Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-103 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-103
§ 9-12-103. Wyoming business council; creation; composition; compensation; termination; meetings; surety bonds; fiscal control
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Wyoming business council. The council is a body corporate operating as a state instrumentality operated solely for the public benefit. As such it shall have, and is hereby vested with, the powers and duties conferred in this chapter. Beginning March 1, 2022, it shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of thirteen (13) voting directors, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall be a member and cochairman of the board, but shall not vote. The appointed directors shall have demonstrated leadership and business expertise. An equal number of directors shall be appointed to initial terms of one (1), two (2) and three (3) years. Thereafter, directors shall serve for terms of three (3) years. No appointed director shall serve more than two (2) successive three (3) year terms. If a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a successor in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 . The governor may remove any board member he appoints for cause and shall remove any director who fails to attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the council. No appointed council member shall send a designee to attend a council meeting nor vote by proxy. The board shall select one (1) of its members to act as cochairman of the board. The board shall retain a chief executive officer. The chief executive officer serves at the pleasure of the board. All of the appointed directors shall be appointed at large and at least twelve (12) of the appointed directors shall be residents of Wyoming.

(b) The appointed directors shall receive per diem for attending board meetings in the same amount as state legislators and shall receive no other compensation for serving on the board. The board shall fix the salary of the chief executive officer. Subject to the approval of the directors, the chief executive officer shall determine the terms of employment, tenure, duties, working conditions, promotion and termination of all other employees which the chief executive officer determines are necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of the council. Employees of the council shall be covered by the Wyoming Retirement Act, the State Employees and Officials Group Insurance Act and the Wyoming Deferred Compensation Act.

(c) Upon termination of the council, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state.

(d) The council shall determine the date, time, place and method of notice for all regular meetings of the council. A majority of the voting directors of the council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power or function of the council. Matters shall be decided by a majority vote of the voting members of the council. As unanimously determined by the council members, the council may take action by conference telephone or similar communications equipment whereby all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time.

(e) The council may execute and maintain at its expense a blanket surety bond covering each director, the chief executive officer and the employees or other officers of the council in the penal sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00).

(f) The council may also form committees and advisory councils, which may include representatives who are not members of the board, to undertake more extensive study and discussion of the issues before the board. The council shall form an advisory council for broadband development and designate a broadband coordinator in accordance with W.S. 9-12-1509 .

(g) Except as specifically provided in this act, the following provisions do not apply to the council:

(i) W.S. 9-2-1001.1 through 9-2-1014.2 and 9-2-3201 through 9-2-3209 ;

(ii) W.S. 9-3-101 through 9-3-105 ;

(iii) The Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(h) Except as specifically provided in this act, the provisions of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 and 16-4-401 through 16-4-408 shall apply to the council.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-808 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-808
§ 9-1-808. Deputy and assistant district attorneys; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Each deputy and assistant district attorney, under the direction and control of the district attorney, has the same powers and duties as the district attorney by whom he was appointed, except that all acts shall be done in the name of the district attorney.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1506 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-1506
§ 9-12-1506. Limitations
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 139, § 3, eff. July 1, 2021.

(b) No single project shall exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) in funding provided under this article.

(c) The council shall, by rule, adopt provisions to ensure that adequate consideration is provided for the expenditure of public funds on projects funded under this article.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-1104 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4-1104
§ 9-4-1104. Terms and conditions of issuance
Status: in_force

(a) Tax and revenue anticipation notes:

(i) Shall be issued in a form consistent with the provisions of this act;

(ii) Shall describe the fund or account and the revenue from which the notes are payable;

(iii) Shall bear interest at a rate or rates determined by the state treasurer to be for the best advantage of the state and which shall be set forth in the note; and

(iv) May be redeemable or payable prior to maturity at a time and upon payment of premiums, if any, determined by the state treasurer to be for the best advantage of the state and which shall be set forth in the note.

(b) In connection with the issuance of any notes, the state treasurer may create accounts within any fund as necessary or convenient for the segregation of note proceeds and investment income from the notes. In connection with the issuance of any notes, the state treasurer may make customary covenants on behalf of the state as necessary to secure the notes. Tax and revenue anticipation notes issued under W.S. 9-4-1102 and interest coupons pertaining to these notes shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the state treasurer. The notes shall set forth provisions made under this subsection for the note's security.

(c) When there is an issuance of tax and revenue anticipation notes under W.S. 9-4-1102 , the state treasurer shall determine and specify:

(i) The denomination of each issuance;

(ii) The date of issuance;

(iii) The date of maturity which shall be on or before the last day of the fiscal year;

(iv) Maturity amounts;

(v) The interest rate;

(vi) The form and execution of the notes;

(vii) Payment of notes;

(viii) Terms of redemption with or without premium;

(ix) Terms of sale including whether the sale will be public or private;

(x) Such other terms and conditions as the state treasurer deems necessary or desirable.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-501 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-501
§ 9-3-501. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this article:

(i) Repealed by Laws 2001, ch. 64, § 2.

(ii) “ Board ” means the Wyoming retirement board established under W.S. 9-3-404(a) ;

(iii) “ Employee ” means any person including any elected official employed by and receiving compensation from the state of Wyoming or a county, city, town or other political subdivision, but does not include any at-will contract employee under W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F) ;

(iv) “ Plan document ” means the official document recorded with the secretary of state and adopting and establishing a deferred compensation program for Wyoming under Public Law 95-600 ;

(v) “ Program ” means the Wyoming deferred compensation program established in accordance with the plan document;

(vi) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 10, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.

(vii) “Provider” means any corporation licensed to do business in this state and providing investment products to program participants under contract and in accordance with this article;

(viii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 186, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-106 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-106
§ 9-2-106. Duties and powers of director of department
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall:

(i) Consult with the departmental advisory council and establish general policy to be followed in the department in administering programs;

(ii) Disburse and administer all federal funds or other monies allotted to the department;

(iii) Prescribe by rule, order or regulation the conditions under which these monies shall be disbursed and administered;

(iv) Enter into agreements, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, required as conditions precedent to receiving funds or other assistance. Funds appropriated by the legislature for operation of the department shall be used for the specified purposes only, and the director, in accepting funds from any other source, shall not consent to impairment of the department's statutory responsibilities;

(v) Hold hearings, administer oaths, subpoena witnesses and take testimony as provided by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act [ §§ 16-3-101 through 16-3-115 ] in all matters relating to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in the department;

(vi) With the assistance of the attorney general bring actions in the courts of the state in the name of the department for the enforcement of public health, mental health and medical services laws; and

(vii) Ensure that the department and all of its divisions promulgate reasonable rules and regulations, after consultation with the departmental advisory council and in compliance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, for the implementation of all state and federal public health, mental health and medical services laws. When promulgating such rules and regulations the director shall assure that the department uses language which focuses on the importance of a person, rather than a person's disability.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(iv) of this section, the director may use funds appropriated by the legislature for the operation of the department to pay health or medical insurance premiums for any resident of Wyoming upon a determination by the director or his designee that:

(i) Due to an injury or illness, the person or his family is or may become unable to pay health or medical insurance premiums;

(ii) The person is or may become eligible for medical services which would be paid for by the state; and

(iii) Payment of the premiums may be less expensive for the state than payment of the medical services.

(c) Health or medical insurance premiums paid for in accordance with subsection (b) of this section shall be reviewed periodically to ensure payment of the premiums does not exceed the cost for provision of medical services. The authority granted under subsection (b) of this section shall terminate effective June 30, 1996.

(d) The director may authorize the Wyoming life resource center, the Wyoming state hospital, the Wyoming pioneer home, the veterans' home of Wyoming, the Wyoming retirement center and the Wyoming veterans' skilled nursing facility to provide services to persons with conditions other than those specified in the provisions governing those state institutions in title 25 of the Wyoming statutes when the director determines that there is a need for such services, that the services can be provided effectively by the institution, that the services shall be delivered in a manner that assures the safety of all individuals served by the institution and the services provided are statutorily authorized for any of these institutions, the service needs are similar to those authorized for any of these institutions or the services are necessary to protect the public health and safety. The director shall promulgate rules and regulations and policies and procedures necessary to implement this subsection. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the director to eliminate services that are otherwise required by statute.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1303 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-1303
§ 9-12-1303. Certification
Status: in_force

(a) The Wyoming business council shall provide a form for applying for certification as a Wyoming small business investment company.

(b) An applicant to be certified as a Wyoming small business investment company shall:

(i) File an application with the council and pay a nonrefundable fee equal to the annual certification fee provided under W.S. 9-12-1308(b) ;

(ii) Submit as part of the application an audited balance sheet which contains an unqualified opinion of an independent certified public accountant issued not more than sixty (60) days before the application date and includes a statement that the applicant has an equity capitalization of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or more in the form of unencumbered cash, marketable securities or other liquid assets; and

(iii) Have at least two (2) principals or persons, employed or engaged to manage the funds who each have a minimum of five (5) years of money management experience in the venture capital or private investment industry or five (5) years of experience as an officer in a commercial bank and acceptable business qualifications as determined by the council in consultation with the Wyoming state banking commissioner.

(c) The council may certify a partnership, corporation, trust or limited liability company which is organized on a for-profit basis and submits an application to be designated as a Wyoming small business investment company if:

(i) The applicant is located, headquartered and licensed or registered to conduct business in Wyoming;

(ii) The applicant has as its primary business the activity of investing cash in qualified businesses;

(iii) After a review of the organizational documents and the business history of each applicant the council determines that the officers and the board of directors, general partners, trustees, managers or members of the applicant are acquainted with the requirements of this article; and

(iv) The applicant has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section for a Wyoming small business investment company and is otherwise qualified pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(d) Not more than forty-five (45) days after the receipt of an application under this section, the council shall issue a certification as a Wyoming small business investment company or refuse to issue the certification and provide to the applicant the grounds for the refusal and any information that may allow the applicant to obtain certification.

(e) The council shall begin accepting applications for certification as a Wyoming small business investment company not later than January 1, 2011.

(f) The council may contract with an independent third party to review, investigate and certify that the applications under this section and requests under W.S. 9-12-1307(j) and 9-12-1310(c) comply with the provisions of this article.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-3004 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-3004
§ 9-2-3004. Duties of the department
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall staff the state building commission as provided in W.S. 9-5-101 through 9-5-108 , and as required by the commission unless staffing of the commission is otherwise specified by law. The administrator of the state construction management division shall function as secretary to the state building commission and the department shall administratively implement the commission's rules relating to the state capital construction.

(b) The department shall staff the school facilities commission as provided in title 21 of the Wyoming statutes , and as required by the commission unless staffing of the commission is otherwise specified by law. The administrator of the school facilities division shall function as secretary to the school facilities commission and the department shall administratively implement the commission's rules.

(c) The department shall:

(i) Review and make recommendations to the governor concerning capital construction budget requests made by the state building commission, school facilities commission, the University of Wyoming, community college commission and any agency;

(ii) Adopt rules governing procurement for capital construction projects pursuant to W.S. 9-2-3006 . Wyoming community colleges shall adhere to the rules for any capital construction project using state funds that requires approval by the community college commission or authorization by the legislature under W.S. 21-18-205(g) . The University of Wyoming may adhere to the rules to the extent feasible, as determined by the university. The university and Wyoming community colleges shall adhere to any other capital construction requirement specified by law;

(iii) For the procurement of capital construction projects, be authorized to accept the recommendations of agencies on the award or rejection and readvertisement of bids based upon the qualifications and responsibilities of bidders;

(iv) Oversee bonding for the procurement of capital construction projects. Bidders shall provide a bond or other form of guarantee satisfactory to the state of Wyoming as hereafter provided:

(A) A bid bond or other form of bid guarantee satisfactory to the state may be required in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the aggregate amount of the bid or contract when a contract to be awarded under the solicitation is expected to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00). The bond may be provided by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Wyoming;

(B) A bid bond or other form of bid guarantee satisfactory to the state may be retained by the state as surety throughout the term of the awarded contract provided the amount of the contract is less than or equal to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00);

(C) Before any contract for a capital construction project is awarded to any person, the person shall furnish to the state a performance and payment bond or other form of guarantee in accordance with the standards and monetary limits provided in W.S. 16-6-112 ;

(D) This paragraph does not limit the authority of the state to require a performance bond or other security in addition to bonds, or in circumstances other than the circumstances specified by this subsection;

(E) The department may accept bids submitted by persons who combine their bonding capacity in any way so as to meet the bonding requirements of this paragraph.

(v) Provide the appropriate staff to serve as staff of the state building commission in carrying out the duties of the department under this article and construction management functions under W.S. 9-5-101 through 9-5-108 ;

(vi) Plan for all construction projects in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 9-5-107 , 9-5-108 and rules, procedures and criteria adopted pursuant to those sections;

(vii) Adopt reasonable rules and regulations pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act to administer this article;

(viii) Review the final design, drawings and plans of any capital construction project prior to commencing with bidding to ensure that energy efficient best practice techniques and processes are included in the design of any capital construction project funded with federal funds and for which the state is required to expend state funds to fully or partially pay for operations, routine maintenance or major maintenance expenses for the facility. Upon conclusion of each review, the department shall submit a report of findings to the joint appropriations committee and the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee.

(ix) Administer the Professional Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services Procurement Act.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-436 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-436
§ 9-3-436. Establishment of trust
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, all assets of a retirement system are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the members, retirees and beneficiaries of the system, including reasonable administrative expenses. The trustee has the exclusive authority, subject to this act, to invest and manage those assets.

(b) Assets of a retirement system which consist of insurance contracts or policies issued by an insurer, assets of an insurer, and assets of the system held by an insurer need not be held in trust.

(c) If an insurer issues a guaranteed benefit policy to a retirement system, assets of the system include the policy but not assets of the insurer.

(d) If a retirement system invests in a security issued by an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1 et seq. ), the assets of the system include the security, but not assets of the investment company.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1502 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-1502
§ 9-12-1502. Application process
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible applicant shall submit an application to the council on a form prescribed by the council. The council shall develop administrative procedures governing the application and funding process by September 1, 2018. The council shall be responsible for receiving and reviewing applications, entering into contracts and authorizing the distribution of funds under this article, subject to approval by the governor or his designee.

(b) The council shall provide for funding periods not less frequently than biannually. At least thirty (30) days prior to the first day of the funding period for which applications may be submitted, the council shall publish on its official website the specific criteria and any quantitative weighting scheme or scoring system the council will use to evaluate or rank applications.

(c) Funding under this article to a public private partnership shall not require of the partnering business entity:

(i) An open access network;

(ii) Rates, terms and conditions that differ from those the provider offers in its other service areas, except as provided in W.S. 9-12-1510 ;

(iii) Rate regulation; or

(iv) Time constraints to build which are not technologically feasible.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-6-206 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 6 / Section 9-6-206
§ 9-6-206. Generally
Status: in_force

The Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the State of Wyoming as a party, and is in full force and effect between the state and any other states joining therein in accordance with the terms of the compact, which compact is substantially as follows:

The party states recognize that low-level radioactive wastes are generated by essential activities and services that benefit the citizens of the states. It is further recognized that the protection of the health and safety of the citizens of the party states and the most economical management of low-level radioactive wastes can be accomplished through cooperation of the states in minimizing the amount of handling and transportation required to dispose of such wastes and through the cooperation of the states in providing facilities that serve the region. It is the policy of the party states to undertake the necessary cooperation to protect the health and safety of the citizens of the party states and to provide for the most economical management of low-level radioactive wastes on a continuing basis. It is the purpose of this compact to provide the means for such a cooperative effort among the party states so that the protection of the citizens of the states and the maintenance of the viability of the states' economies will be enhanced while sharing the responsibilities of radioactive low-level waste management.

As used in this compact:

(1) “Facility” means any site, location, structure, or property used or to be used for the storage, treatment, or disposal of low-level waste, excluding federal waste facilities;

(2) “Low-level waste” means waste material which contains radioactive nuclides emitting primarily beta or gamma radiation, or both, in concentrations or quantities which exceed applicable federal or state standards for unrestricted release. Low-level waste does not include waste containing more than ten (10) nanocuries of transuranic contaminants per gram of material, nor spent reactor fuel, nor material classified as either high-level waste or waste which is unsuited for disposal by near-surface burial under any applicable federal regulations;

(3) “Generator” means any person, partnership, association, corporation, or any other entity whatsoever which, as a part of its activities, produces low-level radioactive waste;

(4) “Host state” means a state in which a facility is located.

