Delete “(d) and (p)”.

 

Page 8-lines 21 through 24                           Delete and renumber.

 

Page 9-lines 1 and 2                                        Delete.

 

Page 9-line 4                                      Delete “3.” insert “2.”.  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

 

HB0121JC01/AA

HB0121JC01

TO ENGROSSED COPY

 

Adopt the following Senate amendments:

HB0121S2002/AE

HB0121S3003/AE

 

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0121SS001/AE

HB0121SW001/AE

HB0121SW002/AE

HB0121S2001/AE

HB0121S3002/AE

HB0121S3005/AE

HB0121S3006/ACE

HB0121S3007.01/ACE

HB0121S3007.02/ACE

 

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

 

Page 1-line 5                                      After "funds;" insert "providing for an abandoned mine land funds balancing account;".

 

Page 2-line 13                                    Before "account" insert "reserve"; After "35-11-1210" insert "(a)".

 

Page 3-line 22                                    Delete “Nine million dollars ($9,000,000.00)” insert “Ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00)”.

 

Page 4-line 5                                      Delete "footnote" insert "paragraph".

 

Page 4-line 17                                    Delete "in" insert "to".

 

Page 5-lines 12 through 23           Delete entirely and insert:

 

                "(iv) Six million dollars ($6,000,000.00) to the Wyoming wildlife and natural resources trust income account for project funding, except that that no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be used to purchase or acquire conservation easements or other development rights;".

 

Page 9-After line 3                                           Insert:

 

"(iii)  One million dollars ($1,000,000.00) to the department of transportation for a compressed natural gas fueling station and conversion of existing vehicles or purchase of new vehicles for the department or the University of Wyoming powered by compressed natural gas, subject to the following conditions:

 

(A)  The construction and operation shall be subject to oversight by the department of administration and information;

 

(B)  To the extent permissible under Wyoming law, the station shall be constructed by Wyoming residents as defined in W.S. 16-6-101(a)(i);

 

(C)  The station shall be available to the university, the department of transportation, school districts, local governments and private payers using credit cards and shall be located to enhance usage by the public and private sectors;

 

(D)  No expenditure for a natural gas fueling station shall be made unless authorized by the governor after the department of transportation and university explore the possibility of constructing and operating the station in conjunction with the private sector.  After construction the station may be sold at any time;

 

(E)  Any non-gifted proceeds from the sale of the station shall be deposited in the general fund.". 

 

Page 9-line 5                                      Delete “(iii)” insert “(iv)”.

 

Page 9-line 8                                      Delete "this section" insert "section 1 of this act".

 

Page 9-line 10                                    Delete “(iv)” insert “(v)”.

 

Page 9-line 15                                    Delete “(v)” insert “(vi)”.

 

Page 12-line 10                                  Delete “Seven million dollars ($7,000,000.00)” insert “Nine million dollars ($9,000,000.00)”.

 

Page 13-line 10                                  Delete “utilized by the state of Wyoming” insert “transferred to the state of Wyoming upon abandonment of the project by the grantee”.

 

Page 13-line 21                                  Delete “(vi)” insert “(vii)”.

 

Page 14-line 5                                    Delete “(vii)” insert “(viii)”.

 

Page 14-line 12                                  Delete entirely and insert “(ix)  Seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000.00) to”.

 

Page 14-line 22                                  Delete entirely.

 

Page 14-line 23                                  Delete “($750,000.00)” insert “(x)  One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)”.

 

Page 15-line 11                                  Delete entirely and insert “(xi)  Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) to”.

 

Page 16-line 11                                  Delete “(b)(iv)” insert “(b)(v)”.

 

Page 16-line 14                                  Delete “(b)(v)(C)” insert “(b)(vi)(C)”.

 

Page 16-line 17                                  Delete “(b)(vi)” insert “(b)(vii)”.

 

Page 16-line 20                                  Delete “(b)(vii)” insert “(b)(viii)”.

