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WY Stat § 27-11-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 11 - Occupational Health and Safety|Section 27-11-111 - Variances.

27-11-111. Variances.| (a) Any person affected by this act may request a variance to any standard, rule or regulation promulgated under this act.  (b) The commission or department shall be empowered to issue a temporary variance when the employer establishes that:  (i) He is unable to comply with the standard, rule or regulation because of unavailability of professional or technical personnel or of materials and equipment needed to come into compliance;  (ii) He has taken all available steps to safeguard his employees against the hazards covered by the standard, rule or regulation;  (iii) He has an effective program for coming into compliance with the standard, rule or regulation as quickly as practical; and  (iv) He has advised his employees of his request for the variance.  (c) A variance may be granted when it shall be determined, after opportunity for an inspection and a hearing, that the employer requesting the variance has demonstrated by a sufficient amount of evidence that the conditions, practices, means, methods, operations or processes used or proposed to be used by the employer will provide employment and a place of employment to his employees which are as safe and healthful as those which would prevail if he complied with the standard, rule or regulation.  (d) Procedures for the issuing of a variance are set by rule as provided in W.S. 27-11-105.
WY Stat § 27-11-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 11 - Occupational Health and Safety|Section 27-11-112 - Investigation of Health and Safety Charges and Complaints.

27-11-112. Investigation of health and safety charges and complaints.| The department of workforce services shall investigate charges and complaints of violation of the laws of this state with respect to health and safety and any order, rules, or regulations of the commission made in connection therewith and report them to the commission.
WY Stat § 27-11-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 11 - Occupational Health and Safety|Section 27-11-113 - Physical Examination of Employees; Religious Exemption.

27-11-113. Physical examination of employees; religious exemption.| Any employer may require an employee to submit to a physical examination before employment or at any time during employment, and shall provide for a physical examination, as deemed necessary, due to exposure or contact with hazards or environmental conditions which may be detrimental to the health of the employee. Nothing in this or any other provision of this act shall be deemed to authorize or require medical examination, immunization or treatment for those who object thereto on religious grounds, except where such is necessary for the protection of the health or safety of others. The results of such examinations shall be furnished only to the department, the employer and, upon request, to the employee and the employee's physician. The employer shall pay for such examination.
WY Stat § 27-11-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 11 - Occupational Health and Safety|Section 27-11-114 - Limitations.

27-11-114. Limitations.| (a) Nothing in this act shall:  (i) Limit or restrict the present jurisdiction or authority of the public service commission except employee safety and occupational health;  (ii) Supersede or limit the present authority for making rules and regulations pertaining to coal mines;  (iii) Affect the rules and regulations now in force until the commission shall adopt rules and regulations pertaining to noncoal mines and until the same shall become effective;  (iv) Affect the appointment of the state mine inspector and deputy mine inspectors;  (v) Affect the powers and duties of the state mine inspector and deputy mine inspectors as to their present powers and duties until July 1, 1970.
WY Stat § 27-13-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 13 - Displaced Worker Education and Training|Section 27-13-101 - Definitions.

27-13-101. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Demand occupation" means an occupation in a labor market area in which the director determines that work opportunities are available and that there is not a surplus of qualified applicants;  (ii) "Director" means the director of the division;  (iii) "Displaced workers" means:  (A) Those workers unemployed due to plant closures or substantial plant layoffs;  (B) Workers eligible for retraining under the federal trade adjustment assistance act;  (C) Unemployed workers otherwise affected by economic or industrial changes which have resulted in loss or reduction of their employment opportunities, as determined by the director.  (iv) "Division" means the department of workforce services;  (v) "Local education or training agency" means:  (A) A board of trustees of a school district;  (B) A public or private educational institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a vocational education program;  (C) A board of a community college district; or  (D) A board of cooperative educational services.  (vi) "Program" means:  (A) "Occupational transfer programs and retraining services" including:  (I) Services necessary to assist displaced workers in identifying those skills they possess which are transferable to other related demand occupations;  (II) Education and training activities necessary to prepare displaced workers for occupations to which their preexisting skills are readily transferable.  (B) "Education and training program" including a course or program of instruction which:  (I) Relates to an occupation or skill for which there are, or are expected to be in the immediate future, reasonable employment opportunities in the labor market area or areas in the state in which the participating individual intends to seek work and for which there is not a surplus of workers with requisite skills in that area, as determined by the director;  (II) Ordinarily can be completed within one (1) year and is intended for the primary purpose of enabling participants to obtain immediate employment in a demand occupation. The training shall not be primarily intended to meet the requirements of any degree from a college, community college or university.  (vii) "This act" means W.S. 27-13-101 through 27-13-103.
WY Stat § 27-13-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 13 - Displaced Worker Education and Training|Section 27-13-102 - Powers and Duties; Rules and Regulations.