Each party state hereby agrees to adopt practices which will require low-level waste shipments originating within its borders and destined for a facility within another party state to conform to the applicable packaging and transportation requirements and regulations of the host state. Such practices shall include:

(1) Maintaining an inventory of all generators within the state that have shipped or expect to ship low-level waste to facilities in another party state;

(2) Periodic unannounced inspection of the premises of such generators and the waste management activities thereon;

(3) Authorization of the containers in which such waste may be shipped, and a requirement that generators use only that type of container authorized by the state;

(4) Assurance that inspections of the carriers which transport such waste are conducted by proper authorities, and appropriate enforcement action taken for violations;

(5) After receiving notification from a host state that a generator within the party state is in violation of applicable packaging or transportation standards, the party state will take appropriate action to assure that such violations do not recur. Such action may include inspection of every individual low-level waste shipment by that generator.

Each party state may impose fees upon generators and shippers to recover the cost of the inspections and other practices under this article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit any party state's authority to impose additional or more stringent standards on generators or carriers than those required under this article.

(1) Facilities located in any party state, other than facilities established or maintained by individual low-level waste generators for the management of their own low-level waste, shall accept low-level waste generated in any party state if such waste has been packaged and transported according to applicable laws and regulations.

(2) No facility located in any party state may accept low-level waste generated outside of the region comprised of the party states, except as provided in article V.

(3) Until such time as paragraph (2) of article IV takes effect, facilities located in any party state may accept low-level waste generated outside of any of the party states only if such waste is accompanied by a certificate of compliance issued by an official of the state in which such waste shipment originated. Such certificate shall be in such form as may be required by the host state, and shall contain at least the following:

(A) The generator's name and address;

(B) A description of the contents of the low-level waste container;

(C) A statement that the low-level waste being shipped has been inspected by the official who issued the certificate or by his agent or by a representative of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and found to have been packaged in compliance with applicable federal regulations and such additional requirements as may be imposed by the host state;

(D) A binding agreement by the state of origin to reimburse any party state for any liability or expense incurred as a result of an accidental release of such waste during shipment or after such waste reaches the facility.

(4) Each party state shall cooperate with the other party states in determining the appropriate site of any facility that might be required within the region comprised of the party states, in order to maximize public health and safety while minimizing the use of any one (1) party state as the host of such facilities on a permanent basis. Each party state further agrees that decisions regarding low-level waste management facilities in their region will be reached through a good faith process which takes into account the burdens borne by each of the party states as well as the benefits each has received.

(5) The party states recognize that the issue of hazardous chemical waste management is similar in many respects to that of low-level waste management. Therefore, in consideration of the state of Washington allowing access to its low-level waste disposal facility by generators in other party states, party states such as Oregon and Idaho which host hazardous chemical waste disposal facilities will allow access to such facilities by generators within other party states. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prevent any party state from limiting the nature and type of hazardous chemical or low-level wastes to be accepted at facilities within its borders or from ordering the closure of such facilities, so long as such action by a host state is applied equally to all generators within the region comprised of the party states.

(6) Any host state may establish a schedule of fees and requirements related to its facility, to assure that closure, perpetual care, and maintenance and contingency requirements are met, including adequate bonding.

The governor of each party state shall designate one (1) official of that state as the person responsible for administration of this compact. The officials so designated shall together comprise the northwest low-level waste compact committee. The committee shall meet as required to consider matters arising under this compact. The parties shall inform the committee of existing regulations concerning low-level waste management in their states, and shall afford all parties a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon any proposed modifications in such regulations. Notwithstanding any provision of article IV to the contrary, the committee may enter into arrangements with states, provinces, individual generators, or regional compact entities outside the region comprised of the party states for access to facilities on such terms and conditions as the committee may deem appropriate. However, it shall require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all such members, including the affirmative vote of the member of any party state in which a facility affected by such arrangement is located, for the committee to enter into such arrangement.

(1) Each of the following states is eligible to become a party to this compact: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. As to any eligible party, this compact shall become effective upon enactment into law by that party, but it shall not become initially effective until enacted into law by two (2) states. Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing its approval.

(2) After the compact has initially taken effect pursuant to paragraph (1) of this article, any eligible party state may become a party to this compact by the execution of an executive order by the governor of the state. Any state which becomes a party in this manner shall cease to be a party upon the final adjournment of the next general or regular session of its legislature or July 1, 1983, whichever occurs first, unless the compact has by then been enacted as a statute by that state.

(3) Paragraph (2) of article IV of this compact shall take effect on July 1, 1983, if consent is given by Congress. As provided by Public Law 96-573 , Congress may withdraw its consent to the compact after every five (5) year period.

If any provision of this compact, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held to be invalid, all other provisions of this compact, and the application of all of its provisions to all other persons and circumstances, shall remain valid; and to this end the provisions of this compact are severable.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-15-104 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 15 / Section 9-15-104
§ 9-15-104. Wildlife and natural resource trust account board established; terms; meetings; duties
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account board. The board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, who are residents of Wyoming. The members shall be appointed from each of the appointment districts set forth in W.S. 5-3-101 . The board membership shall reflect a broad spectrum of experiences including wildlife, agriculture, energy, sportsmen and tourism.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, each appointed member of the board shall serve for a term of six (6) years. In 2011, three (3) members shall be appointed for six (6) years. In 2012, three (3) members shall be appointed for three (3) years. In 2013 and every second year thereafter, three (3) members shall be appointed for six (6) years. The governor may remove any member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202 . Any vacancy occurring between sessions of the legislature may be filled by the governor as provided under W.S. 28-12-101(b) . The board shall select one (1) of its members to serve as chair.

(c) Administration of any funds administered by the board shall be by the secretary to the board, who shall be employed by the board. The secretary shall not be housed in any agency which may be a grantee under this act. The secretary to the board shall further act as liaison for the board to other state, federal and local governmental agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations and members of the public who seek to provide input regarding grant proposals.

(d) The board shall meet regularly. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the manner and amounts provided by law for state employees.

(e) The board shall receive and evaluate applications for grants from the income account, shall forward applications for large projects to the select committee for review and recommendation. The board may approve grants for any small project. Funds in the income account are continuously appropriated for small project grants approved by the board and for approved large projects as specified by subsection (k) of this section.

(f) The board shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act as necessary to carry out its duties under this act, including rules to:

(i) Establish criteria for grants from the income account which accomplish the purposes of this act;

(ii) Establish criteria for matching funds or other in-kind contributions from grantees;

(iii) Evaluate, rank and prioritize grant proposals with an emphasis on those projects that are partnerships involving private and public entities;

(iv) Review and monitor grants to grantees;

(v) Evaluate the effects of grant proposals on citizen access to public and state lands for hunting, fishing and recreation activities;

(vi) Establish criteria for the acceptance or rejection of gifts, transfers, bequests and donations including interests in real or personal property, which criteria shall not be inconsistent with this act. Based on those criteria, the board shall make recommendations regarding the acceptance of any fee simple interest in real property to the board of land commissioners. Based on those recommendations, the board of land commissioners shall make a final determination on acceptance or rejection of any fee simple interest in real property under this act;

(vii) Consider the socioeconomic impacts of the grant proposal on the community affected;

(viii) Consider other necessary matters.

(g) In fulfilling its duties under this act the board may:

(i) Consult with other governmental agencies, persons and nonprofit organizations, as necessary;

(ii) Accept or decline federal grants and other contributions, grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations of any money, personal property or interests in real property other than a fee simple interest from any source. The board shall make recommendations regarding the acceptance of any fee simple interest in real property to the board of land commissioners;

(iii) Participate with for profit corporations to develop wildlife habitat, but may not divert financial resources to a for profit corporation.

(iv) Recommend to the joint appropriations committee and the select committee that funds be transferred from the income account to the trust account.

(h) The board shall annually report to the governor, the joint appropriations interim committee, the select committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee no later than September 1 with respect to all federal grants, state appropriations and other contributions, grants, gifts, bequests and donations received and credited to the trust account and income account during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include all grants awarded by the board to nonprofit and governmental organizations and progress made toward the condition of any grant made.

(j) Until the corpus of the trust account exceeds two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000.00) the governor may also include in his proposed state budget recommendations for additional funding of the corpus of the trust account. The governor may also include in his proposed state budget recommendations for additional funding of the income account.

(k) No funds shall initially be expended from the income account for large projects except upon specific legislative authorization. Following the initial legislative authorization to expend funds for a large project, the board may approve additional grants for that large project not to exceed a total of an additional two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) and shall forward a notice of any such additional grant to the select committee within thirty (30) days of each approval. Subsequent legislative authorization shall be required for any grant in excess of the limits of this subsection.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-1214 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-1214
§ 9-2-1214. Disbursement of grants
Status: in_force

(a) From the funds available for distribution, the division on aging may first retain not more than one percent (1%) to pay allowable expenses of the board. The board may award grants to senior centers throughout the state to support the purposes specified in W.S. 9-2-1212(a)(ii) from remaining funds available for distribution. The division on aging shall disburse grant funds in accordance with awards made by the board under this section.

(b) Notwithstanding W.S. 9-4-207 , unobligated or unencumbered funds retained by the division on aging under this section shall not lapse at the end of a fiscal period and shall remain available for distribution as provided in this section. All funds retained pursuant to this subsection shall be accounted for separately. These funds shall not be required to be distributed pursuant to any grant formula adopted pursuant to this article but shall be available for emergency grants or may be distributed according to a grant formula as determined by the board.

(c) The board, in consultation with the division on aging, shall by rule and regulation establish a formula for distribution of funds remaining available for distribution under this section as follows:

(i) Each eligible senior center in the state shall receive the same basic grant of up to thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) annually from the funds available for distribution;

(ii) Of the amounts remaining after the basic grants are awarded, the board shall annually award ninety-five percent (95%) for grants to eligible senior centers based on the formula developed by the board in consultation with the division on aging. Funds remaining after the award of grants under this paragraph shall be used for emergency grants based upon rules adopted by the board, in consultation with the division on aging. Rules for emergency grants shall provide procedures and criteria for application for and award of emergency grants. Emergency grants shall be paid only if the center has no other available source of funds for the emergency. No emergency grant shall exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for any single occurrence.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-827 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4-827
§ 9-4-827. Joint custody agreement for securing local deposits; form for receipts
Status: in_force

(a) The joint custody trust receipt of the federal reserve bank of Kansas City or its branches may be in the form adopted and used by the federal reserve bank.

(b) Joint custody trust receipts issued by other banks shall be:

(i) In a form acceptable to the state treasurer or treasurer of the appropriate political subdivision; or

(ii) In substantially the following form:

JOINT CUSTODY RECEIPT

(Name, address of issuer of the Joint Custody Receipt) hereinafter called the custodian, has received to be held in safekeeping subject to the joint order of

(Name of Treasurer and official title) hereinafter called the Treasurer and

(Name of depository bank) hereinafter called the Depository Bank the following described securities:

Following and Subsequent

Description

coupon attached

Par Value

Mo.

Day

Year

Total par value (in writing and figures $ )
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-408 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-408
§ 9-1-408. Payment by auditor's warrants
Status: in_force

(a) When accounts are audited and allowed against the state, or grants, salaries, pay and expenses are allowed by law, the auditor shall draw a warrant on the treasurer 1 for the amount due if money is legally available to pay the claim.

(b) Upon satisfactory proof being presented to the state auditor that any warrant drawn on the state treasury has been lost or destroyed before having been paid, the state auditor shall issue a duplicate warrant therefor. The state auditor may require a bond to be executed, or security approved by him, payable to the state of Wyoming, in the penalty of the amount of the warrant and conditioned to save harmless the state from any loss occasioned by the issuing of the duplicate warrant.

(c) Upon satisfactory proof being presented to the state auditor that any warrant drawn on the state treasury has been stolen, forged and then paid, the state auditor may issue a duplicate warrant to the payee, provided:

(i) The payee affirms in writing under oath that the endorsed signature on the paid warrant is not that of the payee, the payee did not aid or abet the individual who stole and endorsed the warrant, and the payee will assist the state and law enforcement officials in determining who stole and forged the paid warrant; and

(ii) The payee, if entitled to any future payments from the state, agrees that future payments will be reduced by the amount of the forged warrant, should it be discovered that the payee provided false information pursuant to this subsection.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-504 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-504
§ 9-1-504. Seal of office; adoption; effect of seal
Status: in_force

With the approval of the governor, the director of the state department of audit shall adopt a seal and shall file an impression of the seal with the secretary of state. Every certificate, assignment and conveyance executed by the director pursuant to law and sealed with the seal of his office shall be received as evidence and recorded in the proper recording offices in the same manner as a deed regularly acknowledged as required by law.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-408 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-408
§ 9-2-408. Transfer of public records to archives; transfer of records of uncollectible accounts receivable to department; duties of department thereto
Status: repealed

(a) All public records, not required in the current operation of the office where they are made or kept, and all records of every public office of the state, agency, commission, committee or any other activity of the state or political subdivisions which are abolished or discontinued, shall be transferred to the state archives. The transfer of records shall be in accordance with standards and procedures issued by the records committee and subject to an agreement that ensures the safety, preservation and public availability of the records. Any public officer in Wyoming may deliver to the director for preservation and administration records in his custody if the director is willing and able to receive and care for them.

(b) and (c) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 221, § 2.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1102 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-1102
§ 9-12-1102. Wyoming main street advisory board
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a Wyoming main street advisory board. The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the governor, not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of whom shall be from the same political party. Board members shall elect from their membership a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary.

(b) The governor may remove any member of the board as provided by W.S. 9-1-202 .

(c) Board members shall serve a three (3) year term provided that of the initial board, two (2) members shall be appointed for a one (1) year term, two (2) members for two (2) year terms and three (3) members for three (3) year terms. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired term.

(d) Members of the board shall receive the same per diem, expenses and travel allowance as members of the legislature while in actual attendance at meetings of the board and the performance of their duties relative thereto.

(e) The department shall provide staff services as required by the board to carry out the board's duties.

(f) The board shall meet as often as necessary to conduct business, but not less than three (3) times each year. Meetings shall be called by the chairman. A majority of members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-311 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4-311
§ 9-4-311. Carey Act revenue
Status: in_force

(a) The state treasurer shall create and maintain an account within the permanent land fund. He shall deposit in the account:

(i) All proceeds from the sale of lands acquired from the United States of America pursuant to Public Law 582, enacted by the United States congress August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 703);

(ii) All royalties received from oil and gas and other minerals in the lands; and

(iii) All proceeds from the sale of any and all other materials in the lands which might not be classified as mineral.

(b) The income received from investments of the account shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the emergency water projects account as provided in W.S. 41-2-124 (f) , provided that anytime the unencumbered, unobligated balance in the emergency water projects account equals or exceeds ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) the income received from investments shall be deposited in the general fund. All monies derived from rentals of the lands acquired under Public Law 582 (68 Stat. 703) and from timber sales therefrom shall be deposited by the state treasurer in the general fund, and shall be expended therefrom only upon appropriation.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-412 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-412
§ 9-1-412. Offenses by auditor and treasurer; penalties
Status: repealed

(a) If the state treasurer willfully refuses to pay any warrant lawfully drawn upon the treasury, the holder of the warrant may recover four (4) times the amount of the warrant in a civil action against the state treasurer and his sureties. Upon conviction, the treasurer is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) If the state auditor knowingly issues any warrant upon the state treasury not authorized by law, he is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than four (4) times the amount of the warrant, imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.

(c) Repealed by Laws 1982, ch. 75, § 5; 1983, ch. 171, § 3.