 

Page 17-lines 10 and 11                 Delete entirely and insert "(c)(i),(ii), (iii) and (v) and section 2, paragraphs (b)(i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi)(A), (viii), (ix) and (x) of this act".

 

Page 17-after line 11                       Insert:

 

"Section 4. The governor may substitute funds from the 2012 Senate File 0001, section 2, section 045, department of transportation general fund appropriation to the commission, for any project funded with abandoned mine land funds in this act in order to expedite expenditure of abandoned mine land funds as the governor determines necessary or convenient.  Abandoned mine land funds received for a project for which general funds were substituted pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the transportation commission upon receipt.  Any substitution of funds pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the b-11 process authorized by W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii) and shall be reported by the governor to the joint appropriations committee in the monthly report provided by W.S. 9-2-1005(o).

 

Section 5.

 

(a)  From funds within the abandoned mine land funds balancing account created as W.S. 35-11-1210(e) under section 6 of this act, there is appropriated, as available:

 

(i)  Fourteen million two hundred thousand dollars ($14,200,000.00) to the University of Wyoming for the performing arts building.  The University of Wyoming may raise private funds and issue revenue bonds pursuant to W.S. 21-17-402 through 21-17-450 for amounts up to fourteen million two hundred thousand dollars ($14,200,000.00) for renovation and construction associated with the performing arts building.  Any bonds issued shall be eligible for supplemental coverage in accordance with W.S. 9-4-1003.  To the extent practicable, bond counsel used on the issuance of the revenue bonds for this project shall be resident to Wyoming;

 

(ii)  Fifteen million eight hundred thousand dollars ($15,800,000.00) to an account which shall be held by the state treasurer for distribution to the University of Wyoming for construction costs of the engineering building as provided in this paragraph.  The funds shall be available to be matched by qualifying contributions meeting the provisions of W.S. 21-16-1401 through 21-16-1403, including valuation of matching funds.  Funds under this paragraph shall only be available for expenditure as specifically authorized by the legislature.

 

Section 6.  W.S. 35-11-1210 by creating a new subsection (e) is amended to read:

 

35‑11‑1210.  Abandoned mine land funds reserve account.

 

(e)  There is created the abandoned mine land funds balancing account.  Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the legislature may deposit into the balancing account and appropriate therefrom funds as it determines appropriate to substitute for or supplement abandoned mine land funds received from the federal government, from the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006, Section 411(h)(1), pursuant to 2007 H.R. 6111.".

 

Page 17-line 13                                  Delete "Section 4." Insert "Section 7.".

 

Page 18-line 9                                    Delete "Section 5." Insert "Section 8.". BERGER, TEETERS, WALLIS, NICHOLAS, P., BEBOUT, ROSS

 

 

HJ0007SS001/A

 

 

Page 1-lines 12 through 14                           Delete.

 

Page 2-lines 1 through 7                                                Delete and insert:

 

“WHEREAS, there are religious faiths in the United States that view sterilization, abortifacients and contraception as immoral and view paying for them as against their religion; and

 

WHEREAS, the administration is attempting to force those religious faiths and their institutions, including schools and hospitals to violate the commandments of their faith by paying for this mandate; and

 

WHEREAS, this mandate violates the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States by denying these faiths the free exercise of their religion; and

 

WHEREAS, this mandate sets a precedent that would allow for an opposite law forbidding the coverage of these items thus denying faiths with opposing views the free exercise of their religion; and”.

 

Page 2-lines 12 through 14                           Delete.

 

Page 3-After line 2                                           Insert and renumber:

 

Section 1.  That the Wyoming Legislature call on all Americans to defend our freedom of religion by opposing this mandate.”.

 

Page 3-line 4                                      Delete “1” insert “2”.

 

Page 3-line 8                                      Delete “2” insert “3”.

