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WY Stat § 21-13-306 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 3 - State Financial Support|Section 21-13-306 - Foundation Program Account Established; Disposition of Monies.

21-13-306. Foundation program account established; disposition of monies.| (a) The public school foundation program account is established to consist of funds appropriated to, or designated to the account by law, or by gift from whatever source, for distribution to districts in accordance with this article.  (b) Within the limits of legislative appropriation, if any, the resources of the public school foundation account shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be drawn out and distributed to the districts upon certification of the state superintendent and upon vouchers approved by the state auditor payable to the treasurer of the several districts.  (c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 205, § 2.
WY Stat § 21-13-306.1 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 3 - State Financial Support|Section 21-13-306.1 - School Foundation Program Reserve Account; Purposes.

21-13-306.1. School foundation program reserve account; purposes.| The school foundation program reserve account created by 2014 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 26, Section 300(g) is continued and codified. Funds within the account shall only be expended by legislative appropriation. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the general fund.
WY Stat § 21-13-307 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 3 - State Financial Support|Section 21-13-307 - Eligibility to Share in Distribution of Money From Foundation Account; Mandatory Financial Reporting.

21-13-307. Eligibility to share in distribution of money from foundation account; mandatory financial reporting.| (a) Each district which meets the following requirements is eligible to share in the distribution of funds from the foundation account:  (i) Employed and compensated teachers for not less than nine (9) school months during the previous year and has actually employed and is compensating at least one (1) teacher for the current year, except that a newly organized district need not have employed any teachers during the previous year in order to qualify for its first year of operation;  (ii) Operated all schools for a term of at least one hundred eighty-five (185) days or the number of days or equivalent hours authorized under an alternative schedule approved by the state board during the previous school year. If the school term of any school in a district was less than one hundred eighty-five (185) days or less than the total number of days authorized under an alternative schedule approved by the state board, the amount allotted per average daily membership (ADM) under W.S. 21-13-309 for the school shall be in proportion to the length of the term the school actually operated, unless caused by closures of schools:  (A) Due to fuel shortages, fire, construction problems, weather, civil disturbance or threatened civil disturbance, days of national recognition, widespread illnesses; or  (B) Whenever necessary to protect the health, safety or welfare of students, teachers and other employees and closures are approved by the state superintendent or are the result of presidential or gubernatorial executive orders.  (iii) Furnishes to the state superintendent statistical data and information as reasonably required to compute a district's entitlement to share in the foundation account and the extent of the entitlement;  (iv) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 205, § 2.  (b) Each district shall provide financial reports to the department on forms and in such manner required by the department under W.S. 21-2-203 and by rules and regulations promulgated by the state superintendent of public instruction pursuant to this article. In administering this article, the state superintendent may conduct audits of information submitted by districts under this article as necessary to administer and perform computations pertaining to the cost components within the education resource block grant model, and may, after consulting and negotiating with the school district, correct the information reported by districts under this article to fairly and accurately reflect the data type, classification and format necessary to perform computations required to administer the school finance system established under this article.
WY Stat § 21-13-311 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 3 - State Financial Support|Section 21-13-311 - Determination of Amount to Be Distributed to Each District From Foundation Account; Undistributed Balance; Prohibition on Expenditures.

21-13-311. Determination of amount to be distributed to each district from foundation account; undistributed balance; prohibition on expenditures.| (a) The amount of money which shall be distributed to each district from the foundation account shall be determined by subtracting the sum of the district revenues computed in accordance with W.S. 21-13-310 from the total amount of the foundation program computed in accordance with W.S. 21-13-309.  (b) Repealed By Laws 1997 Special Session, ch. 3, § 304.  (c) The amount of the foundation account which is not distributed in any year, for any reason, shall be held in the foundation account for distribution in subsequent years in accordance with this article.  (d) Effective school year 2011-2012 and each school year thereafter, no foundation program funds distributed under subsection (a) of this section shall be expended by any district for conducting random drug testing of students within the district without prior approval of the student's parents.
WY Stat § 21-13-312 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 3 - State Financial Support|Section 21-13-312 - Prorating Payments When Income From Foundation Account Insufficient.