(d) A person who violates W.S. 9-1-403(b) or W.S. 9-1-409(a) commits a felony punishable by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) and by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-102 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-102
§ 9-2-102. Department of health; duties and responsibilities; state grants
Status: repealed

(a) The department of health is the state mental health authority, the developmental disabilities authority and the substance abuse authority. The department through its divisions has the following duties and responsibilities to:

(i) Administer comprehensive state programs for mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services;

(ii) Provide a coordinated network of programs and facilities offering the following services to persons afflicted with mental illness or developmental disabilities or for substance abuse: diagnosis, treatment, education, care, training, community living, habilitation and rehabilitation;

(iii) Establish minimum standards and approve policies and procedures for the establishment and operation of community-based mental health, substance abuse and developmental disabilities programs receiving state support. The department through its mental health division and its substance abuse division shall annually withhold not less than five percent (5%) of all amounts provided in each contract with a community-based mental health, substance abuse or drug court program or provider and shall not release the funds withheld to the individual program or provider until the respective division and the individual program or provider enter into a written agreement that provides for performance and outcome measures. If the respective division and an individual program or provider do not enter into a mutually agreed upon set of performance and outcome measures, the funds withheld under this paragraph shall revert to the budget reserve account at the end of the biennium in which the funds were withheld;

(iii) Establish minimum standards and approve policies and procedures for the establishment and operation of community-based mental health, substance abuse and developmental disabilities programs receiving state support. The department through its mental health division and its substance abuse division shall annually withhold not less than five percent (5%) of all amounts provided in each contract with a community-based mental health or substance abuse program or provider and shall not release the funds withheld to the individual program or provider until the respective division and the individual program or provider enter into a written agreement that provides for performance and outcome measures. If the respective division and an individual program or provider do not enter into a mutually agreed upon set of performance and outcome measures, the funds withheld under this paragraph shall revert to the budget reserve account at the end of the biennium in which the funds were withheld;

(iv) Establish minimum standards for all mental health, substance abuse and developmental disabilities services supported by state funds;

(v) Establish a statewide suicide prevention program that includes:

(A) A statewide written plan adopted by the department following at least one (1) statewide public meeting of interested persons and entities;

(B) Assistance to local communities in the development and maintenance of suicide prevention coalitions;

(C) Consultation, technical assistance and training to state and local agencies, organizations and professional groups;

(D) Maintenance of a library of suicide prevention materials and information which shall include copies of or links to Cochrane collaboration systematic reviews or other similar sources relevant to this subject;

(E) Collection and dissemination of information regarding best practices for suicide prevention and intervention.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1998, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 81, § 3.

(c) The program may include state grants based on a formula for state and local participation.

(d) Repealed by Laws 1998, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 81, § 3.

(e) Repealed by Laws 1984, ch. 31, § 2.

(f) through (n) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, § 4; ch. 221, § 3.

(o) The department shall provide to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee, and any other appropriate legislative committee, periodic reports from the department's internal performance measurement system.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-218 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-218
§ 9-1-218. Appointment to boards, commissions, or other bodies; appointment districts; requirement; conditions for appointments based on political party affiliation
Status: in_force

(a) When required by law, members of boards, commissions, councils and other governmental bodies shall be appointed from the appointment districts set out in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The appointment districts are as follows:

(i) Laramie, Goshen and Platte county 1 comprise district 1;

(ii) Albany, Carbon and Sweetwater counties comprise district 2;

(iii) Lincoln, Sublette and Teton and Uinta counties comprise district 3;

(iv) Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties comprise district 4;

(v) Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties comprise district 5;

(vi) Crook, Niobrara and Weston counties comprise district 6;

(vii) Natrona, Fremont and Converse county comprise district 7.

(c) Whenever a vacancy occurs, an appointment shall first be made from an appointment district which was not represented on the governmental body before the vacancy. If all districts were represented, the appointment shall be made so as to best equalize representation among the districts.

(d) Unless otherwise provided by law, appointments shall rotate consecutively among all the counties of the appointment districts.

(e) Any appointment made on or after July 1, 1996 by the governor to a state board, commission, council or committee created by law, for which senate confirmation is required by law or constitution and for which political party affiliation is specified by law, shall be conditioned upon membership in the same political party for not less than six (6) months prior to the date of appointment for temporary appointments made under W.S. 28-12-101(b) and not less than six (6) months prior to the date of nomination for appointment under W.S. 28-12-101(a) . Prior to senate confirmation, the person appointed shall file in the office of the governor an affidavit acknowledged and sworn to under oath stating his party affiliation for the six (6) month period preceding the date of appointment. Filing a false statement may be cause for removal.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-2010 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-2010
§ 9-2-2010. Game and fish department created; director appointed
Status: in_force

(a) As part of the reorganization of Wyoming state government, there is created the Wyoming game and fish department consisting of the existing Wyoming game and fish commission and department, and all programs and functions specified in title 23 and otherwise under law. Except for W.S. 9-2-1703(a)(v), (viii) and (ix) and 9-2-1705 through 9-2-1707 , the provisions of the Wyoming Government Reorganization Act of 1989, W.S. 9-2-1701 through 9-2-1707 , apply to this section.

(b) The administrative head of the department shall be a director who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and may be removed by him as provided in W.S. 9-1-202 . The director shall be appointed by the governor from a list of three (3) qualified candidates submitted by the game and fish commission. Any appointment under this subsection shall be with the advice and consent of the senate.

(c) The department shall not be subject to a transition period as defined in W.S. 9-2-1703(a)(ix) . A reorganization plan shall not be required of the director.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-410 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-410
§ 9-2-410. Records as property of state; delivery by outgoing officials and employees to successors; management and disposition thereof
Status: in_force

All public records are the property of the state. They shall be delivered by outgoing officials and employees to their successors and shall be preserved, stored, transferred, destroyed or disposed of, and otherwise managed, only in accordance with W.S. 9-2-405 through 9-2-413 .
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-802 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-802
§ 9-1-802. Election; term; qualifications; full-time; private practice prohibited; exception; salary; vacancies
Status: in_force

(a) At the general election in 1982 and every four (4) years thereafter, a district attorney shall be elected in each judicial district in which the office of district attorney has been created six (6) months or more prior to the date of the general election. The district attorney shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until his successor is elected and qualified.

(b) Each district attorney shall have been a licensed attorney for at least four (4) years and a member in good standing of the Wyoming state bar immediately prior to his election. Each district attorney shall be a licensed attorney and a member in good standing of the Wyoming state bar throughout the term of office for which the district attorney was elected or appointed.

(c) Each district attorney shall devote full time to the performance of his duties and shall not engage in any private practice except to complete business pending at the time of his election if not in conflict with the duties of his office.

(d) From and after January 3, 2011 until January 2, 2023, each district attorney shall receive an annual salary of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). From and after January 2, 2023, each district attorney shall receive an annual salary not greater than the salary authorized for a circuit court judge in W.S. 5-1-110 as determined by the legislature.

(e) A vacancy in the office of district attorney shall be filled by the board or boards of county commissioners under the procedure for filling vacancies in the office of a member of the state legislature or state senator established by W.S. 22-18-111 . Vacancies shall be filled until the next general election and the appointee shall be qualified pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-15-106 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 15 / Section 9-15-106
§ 9-15-106. Audits
Status: in_force

The director of the department of audit or his designee shall audit the trust account annually. Copies of the audit shall be provided to the governor, the joint appropriations interim committee, the select committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-712 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-712
§ 9-3-712. Exemption of benefits from state and local taxes, execution and attachment; benefits paid under qualified domestic relations order
Status: in_force

(a) Benefits and allowances set forth under this article are exempt from any state, county or municipal tax and are not subject to execution or attachment by trustee process or otherwise, in law or equity, or under any other process, and are not assignable except as specially provided in this article.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, benefits and allowances under this article may be paid in accordance with qualified domestic relations orders pursuant to W.S. 9-3-426 .
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-201 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-201
§ 9-1-201. Chief executive officer; powers and duties generally
Status: in_force

In accordance with the Wyoming constitution, the governor is the chief executive officer of the state of Wyoming. The governor shall formulate and administer the policies of, and shall exercise general supervision, direction and control over the executive branch of state government. The governor shall have the authority to obtain the criminal background history of an employee, intern or applicant for employment or an internship in the governor's office.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-2904 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-2904
§ 9-2-2904. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Agency ” means an office, department, board, commission, council, institution, separate operating agency or any other operating unit of the executive branch of state government. “ Agency ” shall not include the University of Wyoming or Wyoming community colleges;

(ii) “ Data analytics ” means data analysis, including the ability to use the data for assessment and extraction of policy relevant information;

(iii) “ Department ” means the department of enterprise technology services;

(iv) “ Enterprise data analytics ” means data analytics which affect or are conducted by more than one (1) agency;

(v) “ Executive branch ” means the executive department of state government established by article 2, section 1 of the Wyoming constitution ;

(vi) “ Information processing software ” means all purchased, procured or developed software for use on any information technology equipment;

(vii) “ Information technology equipment ” means all business and personal computing devices, intelligent handheld devices including tablets and smart phones, printers and other related peripheral equipment;

(viii) “ Judiciary ” means the judicial department of state government established by article 2, section 1 of the Wyoming constitution ;

(ix) “ Legislature ” means the legislative department of state government established by article 2, section 1 of the Wyoming constitution ;

(x) “ State chief information officer ” means the person appointed in accordance with W.S. 9-2-2903 . The state chief information officer shall also function as the director of the department;

(xi) “ Telecommunications transport services ” means the telecommunication transmission facilities under which voice, data and video communications are distributed between distant locations for use by state agencies, institutions and educational institutions on a shared basis.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-507 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-507
§ 9-3-507. Special account for administrative expenses; deposits and expenditures; account balance specified; audit required
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall deposit all fees paid by providers under the program for enrollment and servicing of accounts of program participants and all amounts deducted from compensation deferred by program participants for administrative and accounting purposes, into an account with a financial institution selected by the board. The board shall account for all deposits into and all authorized payments from the account.

(b) Expenditures from the account established under subsection (a) of this section shall be for the following administrative expenses:

(i) Enrollment of program participants;

(ii) Servicing of accounts established for program participants;

(iii) Necessary accounting, legal and other professional services;

(iv) Per diem and travel expense reimbursement to members and employees of the board for time actually devoted to the administration of and responsibilities imposed under this article; and

(v) Other necessary administrative costs incurred in administering the program.

(c) The account balance shall be an amount sufficient to meet the annual administrative expenses of the program. The board shall conduct contract negotiations with providers to establish enrolling and servicing fees imposed upon the program at an amount necessary to pay administrative expenses from the account while providing the maximum investment earnings and benefits to program participants.

(d) The board shall provide for an independent audit of the account on an annual basis. A summary of the audit and its findings shall be included as part of the annual report by the board as required by law.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-627 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-627
§ 9-1-627. Authority to compile, disseminate and exchange information; immunity; access to information limited; security precautions
Status: in_force

(a) Any law enforcement officer, the attorney general and his deputies and assistants, and any prosecuting attorney may:

(i) Take fingerprints, photographs and other information relating to criminal identification;

(ii) Compile reports or other documents in writing containing criminal intelligence information, including statements taken from police informants and reports based on the investigation and surveillance of suspected criminal activity;

(iii) Disseminate and exchange criminal identification data and criminal intelligence information among themselves and among law enforcement agencies of other states, tribes or of the federal government.

(b) A person authorized under this section to disseminate or exchange information is not civilly or criminally liable for contributing or for disseminating to authorized persons criminal identification data or criminal intelligence information.

(c) Access to criminal identification and intelligence information is available to law enforcement agencies, the state board of parole and department of corrections as provided by W.S. 7-13-401 through 7-13-411 , any agency designated for the purpose provided by W.S. 14-6-227 and the department of family services. Each agency which has that information shall take reasonable security precautions to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to it in accordance with rules and procedures established by the division. The rules and procedures may be varied between agencies, depending upon the division's determination of the agency's use of the criminal identification and intelligence information and the adequacy of the agency's security of the information provided by the division under this section.

(d) Access to criminal history record information is available to the Wyoming gaming commission as provided for by law. The commission shall take reasonable security precautions to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to criminal history record information in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Wyoming division of criminal investigation. For the purpose of this subsection “ criminal history record information ” means information, records and data compiled by criminal justice agencies on individuals for the purpose of identifying criminal offenders consisting of identifiable descriptions of the offenders and notations or a summary of arrests, detentions, indictments, information, pre-trial proceedings, nature and disposition of criminal charges, sentencing, rehabilitation, incarceration, correctional supervision and release. Criminal history record information is limited to information recorded as the result of the initiation of criminal proceedings. It does not include intelligence data, analytical prosecutorial files, investigative reports and files of statistical records and reports in which individual identities are not ascertainable.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-717 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4-717
§ 9-4-717. Additional investment matters
Status: in_force

(a) The state treasurer may form entities required in the general practice employed by banks and brokerage firms for the purpose of designating a “nominee name” in securities transactions.

(b) The state treasurer may offer and pay a reasonable premium for bonds and other securities. The purchase price shall not exceed the market value of the bonds or other securities at the time of purchase. The premium paid for the investments shall be amortized over the life of the investment to the fund or account from which the premium was paid.

(c) The state treasurer directly, or investment managers of state funds, may effect sales or exchanges of investments of state funds, whenever the sale or exchange will result in a loss of principal, if the sale or exchange tends to maximize the total return on the funds invested and is otherwise consistent with implementation of the state investment policy established by the board under W.S. 9-4-716 .

(d) As part of the state investment strategy, the state treasurer may retain the services of a custodial bank or an independent securities lending agent to supervise a program of securities lending in exchange for a fee or other consideration. Supervision of the program shall include:

(i) Procedures to review the creditworthiness of all borrowers;

(ii) Requirements for full collateralization of all loans; and

(iii) Other methods and procedures required by the board for securing the lending program.

(e) In making any new investment of state funds under this act or investing state or other funds as otherwise authorized by law, the state treasurer shall consult with the designated chief investment officer or the officer's designee.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1001 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-1001
§ 9-12-1001. Wyoming tourism board; creation; composition; appointment; terms; compensation
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Wyoming tourism board. The board shall serve as the leading proponent of Wyoming's tourism and hospitality industry and shall provide governance and oversight for the division of travel and tourism.

(b) The board shall be comprised of nine (9) members who shall be employed in or associated closely with the travel industry. The board shall be appointed by the governor, and approved with the advice and consent of the senate, in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103 , as follows:

(i) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 1, consisting of Albany, Carbon and Laramie counties;

(ii) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 2, consisting of Converse, Goshen, Natrona, Niobrara and Platte counties;

(iii) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 3, consisting of Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan and Weston counties;

(iv) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 4, consisting of Lincoln, Sweetwater and Uinta counties;

(v) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 5, consisting of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties;

(vi) One (1) member shall be from tourism appointment district 6, consisting of Fremont, Sublette and Teton counties;

(vii) Three (3) members shall be at-large members appointed to provide geographic and tourism industry balance.

(c) Each appointed member shall serve for three (3) years, except that the initial appointments of the members shall be:

(i) One (1) year for one (1) of the at-large members and the members appointed from tourism appointment district 2 and tourism appointment district 5;

(ii) Two (2) years for one (1) of the at-large members and the members appointed from tourism appointment district 1 and tourism appointment district 3; and

(iii) Three (3) years for one (1) of the at-large members and the members appointed from tourism appointment district 4 and tourism appointment district 6.

(d) No appointed member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive three (3) year terms.

(e) The board shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members.

(f) The governor may remove any member as provided by W.S. 9-1-202 .

(g) Members of the board shall receive mileage and per diem for attending board meetings or other meetings as assigned by the board, in the same amount as state legislators and shall receive no other compensation for serving on the board.

(h) For purposes of this article, “ board ” means the Wyoming tourism board.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-1010 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-1010
§ 9-2-1010. Duties of department; biennial budgets and appropriations
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(i) Prepare the state budget with the assistance of an entity for presentation by the governor to the legislature;

(ii) Prescribe the form, contents and procedure of and for budget documents with the advice of the chairman of the joint appropriations committee; and

(iii) Consult with each entity which will require a legislative appropriation either directly or indirectly, excluding the Wyoming department of transportation and the game and fish department except as provided in W.S. 9-2-1011(d) , in submitting budget estimates or requests for funds, or for instituting, recording and reporting all financial and budget transactions of the state.