 

Page 3-line 13                                    Delete “3” insert “4”.  SCOTT

 

 

SF0001JC01/AA

SF0001JC01

 

Adopt the following Senate Amendments:

 

SF0001S2005/A

SF0001S3002/A

SF0001S3012/A

SF0001S3016/A

SF0001S3017/A

SF0001S3022/A

 

 

 

 

Adopt the following House Amendments:

 

HB0001H2005/A

HB0001H2007/A

HB0001H2024/A

HB0001H2025/A

HB0001H2026/A

HB0001H2031/A

HB0001H2035/A

HB0001H2040/A

HB0001H2042/AC

HB0001H2043/A

HB0001H2048/A

HB0001H3001/A

HB0001H3011/A

HB0001H3026/A

HB0001H3030/A

HB0001H3035/A

HB0001H3039/A


Delete the following Senate Amendments:

 

SF0001S2001/A

SF0001S2004/A

SF0001S2006/A

SF0001S2008/A

SF0001S2011/A

SF0001S2014.01/AC

SF0001S2015/A

SF0001S2016/A

SF0001S2017/A

SF0001S2019/A

SF0001S2022.01/AC

SF0001S2028/A

SF0001S2029/A

SF0001S2030/A

SF0001S2034.01/AC

SF0001S2034.02/AC

SF0001S3001.01/AC

SF0001S3001.02/AC

SF0001S3006/A

SF0001S3007/A

SF0001S3010/A

SF0001S3013/A

SF0001S3020/A

SF0001S3021/A

SF0001S3025/A

SF0001S3026/A

SF0001S3027/A

SF0001S3028/A

SF0001S3030/AC

SF0001S3031/A

SF0001S3033/A

SF0001S3034/A


Delete the following House Amendments:

 

HB0001HW001/A

HB0001H2003/A

HB0001H2006/A

HB0001H2008/A

HB0001H2009/A

HB0001H2010/A

HB0001H2019/A

HB0001H2022/A

HB0001H2023/A

HB0001H2028/A

HB0001H2030/A

HB0001H2039/A

HB0001H2041/AC

HB0001H2046/A

HB0001H3002/A

HB0001H3003/A

HB0001H3009/AC

HB0001H3013/AC

HB0001H3016/A

HB0001H3027/A

HB0001H3033/A

HB0001H3034/A

HB0001H3036/A

 

Further amend as follows:

 

Page 1-line 6                                      After "fees," insert "audits, duties,".

 

Page 10-line 10                                  After "Prog" insert "3.".

 

Page 11-lines 1 through 7             Delete and insert:

 

"3.  (a)  Amounts within units 6104, 6105, 6130, 6132, 6160 and 6373 of the WDE general fund and federal fund programs, as appropriated by 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 005, and amounts within units 6173 and 6174 as appropriated in 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 184, Section 5(d), and as appropriated for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014, shall only be expended for education testing and assessment purposes.  Unless approved for transfer under W.S. 9‑2‑1005(b)(ii), no funds appropriated within units 6104, 6105, 6130, 6132, 6160 and 6373 of the WDE general fund and federal fund programs, as appropriated by 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 005, and units 6173 and 6174 as appropriated in 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 184, Section 5(d), shall be expended for any purpose other than for education testing and assessment as required by law.

 

(b)  Any unencumbered, unexpended, unobligated funds within units 6104, 6105, 6130, 6132, 6160 and 6373 of the WDE general fund and federal fund programs appropriated by 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 005, and within units 6173 and 6174 as appropriated in 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 184, Section 5(d), which are not expended on testing and assessments as identified in the agency's budget request for these units or as specified by law, together with any reversions of encumbered amounts from the 2011-2012 fiscal biennium, are reappropriated to the education testing and assessment account which is hereby created by this footnote within the state auditor's office.  In addition, amounts appropriated within units 6104, 6105, 6130, 6160 and 6373 of the WDE general fund and federal fund programs appropriated for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014, are as of the effective date of this footnote, reappropriated to this education testing and assessment account.