21-13-312. Prorating payments when income from foundation account insufficient.| (a) To preserve the integrity of the foundation account for the biennium and so that payments can be made during the full school year for each year of the biennium, if it appears to the state superintendent that the income available to the foundation program account is not sufficient to meet the payments as provided by law:  (i) The state superintendent shall determine a uniform percentage by which the amount guaranteed to each district under W.S. 21-13-309 shall be reduced so that available revenues in the foundation program account for that school year are as nearly as possible equal to the amount necessary to fund payments to districts under W.S. 21-13-313; and  (ii) The revenue to be rebated by a district under W.S. 21-13-102(b) shall be adjusted based upon the guaranteed amount for that district determined under paragraph (a)(i) of this section.
WY Stat § 21-13-316 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 3 - State Financial Support|Section 21-13-316 - Interfund Borrowing.

21-13-316. Interfund borrowing.| (a) The state treasurer may utilize interfund loans to the school foundation program account to ensure statutory payments are made when dedicated revenues are not yet received. Interfund loans under this subsection may be made from the legislative stabilization reserve account or, to the extent insufficient funds exist in the legislative stabilization reserve account, the common school account within the permanent land fund. Any interfund loans executed pursuant to this section shall be repaid in whole or in part periodically as soon as school foundation program account revenues permit.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 82, § 2.
WY Stat § 21-13-324 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 3 - State Financial Support|Section 21-13-324 - Teacher Extra Compensation Adjustment to District Total Amount per Adm.

21-13-324. Teacher extra compensation adjustment to district total amount per ADM.| (a) A district may pay extra compensation to a teacher as necessary to employ teachers for providing educational programs at locations which because of their unique circumstances require additional pay. Extra compensation under this section:  (i) Shall not reflect district preference for higher salaries;  (ii) Shall be payment for performing regular duties and not be payment for performing any additional duties assigned to the teacher;  (iii) May be in the form of subsidized expenses other than rent or housing allowances, a cash bonus or a combination.  (b) If compensation is paid to the teacher for costs other than rent or housing allowances, the school district shall provide information to the state department describing the difference in the amount paid by the teacher and the average comparable market rate within the county for the subsidized cost.  (c) Upon application by a district upon a form prescribed and provided by the state department, the department shall reimburse the district from the foundation account for extra compensation paid pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, administered as if the district's total foundation program amount computed under W.S. 21-13-309(p) was increased by the amount of extra compensation paid during the preceding year. The department shall require the district to document the need for extra compensation payments.
WY Stat § 21-13-331 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 3 - State Financial Support|Section 21-13-331 - Cooperative Services Incentive.

21-13-331. Cooperative services incentive.| (a) If two (2) or more districts enter into an arrangement to combine student transportation services, the district shall receive an amount in addition to the guarantee under W.S. 21-13-309(p) during the succeeding school year, subject to the following:  (i) The combined service arrangement shall result in a reduction in the total expenditures of both participating districts for the portion of total transportation services included within the arrangement. Districts participating in a combined service arrangement may agree to apportion reduced expenditures among themselves for the purposes of paragraph (ii) of this subsection;  (ii) This additional incentive shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total savings but shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for any one (1) combined service arrangement; and  (iii) Each district participating in a combined service arrangement shall report to and submit documentation regarding the combined service arrangement to the state department.  (b) If two (2) or more districts enter into an arrangement to combine any program or service for children with disabilities, the district shall receive an amount in addition to the guarantee under W.S. 21-13-309(p) during the succeeding school year, subject to the following:  (i) The combined arrangement shall result in a reduction in the total expenditures of all participating districts for that program, service or portion thereof which is included within the arrangement. Districts participating in a combined service arrangement may agree to apportion reduced expenditures among themselves for the purposes of paragraph (ii) of this subsection;  (ii) This additional incentive shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total savings but shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for any one (1) combined service arrangement; and  (iii) The district reports to and submits documentation on the combined arrangement to the state department.  (c) Districts shall report information necessary to compute any additional payments resulting from combined service agreements under subsection (a) or (b) of this section at the same time they report actual revenue collections for the purpose of reconciliation under W.S. 21-13-313(d). Not later than October 15 of each year, school districts shall be paid from the school foundation program any payments for which the district is eligible under this section. None of the additional incentive payments under this section shall be counted for the purpose of computing a district s entitlement to revenues for any school year.
WY Stat § 21-13-501 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 5 - Building Fund and Reserve Fund|Section 21-13-501 - Board of Trustees of Any School District Authorized to Hold Election; Building or Repayment Fund Generally.