(b) At each budget session budgets shall be prepared and appropriations made for the operation of state government on a biennial basis.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1402 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-1402
§ 9-12-1402. General powers and duties of the council; economic diversification policy and strategy; authority of governor
Status: in_force

(a) The ENDOW executive council shall:

(i) Receive and evaluate public input, opinions and recommendations regarding the diversification of Wyoming's economy and advise the governor and legislature of any findings or recommendations. The council shall seek the advice of departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the state of Wyoming;

(ii) By August 30, 2017, prepare and submit to the governor and legislature through the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee, an exhaustive assessment of socioeconomic data, which shall include an examination of state and local fiscal sustainability, existing, new and emerging economic sectors and subsectors of the economy, identification of potential business development and innovation zones, an inventory of existing workforce strengths and deficiencies, economic trends and key enablers for economic growth in the state that translate to viable business development;

(iii) By December 31, 2017, prepare and submit to the governor and legislature a report of its preliminary findings and recommendations in the development of a comprehensive economic diversification strategy. The preliminary report shall evaluate investments necessary to support new and emerging industries or economic sectors, knowledge transfer, infrastructure, international trade, and cooperation between the public sector and private enterprise, assess the relationship between incremental state and local tax revenues, costs of public services and economic diversification and make recommendations as appropriate. The report shall identify specific areas which should be designated as business development and innovation zones. In identifying potential zones the report shall review the establishment of zones including, but not limited to, industries involving agriculture and agricultural business, renewable energy sources, advanced clean coal technologies, nuclear fuel processing and enrichment, hybrid energy sources, enhanced oil recovery, inland distribution ports, international trade, food and beverage industry distribution, promotion, marketing and development of the international trust and fiduciary business and related sectors, emerging research and technological development, existing, new and emerging economic sectors and subsectors, and value added manufacturing involving Wyoming resources. The potential zones shall be described by location in the state, including recommended boundaries. The report shall also identify existing industries in these areas which could be expanded and used to attract other businesses in the same, related or mutually supporting industries. The report shall identify existing deficiencies and strengths in Wyoming's workforce and workforce training programs;

(iv) By August 1, 2018, prepare and submit to the governor for his approval a twenty (20) year comprehensive economic diversification strategy. The strategy shall contain explicit economic targets to guide the evolution of Wyoming's economy in order to build a sustainable and diversified, value added economy by 2038. The strategy shall identify agency specific or collective actions that can be implemented immediately without new state appropriations and resources and agency specific and collective actions that will require new state appropriations or reallocation of state resources. The strategy shall address the creation of business development and innovation zones and plans to implement the zones. The council may recommend to the governor modifications to the twenty (20) year plan from time to time as it deems advisable;

(v) In coordination with departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the state of Wyoming, develop four (4) year action plans with performance benchmarks, including policy recommendations and budget requests. Each plan shall specify a time period for creating business development and innovation zones within the plan's four (4) year period and a time schedule for full implementation of steps necessary to establish each zone. The council shall submit each action plan to the governor for his approval. After approval by the governor, the council shall, in coordination with departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the state, implement the action plan and provide regular progress reports in meeting targets and shall identify adjustments to be made to the governor and legislature;

(vi) Review with the Wyoming business council, community college commission, University of Wyoming, the department of workforce services, and other state agency directors as determined by the governor and ENDOW executive council to be necessary or desirable, agency enabling legislation, rules and regulations, policies, procedures and other governing mechanisms to determine amendments which would better align agency functions with the economic diversification strategy and to allow for implementation of business development and innovation zones;

(vii) Engage the private sector in review of state laws, rules and regulations, policies, procedures and other governing mechanisms that inhibit economic diversification efforts, including those which stand as obstacles to the implementation of business development and innovation zones, in order to determine amendments to the same without compromising Wyoming's environmental and workplace standards;

(viii) Have the authority to contract with consultants through the Wyoming business council for rendering of professional, financial and technical assistance and advice, including for studies and investigation likely to lead to economic diversification;

(ix) At the request of the governor, review and make recommendations to the governor for approval on projects submitted for grant and other funding opportunities from nonstate sources which support the economic diversification strategy;

(x) Conduct studies to identify services, facilities and amenities that are attractive to businesses and their employees seeking to relocate but which are substantially lacking or deficient in Wyoming, and identify potential solutions to address those deficiencies to create working and community life climates attractive to a modern day workforce;

(xi) Develop a performance evaluation system, monitor progress and report to the governor the status of programs and activities outlined as goals, objectives or action items in the state's economic diversification strategy;

(xii) In consultation with the University of Wyoming, community colleges, the department of education, department of workforce services and Wyoming business council, review existing career technical education programs and develop recommendations regarding opportunities to better coordinate existing public and private programs, and develop or acquire existing career technical education facilities to further technical education opportunities in the state. The recommendations shall be included in the council's twenty (20) year economic diversification strategy and may be included in the council's four (4) year action plan as determined appropriate by the council.

(b) In carrying out his duties under this article the governor, in consultation with the presiding officers of the legislature, may convene advisors to obtain objective advice in the formulation of economic diversification policy, including assessing local, national and global conditions and trends and evaluating the significance of those factors relative to Wyoming.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-1802 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-1802
§ 9-2-1802. Purpose
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this act is to:

(i) Reduce the costs of professional malpractice claims to both plaintiffs and defendants by a less formal professional review of claims before litigation is pursued in the courts; and

(ii) Improve the ability of the state to regulate professions and ensure professional competence.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-7-110 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-7-110
§ 9-7-110. Community development authority; revenue bonds; debt service reserve funds; use of monies therein
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the delivery of each bond issue, the authority may create one (1) or more debt service reserve funds and, at the time the authority determines, shall pay into the funds an amount, as determined by the authority, from:

(i) Proceeds of sale of bonds to the extent provided in the resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance; and

(ii) Other monies which may be received or made available to the authority for the purposes of funds from any other source.

(b) Unless otherwise provided, the monies held in or credited to any debt service reserve fund established under this section shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of bonds of the authority secured by the reserve fund, as the bonds mature or are redeemed prior to maturity, the purchase of such bonds of the authority, the payment of interest on such bonds of the authority or the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when the bonds are redeemed prior to maturity. The interest earned on the amount deposited in any reserve fund may be used for the purpose of defraying the cost of the authority's operations. Money in any debt service reserve fund shall not be withdrawn if it would reduce the amount of the fund to less than the amount which is pledged in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds secured by the debt service reserve fund, except for the purpose of paying principal and interest on bonds maturing and becoming due, and for the payment of which other monies of the authority are not available.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-410 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-410
§ 9-1-410. Receipts for monies paid into treasury
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall issue receipts for all monies paid into the treasury. A copy of each receipt shall immediately be deposited by the treasurer with the auditor.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-204 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4-204
§ 9-4-204. Funds established; use thereof
Status: repealed

(a) through (r) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2.

(s) It is the intent of the legislature to establish uniform requirements for state government accounting and financial reporting in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as promulgated by the governmental accounting standards board (GASB), or its successor bodies, so that the financial position and the results of operations of state government can be publicly available to citizens, legislators, financial institutions and others interested in such information. To implement these requirements:

(i) The state auditor shall assign accounting for activities and programs of Wyoming state government to funds and classify each into fund types and account groups as specified in subsection (t) of this section in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(ii) All state agencies in all branches of government and specifically the state budget department, the governor and the consensus revenue estimating group shall use the fund types specified in subsection (t) of this section in preparing state budget documents, budget recommendations, revenue estimates and legislation;

(iii) The state auditor may, in consultation with the chief executive officers of the state agencies significantly involved in the operation of the fund, change the classification of funds between fund types when the operation of the fund changes or when there is a change in the application of generally accepted accounting principles;

(iv) The state auditor, after consultation with the chief executive officer of the state agency significantly involved in the operation of the affected fund or account, may merge, combine or segregate any fund or account that is or may be provided by law;

(v) Within six (6) months after the end of each fiscal year, the state auditor shall publish a comprehensive annual financial report that shall conform as nearly as practicable to established governmental reporting standards. The financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall contain certificates of examination by the department of audit or any other independent auditor that may be assigned; and

(vi) A deviation from generally accepted accounting principles shall not be made unless authorized by law.

(t) As provided in subsection (s) of this section, the state auditor shall use the following fund types to classify state activities and programs for accounting purposes as specified:

(i) Governmental fund types:

(A) General fund-to account for the ordinary operation of state government, and shall receive all revenues and account for all expenditures not otherwise provided for by law in any other fund. General fund appropriations shall not be transferred to any other fund or account for expenditure except as otherwise provided by law;

(B) Special revenue fund-to account for the proceeds of specific revenue sources, other than expendable trusts or for major capital projects that are legally restricted to be expended for specified purposes;

(C) Capital projects fund-to account for financial resources to be used for the acquisition or construction of major capital facilities;

(D) Debt service fund-to account for the accumulation of, and the payment of, general long term debt principal and interest.

(ii) Proprietary fund types:

(A) Enterprise fund-to account for operations:

(I) That are financed and operated in a manner similar to private business enterprise where the intent of the governing body is that the costs and expenses, including depreciation, of providing goods or services to the general public on a continuing basis be financed or recovered primarily through user charges; or

(II) Where the governing body has decided that periodic determination of revenues earned, expenses incurred or net income is appropriate for capital accountability or other purposes.

(B) Internal service fund-to account for the financing of goods or services provided by one (1) department or agency to other departments or agencies of the governmental unit, or to other governmental units, on a cost-reimbursement basis.

(iii) Fiduciary fund types:

(A) Private-purpose trust funds-to account for any trust arrangement not properly reported in a pension trust fund or an investment trust fund under which principal and income benefit individuals, private organizations or other governments;

(B) Investment trust funds-to account for legally separate governments pooling their resources in an investment portfolio for the benefit of all participants;

(C) Pension and other employee benefit trust funds-to account for the assets held by state government as trustee for employee retirement systems;

(D) Agency funds-to account for assets that state government holds on behalf of others as their agent.

(iv) College and university financial information-the financial data of state governmental colleges and universities that are considered to be part of the state government and that apply the provisions of the American institute of certified public accountants industrial audit guide. Audits of colleges and universities should be included with the financial data of the state government but may be presented separately from the fund types of the state government.

(u) Other funds defined as follows shall be classified by the state auditor pursuant to subsections (s) and (t) of this section:

(i) Highway fund-to account for all revenues the expenditures of which are constitutionally restricted to highway purposes or which are available for expenditure by the Wyoming transportation commission excluding general fund appropriations;

(ii) Game and fish fund-to account for all revenues received by the game and fish department the expenditures of which are restricted to wildlife purposes or which are available for expenditure by the Wyoming game and fish commission excluding general fund appropriations;

(iii) Permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund-to account for the proceeds from an excise tax levied by constitutional or statutory law, on the privilege of extracting or severing minerals designated by constitutional or statutory law. The proceeds of the fund are inviolate and constitute a permanent or perpetual trust fund which shall be invested, or loaned to political subdivisions of the state, only as the legislature directs. All income from the fund shall be deposited annually in the general fund;

(iv) Permanent land fund-to account for the resources received and held as trustee of the land grants made to the state by the federal government as provided by W.S. 9-4-305(b) ;

(v) Permanent land income fund-to account for the income from the permanent land fund, land grants and income from other sources as provided by W.S. 9-4-305(c) ;

(vi) The excellence in higher education endowment fund--to consist of funds appropriated or designated to the fund by law, or by gift from whatever source. In accordance with Wyoming Constitution Article 15, Section 20 , monies within the fund shall not be expended and may be invested in the same manner as other permanent funds of the state. Earnings from investment of monies within the fund are subject to the spending policy as provided in W.S. 9-4-719 and shall be distributed and expended as provided by law. Earnings in excess of spending policies shall be retained as provided by W.S. 9-4-719 ;

(vii) Hathaway student scholarship endowment fund--to consist of funds appropriated or designated to the fund by law, or by gift from whatever source. In accordance with Wyoming Constitution Article 15, Section 20 , monies within the fund shall not be expended and may be invested in the same manner as other permanent funds of the state. Earnings from investment of monies within the fund shall be distributed and expended as provided by law;

(viii) Hathaway expand Wyoming scholarship endowment fund--to consist of funds appropriated or designated by law, or by gift from whatever source. In accordance with Wyoming Constitution Article 15, Section 20 , monies within the fund shall not be expended and may be invested in the same manner as other permanent funds of the state. Earnings from investment of monies within the fund shall be distributed and expended as provided by law. No state funds shall be appropriated or deposited into the fund.

(ix) Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship endowment fund--to consist of funds appropriated or designated to the fund by law, or by gift from whatever source. In accordance with Wyoming Constitution Article 15, Section 20 , monies within the fund shall not be expended and may be invested in the same manner as other permanent funds of the state. Except as otherwise provided under this paragraph, earnings from investment of monies within the endowment fund shall be credited to the endowment fund. Upon the endowment fund reaching a balance of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00), earnings from the investment of monies within this fund shall be credited to the Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship expenditure account as created by W.S. 21-16-1902 .
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-411 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-411
§ 9-2-411. Records committee created; composition; expenses; meetings; action by majority vote; duties as to retention and disposition of public records
Status: in_force

The records committee is created to be composed of the director or his deputy, who shall act as chairman and secretary of the committee, the attorney general or his appointee and the director of the state department of audit or his appointee. Committee members shall serve without additional salary, but shall be entitled to traveling expenses incurred incident to committee business. Expenses shall be paid from the appropriations made for operation of their respective departments or offices. The records committee shall meet upon call by the chairman at least once every quarter. Action by the committee shall be by majority vote and records shall be kept of all committee business. When the disposition of records is considered by the records committee, it shall ascertain the recommendations of the head of the department or the departmental records officer. The records committee shall approve, modify or disapprove the recommendations on retention schedules of all public records and act upon requests to destroy any public records. Any modification of a request or recommendation shall be approved by the head of the agency originating the request or recommendation. The department shall provide forms, approved by the records committee, upon which it shall prepare recommendations to the committee in cooperation with the records officer of the department or other agency whose records are involved. The records committee may issue to state departments, agencies and political subdivisions thereof guidelines and best practices on records management and digital preservation.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-801 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-801
§ 9-2-801. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in W.S. 9-2-801 through 9-2-810 :

(i) “ Geology ” means as defined by W.S. 33-41-102(a)(vi) ;

(ii) “ Geologist ” means as defined by W.S. 33-41-102(a)(iv) .

(iii) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 170, § 2.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-102 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-102
§ 9-12-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act, the following terms have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(i) “ Board ” means the board of directors of the council;

(ii) “ Council ” means the Wyoming business council, the body corporate created by this article;

(iii) “ Federal agency ” means the United States, the President of the United States, and any department, corporation, agency, or instrumentality heretofore or hereafter created, designated, or established by the United States;

(iv) “ Financial aid ” means:

(A) The infusion of risk capital to persons by making investments for use in the development and exploitation of specific products;

(B) The purchase of securities;

(C) Royalty agreements;

(D) Loans and loan guarantees;

(E) Any contractual arrangement in which the council provides technological services to any person involving the development and exploitation of a specific product.

(v) “ Person ” means natural persons, firms, foundations, associations, corporations, business trusts, partnerships, joint ventures, and public bodies, including but not limited to the state of Wyoming, any state, and any agency, department, institution, political subdivision or instrumentality of Wyoming or any state;

(vi) “ Product ” means any product, device, technique or process, which is or may be exploitable commercially and includes products, devices, techniques or processes which have advanced beyond the theoretic stage and are readily capable of being, or have been, reduced to practice but excludes pure research;

(vii) “ Venture ” means any contractual arrangement with any person whereby the council obtains rights from or in a product or proceeds therefrom in exchange for the granting of financial aid to the person;

(viii) “This act” means W.S. 9-12-101 through 9-12-1509 .
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-401 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-401
§ 9-3-401. Short title
Status: in_force

This article is known and may be cited as “The Wyoming Retirement Act”.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-7-120 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-7-120
§ 9-7-120. Priorities in commitment of monies
Status: in_force

The authority shall require as a condition to receiving any of its money under this chapter that any mortgage lender receiving money, within the limitation imposed by the amount of money received, shall give reasonable priority to mortgage loan applications made directly to the mortgage lender by qualified, individual home purchasers, before committing any money received from the authority to contractors, builders, real estate developers or real estate agents, except to the extent the authority determines there is a need to encourage the construction of affordable housing and it is reasonable and appropriate to provide or permit commitments to alleviate such need. Any money committed by a mortgage lender to an individual home purchaser under this act may be used for the purchase of new or existing residential dwellings.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-127 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-127
§ 9-2-127. Community health centers and rural health clinics; process for grants facilitating capital construction, start up costs and equipment costs; account established; grant criteria
Status: repealed

(a) There is created a process for grants facilitating capital construction and for start up costs and equipment costs of community health centers and rural health clinics. The process shall be administered by the Wyoming department of health, which shall award grants in accordance with this section and consistent with the requirements imposed for the receipt of any federal grants when applicable.

