61^st WYOMING LEGISLATURE

INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES

2011 INTERIM

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL FACILITIES

Standard Budget:     $32,500.00

Priority #: 1     School Facilities Commission budget and school facility remedies.

The Select Committee is by law required to review the School Facilities Commission budget on school facilities needs, and to review monthly reports depicting deployment of appropriated funds for school capital construction and building component level projects contained in the 2011-2012 biennial budget, as supplemented by the 2011 legislature. 

Also and as required by law, the Select Committee is required to work with the School Facilities Commission and the newly established Department to assemble a budget request for the 2013-2014 biennial budget.  Select Committee budget recommendations are required to be submitted to the Governor and the Joint Appropriations Committee by September 1.

Priority #: 2     Adequacy assessment and prioritization of school building remedies.

Review the School Facilities Commission school building needs assessment process and the prioritization of school building needs based upon statewide adequacy standards as clarified in 2011 Senate File 0016, monitoring implementation of legislative modifications to this process and the building condition and capacity measures incorporated into this prioritization process.

Priority #: 3     School Facilities Commission reorganization.

Monitoring reorganization of the School Facilities Commission and the establishment of a newly created department under the Commission, pursuant to 2011 Senate File 110.