 

(c)  Any unexpended, unencumbered, unobligated amounts within WDE general fund and federal fund programs which have been designated by the agency for teacher to teacher programs, including any amounts appropriated for these purposes in this act, shall be transferred to the education testing and assessment account created under this footnote.

 

(d)  The department of audit shall audit the expenditure of amounts appropriated by 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 005 within the WDE general fund and federal fund programs, together with amounts appropriated by 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 184, Section 5(d), and shall ensure such amounts were expended for assessment and testing.  In addition, the audit shall identify unexpended amounts and shall ensure the accuracy of amounts transferred to the education testing and assessment account under this footnote.

 

(e)  Amounts expended from the education testing and assessment account created by this footnote shall be certified by the governor and shall be restricted to the costs of administration of testing and assessments imposed by 2012 Senate File 0057, as enacted into law, by 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 184, and as otherwise required by law.  Expenditures from this account shall require certification by the governor that amounts are necessary to fund testing and assessment required by law.

 

(f)  The agency and the state auditor's office shall, to the extent authorized by law, direct any federal testing and assessment funds to be spent prior to the expenditure of any state funds for this purpose.

 

(g)  This footnote is effective immediately.".

 

Page 11-line 18                                  After "Management" insert "5.".

 

Page 11-line 24  After "OCIO/ITD 3." Insert ",6.".

 

Page 13-After line 11 insert:

 

"5.  The construction management division within the department of administration and information shall ensure that office space on the first floor of the Hathaway building is occupied as soon as possible.  Office space may be made available to the department of education, as determined by the construction management division within the department of administration and information.  This footnote is effective immediately.

 

6. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state chief information officer shall oversee, review and report on all aspects of administration and implementation of school finance and data collection required by W.S. 16‑4‑111(d), 21‑2‑202, 21‑2‑203, 21‑3‑117, 21‑13‑101 through 21‑13‑335 and in accordance with 2012 Senate File 33, as enacted into law, and Section 326 of this act and the related state longitudinal data system and associated infrastructure.

 

(b)  The state chief information officer shall assess and identify the requirements necessary to facilitate the integrity, accuracy and security of all information and data utilized in calculation and distribution of payments to Wyoming school districts from the school foundation program account. This includes but is not limited to data and information collected by the department of education, the state superintendent, the professional teaching standards board and the state board of education which may be utilized in any manner to calculate payments from the school foundation program account to Wyoming school districts. The state chief information officer's access to information shall include but is not limited to student demographics, school district profiles, including budgets, directories and school configurations, certified and noncertified staff salaries, experience, education, vacancies, applicants, national board certified data, course inventory information, including career-vocational education, gifted and talented, special education, at-risk, extended day and summer school program data and reports as collected by the Wyoming department of education.

 

(c)  All state agencies, boards, personnel, officials, Wyoming school districts and contractors shall cooperate with and provide all requested information to the state chief information officer in fulfilling the duties as required by this footnote. The chief information officer, or his designee, shall be treated as an employee of the Wyoming department of education for the purpose of receiving access to the data and reports identified in this footnote and is hereby a school official with a legitimate educational interest and a state officer evaluating education programs.

 

(d)  Notwithstanding W.S. 9‑1‑603(a)(vi), the attorney general shall resolve any question related to the receipt, distribution or sharing of information obtained by the state chief information officer in reporting to the governor and the legislature in accordance with subsection (e) of this footnote.

 

(e)  No later than the fifteenth of every month, the state chief information officer shall report to the governor, the joint appropriations interim committee and the joint education interim committee, his findings regarding duties under this footnote."

 

Page 20-line 22                                  After "than" delete "forty (40)" insert "forty-three (43)"; after "exceed" delete "forty (40)" insert "forty-three (43)".

 

Page 23-line 17                                  After "Maintenance" insert "1."; Under OTHER FUNDS increase amount by "510,000S6".