(b) The primary care support account is created. The account shall consist of those funds appropriated to the account by the legislature and all monies received from federal grants and other contributions, grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations to the account. The account is specifically empowered to accept grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations. Funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of providing grants under subsections (c) and (d) of this section.

(c) The department shall establish by rule and regulation an application procedure and calendar for grants awarded under this section and adopt other rules as necessary to implement this section.

(d) Any grants provided by the department under this section that are funded in whole or in part with state funds shall be subject to the following:

(i) Before submission to the department, and following public notice and a hearing, the application shall be approved by the board of county commissioners for the county in which the community health center or rural health clinic is located or proposed to be located;

(ii) Grants may be made to community health centers and rural health clinics for one-time startup costs of a new center or clinic, for existing centers or clinics to expand the population served or initiate new services for existing or new centers or clinics to facilitate compliance with quality criteria. The grants shall be used for capital expenses, start up costs and equipment costs only and shall not be used for ongoing operating expenses;

(iii) Grants to any one (1) center or clinic shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) of state funds;

(iv) Grant applications shall include evidence of a commitment of local matching funds of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the state funds grant amount in cash, in kind or both;

(v) Centers or clinics awarded a grant shall provide services to the public regardless of the ability to pay; and

(vi) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 54, § 2, eff. April 1, 2021.

(vii) Grants shall be awarded only if the applicant can demonstrate an operating plan that integrates health care services within the entire service community to promote accessibility and quality of care. The plan shall provide for integration enhancement through the use of the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health records program, the small rural hospital improvement program and other similar programs.

(e) A grant recipient under this section shall agree to provide health care services in an underserved community of the state, from among a list of communities developed by the department, for a period of at least three (3) years under the agreement. The recipient shall accept as its first priority and treat without reservation patients qualified under the Medical Assistance and Services Act, Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act and the child health insurance program who seek medical care which the health care provider is qualified to provide.

(f) The department of health, office of rural health care, shall:

(i) Conduct outreach and education among persons, entities and groups interested in forming a community health center or rural health clinic and submitting a new access point grant application to the United States department of health and human services, health resources and services administration;

(ii) Collect and maintain appropriate data regarding the primary care support program's effect on improvements in community and rural health.

(g) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 54, § 2, eff. April 1, 2021.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-602 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-602
§ 9-3-602. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “Accumulated contribution” means the sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a member subsequent to the effective date of the Wyoming Retirement Act and credited to his individual account;

(ii) “Board” or “retirement board” means the retirement board of the Wyoming retirement system established by the Wyoming Retirement Act [article 4 of this chapter];

(iii) “Credited service” means service for which contributions were made and not refunded;

(iv) “Criminal investigator” means any full-time special agent employed by the division of criminal investigation of the attorney general's office who is a sworn peace officer;

(v) “Employee” means:

(A) Any person who is employed by the Wyoming state highway patrol division as a sworn law enforcement officer;

(B) Any person who is commissioned as a full time law enforcement officer of the Wyoming state game and fish department;

(C) Any criminal investigator as defined in paragraph (iv) of this subsection; or

(D) Any person designated and appointed as capitol police under W.S. 9-1-612 and qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 .

(vi) “Final actual salary” means the gross salary paid to the employee during the last full month of credited service;

(vii) Repealed by Laws 2001, ch. 32, § 2.

(viii) “ Fund ” or “ retirement fund ” means the Wyoming retirement account established in the Wyoming Retirement Act;

(ix) “Partial disability” means a medically determined physical or mental impairment which renders the employee unable to function as an employee and which is reasonably expected to last at least twelve (12) months;

(x) “ Interest ” means interest compounded annually at such rate or rates as shall be determined by the board, not exceeding the average amount of interest actually earned per annum by the fund;

(xi) “Retirement program” means the Wyoming state highway patrol, game and fish warden and criminal investigator retirement program created by this article;

(xii) “Salary” for W.S. 9-3-604 and 9-3-605 means the cash remuneration paid, including contributions required by W.S. 9-3-604 , to an employee for his services;

(xiii) “Total disability” means a medically determined physical or mental impairment which renders the employee totally unable to work in any occupation for which he is reasonably suited by training or experience and which is reasonably expected to last at least twelve (12) months;

(xiv) “ Service credit ” means the credit earned by an employee for benefits and benefits payable under the retirement program. Service credit is earned on the basis of actual years of employment for an employer subject to this article under rules adopted by the board under W.S. 9-3-609 ;

(xv) “ Public law enforcement agency ” means a public agency having police power, charged with enforcing state criminal statutes or municipal ordinances and employing law enforcement personnel qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 ;

(xvi) “ Highest average salary ” means the employee's average annual salary for the highest paid three (3) continuous years of service;

(xvii) “This act” means W.S. 9-3-601 through 9-3-620 ;

(xviii) “ Duty connected disability ” means a disability from an illness, injury or disease which results primarily from a specific act or occurrence determinable by a definite time and place, from a physical or mental trauma which arises from the nature and in the course of a person's law enforcement employment;

(xix) “Eligible retirement plan” means as defined in W.S. 9-3-402(a)(xxvii) ;

(xx) “Rollover contribution” means as defined in W.S. 9-3-402(a) (xxviii).

(xxi) “ Member account ” means:

(A) For an employee who has six (6) or more years of service to his credit or an employee initially employed before July 1, 2018, the employee's contributions paid from any source;

(B) For an employee who has fewer than six (6) years of service to his credit and who is initially employed on or after July 1, 2018, only the employee's contributions paid by a reduction in cash salary of the employee.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-409 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-409
§ 9-3-409. Retirement board; rules and regulations; powers and privileges required to perform functions; requiring employers to furnish information and keep records
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement board shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the retirement system and the control and disbursement of its assets, the administration of the Wyoming deferred compensation program established under W.S. 9-3-501 through 9-3-508 and shall have the powers and privileges required in the performance of its functions under this article and W.S. 9-3-501 through 9-3-508 .

(b) The board shall:

(i) Regulate the duties of participating employers imposed by this article;

(ii) Specify the time, place, amount and manner in which contributions shall be withheld and paid;

(iii) Require employers to furnish information in written or electronic format and keep records necessary for the discharge of its duties under this article. The board shall assist employers in complying with any electronic reporting requirements imposed under this paragraph;

(iv) Require any county memorial hospital or special hospital district electing to participate in the Wyoming retirement system to provide written notice to the board of its election pursuant board issued guidelines. The board shall not implement coverage for any county memorial hospital or special hospital district employee until funds payable to the Wyoming retirement system are received for deposit into the retirement account, as necessary for maintaining the actuarial integrity of the account and funding all liability arising under this act, for years of service prior to the date of entry or expansion of coverage.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-3207 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-3207
§ 9-2-3207. Duties of department performed through human resources division
Status: repealed

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the department through the human resources division shall:

(i) Establish and administer a personnel classification schedule covering all agency employees, classifying positions into categories determined by similarity of duties, authority, responsibilities and other relevant factors of employment;

(ii) Establish and administer a consistent, equitable and flexible compensation plan covering all agency employees;

(iii) Supervise employer-employee benefit plans not otherwise provided for by law;

(iv) Maintain an information roster on each employee of the state specifying employee name, employing agency, position classification, rate of compensation, job title, position description and service tenure. The information shall be available for inspection only as provided by the Public Records Act;

(v) Maintain a register of applications made by all persons seeking employment with an agency. Each application shall be rated on the basis of suitability and qualifications without regard to political affiliation, race, color, sex, creed or age;

(vi) Initiate and administer recruitment programs designed to attract a sufficient quantity of suitable and qualified employees to the service of the state as needed to fulfill service commitments to its citizens;

(vii) Approve all in-service or staff development programs available through agencies or sponsored by the department;

(viii) Approve all agencies' changes related to personnel with respect to compensation, position classification, transfers, job titles, position specifications and leave time;

(ix) Subject to subsection (g) of this section, establish personnel standards governing employee leave time, hours of work, attendance, grievances and terminations;

(x) With the cooperation and assistance of the division of economic analysis, collect and maintain statistical information related to personnel administration from agencies;

(xi) Promulgate reasonable rules:

(A) Which are necessary to administer the classification plan and the compensation plan;

(B) Governing minimum hours of work, attendance regulations, leaves of absence for employees, vacations and the order and manner in which layoffs shall be made;

(C) Concerning recruiting, transfers, discipline, grievances and appeals;

(D) Necessary to administer a program whereby employees may share positions as set forth in subsection (f) of this section;

(E) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 129, § 2.

(F) Necessary to administer a program whereby at-will contract employees may be utilized by agencies to meet programmatic needs. These rules shall be structured so that:

(I) At-will contract employees receive benefits limited to coverage and employer contributions as required by law for social security, worker's compensation, unemployment compensation and group insurance benefits as provided in subdivision (III) of this subparagraph and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (IV) of this subparagraph;

(II) The minimum benefits or rights specifically required under any federal law are provided. In determining the minimum benefits or rights provided under federal law, the rules shall require employment contracts under this subparagraph to be structured so as to exempt at-will contract employees from coverage to the greatest extent possible;

(III) Except as provided in this subdivision and in subdivision (IV) of this subparagraph, no at-will contract employees shall be eligible for or accrue any type of leave or be eligible to participate in or otherwise be covered by state employees' and officials' group insurance, the state retirement system or the deferred compensation program. If the employment contract so provides, an at-will contract employee may be eligible for membership in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan in accordance with W.S. 9-3-207 , or in the case of the Wyoming retirement system an at-will contract employee of a member employer may be enrolled in the system if that employee's wages under the contract are reported on an Internal Revenue Service Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement, provided the employee pays the total premium or contribution required;

(IV) Notwithstanding subdivision (III) of this subparagraph, if the employment contract so provides, an at-will, year-round, full-time brand inspection contract employee authorized to carry out the duties specified by W.S. 11-20-201 may be eligible for membership in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan in accordance with W.S. 9-3-207 , and the state retirement system under W.S. 9-3-412 , provided the employee pays the total premium or total contribution required, or the portion of the premium or contribution, if any, the employment contract directs the employee to pay and the employee's wages under the contract are reported on an Internal Revenue Service Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement. Subject to the limitations of W.S. 9-3-412(c) , the Wyoming livestock board shall have sole discretion to determine the amount of the total premium or contribution to be paid by the employee and the amount to be paid by the board, if any. The amounts shall be stated in the employment contract. The time limitations provided in subdivision (V) of this subparagraph shall not apply to any employee under this subdivision;

(V) An at-will contract shall be for a term not exceeding twenty-four (24) months subject to renewal of the contract at the end of the contract period and W.S. 9-2-1012(h) ;

(VI) No at-will employee contract position shall be created unless specifically authorized by legislation or approved by the governor. Any position approved by the governor shall be reported to the joint appropriations committee. Continued authorization of any at-will employee contract position created by the governor shall be subject to legislative review and approval pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1012(h) .

(xii) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 129, § 2.

(xiii) Administer all statewide training functions provided by the department;

(xiv) Repealed by Laws 2001, ch. 55, § 3.

(b) The state compensation plan shall, to the extent not otherwise provided by law, apply to all state executive branch employees except those employees of the University of Wyoming and community colleges. The compensation and classification plan shall be designed to attract and retain a sufficient quantity of quality employees with competitive compensation based on relevant labor markets for each class of employment. The plan shall be based upon principles of fairness and equity and be administered with sound fiscal discipline. The plan shall utilize both fixed and variable compensation as well as noncash reward and recognition programs. All variable compensation benefits under the plan, except as otherwise provided by law, shall be administered by the department as a separately designated and appropriated budget item. The plan shall consist of:

(i) Current job descriptions. These shall describe job content including the nature and level of work performed, responsibilities, requirements to possess professional licenses, certifications or registrations, and assist in job evaluation and classification, pay comparisons with other entities, recruitment, selection and performance appraisal;

(ii) Job content and classification. This process shall formally assign positions to classifications and determine pay grades in one (1) or more pay systems based on an evaluation of the content of jobs using quantitative point factors. At a minimum, these factors shall include knowledge, experience, skill problem solving, accountability and working conditions. These factors and their weights shall be established by the human resources division and reflect the relative importance of job content to the state and to the appropriate local, regional, national market or a combination of these markets as determined by the division. Establishing the value of compensation shall be primarily based on establishing the appropriate market value of the job. For positions for which a market value cannot readily be identified, the value of compensation shall be based on a fair and defensible method. Total compensation, including base salary, benefits, lump sum payments, allowances and other variable elements of compensation shall be targeted at a competitive level when compared to the appropriate labor markets to allow the state to attract and retain the quality and quantity of employees needed to fulfill service commitments to its citizens. The human resources division shall periodically audit and update the system to ensure that it reflects current labor market conditions and shall review applicable department rules and regulations, or through assessing employee complaints analyze hiring difficulties and turnover statistics;

(iii) Pay data collection and analysis. Data collection shall be based on a defined and relevant labor market that is representative of public and private sector employers. The relevant labor market may be local, regional, national or a combination of these markets as determined by the division to best reflect the relative importance of a job to the state. Data analysis shall identify salary ranges for each pay grade with minimum and maximum dollar limits. The total compensation package for state employees shall be considered in the data collection and analysis;

(iv) Procedures to set and change individual pay rates consistent with subsection (c) of this section;

(v) A performance appraisal system. This system shall measure performance in writing as objectively as possible. The system shall relate differences in performance levels and provide a means of employee advancement within classification pay grades. Evaluators shall be trained in performance appraisal prior to assessing the performance of any employee. Evaluators shall be required to attend continuing personnel evaluation education programs as deemed necessary by the human resources division. All employees subject to appraisal may respond to the appraisal of their performance in writing;

(vi) When a license, certification or registration is required to perform job duties it shall be included in the position job classification, job advertisement and announcement;

(vii) Data collected under this subsection shall be available to the legislature as needed.

(c) The state compensation plan shall provide for the following procedures to establish and change individual pay rates:

(i) Rates of pay shall be determined using knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, responsibilities, requirements to possess professional licenses, certifications or registrations, and labor market conditions giving consideration to salaries in the public and private sector in the relevant labor market as determined by the division. Rates of pay shall be based on a combination of achievement of performance objectives, recognition of differences in job content, acquisition and application of further knowledge, skills and abilities;

(ii) General pay increases shall be only those approved by the legislature;

(iii) Pay increases based on performance appraisals shall be approved consistent with the performance appraisal system;

(iv) Promotion pay increases may be approved when an employee moves to a higher job grade;

(v) Longevity pay increases shall be approved at a rate of forty dollars ($40.00) per month for each five (5) years of service. Longevity pay increases shall not be considered as part of base pay;

(vi) Special pay increases may be approved by the governor using available funds.

(d) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 52, § 2.

(e) Any employee who has been paid for accumulated vacation or sick leave upon separation and who is rehired within thirty-one (31) days after separation, shall fully reimburse all payments for accumulated vacation or sick leave within thirty-one (31) days after being rehired with all rights. Any person who fails to reimburse the state as herein required shall be terminated.

(f) The human resources division shall establish and administer a program of position sharing subject to the following provisions:

(i) The sharing of any position is subject to approval by the director or chief administrator of the agency;

(ii) Each employee shall work a portion, equal to the employee's share of the full-time position, of the number of hours required for the full-time position being shared;

(iii) Each employee shall receive a portion, equal to the employee's share of the full-time position, of the salary attributable to the full-time position being shared, according to the state classification and compensation plan;

(iv) Position sharing employees are entitled to a portion, equal to the employee's share of the full-time position, of employee benefits accorded to full-time employees. Benefits which cannot be divided, such as participation in the state group health and life insurance programs, shall be accorded to position sharing employees on the same basis as full-time employees without division, but the state's contribution to the insurance or other benefit programs shall be a portion, equal to the employee's share of the full-time position, of the contribution for full-time employees.