27-13-102. Powers and duties; rules and regulations.| (a) The division shall, in conjunction with the department of education, the business council, the department of workforce services, the workforce development council, the University of Wyoming and the community college commission, establish and maintain a plan to implement the occupational transfer and retraining programs and services for displaced workers created under this act. The plan shall designate:  (i) Responsibilities of state agencies in administering this act;  (ii) Procedures for coordination between the state and local agencies and existing employment, training, education and other occupationally related activities and resources in the state;  (iii) Procedures to encourage involvement on the part of labor, management, local government and local education and training agencies in the establishment, operation and ongoing direction of programs to assist displaced workers.  (b) The division shall:  (i) Identify statutes, rules and regulations which inhibit the implementation of programs under this act; and  (ii) Recommend modifications to or waivers of statutes, rules and regulations to permit design of cost-effective programs under this act;  (iii) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 7, § 3.  (c) The director may enter into contracts and agreements with local education or training agencies to implement this act.  (d) The governor, in consultation with the director, may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to implement this act.
WY Stat § 27-13-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 13 - Displaced Worker Education and Training|Section 27-13-103 - Programs; Funding.

27-13-103. Programs; funding.| (a) Programs established under this act shall be funded to the maximum extent feasible through existing federal, state and local resources, both public and private. The plan required under W.S. 27-13-102(a) shall include an estimate of funds available from sources other than from the state.  (b) The division may, to the extent funded by the legislature, establish and maintain programs under this act.
WY Stat § 27-15-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 15 - Presumptive Disability for Certain Diseases|Section 27-15-101 - Definitions.

27-15-101. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Firefighter" means a paid fireman defined under W.S. 15-5-201(a)(xi), a firefighter member under W.S. 9-3-402(a)(xxv), an employee under W.S. 15-5-402(a)(viii), a volunteer fireman defined under W.S. 15-5-201(a)(xiv) and a volunteer firefighter or firefighter defined under W.S. 35-9-616(a)(x). "Firefighter" also means an individual employed by a municipal corporation or private organization who devotes the individual's entire time of employment to the provision of fire protection service for a city, town, county or fire protection district;  (ii) "Listed disease" means any of the following:  (A) Cancer, lymphoma or leukemia that may be caused by exposure to heat, smoke, radiation or a known or suspected carcinogen as determined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer;  (B) Cardiovascular disease;  (C) Acute myocardial infarction or stroke;  (D) A disease, illness, health impairment or disability determined on a case-by-case basis under W.S. 27-15-102(h).  (iii) "Minimum period of employment" means:  (A) Employment as a firefighter for at least ten (10) years; and  (B) For volunteer firefighters, an individual is considered to have been employed for the minimum period of employment if that individual while actively a volunteer participates or participated in a minimum of forty percent (40%) of the drills conducted by the individual's department and a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the emergency calls received during the time the volunteer serves or served on call. Volunteer firefighter departments shall keep individual records that document the criteria in this subparagraph.  (iv) "This act" means W.S. 27-15-101 through 27-15-103.
WY Stat § 27-15-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 27 - Labor and Employment|Chapter 15 - Presumptive Disability for Certain Diseases|Section 27-15-103 - Presumption Rebuttal.

27-15-103. Presumption rebuttal.| A person opposed to the award of benefits or compensation listed under W.S. 27-15-102(b) may rebut the presumption under this act through a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that a risk factor, accident, hazard or other cause not associated with the firefighter's service was the dominant cause of the listed disease.
WY Stat § 28-1-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-101 - President of Senate to Preside Over Joint Sessions; Powers.

