Bill No.: HB0072                  Drafter:  TH

 

LSO No.:  12LSO-0165              Effective Date:  July 1, 2012

 

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0015

 

Chapter No.:       CH0051

 

Prime Sponsor:     Representative McOmie

 

Catch Title:       Juvenile detention facility placements.

 

Subject:           School Finance - Modification of local resource calculation

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·         Addresses the situation where a student is placed in a juvenile detention facility outside of the district in which they are enrolled; where the school district in which the juvenile facility is located accepts responsibility for the educational service for the child, but does not enroll that child; and where the non-resident district and the resident district enter into an agreement to provide for the educational services of the child while placed in the facility.  

 

·         Revises the annual computation of district revenues for calculation of foundation payments to Wyoming school districts. 

 

·         Allows non-resident school districts to reduce local resources by tuition payments made to the non-resident district for the provision of educational services for students placed in juvenile detention facilities located in their district.

 

·         Applies to non-resident school districts that enter into an agreement with the student's resident school district for educational services.