(g) The state shall, in accordance with rules promulgated by the human resources division and on behalf of any employee receiving temporary total disability benefits for an injury covered under the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act and sustained while acting within the scope of employment with the state, for two (2) calendar months following the month in which the injury occurred, pay the employer's contributions to the state group health insurance plan, the state group life insurance plan and to the state retirement system. For the following four (4) calendar months the state shall pay both the employer's and the employee's contributions to the state group health insurance plan, the state group life insurance plan and the state retirement system. Payments under this subsection shall continue and the injured employee's employment shall be considered continuous until the end of the sixth calendar month following the month in which the injury occurred, until the injured employee returns to work or is terminated or until the injured employee is no longer eligible to receive temporary total disability benefits, whichever first occurs.

(h) In promulgating rules regarding layoffs due to reductions in force, the division shall require:

(i) That each agency shall designate divisions within the agency for the purpose of reduction in force;

(ii) That no layoffs from a reduction in force shall occur within sixty (60) days of any designation under paragraph (i) of this subsection;

(iii) That layoffs due to a reduction in force shall occur within affected divisions designated under paragraph (i) of this subsection and that no employee affected by a reduction in force shall displace any other employee outside his designated division;

(iv) That designations under paragraph (i) of this subsection shall be made by the agency director and are not rules under W.S. 16-3-101 through 16-3-115 .

(j) Designations under paragraph (h)(i) of this section:

(i) Shall not be effective until approved by the governor;

(ii) Are not subject to contested case procedures or judicial review under W.S. 16-3-101 through 16-3-115 .

(k) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 129, § 2.

(m) A department director or commissioner appointed by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and may be removed by him as provided by W.S. 9-1-202 . If authorized by law or upon approval by the governor, a department director or commissioner may appoint a deputy department director, one (1) or more division administrators, or both, who shall serve at the pleasure of the director or commissioner and may be removed by him at any time without cause. Any person appointed under this subsection shall be covered under the executive compensation plan. This subsection is not applicable to the game and fish department.

(n) In carrying out the duties of the division under this section, employment first shall be the policy of the state that competitive and integrated employment shall be considered its first option when serving persons with disabilities who are of working age to obtain employment. Employment first applies to programs and services that provide services and support to help obtain employment for persons with disabilities. All state agencies shall follow this policy and ensure that it is effectively implemented in their hiring and in all programs and services administered or funded by the agencies. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any employer to give preference to hiring people with a disability. All state agencies shall coordinate efforts and shall collaborate within and among the agencies to ensure that state programs, policies, procedures and funding support competitive and integrated employment of individuals with disabilities. All state agencies shall, whenever feasible, share data and information across systems in order to track progress toward full implementation of this subsection. Nothing in this section shall be construed as eliminating any supported employment services as an option when appropriate.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-610 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-610
§ 9-1-610. Administrative and clerical personnel
Status: in_force

Subject to the rules of the personnel division, the attorney general may employ administrative and clerical personnel necessary for the efficient operation of his office.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-801 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-801
§ 9-12-801. Wyoming community facilities program; purpose; creation; administration by council; rulemaking authority; eligible projects
Status: in_force

(a) It is the purpose of this article to assist communities to preserve former school and government facilities that have existing or future community uses.

(b) The council shall administer a Wyoming community facilities program as provided by this article, subject to the approval of grants and loans by the state loan and investment board as provided by this article.

(c) Any qualifying community with a demonstrated need for a community facility, including a city, town, county, joint powers board, other local governmental entity or the Eastern Shoshone or Northern Arapaho tribe, or the cooperative tribal governing body, may submit an application to the council for a grant or loan under this program on forms prescribed by and subject to rules promulgated by the council. Application by a joint powers board shall require the approval of all participating agencies to the joint powers agreement.

(d) Grants or loans may be recommended by the council and awarded by the state loan and investment board for economic development community facilities projects which provide:

(i) Space for community gatherings and functions;

(ii) Appropriate recreational, swimming and athletic facilities for community members, particularly youth;

(iii) Other functions or uses determined by the council to be consistent with the purposes of this article.

(e) In adopting rules and recommending grants and loans under this article, the council shall require all projects to be related to economic development or enhancement of quality of life in a community. Projects may consist of:

(i) The expansion, renovation or remodeling of existing surplus government facilities;

(ii) The purchase of an interest in the expansion, renovation or conversion of school facilities to the extent the facilities exceed statewide school building and facility adequacy standards established by the school facilities commission under W.S. 21-15-115 . No ownership interest to the project or facility under a project shall remain with the school district upon expenditure of any funds under this program for any project.

(f) All grants or loans recommended by the council shall be referred by the council to the state loan and investment board for final approval or disapproval in accordance with this article.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-5-104 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-5-104
§ 9-5-104. State building commission; state office buildings; authority to maintain; rental; use of proceeds
Status: in_force

(a) The general services division, in accordance with rules of the state building commission, may maintain, operate, lease, manage and equip state office buildings in Wyoming.

(b) Every department occupying space in a building authorized under subsection (a) of this section, if required to do so by the general services division, in accordance with rules of the state building commission, shall pay to the general services division an annual rental plus a pro rata share of maintenance, janitorial services, utilities and other overhead costs necessary to maintain the building in as good a condition as reasonable and proper use will permit. Payments under this subsection shall be made to the general services division for deposit into a separate account, with receipt and acknowledgement submitted to the state treasurer, to be allocated as follows:

(i) An amount as determined by the capital building commission into the revenue utilities and custodial account to be appropriated by the legislature for payment of utilities and custodial services only; and

(ii) The remaining amount into the facilities management revenue maintenance account until appropriated by the legislature for deferred maintenance of state buildings.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-17-122 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 17 / Section 9-17-122
§ 9-17-122. Penalty for falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing or counterfeiting ticket; penalty for attempting to influence winning of prize
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes or counterfeits a state lottery ticket is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.

(b) Any person who influences or attempts to influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception or tampering with lottery equipment or materials is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-224 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4-224
§ 9-4-224. School lands mineral royalties account
Status: in_force

The school lands mineral royalties account is created. Funds within the account shall only be expended upon legislative appropriation. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer as authorized by law and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the school lands mineral royalties account.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-105 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4-105
§ 9-4-105. Cancellation of unpaid state warrants
Status: in_force

The state auditor shall cancel all state warrants that have been issued for one (1) year and which have not been presented to the state treasurer for payment. The money shall revert to the fund and account upon which the warrant was originally drawn or to the general fund if the original account no longer exists.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-720 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4-720
§ 9-4-720. Investment funds committee created; duties
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the investment funds committee. The committee consists of seven (7) voting members including the state treasurer and six (6) members appointed by a selection panel in accordance with W.S. 9-4-721 . In addition to the voting members, there shall be one (1) ex officio nonvoting member appointed by the governor, one (1) ex officio nonvoting member appointed by the president of the senate and one (1) ex officio nonvoting member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The designated chief investment officer and the chief investment officer of the Wyoming retirement system shall also be ex officio nonvoting members.

(b) The ex officio nonvoting member appointed by the governor shall serve for the term of office of the governor but may be removed by the governor. The ex officio nonvoting members appointed by the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives shall serve two (2) year terms but are eligible for reappointment and may be removed by the officer appointing the member.

(c) The voting members appointed by a selection panel shall serve a three (3) year term. The voting members are eligible for reappointment. Terms of appointment for voting members shall commence on March 1 of the year of appointment. Any appointed voting member of the committee may be removed by the selection panel at any time or may be removed by the governor for malfeasance or misconduct in office. If an appointed voting position on the committee becomes vacant for any reason, the selection panel shall, not later than sixty (60) days after the position becomes vacant, appoint a member in accordance with W.S. 9-4-721 to fill the position for the remainder of the unexpired term. Appointed voting members of the investment funds committee shall be confirmed by the senate. The selection panel may fill any vacancy occurring between sessions of the legislature by temporary appointment.

(d) The state treasurer shall be the chairman of the committee. The committee shall hold not less than four (4) regularly scheduled meetings each year. Special meetings may be called by the chairman and shall be called by the chairman upon a written request submitted by a majority of the voting members. All matters shall be decided by a majority vote of a quorum of the voting members of the committee, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(e) Meeting facilities, secretarial or clerical assistance, supplies and such other assistance as the committee may require in the performance of its duties shall be provided by the office of the state treasurer. Members of the committee who are not employees or elected officials of the state of Wyoming shall be paid expenses in the manner and amount prescribed for state employees under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103 for each day of attending and traveling to and from meetings and other activities necessary to the performance of the duties of the committee.

(f) The committee shall:

(i) Review state investment policies and procedures and recommend statutory, rule or policy modifications as the committee deems appropriate to maximize total net returns while protecting principal in a manner that strives for the highest possible risk adjusted total return consistent with an appropriate level of safety, liquidity and consideration of the unique circumstances for each fund;

(ii) Consult with the state treasurer and the board as required by law and as requested by each of those entities regarding the establishment and execution of state investment policies;

(iii) Monitor the investment of state funds in alternative investments;

(iv) Report to the legislature's select committee on capital financing and investments regarding state investment policies, procedures, authority and execution of the same upon request;

(v) Establish or approve investment benchmarks and determine or review whether benchmarks have been exceeded as required by W.S. 9-1-409(e) and 9-3-406(a) . Ex officio nonvoting members of the committee shall not vote on any benchmark.

(g) The committee through the state treasurer's office may contract with consultants having special expertise to assist in the performance of its duties.

(h) Liability of committee members shall be governed by W.S. 1-23-107 .
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-611 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-611
§ 9-1-611. Division of criminal investigation; created; definitions; director; appointment; qualifications
Status: in_force

(a) The Wyoming division of criminal investigation is created within the office of the attorney general.

(b) As used in this act:

(i) “Agent” means an agent of the division;

(ii) “Director” means the director of the division;

(iii) “Division” means the Wyoming division of criminal investigation;

(iv) “This act” means W.S. 9-1-611 through 9-1-627 .

(c) With the approval of the governor, the attorney general shall appoint a director who is the chief administrative officer and chief agent of the division.

(d) The director shall be a professional law enforcement officer, experienced in modern methods for the detection of crime and the apprehension of criminals. He shall possess the qualifications of an agent under W.S. 9-1-613 and shall have a thorough working knowledge of criminal law and the law of criminal procedure, including the law of arrest, search and seizure and interrogation of criminal suspects. The director shall possess other qualifications required by the attorney general.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-427 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-427
§ 9-3-427. Other retirement plans prohibited
Status: in_force

The establishment of any annuity plan, limited service plan, pension or retirement system other than that provided by this article by any department, board, bureau or agency of the state or by any political subdivision of the state is prohibited, except this prohibition does not apply to the Wyoming state highway patrol, game and fish warden and criminal investigator retirement program. Any county memorial hospital or special hospital district that elects to participate in the state retirement system shall not otherwise participate in any other retirement system.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-507 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-507
§ 9-1-507. Examination of books of state institutions, agencies and certain districts and entities; independent audit authorized; guidelines
Status: repealed

(a) The director of the state department of audit shall:

(i) Supervise the books, financial accounts and financial records of all state agencies and institutions, counties, school districts and municipalities within the state;

(ii) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 75, § 2.

(iii) Require state institutions, state agencies, the entities described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) , special districts and other entities specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) and incorporated cities and towns with a population of less than four thousand (4,000) inhabitants to file with the department such reports of the books and accounts of the institution, agency, district or entity as the director deems necessary. The director shall promulgate rules under which special districts and entities described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) or other entities specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) shall prepare and file an annual report of their books and records with the department of audit. These rules shall apply to special districts which are subject to administration by the courts as provided in subsection (e) of this section. These rules shall provide for different levels of oversight, at the expense of the district, depending upon the higher of the total revenues received or expenditures made by the district during the fiscal year under review subject to the following limitations:

(A) At least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)--an audit by a certified public accountant shall be required;

(B) At least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)--requirements shall be greater than those in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph but less than those in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. The rules shall provide for more stringent oversight requirements for districts with higher total revenues within this range than the requirements for districts with lower total revenues within this range;

(C) Less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) but more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)--the only requirements shall be a proof of cash procedure conducted by an independent third party with a certification from two (2) authorized representatives of the district that the proof of cash procedure was performed by the independent third party in accordance with procedures required by the director and that to the best of their knowledge the financial information used was complete and accurate;

(D) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or less--the only requirement shall be the annual report of district revenues, expenses and ending cash balance.

(iv) Require corrections of faults or erroneous systems of accounting and when necessary instruct county and municipal officers in the proper mode of keeping accounts;

(v) Perform an audit or specified procedures of any books and records of any state institution, state agency, incorporated city or town with a population of less than four thousand (4,000) inhabitants or any special district or entity described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) or other entities specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) whenever the director feels the audit or procedures are necessary. In lieu of performing such audit or procedures, the director may accept an audit or specified procedures performed by a certified public accountant. Specified procedures shall include procedures conducted under one (1) of the following standards:

(A) Current government audit standards issued by the United States comptroller general;

(B) Generally accepted principles and quality standards formally approved by the Association of Inspectors General;

(C) Standards recognized by the Institute of Internal Auditors; or

(D) Standards recognized by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

(vi) Conduct performance measure reviews based on the standards developed in W.S. 28-1-115(a)(ii)(A) . The director shall determine the means to be used to verify and validate the performance measures. The results of the reviews shall be reported to the agency head, governor and secretary of state;

(vii) Require counties, cities, towns and special districts and entities described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) or other entities specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) in this state to report to the department revenues received and expenditures made each fiscal year. The reports shall be made not later than September 30 for the prior fiscal year. The format of the reports required by this paragraph shall be established by the department of audit by rule. Not later than December 31 of each year, the department shall provide a copy of the report on special districts and entities described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) that receive funding from a municipality as defined by W.S. 16-4-102(a)(xiv) or other entities specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) under this paragraph to the board of county commissioners for each special district and other entity located in that county;

(viii) Beginning 2018, require each special district and other entities specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) in this state, no matter how formed, except districts created by and subject to administration by the courts, to report to the department and to the county clerk of the county where the special district or other specified entity is located its proposed budget for the next fiscal year. If a special district or other specified entity operates in multiple counties, the special district or other specified entity may post the proposed budget conspicuously on its website or file the proposed budget with each county clerk of the counties in which the special district or other specified entity operates. The report or posting shall be made not later than June 1 of each year. The format of the reports required by this paragraph shall be established by the department of audit by rule no later than December 31, 2017;

(ix) In lieu of the rules described in subparagraphs (iii)(A) through (D) of this subsection, fire protection and water and sewer districts shall be required to comply with the rules to provide for different levels of oversight as follows:

(A) At least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)--an audit by a certified public accountant shall be required;

(B) At least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)--requirements shall be greater than those in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph but less than those in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. The rules shall provide for more stringent oversight requirements for districts with higher total revenues within this range than the requirements for districts with lower total revenues within this range;

(C) Less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) but more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)--the only requirements shall be a proof of cash procedure conducted by an independent third party with a certification from two (2) authorized representatives of the district that the proof of cash procedure was performed by the independent third party in accordance with procedures required by the director and that to the best of their knowledge the financial information used was complete and accurate;

(D) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or less--the only requirement shall be the annual report of district revenues, expenses and ending cash balance.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 75, § 2.

(c) Audit procedures performed on all state agencies, institutions and municipalities as defined in W.S. 16-4-102(a)(xiv) within the state shall be performed in accordance with current government audit standards issued by the United States comptroller general and within the standards for audit of governmental units as promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

(d) Repealed by Laws 2002, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 26, § 2.

(e) The director may waive the oversight requirements of paragraph (a)(iii) of this section for special districts created by and subject to administration by the courts, if the district provides to the director:

(i) An annual written request for a waiver within thirty (30) days after the required annual filing of financial information with the court;

(ii) A copy, certified by the court, of the receipts and disbursements of the district for the fiscal year for which the waiver is requested;

(iii) A copy of the annual budget with the court authorized assessments for the year following the year for which the waiver is requested;

(iv) Other information as the director may reasonably require.