 

Page 23-After line 24 Insert:

 

"2.  (a)  The school facilities commission shall:

 

(i)  Notwithstanding W.S. 21‑3‑110(a)(x), from the school capital construction account appropriation, distribute up to two hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($255,000.00) each fiscal year of the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium to each school district with a charter school, approved and operating in the 2011-2012 school year in accordance with W.S. 21‑3‑301 through 21‑3‑314, in the district which requires a lease for operation of the charter school's educational program. Lease payments under this footnote shall include the total costs of the base rent, additional rent for tenant improvements and any common maintenance costs, if applicable. The amounts expended under this paragraph shall be reduced to the extent the amounts are duplicative of any costs funded or paid for by alternative mechanisms.  The funds appropriated under this paragraph, shall be distributed to qualifying school districts based upon the proration of the total qualifying costs of all qualifying school districts;

 

(ii)  In addition to paragraph (i) of this footnote and notwithstanding W.S. 21‑3‑110(a)(x), the commission shall for each fiscal year of the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium, expend an amount necessary to include the total allowable square footage of each charter school qualifying under paragraph (i) in the computation of the major maintenance payment under W.S. 21‑15‑109, to each district in which a qualifying charter school, as provided by paragraph (i) of this footnote, is operating.  The amounts expended under this paragraph shall be reduced to the extent the amounts are duplicative of any maintenance costs included in the lease payments under paragraph (i) of this footnote or any costs funded or paid for by alternative mechanisms;

 

(iii)  In accordance with this footnote, and notwithstanding W.S. 21‑15‑101 through 21‑15‑123, school districts shall include requests by charter schools approved under W.S. 21‑3‑301 through 21‑3‑314 which receive lease payments in accordance with paragraph (i) of this footnote for the inclusion of the purchase of such facilities in school district facility plans submitted to the school facilities department in accordance with W.S. 21‑15‑116. Any request for purchase of a building for operation of a charter school shall include documentation of the economic feasibility of the purchase and evidence that the purchase will result in an economic savings to the state. In addition, plans shall describe the resolution of any potential existing leaseholder disputes or issues, if the purchase involves a facility with leaseholders other than the charter school. The school facilities department shall report to the joint appropriations committee and the select school facilities committee no later than September 15, 2012 regarding the inclusion of such a facility in a district's facility plan and accompanying request for purchase.  The state of Wyoming, through the department of administration and information and the school facilities department, is authorized to negotiate the purchase of any such building and transfer ownership of such building to the school district following resolution of all commercial leasing issues.  For the biennium, square footage purchased in accordance with this paragraph shall not be included in any excess square footage determination and shall not be subject to the limitations imposed by W.S. 21‑15‑109(c).".

 

Page 24-line 6                    After "Pipeline" insert "1.".

 

Page 24-after line 12                       Insert:

 

"1.  These funds are appropriated to the Gillette Madison Pipeline account established pursuant to W.S. 99‑3‑1405(a)(iv).".

 

Page 26-line 6                                    After "Projects" insert "2."; under GENERAL FUND increase amount by "1,000,000".

 

Page 26-after line 16                       Insert:

 

"2.  One million dollars ($1,000,000.00) of this general fund appropriation shall only be expended for pine bark beetle remediation.".

 

Page 29-line 15                                  After "Improvements" insert "3."; Delete "IS" insert "S0".

 

Page 30-after line 5                         Insert:

 

 "3.  Of this other funds appropriation one million two hundred ninety-five thousand four hundred eighty-six dollars ($1,295,486.00)S0 are appropriated from interest earned in the 2011-2012 and previous fiscal biennia from deposits from the general fund to the highway fund, which interest would otherwise be credited to the state agency pooled interest earnings of the general fund.  This footnote and the appropriation of associated funds are effective immediately.".