28-1-101. President of senate to preside over joint sessions; powers.| Whenever the senate and house of representatives of the legislature of the state of Wyoming shall meet in joint session, for the transaction of any business whatsoever, the duly elected and qualified president of the senate shall preside over the deliberations of any such joint session, with all the prerogatives and powers of a presiding officer, and the officers of both the senate and house shall be, during such joint session, under and subject to his direction.
WY Stat § 28-1-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-102 - Length of Legislative Sessions.

28-1-102. Length of legislative sessions.| (a) The general and budget session of the Wyoming legislature shall commence on the second Tuesday of January of odd-numbered years and shall continue for an additional thirty-nine (39) legislative working days unless both houses agree to an earlier adjournment.  (b) There shall be a legislative budget session each even-numbered year to consider the state budget and any other business the legislature deems desirable. The budget session of the Wyoming legislature shall commence on the second Monday of February of even-numbered years and shall continue for an additional number of legislative working days as agreed by both houses of the legislature or as limited by the Wyoming constitution.  (c) As used in this section "legislative working day" means every day of the week when either the senate or house of representatives convenes, exclusive of Sundays.  (d) Members of the legislature shall be paid salary and per diem for each calendar day from the first legislative working day of each session through and including the last legislative working day of each session.
WY Stat § 28-1-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-103 - Additional Employees.

28-1-103. Additional employees.| At any time during the session of the legislature when the employment of additional persons may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties imposed upon the legislature, the senate and house of representatives are hereby authorized to employ such additional employees. All persons employed by either house shall at all times serve at the will of the presiding officer of that house.
WY Stat § 28-1-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-105 - Preservation of Records.

28-1-105. Preservation of records.| The original minutes, receipt books and miscellaneous records of the state legislature deposited with the secretary of state shall be retained by the secretary of state for a period of three (3) years. The original house bills and senate files shall be retained by the secretary of state for ten (10) years after which time the secretary of state will deliver them to the department of state parks and cultural resources for destruction or preservation as it may deem desirable. The original enrolled acts, and the original senate and house journals shall be retained by the secretary of state as permanent records.
WY Stat § 28-1-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-106 - Resignation of Office.

28-1-106. Resignation of office.| Resignation of the office of a member of the senate or house of representatives shall be made to the governor, who shall immediately notify the state central committee of the party which the member represented at the time of his election under W.S. 22-6-120(a)(vii), or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office, of the resignation. If the resigning member did not represent a political party at the time of his election, or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office, the governor shall notify the appropriate boards of county commissioners who shall proceed in accordance with W.S. 22-18-111(a)(iii)(C). For purposes of this section a person shall be considered to "represent" a political party if he was a nominee of that political party when elected to office or when appointed to fill a vacancy in office.
WY Stat § 28-1-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-107 - Definitions.

28-1-107. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Committee" means any duly constituted committee of the legislature, any standing committee of either house of the legislature, joint interim committee of the legislature, special investigating committee established by joint resolution of the legislature and the committees established by W.S. 28-11-101, 28-11-201 and 28-11-301;  (ii) "Council" means the management council of the legislature;  (iii) "Legislature" means the Wyoming legislature;  (iv) "Subpoena" means a legislative subpoena or subpoena duces tecum in such form and issued pursuant to rules prescribed by the legislature or council;  (v) "This act" means W.S. 28-1-107 through 28-1-112 and any future amendments thereto.
WY Stat § 28-1-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-108 - Oaths.

28-1-108. Oaths.| Any Wyoming legislator or designated staff members of the legislature are empowered to administer oaths to witnesses in any matter under investigation by the legislature, council, or committee.
WY Stat § 28-1-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-109 - Issuance and Service of Subpoena; Privilege of Witness; Witness Fees and Expenses.

