H.B. No. 0054

High school equivalency certificate.

Sponsored By:        Joint Education Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to high school graduation requirements; replacing the general educational development (GED) equivalency diploma with the high school equivalency certificate; imposing duties on the Wyoming community college commission; granting rulemaking authority; and providing for effective dates.

12/17/2012  Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    H Received for Introduction

1/8/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H04

1/10/2013   H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Connolly, Freeman, Hunt, Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Piiparinen, Sommers and Teeters

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/10/2013   H Placed on General File

HB0054HS001/ADOPTED

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1/11/2013   H Passed CoW

1/14/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/15/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Berger

Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/16/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/24/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S04

1/30/2013   S04 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Barnard, Coe, Landen and Rothfuss

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/30/2013   S Placed on General File

2/6/2013    S Passed CoW

2/7/2013    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/8/2013    S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Perkins

Ayes 29 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/8/2013    Assigned Number HEA No. 0006

2/8/2013    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0006

2/11/2013   S President Signed HEA No. 0006

2/14/2013   Governor Signed HEA No. 0006

2/15/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0025  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013