 

Page 30-lines 7 through 26           Delete and insert:

 

"Section 048a. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 10.  FISCAL YEAR 2013       

 

PROGRAM 

                                                           
Director's Office                                               10,599,214                          401,410                          129,832  AG   

                                                                                                                                                               15,082  SR                 11,145,538

Healthcare Finance1.,2.,13.,14. 286,887,308                             330,461,164                    16,195,495                SR    

                                                                                                                                                             271,250  TT               633,815,217

Public Health 3.,4.,.5.,12.     19,917,584                                  30,492,347                      2,897,455                  A4    

                                                                                                                                                                 2,250  AG  

                                                                                                                                                          6,812,094  SR   

                                                                                                                                                          2,538,399  TT                 62,660,129

Behavioral Health 6.,7.,8.                                  140,760,603                     11,530,921                          471,500  A4  

                                                                                                                                                               25,000  AG  

                                                                                                                                                        24,720,833  SR   

                                                                                                                                                             525,712  T3   

                                                                                                                                                             207,313  T4   

                                                                                                                                                        12,400,008  TT               190,641,890

Aging 9.                                                              19,366,025                       8,907,694                            12,500  AG   

                                                                                                                                                         3,722,084  SR                32,008,303

TOTALS                                                           477,530,734                   381,793,536                     70,946,807                     930,271,077            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES 

                                       
Full Time                                              1,411

Part Time                                                  73

TOTAL                                                  1,484

Section 048b. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 11.  FISCAL YEAR 2014                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
PROGRAM 

                                                             
Director's Office                                                 10,175,245                           401,411                           129,833  AG    

                                                                                                                                                                   15,081  SR                   10,721,570

Healthcare Finance 1.,2.,13.  273,971,816                                328,961,165                     16,195,496                  SR   

                                                                                                                                                                 271,250  TT                 619,399,727

Public Health  3.,4.,5.,12.      19,120,879                                    30,492,346                       2,897,455                    A4 

                                                                                                                                                                     2,250  AG   

                                                                                                                                                              6,812,095  SR    

                                                                                                                                                              2,538,398  TT                   61,863,423

Behavioral Health 6.,7.,8.                                    135,130,178                      11,530,921                           471,500  A4    

                                                                                                                                                                   25,000  AG    

                                                                                                                                                            24,720,833  SR     

                                                                                                                                                                 525,711  T3     

                                                                                                                                                                 207,312  T4    

                                                                                                                                                            12,400,009  TT                 185,011,464

Aging 9.                                                                18,591,384                        8,907,693                             12,500  AG   

                                                                                                                                                             3,722,084  SR                  31,233,661

TOTALS                                                             456,989,502                    380,293,536                      70,946,807                       908,229,845

 

Page 31-after line 23                       Insert:

 

"3.  Of this general fund appropriation, a total of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) shall only be expended in the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium for AIDS drug rebate program.".

 

Page 32-line 7                                    After "TT" insert "in total for the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium".

 

Page 32-line 12                                  After "($85,000.00)" insert "in total for the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium".

 

Page 33-after line 18       Insert:

 

"10. The amounts specified in this section 048a are appropriated for the period beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013.

 

11.  The amounts specified in this section 048b are appropriated for the period beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014.

 

12.  Of this general fund appropriation, a total of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) shall only be expended in the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium for the purpose of developing a primary care medical home network in Wyoming.

 

13.  Of this general fund appropriation, a total of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) in the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium shall only be expended through developmental programs for hearing aids for early childhood intervention.

 

14.  Of this appropriation, one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) of the general fund appropriation and one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) of the federal fund appropriation shall only be used in the 2013 fiscal year to reduce the waiting lists for the Medicaid child and adult developmental disability waivers and the acquired brain injury waivers.".

 

Page 34-line 4                                    After "PROGRAM" insert "3.".

 

Page 34-After line 28                      Insert:

 

"3.  Through the period ending June 30, 2014, the department shall limit the number of residential treatment facilities and group homes certified as child caring facilities under W.S. 14-4‑104 and the overall capacity of those residential treatment facilities and group homes to the levels that were certified as of January 1, 2012.".

 

Page 37-line 18                                  After "Aid" insert "1."; under GENERAL FUND increase amount by "7,500,000".