(f) No state agency or board shall impose requirements for audit procedures to be performed upon any public entity described in subsection (c) of this section which exceed the requirements of subsection (c) of this section unless those requirements have been authorized through rules or regulations promulgated by the director of the department of audit and the state agency or board provides funding for the additional audit requirements.

(g) No state agency or board shall require of any recipient of grants or funds, as a condition of receiving the grant or funds, any audit procedures to be performed which exceed the requirements in subsection (c) of this section unless the state agency or board provides funding for the additional audit requirements through a specific amount in the grant of funds, or unless the requirements are specifically authorized by statute. All state agencies and boards shall verify that all applicants and recipients of state grants or loans are in compliance with the applicable reporting requirement under paragraph (a)(vii) of this section as a condition of receiving the grant or loan. For purposes of this section, a state grant or loan shall not be those grants or loans which include any federal funds or monies paid in consideration for services rendered to the state agency or board.

(h) The department of audit shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of the audit procedures authorized by this section including, unless otherwise provided, setting the dollar limits at which audits authorized under subsections (f) and (g) of this section are to be performed for governmental entities in this state and any recipient of state funds.

(j) The director of the department of audit shall certify:

(i) To the state treasurer and state auditor by October 5 of each year, a list of counties, cities and towns that failed to comply with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. The state treasurer shall withhold the annual distribution, which would otherwise be made under W.S. 9-2-1014.1 , to any county, city or town failing to comply with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. The withheld distribution shall be retained in the budget reserve account until the director of the department of audit certifies that the county, city or town has filed the required report. The state auditor shall immediately notify all state agencies and boards of every county, city or town that failed to comply with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. Upon receipt of notification by the state auditor pursuant to this paragraph, a state agency or board shall withhold state grant and loan payments to every noncompliant county, city or town for the period after October 15 until further notice from the state auditor that a noncompliant county, city or town has come into compliance with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. The department of audit shall certify to the state auditor when a county, city or town comes into compliance with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. The state auditor shall immediately notify all state agencies and boards of every county, city or town that has come into compliance with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. Any withheld state grant or loan payments shall be retained by the state agency or board in the account from which the disbursement would be made until the state agency or board receives notification from the state auditor that the county, city or town is in compliance with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section, or as otherwise provided by law;

(ii) To the board of county commissioners and to the special district or entity described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) that receives funding from a municipality as defined by W.S. 16-4-102(a)(xiv) or other entities specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) by October 5 of each year any special district or other entity in the county, no matter how formed, that failed to comply with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. If, by November 30 of that same year, the district or other entity has failed to comply with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section, the director of the department of audit shall file notice with the county commissioners, the county treasurer and the county clerk. The county commissioners shall place a public notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county indicating the special district or other entity is in danger of being dissolved due to failure to comply with the legal reporting requirements. The county commissioners shall assess the special district or other entity the cost of the public notice. The county treasurer shall withhold any further distribution of money to the district until the department certifies to the county treasurer that the district or other entity has complied with all reporting requirements. If the special district or other entity fails to file the required report on or before December 30 of that same year, the county commissioners shall seek to dissolve the special district or other entity in accordance with the process described by W.S. 22-29-401 et seq. This paragraph shall apply in addition to any other provision for dissolution in the principal act for a special district or other entity;

(iii) To the state auditor by October 5 of each year, a list of special districts and other entities described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) or specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) , no matter how formed, that failed to comply with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. The state auditor shall immediately notify all state agencies and boards of every special district or other entity described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) or specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) that failed to comply with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. Upon receipt of notification by the state auditor pursuant to this paragraph, a state agency or board shall withhold state grant and loan payments to every noncompliant special district or other entity described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) or specified in W.S. 16-12-202(a) for the period after October 15 until further notice from the state auditor that a noncompliant district or entity has come into compliance with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. The department of audit shall certify to the state auditor when a special district or other entity comes into compliance with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. The state auditor shall immediately notify all state agencies and boards of any special district or other entity that has come into compliance with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. Any withheld state grant or loan payment shall be retained by the state agency or board in the account from which the disbursement would be made until the state agency or board receives notification from the state auditor that the special district or other entity has complied with paragraph (a)(vii) of this section, or as otherwise provided by law.

(k) The director of the department of audit shall report on or before December 31 of each year to the governor and the legislature, financial information regarding counties, cities, towns and special districts. The information shall be obtained from the annual reports collected from the required reports in this section and shall be in a form required by the director. The annual reports and the required reports in this section shall be open for public inspection.

(m) The director of the department of audit shall have the authority to obtain the financial and criminal background of any employee or employment applicant of the department in accordance with W.S. 7-19-106 and 7-19-201 .

(n) The director of the department of audit shall have the authority to appoint a public funds administrator who shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The administrator shall have not less than seven (7) years of experience holding all the requirements to practice as a certified public accountant or certified internal auditor. The administrator shall assist the director in his duties to supervise books, financial accounts and financial records of all state agencies and institutions, counties, school districts and municipalities within this state.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-419 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-419
§ 9-3-419. Retirement benefit adjustments
Status: repealed

(a) The retirement benefit specified under W.S. 9-3-418(b)(ii) is subject to the following cumulative increases:

(i) The benefit for covered service prior to July 1, 1975 is increased by twenty-five percent (25%) with a maximum increase of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month;

(ii) The benefit of a member, survivor or beneficiary is increased by forty percent (40%);

(iii) The benefit of a member for service prior to July 1, 1975 is increased by twenty percent (20%).

(iv) through (vii) Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 67, § 3.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2012, ch. 107, § 3, eff. March 23, 2012.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1302 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-1302
§ 9-12-1302. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Affiliate ” means any person who, directly or indirectly, owns, controls or holds power to vote fifteen percent (15%) or more of the outstanding voting securities or other voting ownership interest of a Wyoming small business investment company or insurance company licensed in this state and includes any person if fifteen percent (15%) or more of the outstanding voting securities or other voting ownership interest of that person are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by a Wyoming small business investment company or insurance company licensed in this state. “Affiliate” does not include an investment by a participating investor in a Wyoming small business investment company pursuant to an allocation of premium tax credits under this article;

(ii) “ Allocation date ” means the date credits under W.S. 9-12-1305 are allocated to participating investors in a Wyoming small business investment company;

(iii) “ Council ” means the Wyoming business council or any designated subcommittee of its members;

(iv) “ Designated capital ” means an amount of money that:

(A) Is invested by a participating investor in a Wyoming small business investment company; and

(B) Fully funds the purchase price of a participating investor's qualified debt instrument issued by a Wyoming small business investment company.

(v) “ Participating investor ” means any insurer licensed in this state with a tax liability under W.S. 26-4-103 ;

(vi) “ Qualified business ” means a business which:

(A) Is independently owned and operated;

(B) Is headquartered in Wyoming, its principal operations are located in Wyoming, at least sixty percent (60%) of the employees are employed in Wyoming or the business has committed in writing to move to Wyoming as a condition of the investment;

(C) Has provided evidence acceptable to the council of its intent to remain in Wyoming after receipt of the qualified investment;

(D) Has two hundred fifty (250) employees or less;

(E) Is not a franchise of and has no financial relationship with a Wyoming small business investment company or any affiliate of a Wyoming small business investment company prior to a Wyoming small business investment company's first qualified investment in the business; and

(F) Is not predominately engaged in:

(I) Professional services provided by accountants, doctors or lawyers;

(II) Banking or lending except a bank holding company as defined in W.S. 13-1-101(a)(iii) which is authorized to establish a small business investment company;

(III) Insurance;

(IV) Direct gambling activities; or

(V) Making loans to or investments in a Wyoming small business investment company or an affiliate.

(vii) “ Qualified debt instrument ” means a debt instrument issued by a Wyoming small business investment company which:

(A) Is issued at par value or a premium;

(B) Has an original maturity date of at least four (4) years from the date of issuance and a repayment schedule which is not faster than a level principal amortization over four (4) years; and

(C) Satisfies the rating criteria to qualify as “NAIC 1” as determined by the securities valuation office of the national association of insurance commissioners.

(viii) “ Qualified distribution ” means any distribution or payment made by a Wyoming small business investment company in connection with:

(A) The costs and expenses of forming, syndicating and organizing the Wyoming small business investment company, including any fee paid for professional services, and the costs of financing and insuring the obligations of the Wyoming small business investment company;

(B) An annual management fee not to exceed three percent (3%) of designated capital on an annual basis to offset the costs and expenses of managing and operating a Wyoming small business investment company;

(C) Reasonable and necessary fees in accordance with industry custom for ongoing professional services, including, but not limited to, legal and accounting services related to the operation of a Wyoming small business investment company;

(D) An increase or projected increase in federal or state taxes, including penalties and related interest, of the equity owners of a Wyoming small business investment company resulting from the earnings or other tax liability of a Wyoming small business investment company to the extent that the increase is related to the ownership, management or operation of a Wyoming small business investment company; and

(E) Payments of principal and interest to holders of qualified debt instruments issued by a Wyoming small business investment company.

(ix) “ Qualified investment ” means the investment of money by a Wyoming small business investment company in a qualified business for the purchase of any debt, debt participation, equity or hybrid security of any nature and description, including a debt instrument or security which has the characteristics of debt but provides for conversion into equity or equity participation instruments such as options or warrants, but shall not include any purchase of a guaranteed portion of a federally guaranteed loan;

(x) “ State premium tax liability ” means a liability incurred by an insurer under W.S. 26-4-103 , or in the case of a repeal or reduction of the liability imposed by W.S. 26-4-103 , any other tax liability imposed upon a participating investor by the state;

(xi) “ Wyoming small business investment company ” means a partnership, corporation, trust or limited liability company organized on a for-profit basis which is certified by the council pursuant to W.S. 9-12-1303 .
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-3203 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-3203
§ 9-2-3203. Director and division administrators; appointment; removal; powers of director
Status: repealed

(a) The governor shall appoint a director of the department with the advice and consent of the senate who shall be the department's executive and administrative head, and who shall hold an ex officio seat on all boards and councils which advise or are within the department.

(b) With the approval of the governor, the director may appoint administrators for each of the divisions. The governor may remove the director and division administrators as provided in W.S. 9-1-202 .

(c) The director may:

(i) Employ professional, technical and other assistants to work in the director's office or in any of the divisions, along with other employees necessary to carry out the purpose of this act;

(ii) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 29, § 6.

(iii) Adopt reasonable rules and regulations to administer this act pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act [ §§ 16-3-101 through 16-3-115 ];

(iv) Formulate through his office the policies and programs to be carried out by the department through its respective divisions.

(d) The director shall administer through his office all accounting, billing and collection functions required by the department.

(e) The director shall administer through his office or through a division of the department, the duties of the department under the State Employees' and Officials' Group Insurance Act.

(f) The director shall administer through his office or through a division of the department the duties required under W.S. 35-11-112(d) .
Wyo. Stat. § 9-13-102 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 13 / Section 9-13-102
§ 9-13-102. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Anything of value ” means:

(A) A pecuniary item, including money or a bank bill or note;

(B) A promissory note, bill of exchange, order, draft, warrant, check or bond given for the payment of money;

(C) A contract, agreement, promise or other obligation for an advance, conveyance, forgiveness of indebtedness, deposit, distribution, loan, payment, gift, pledge or transfer of money;

(D) A stock, bond, note or other investment interest in an entity;

(E) A right in action;

(F) A gift, tangible good, chattel or an interest in a gift, tangible good or chattel;

(G) A work of art, antique or collectible;

(H) An automobile or other means of personal transportation;

(J) Real property or an interest in real property, including title to realty, a fee simple or partial interest, present or future, contingent or vested within realty, a leasehold interest or other beneficial interest in realty;

(K) An honorarium or compensation for services arising out of the person's service as a public official, public member or public employee;

(M) The sale or trade of anything of value:

(I) For reasonable consideration that would ordinarily not be available to a member of the public; or

(II) With a rebate or at a discount in its price, unless the rebate or discount is made in the ordinary course of business to a member of the public, or any group or category thereof, but without regard to that person's status as a public official, public member or public employee.

(N) A promise or offer of employment;

(O) Any other thing of value that is pecuniary or compensatory in value to a person.

(ii) “ Anything of value ” does not mean a campaign contribution properly received and reported, if reportable, as required under the Wyoming Election Code;

(iii) “ Compensation ” includes:

(A) An advance, conveyance, forgiveness of indebtedness, deposit, distribution, loan, payment, gift, pledge or transfer of money or anything of value; or

(B) A contract, agreement, promise or other obligation for an advance, conveyance, forgiveness of indebtedness, deposit, distribution, loan, payment, gift, pledge or transfer of money or anything of value, for services rendered or to be rendered.

(iv) “Compensation” does not include:

(A) Reimbursement of expenses if the reimbursement does not exceed the amount actually expended for the expenses, and if the reimbursement is substantiated by an itemization of expenses; or

(B) Per diem payments or mileage allowances paid by the employing government entity in accordance with applicable law.

(v) “ Family member ” means an individual:

(A) Who is the spouse, parent, sibling, child, grandparent or grandchild; or

(B) Is a member of the individual's household.

(vi) “ Gift ” means anything of value to the extent that consideration of equal or greater value is not received, but excludes the following:

(A) Printed informational, educational or promotional material;

(B) A gift that:

(I) Is not used; and

(II) No later than thirty (30) days after receipt, is returned to the donor or delivered to a charitable organization and is not claimed as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes.

(C) A gift, devise or inheritance from any of the following, if the donor is not acting as the agent or intermediary for someone other than a person covered by this subparagraph:

(I) An individual's spouse;

(II) An individual's child, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, parent-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle or first cousin;

(III) The spouse of any individual listed in subdivision (II) of this subparagraph;

(IV) Any person, including an organization, which has a bona fide social or private business relationship with the individual, where the circumstances demonstrate that the motivation for the gift arises out of that relationship and not from the recipient's holding of public office or employment. For the purposes of this subdivision, relevant circumstances include but are not limited to the source of funds used by the donor to acquire the gift;

(V) Any person, including an organization, where the gift does result from the person's holding an office or position, but where the gift is of nominal value, is made voluntarily by the donor and is made in recognition of a special occasion, such as marriage, illness or retirement.

(D) A certificate, commemorative token or item, or plaque with a value that does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00);

(E) Food and beverage;

(F) Compensation, per diem or other payments or benefits which the public official, public member or public employee receives in the performance of services for the governmental entity;

(G) Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 140, § 2.

(H) Any loan, gift, gratuity, special discount or hospitality with a value of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or less; or

(J) Travel, registration and lodging for any conference or meeting while attending in his official capacity as a public official, public member or public employee.

(vii) “ Local office ” means the offices of county commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, county clerk, county sheriff, county coroner, district attorney, county attorney, clerk of the district court, mayor and member of the council of a municipality, member of the board of trustees of a community college district or a school district and member of a joint powers board or special district. As used in this paragraph “ special district ” means any special district specified under W.S. 22-29-103(a) and any other corporate district authorized to be formed as a political subdivision under the laws of this state;

(viii) “ Negotiating ” or “ negotiate for employment ” means a communication, directly or indirectly, with a prospective employer to discuss rendering services for compensation to that prospective employer;

(ix) “ Negotiation for employment ” means the period that begins with a communication to a prospective employer to discuss rendering services for compensation to the prospective employer;

(x) “ Official responsibility or official capacity ” means the direct administrative or operating authority, whether intermediate or final, and either exercisable alone or with others, and either personally or through subordinates, to approve, disapprove, or otherwise direct government action;

(xi) “ Participation ” includes decision, approval, disapproval or vote;

(xii) “ Public employee ” means any of the following state employees:

(A) The attorney general and the director of any department of the executive branch appointed by the governor under W.S. 9-2-1706 , or the director of any legislative agency;

(B) The chief executive officer of any separate operating agency under W.S. 9-2-1704(d) , except those listed in paragraphs (d)(vi) and (x) of that section;

(C) To the extent the incumbent in the position serves at the pleasure of persons listed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this section, administrators of department or agency divisions, and deputy directors of departments;

(D) Commissioners of the public service commission and members of the state board of equalization;

(E) Deputies and administrators of divisions within the offices of state elected officials under W.S. 9-2-1704(a) . The positions, in the governor's office, of chief of staff, attorney for intergovernmental affairs and chief of policy are included within this subparagraph.