28-1-109. Issuance and service of subpoena; privilege of witness; witness fees and expenses.| (a) The presiding officer of either house of the legislature, the council, or a committee may issue a subpoena upon request of a majority of the members of the body. Subpoenas also may be issued on behalf of the management audit committee as provided by W.S. 28-8-107(h).  (b) A subpoena shall be served by the sheriff or his deputy, or may be served by any other person so designated by the presiding officer. Service of a subpoena upon a person named therein shall be made either by reading or by delivering a copy to the person. The person serving the subpoena shall make proof of service thereof to the issuing body promptly and in any event within the time during which the person served must respond to the subpoena.  (c) No witness before the legislature, the council, or any committee is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact or to produce any book, paper, or other document relevant to the matter under inquiry on the ground that his testimony or production of the document may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.  (d) Witnesses not employees of the state of Wyoming nor of any political subdivision of the state who are summoned to give testimony or produce documents shall receive witness fees, travel expenses, and other expenses in the same amount as permitted in civil cases triable in district court.
WY Stat § 28-1-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-110 - Failure to Appear; Refusal to Testify or Produce Documents; Disturbances.

28-1-110. Failure to appear; refusal to testify or produce documents; disturbances.| (a) Any person having been subpoenaed as a witness by the authority of the legislature, council or committee to give testimony or produce books, papers or other documents relevant to the matter under inquiry before the legislature, council, or any committee, who fails to appear, refuses to be sworn, refuses to answer any question relevant to the matter under inquiry, or fails to produce any books, papers or other documents relevant to the matter under inquiry, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (b) Any person attending a meeting or hearing of the legislature, the council, or any committee, who is disorderly or contemptuous or who willfully creates noise or any other disturbance tending to interrupt or disrupt the meeting or hearing, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (c) Any person who violates this section, upon conviction, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, may be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and imprisonment in county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months.
WY Stat § 28-1-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-111 - Certification of Violations for Prosecution.

28-1-111. Certification of violations for prosecution.| Whenever any witness subpoenaed to appear or produce documents before the legislature, council, or any committee, fails to appear to testify, refuses to be sworn, fails to answer any question relevant to matter under inquiry, fails to produce any book, paper or other document relevant to the matter under inquiry, or whenever any person is alleged to have violated W.S. 28-1-110(b), the presiding officer of the body shall certify that failure or violation to the appropriate district attorney for prosecution of the matter in the appropriate court.
WY Stat § 28-1-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-112 - Court Order to Appear to Testify or Produce Documents.

28-1-112. Court order to appear to testify or produce documents.| In case of refusal to obey a subpoena issued by the legislature, council, or any committee, the presiding officer of the body shall apply to the district court for the district in which the proceedings are being held, for an order requiring the person to appear before the legislature, the council, the committee or other person designated by the presiding officer at the time and place requested by the application, there to produce the documentary evidence or give testimony on the matter under inquiry. Failure to obey the court order may be punished by the court as a contempt of court.
WY Stat § 28-1-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 28 - Legislature|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 28-1-113 - Joint Meetings of Legislative Standing Committees; Introduction and Passage of Budget Bill.

28-1-113. Joint meetings of legislative standing committees; introduction and passage of budget bill.| (a) The joint appropriations committee shall sit in open sessions while considering the budget and shall begin meetings not less than twenty (20) days prior to the convening of the budget session. The joint committee may cause the attendance of the heads or responsible representatives of the departments, institutions and all other agencies of the state to furnish information and answer questions as the joint committee requires.  (b) All persons interested in the estimates under consideration shall be admitted to the meetings and may be allowed the right to be heard. The governor, or his representatives, and members of the legislature have the right to sit at these public hearings and be heard on all matters coming before the joint committee.  (c) The joint committee shall cause the general appropriation bill or bills known as budget bills, to be introduced in whole or in part in the house of representatives or the senate, or both. When a budget bill has passed the house of origin, the bill shall be referred to the standing appropriations committee of the opposite house which shall meet and consider those amendments to the budget bill which were adopted by the house of origin and shall not propose other amendments to any original joint appropriations committee budget bill.  (d) To the extent not inconsistent with any enacted law or clear expression of legislative intent to the contrary, each agency's budget request as recommended by the governor to the joint appropriations interim committee, any other budgetary explanatory material submitted to the joint appropriations interim committee by the governor and the budget hearings before the joint appropriations interim committee shall guide the interpretation and implementation of appropriations and related language contained within the general appropriations bill or bills appropriating funds to be expended for the operation of a state agency, including programs, purposes and number of employees specified within each agency.