 

Page 38-after line 6                         Insert:

 

"1.  Of this general fund appropriation, seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000.00) shall only be expended to address issues associated with enrollment growth and shall not be used for salary increases.".

 

Page 38-line 10                                  After "2." insert ", 3.".

 

Page 39-After line 20                                      Insert:

 

"3.  The director of the office of state lands and investments shall review the control, leasing, exchange, care and disposal of all institutional acquired lands held by the department of family services, the department of health and the department of corrections to determine whether such lands are being managed for the highest best use.  The director of the office of state lands and investments shall report to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee by October 1, 2012 regarding the results of the review required under this footnote.  This footnote is effective immediately.". 

 

Page 46-line 9                                    Delete ",2.".

 

Page 47-lines 15 through 24         Delete entirely.

 

Page 63-line 8                                    After "Reform" insert "2.".

 

Page 63-After line 22                      Insert:

 

"2.  (a)  Amounts within units 4601 and 4603 of the education reform program, as appropriated by 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 205, and as appropriated for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2014, shall only be expended for education testing and assessment purposes.  Unless approved for transfer under W.S. 9‑2‑1005(b)(ii), no funds appropriated within units 4601 and 4603 of the education reform program, as appropriated by 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 205, shall be expended for any purpose other than for education testing and assessment as required by law.

 

(b)  Any unencumbered, unexpended, unobligated funds within units 4601 and 4603 of the education reform program appropriated by 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 205, which are not expended on testing and assessments as identified in the agency's budget request for these units or as specified by law, together with any reversions of encumbered amounts from the 2011‑2012 fiscal biennium, are reappropriated to the education testing and assessment account within the state auditor’s office created by Section 2, Section 005, footnote 3 of this act.  In addition, amounts appropriated within units 4601 and 4603 of the education reform program appropriated for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2014, are as of the effective date of this footnote, reappropriated to this education testing and assessment account.

 

(c)  Any unexpended, unencumbered, unobligated amounts within this education school finance budget which have been designated by the agency for teacher to teacher programs, including any amounts appropriated for these purposes in this act, shall be transferred to the education testing and assessment account created under Section 2, Section 005, footnote 3 of this act.

 

(d)  The department of audit shall audit the expenditure of amounts appropriated by 2010 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 39, Section 2, Section 205, within the education reform program and shall ensure such amounts were expended for assessment and testing.  In addition, the audit shall identify unexpended amounts and shall ensure the accuracy of amounts transferred to the education testing and assessment account created by Section 2, Section 005, footnote 3 of this act.

 

(e)  Amounts expended from the education testing and assessment account created by Section 2, Section 005, footnote 3 of this act shall be certified by the governor and shall be restricted to the costs of administration of testing and assessments imposed by 2012 Senate File 0057, as enacted into law, by 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 184 and as otherwise required by law.  Expenditures from this account shall require certification by the governor that amounts are necessary to fund testing and assessment required by law.

 

(f)  This footnote is effective immediately.".

 

Page 86-line 14                                  Delete "Performing Arts" insert "Engineering Building"; Under GENERAL FUND decrease amount by "2,000,000".

 

Page 86-line 17                                  Under GENERAL FUND decrease amount by "15,000,000".

 

Page 86-lines 20 through 29         Delete entirely and insert:

 

"1.  This general fund appropriation shall be deposited to an account which shall be held by the state treasurer for distribution to the university of Wyoming for construction costs of the engineering building as provided in this footnote.  The funds shall be available to be matched by qualifying contributions meeting the provisions of W.S. 21‑16‑1401 through 21‑16‑1403, including valuation of matching funds.  Funds appropriated with this footnote shall only be available for expenditure as specifically authorized by the legislature.".

 

Page 87-lines 17 through 28         Delete entirely and insert:

 

"5.  This general fund appropriation shall only be expended for long range infrastructure improvements by the university in accordance with the university's budget submitted to the joint appropriations committee for the 2013-2014 fiscal biennium.".