(xiii) “ Public member ” means a member appointed to a part-time position on a state board, commission or council. A public member does not lose this status by receiving reimbursement of expenses or a per diem payment for services. The term includes a member of the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming and the community college commission. The term does not include a public member of an advisory board, advisory commission or advisory council;

(xiv) “ Public official ” means an individual elected to a state or local office, or an individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy in a state or local office, whether or not the individual has yet assumed the office;

(xv) “ State entity ” means a state agency, office, department, division, bureau, board, commission or council, including the legislature, Wyoming community development authority and Wyoming science, technology and energy authority. The term does not include a court or an agency in the judicial branch;

(xvi) “ State office ” means the state offices of governor, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, auditor, secretary of state and member of the state legislature;

(xvii) “ This act ” means W.S. 9-13-101 through 9-13-109 .
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-702 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-702
§ 9-1-702. Created; membership; removal; compensation; meetings; publication of procedures; standards for certified training; powers and duties
Status: in_force

(a) The peace officer standards and training commission is created. It shall be composed of the attorney general and the following six (6) members who shall be appointed by the governor for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 1991, who may be reappointed to subsequent terms and who may be removed by the governor as provided by W.S. 9-1-202 :

(i) One (1) representative of a municipal law enforcement agency;

(ii) One (1) representative of a county law enforcement agency;

(iii) One (1) representative of a state law enforcement agency;

(iv) One (1) person who is actively engaged in law enforcement training; and

(v) Two (2) persons at large.

(b) Members of the commission shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103 for travel and per diem expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(c) The commission shall hold at least two (2) meetings per year.

(d) With the approval of the governor, the commission shall establish and publish its procedures.

(e) The commission shall establish standards for certification of peace officer training. The commission shall establish:

(i) Requirements concerning courses of study, attendance, equipment and facilities for peace officer training;

(ii) Qualifications for peace officer training instructors;

(iii) Basic training requirements for peace officers appointed on a permanent basis;

(iv) Basic training requirements for part-time or reserve peace officers;

(v) Basic training requirements for detention officers;

(vi) Categories or classifications of advanced in-service training programs and minimum courses of study and attendance requirements with respect to the categories or classifications.

(f) The commission shall:

(i) Recommend to the director studies, surveys and reports regarding the purposes of this act;

(ii) Visit and inspect any peace officer training program at any appropriate time;

(iii) Adopt reasonable rules and regulations pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;

(iv) Prescribe reasonable minimum qualifications relating solely to physical, mental and moral fitness for persons recruited, appointed or retained as peace officers or dispatchers by the state or a political subdivision;

(v) Grant, suspend or revoke certification of peace officers or dispatchers for substantial failure to comply with this act or the rules of the commission, subject to the contested case procedures of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

(g) The commission shall establish course requirements and continuing education requirements for coroner training.

(h) The commission shall establish course requirements and continuing education requirements for public safety dispatcher training.

(j) The commission may establish examination and certification fees for administering its duties under this article in accordance with W.S. 33-1-201 . Revenues received pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to a separate account and are continuously appropriated to the attorney general to be expended for the actual direct and indirect costs of providing the services generating the revenues.

(k) The commission shall adopt rules and regulations to:

(i) Establish course requirements and continuing education requirements for correctional officer training; and

(ii) Establish procedures and criteria for the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension and revocation of correctional officer certification. Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of certification shall include the substantial failure to comply with this act or the rules of the commission. Proceedings regarding a denial, suspension or revocation of certification shall be subject to the contested case procedures of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-3220 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-3220
§ 9-2-3220. Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website to be administered by the department.

(b) The purpose of the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website is to:

(i) Permit Wyoming taxpayers to view and track the use of taxpayer dollars by making participating state entities' and local government entities' public financial information available on the internet;

(ii) Allow a person who has internet access to use the website without paying a fee;

(iii) Allow the public to search public financial information on the Wyoming public finance and expenditure of funds website using criteria established by the department;

(iv) Provide access to financial reports, financial audits, budgets or other financial documents that are used to allocate, appropriate, spend and account for government funds as may be established by rule under W.S. 9-2-3221 ;

(v) Have a unique and simplified website address;

(vi) Be directly accessible via a link from the main page of the official state website;

(vii) Include other links, features or functions that will assist the public in obtaining and reviewing public financial information; and

(viii) Allow Wyoming citizens to lodge concerns relating to Wyoming state or local government entities expending funds in a manner which the citizen believes unfairly competes with the private sector in providing commercial activities. At a minimum, in implementing this paragraph, the website shall include:

(A) A link entitled “ government competition concerns ” which contains a means for a citizen to lodge a concern with governmental competition including:

(I) The entity involved;

(II) The activity involved;

(III) Whether the concern is a result of a specific instance or ongoing activity;

(IV) The effect of the competition on the citizen's commercial activity, if applicable;

(V) A means to contact the citizen for further information, if necessary.

(B) Access to all information submitted pursuant to this paragraph, including access to summary data.

(c) The department shall:

(i) Establish and maintain the website, including the provision of equipment, resources and personnel as necessary;

(ii) Maintain an archive of all information posted to the website;

(iii) Coordinate and process the receipt and posting of public financial information from participating state entities and local government entities.

(d) The department may:

(i) Develop plans and make recommendations to the committee related to the implementation of the provisions of this act;

(ii) Determine what public financial information shall be provided by participating state entities and local government entities, provided that the public financial information:

(A) Only includes records that:

(I) Are classified as official public records under W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 ;

(II) Are an accounting of monies, funds, accounts, bonds, loans, expenditures or revenues, regardless of source; and

(III) Are owned, held or administered by the participating state entity or local government entity that is required to provide the record.

(B) Is of the type or nature that should be accessible to the public via a website based on considerations of:

(I) The cost effectiveness of providing the information;

(II) The value of providing the information to the public; and

(III) Privacy and security implications.

(iii) Evaluate the cost effectiveness of implementing specific information resources and features on the website and report that information to the committee.

(e) A participating state entity shall permit the public to view the public financial information of the participating state entity via the website, beginning with information that is generated on or after July 1, 2009.

(f) Not later than January 1, 2010, the website shall be operational and permit access to the public financial information of participating state entities. Not later than June 30, 2012 the website shall incorporate features implementing the provisions of paragraph (b)(viii) of this section. Not later than July 1, 2020 the website shall permit access to the public financial information of local government entities.

(g) The state chief information officer shall provide an annual report to the committee on all initiatives, projects and expenditures under this act. Beginning July 1, 2013, the annual report shall include:

(i) The number of concerns with unfair competition received;

(ii) For each state and local government entity subject to a lodged concern, the number of concerns lodged and number of citizens lodging concerns;

(iii) For each state and local government entity which is the subject of a concern, a summary of the complaint and any action the entity reports to the department that was taken in response to the complaint.

(h) A local government entity shall permit the public to view the public financial information of the local government entity via the website, beginning with information that is generated on or after July 1, 2019.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-1302 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-4-1302
§ 9-4-1302. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Legal tender ” means a recognized medium of exchange for the payment of debts and taxes;

(ii) “ Specie ” means:

(A) Coin having gold or silver content; or

(B) Refined gold or silver bullion which is coined, stamped or imprinted with its weight and purity and valued primarily based on its metal content and not its form.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-1204 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-1204
§ 9-2-1204. Powers and duties; rules and regulations; addressing problems of senior citizens; funds and grant awards; development of senior citizen programs; report to governor
Status: in_force

(a) The department of health shall:

(i) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this act;

(ii) Operate as the clearinghouse for issues concerning senior citizens within the state;

(iii) Identify critical problems facing senior citizens, develop guidelines to contend with these problems and develop a statewide comprehensive plan for addressing the problems of senior citizens;

(iv) Offer to review the services to senior citizens provided by state agencies and assist the agencies in developing senior citizen services;

(v) Contract with any governmental agency, private group or person to provide services for senior citizens;

(vi) Receive and disburse funds authorized by P.L. 89-73 , the “Older Americans Act”, or funds appropriated by the legislature, or from private gifts or grants;

(vii) Ensure that any grant award and any disbursement of grant funds are contingent upon the demonstrated assurance of the credibility, the capability and the accountability of the grantee or subgrantee agency or organization in accordance with appropriate federal regulations, state law or generally accepted public policy;

(viii) Upon request from a local governmental unit, assist in the planning and development of senior citizen programs by local governments;

(ix) Employ field representatives in senior centers strategically located in the state to provide technical assistance, education and information to the state and its political subdivisions;

(x) Assist in the planning and development of programs to educate the public on the aging process, its consequences and problems;

(xi) Collect and analyze data relating to senior citizen population, programs and needs, resources available to meet these needs and programs, governmental agencies involved in senior citizen programs and other pertinent information;

(xii) Inform the governor, the legislature and the public of the problems and needs of senior citizens;

(xiii) Review applications for funding submitted to the department and, if requested, conduct hearings thereon in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act [ §§ 16-3-101 through 16-3-115 ];

(xiv) Operate the state as a single planning and service area under section 305 of the “Older Americans Act”, P.L. 89-73 , as amended, and establish policies for the administration and implementation of programs under P.L. 89-73 ;

(xv) Report to the governor as required by W.S. 9-2-1014 ;

(xvi) Administer the community based in-home services program as provided by W.S. 9-2-1208 ; and

(xvii) Administer the licensed shelter care program for eligible senior citizens as provided in W.S. 9-2-1209 .
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-410 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-410
§ 9-3-410. Retirement board; actuarial investigation and valuation of system; annual valuation of assets and liabilities to be prepared and published; public record of proceedings
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement board shall keep in convenient form data necessary for actuarial valuations and investigations of the retirement system. At least once in each six (6) year period, the board shall cause an actuarial valuation to be made of the retirement system. An actuarial investigation of all the experience under the retirement system shall be made at times the board directs but not less often than once in each eight (8) year period.

(b) The board shall cause an annual valuation to be made of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system and shall prepare an annual statement of the accrued liability contribution rate which, after approval by the legislature, shall be payable by the employers. The board shall also publish annually the valuation of the assets and liabilities and a statement of receipts and disbursements of the retirement system.

(c) The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-1305 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 9-2-1305
§ 9-2-1305. Investigations
Status: in_force

(a) The ombudsman shall conduct an appropriate inquiry into all complaints pursuant to this act. The ombudsman shall notify any provider of a long term care service affected by the inquiry.

(b) In conducting an inquiry, the ombudsman shall engage in appropriate actions including:

(i) Making inquiries of affected parties or those with the knowledge of matters necessary to establish, deny or resolve the complaint;

(ii) Entering, at any reasonable time, the facility of a provider of any long term care service subject to regulation, certification or licensure by the department;

(iii) Presenting proper identification to any long term care service provider, if requested.

(c) Any inquiry that requires the inspection or obtaining of medical records or other resident records which are pertinent to the inquiry shall comply with all established privacy notification requirements.

(d) The resident, or resident's guardian, may participate in planning any course of action to be taken on his behalf by the ombudsman.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-7-117 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-7-117
§ 9-7-117. Assistance by state agencies
Status: in_force

(a) Upon request of the authority, any state agency may temporarily assign to the authority officers and employees as it deems necessary to assist the authority in carrying out its functions and duties under this act. Officers and employees so assigned shall not lose their status or rights as public employees.

(b) Upon request of the authority, any state agency may lend technical assistance, render advice and attend meetings with the directors and employees of the authority as the authority requires in carrying out its functions and duties.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-5-205 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-5-205
§ 9-5-205. Will contests; powers and duties of state treasurer and attorney general
Status: in_force

(a) The state treasurer and the attorney general shall investigate and examine all contests against any will, grant or gift in which the state is a devisee, legatee, beneficiary or grantee for the purpose of ascertaining and becoming advised as to the merits of the contentions of the contestant and the probability or improbability of the contests being successful. After investigation and examination, the state treasurer and attorney general shall consider and determine the advisability of compromising and settling the contests on behalf of the state and consider and determine the terms upon which the contests should be settled and compromised. If the state treasurer and the attorney general deem it to be in the best interests of the state that the contests be settled and compromised, then they may settle and compromise the contests upon terms deemed to be the best interests of the state. The attorney general may enter into and execute, on behalf of the state, agreements or contracts compromising and settling the contests and defining and fixing the terms thereof.

(b) The state treasurer shall:

(i) Receive, take charge of and administer all personal chattels received by the state as a devisee, legatee, beneficiary, grantee or by escheat;

(ii) Convert the same by sale, foreclosure, legal process or otherwise into money; and

(iii) Credit the monies to the funds for which the monies were directed and intended in the grant, gift or devise. When not otherwise directed by the terms of the grant, gift or devise, the monies shall be credited to the common school permanent land fund account.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-12-1105 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9-12-1105
§ 9-12-1105. Main street program
Status: in_force

(a) The council with advice from the board shall determine the number of municipalities to participate in the Wyoming main street program. The council shall select program participants that represent different geographical regions or populations. The council shall hold at least one (1) public hearing before making selections under this subsection.

(b) In making its selection pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the council, with the assistance of the board, shall develop criteria for use in selecting program participants which relate to at least the following issues:

(i) Private and public sector interest in and commitment to revitalization of a business area selected by the municipality;

(ii) Potential private sector investment in a business area selected by the municipality;

(iii) Local organizational and financial commitment to employ a program manager for not less than three (3) years;

(iv) Local assistance in paying for the services of a design consultant recommended by the advisory board;

(v) Local commitment to assist in training programs to direct activities related to business areas in municipalities that do not participate in the Wyoming main street program.
Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-101 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-1-101
§ 9-1-101. Location of seat of government; residence of state officials; deputies authorized; state superintendent of public instruction physical office designation
Status: in_force

(a) The seat of government for the state of Wyoming is located and established at Cheyenne, Wyoming.

(b) The governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor and state superintendent of public instruction shall reside and maintain their offices at the seat of government.

(c) The secretary of state, the state auditor, state treasurer and state superintendent of public instruction may each appoint a deputy to perform the duties of their respective offices and are responsible to the state for the acts of their deputies.

(d) In recognition of Estelle Reel, the first woman elected and to hold the office of state superintendent of public instruction in Wyoming and the second woman elected and to hold a statewide office in the United States, the physical office of the state superintendent of public instruction in the state capitol building shall be designated and known as “The Estelle Reel Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.”
Wyo. Stat. § 9-3-420 — WY Code / Title 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-3-420
§ 9-3-420. Option as to form of benefit; beneficiary designations
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to uniform rules and regulations the board prescribes, a member may instead of the service retirement benefits provided in this article, elect one (1) of the following forms of retirement benefits which shall be the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which he would otherwise be entitled:

(i) A one hundred percent (100%) joint and survivor benefit which provides reduced monthly service retirement benefit payments during the retired member's life and upon his death after retirement continues payments in the same reduced amount to a designated beneficiary during the life of the beneficiary;

(ii) A fifty percent (50%) joint and survivor benefit which provides reduced monthly service retirement benefit payments during the retired member's life and upon his death after retirement continues payments, in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the reduced amount, to the designated beneficiary during the life of the beneficiary;

(iii) A benefit which provides reduced monthly service retirement payments with provision for the continuance of payments for ten (10) years certain and life thereafter. If the retired member dies within ten (10) years after retirement, the remaining guaranteed payments shall be made to his designated beneficiary. This beneficiary may be changed at any time by written notification to the board as provided in subsection (b) of this section;

(iv) The largest possible benefit for life with no lump sum refund or benefit for anyone else upon the retired member's death;

(v) Any other modified monthly service retirement benefit, including any other modified joint and survivor monthly service retirement benefit, actuarially determined, which the board approves.

(b) An election of an optional benefit shall be in writing and filed with the system prior to the first benefit payment. The election is final and not subject to change unless a designated beneficiary dies prior to the first benefit payment, in which case the election is void, the member may designate a new beneficiary and may select a different option.

(c) The retirement benefits payable under optional forms available under this section shall be the actuarial equivalent amount of the normal benefit form under W.S. 9-3-415 and, if applicable, 9-3-431 and 9-3-432.