21-13-501. Board of trustees of any school district authorized to hold election; building or repayment fund generally.| (a) The board of trustees of any school district may, whenever a majority thereof so decide, submit to the electors of the district the question whether the board shall be authorized to start a building fund of a certain amount, to be raised within a certain number of years, for the purpose of acquiring land, erection, enlargement, and equipping of school buildings, teacherages, garages or other such buildings as may be needed for school purposes therein, or submit the question of whether the board is authorized to direct the county treasurer to annually levy against the property of the district to pay off existing school district or school facility authority refunding bonds of a certain amount, not to exceed four percent (4%) on the assessed value of the taxable property therein as shown by the last preceding general assessment. The fund and any interest accruing thereto shall be held by the county treasurer for the purposes herein specified and shall be used for no other purpose. The fund may be voted and raised in addition to the existing bonded indebtedness of the district.  (b) The authority for levies to pay off existing refunding bonds as specifically authorized by this section is only effective for school districts receiving voter approval on or before September 15, 1982.
WY Stat § 21-13-502 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 5 - Building Fund and Reserve Fund|Section 21-13-502 - Conduct of Election; Levy of Tax; Custody and Investment of Funds Raised.

21-13-502. Conduct of election; levy of tax; custody and investment of funds raised.| (a) The election in connection with the question under W.S. 21-13-501 shall be held on a date and in the manner prescribed for elections on the issuance of school bonds, except that the ballots must contain the words "building fund, yes" and "building fund, no" or "levy against the property of the district to pay off existing refunding bonds, yes" and "levy against the property of the district to pay off existing refunding bonds, no". If the majority of the votes at the elections are "building fund, yes" or "levy against the property of the district to pay off existing refunding bonds, yes", the clerk of the district shall immediately notify the board of county commissioners and the county treasurer, and the board of county commissioners shall thereafter levy annually the tax necessary to raise the fund in the number of years specified. The funds as raised shall be kept in the custody of the county treasurer until sufficient funds have been raised to commence the building or to commence the payoff of the existing refunding bonds contemplated by the school district. The board of trustees may require the county treasurer to invest the funds raised under this section as permitted by law and the interest accruing from the investment shall be retained in the building fund and to make payments as directed by the board of trustees.  (b) The authority for levies to pay off existing refunding bonds as specifically authorized by this section is only effective for school districts receiving voter approval on or before September 15, 1982.
WY Stat § 21-13-503 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 5 - Building Fund and Reserve Fund|Section 21-13-503 - Election on Issuance of Bonds; Discontinuance of Tax Levy.

21-13-503. Election on issuance of bonds; discontinuance of tax levy.| At any time after the raising of a building fund has been commenced by any school district, the board of school trustees may submit to the electors of the district, as provided for bond elections by the Political Subdivision Bond Election Law, W.S. 22-21-101 through 22-21-112, the question whether the board shall be authorized to issue coupon bonds of the district, but in no case shall the amount of bonds exceed the bonded indebtedness permitted by law. If the bonds are authorized, the annual building fund levy shall be discontinued by the board of county commissioners when the levy is commenced for payment of the bonds.
WY Stat § 21-13-504 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 5 - Building Fund and Reserve Fund|Section 21-13-504 - Special Reserve Fund.

21-13-504. Special reserve fund.| The board of trustees of each Wyoming school district may create a special reserve fund of a specified amount, for the purpose of purchasing or replacing specified equipment or a depreciation reserve for equipment and school building repair. The board may annually include in its budget for the ensuing fiscal year, the amount so designated, as a special fund, expendable only for the purposes stated and segregated as such, from general and other special school funds, disbursements therefrom to be made from time to time by the school clerk's warrants drawn against said special fund, as duly ordered by said board; provided, that said amount so specially budgeted for any fiscal year shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total amount budgeted for the same year; and further provided, that any difference in the amount so specially budgeted for any such year and the amount expended from said fund during such year, may be retained in and carried over as a part of the special reserve fund.
WY Stat § 21-13-701 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 7 - Bond Issues|Section 21-13-701 - Submission of Question to Electors Authorized; Purposes for Which Indebtedness May Be Created; Required Public Hearing on Bonding Proposition; Reserve Fund for Maintenance Required.