 

Page 88-lines 1 through 5             Delete entirely.

 

Page 89-lines 6 through 10           Delete entirely and insert:

 

"(a)  The state auditor is authorized to transfer to the general fund, from any funds within the budget reserve account other than funds appropriated or transferred to the legislative stabilization reserve account, amounts to maintain an unencumbered, unobligated and unappropriated general fund balance adequate for cash flow needs.".

 

Page 89-after line 15                       Insert:

 

"(c)  Subject to the limitation under this subsection, there is appropriated from the general fund to the abandoned mine land funds balancing account created by W.S. 35‑11‑1210(e) an amount equal to the amount by which earnings from the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund attributed to the 2012 fiscal year are in excess of the amount projected for such earnings in the consensus revenue estimating group's January 13, 2012 report.  The appropriation under this subsection shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00).  An amount equal to the appropriation under this subsection shall be excluded in the calculation of fiscal year 2012 earnings from the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund for purposes of distributions from the general fund to the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund reserve account under W.S. 9‑4‑719(c). This subsection is effective immediately.

 

(d)  There is appropriated on November 1, 2012, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) from the budget reserve account to the legislative stabilization reserve account.".

 

Page 92-before line 19                   Insert "[RURAL FIRE DISTRICT GRANTS]".

 

Page 94-line 16                                  Delete "twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000.00)" insert "one million twenty-six thousand seven hundred forty dollars ($1,026,740.00)".

 

Page 94-lines 24 through 29         Delete.

 

Page 95-lines 1 through 4             Delete.

 

Page 95-lines 6                                  Delete "(c)" insert "(b)".

 

Page 101-line 12                               After "section" insert "." and delete balance of line.

 

Page 101-lines 13 through 29      Delete.

 

Page 102-lines 1 and 2                    Delete.

 

Page 109-line 25                               After "agencies," insert "except the department of health,".

 

Page 110-line 10                               After "budgets" insert ", including the department of health,".

 

Page 131-After line 19                    Insert:

 

"[EDUCATIONAL LIAISON]

 

Section 329.

 

(a)  An educational liaison shall coordinate efforts by the legislature, the advisory committee to the select committee on statewide education accountability, the state superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, and the Wyoming department of education as required by the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act, W.S. 21‑2‑204 and Section 326 of this act. The educational liaison shall:

 

(i)  Coordinate, collect and review all information, data and reports required by the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act to be submitted to a legislative committee or the legislature and compile feedback and suggestions for the legislature;

 

(ii)  Provide periodic status reports on the execution of the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act by the state superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education and the Wyoming department of education;

 

(iii)  Review all requests for proposals or information, contracts and agreements executed or proposed for execution for the purposes of carrying out the duties required by the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act;

 

(iv)  Review applicable rules, regulations and policies related to implementation and administration of the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act; and

 

(v)  Identify and request necessary background and supporting information from appropriate educational and state agencies to provide feedback and recommendations to the legislature.

 

(b)  All state agencies, boards, personnel, officials, Wyoming school districts and contractors shall cooperate with and provide all requested information to the education liaison in the most expedited manner possible.

 

(c)  The education liaison shall be treated as an employee of the Wyoming department of education and a school official with a legitimate educational interest evaluating education programs for purposes of requesting and receiving access to data and information. Notwithstanding W.S. 9‑1‑603(a)(vi), the attorney general shall resolve any question related to the receipt, distribution or sharing of information obtained by the education liaison in fulfilling his duties under this section.

 

(d)  Funds made available to the legislative service office under 2012 Senate File 57, Section 7(a), as enacted into law, and 2012 Senate File 90, Section 6, as enacted into law, may be used by that office to retain an at-will contract employee or consultant as determined by the management council to implement the purposes of this section.".

 

To the extent required:  adjust totals; and renumber as necessary. NICHOLAS, P., HASTERT, MEIER, PETERSON, VON FLATERN, BERGER, PEDERSEN, STEWARD, WALLIS.