21-13-701. Submission of question to electors authorized; purposes for which indebtedness may be created; required public hearing on bonding proposition; reserve fund for maintenance required.| (a) The board of trustees of a school district may, after conducting at least two (2) public hearings as required under subsection (c) of this section and subject to subsection (d) of this section, submit to the qualified electors of the district on a date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103, the question of creating an indebtedness for the purpose of:  (i) Acquiring or improving land;  (ii) Acquiring or erecting buildings;  (iii) Enlarging, improving, remodeling, repairing or adding to buildings;  (iv) Equipping and furnishing buildings;  (v) Repair and maintenance; and  (vi) Any combination of the above.  (b) The purposes for which an indebtedness may be created shall be broadly construed. It is the intention of the legislature that school districts be empowered to create indebtedness under this section for any purpose which, directly or indirectly, enables the district to provide facilities which are in excess of the statewide standards for the adequacy of school buildings and facilities.  (c) Prior to submitting a bonding proposition to district voters in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the school district board of trustees shall hold at least two (2) public hearings within the district at which the board provides an explanation of the need to obtain district funding for building and facility features that are in excess of state standards for buildings and facilities.  (d) In addition to subsection (a) of this section and for any bond proposition submitted to district voters on or after July 1, 2007, the proposition shall provide that not less than three percent (3%) of bond proceeds be used for the creation of reserves or sinking funds for the maintenance and repair of any buildings or facilities or any building or facility features in excess of state building and facility adequacy standards which are to be constructed or otherwise acquired through the bond issue.
WY Stat § 21-13-702 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 7 - Bond Issues|Section 21-13-702 - Construction of School Building on Leased Land; State and Its Agencies Authorized to Enter Into Leases.

21-13-702. Construction of school building on leased land; state and its agencies authorized to enter into leases.| A school building may be constructed on leased land provided that the lease shall be for a term of years not less than the economic life of the building as determined by the board. The state of Wyoming and any board, commission, department, corporation, instrumentality, or agency thereof may enter into such a lease with a school district notwithstanding any other provision of law limiting the term of such a lease.
WY Stat § 21-13-703 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 7 - Bond Issues|Section 21-13-703 - Limits on Indebtedness.

21-13-703. Limits on indebtedness.| Each school district actually and physically operating within its boundaries a school shall have a limit on outstanding indebtedness of ten percent (10%) of the assessed value of the taxable property therein. Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting any combination of school districts embracing common territory to incur a bonded indebtedness of more than ten percent (10%) of the assessed value of the taxable property therein. The amount in any sinking fund available for the payment of outstanding indebtedness may be deducted for the purpose of computing the debt-incurring power of such district. For this purpose, any general assessment for a particular district shall become effective when the county assessor shall have received notice from the state board of equalization of its final approval of the county valuations; provided, however, that if the county assessor receives such notice after the district has entered into an enforceable contract for the sale of bonds, a new lower assessed valuation shall not become effective until the day following the date of delivery of such bonds.
WY Stat § 21-13-704 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 13 - School Finance|Article 7 - Bond Issues|Section 21-13-704 - Sale of Bonds Generally.

21-13-704. Sale of bonds generally.| If a proposed issue of bonds has been approved in the election and issuance thereof has been authorized by the school district board of trustees as provided by this article, the bonds shall thereafter at one (1) time or from time to time be sold at public or private sale. All costs and expenses incident to the issue and sale of the bonds may be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds. If the bonds are to be sold at public sale, the school district board of trustees shall give notice of sale by at least one (1) insertion of such notice in some newspaper of general circulation in the district of its intention to sell the bonds. The notice shall briefly describe the bonds and the time and place where the sale thereof will take place. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the district, the board may publish the notice of sale in any newspaper published in the county seat of any county in which the district is wholly or partially located. Publication shall be made not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date designated for the sale of the bonds.