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WY Stat § 21-18-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 2 - Community College Commission|Section 21-18-201 - Community College Commission; Created; Composition; Removal.

21-18-201. Community college commission; created; composition; removal.| (a) The Wyoming community college commission is created.  (b) The commission consists of seven (7) appointed members:  (i) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 73, § 3.  (ii) No less than three (3) nor more than four (4) appointed members shall be from counties in which a community college district is located;  (iii) No more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the members shall be from the same political party.  (c) The governor and the state superintendent of public instruction are ex officio nonvoting members of the commission.  (d) Appointments to the commission shall be made by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor as provided by W.S. 28-12-101. Commission members shall not be employees or trustees of a community college district. All terms of appointment shall be for four (4) years except appointments to fill unexpired terms. No person shall be appointed for more than two (2) full four (4) year terms plus any portion of a term served while filling a vacancy. The governor may remove any commission member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.  (e) A chairman and officers of the commission shall be elected biennially by the commission from its members.  (f) The members of the commission shall be paid per diem and travel expenses while attending commission meetings at the same rate allowed members of the legislature. The commission shall meet at least four (4) times each fiscal year.  (g) Any commissioner who does not attend at least fifty percent (50%) of scheduled commission meetings during any year commencing from the date of appointment is automatically removed from office. The director of the commission shall certify the name of any commissioner who has not attended at least fifty percent (50%) of scheduled meetings during each appointment year to the governor who shall appoint a successor to fill the vacancy within two (2) weeks from the date of certification.
WY Stat § 21-18-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 2 - Community College Commission|Section 21-18-203 - Budget Procedure.

21-18-203. Budget procedure.| (a) In collaboration with the boards of the community colleges, the commission shall submit state appropriation requests on behalf of the community college system in compliance with the statewide community college system strategic plan. The standard budget request submitted by the commission for state aid to community colleges under W.S. 21-18-205 for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2020 and every four years thereafter, shall be equal to the amount defined in W.S. 9-2-1002(a)(ix). A request for an enrollment adjustment to the standard budget for state aid to community colleges shall be submitted every four (4) years commencing in the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2018. The enrollment adjustment shall be based solely upon the calculation under subsection (e) of this section. The budget requests shall be made upon forms and in a format to be determined by the state budget department.  (b) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 33, § 2.  (c) To facilitate its appropriation request, the community college commission shall hold at least one (1) budget hearing for the community colleges.  (d) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 73, § 3.  (e) An enrollment adjustment request shall be based upon changes in annual weighted average enrollment and only for variable costs. An enrollment adjustment request for a percentage increase or decrease to a standard budget base amount for annual weighted average enrollment shall be calculated as follows:  (i) The variable cost percentage determined pursuant to W.S. 21-18-205(c) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the difference in the annual weighted average enrollment for the three (3) most recent academic years and the annual weighted average enrollment at the time of last enrollment adjustment request submitted pursuant to this subsection, the denominator of which is the annual weighted average enrollment at the time of the last enrollment adjustment request submitted pursuant to this subsection;  (ii) The standard budget enrollment adjustment request submitted for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2018 shall apply the formula in paragraph (i) of this subsection, with the substitution of annual weighted average enrollment for fiscal years 2013, 2014 and 2015 in lieu of the "annual weighted average enrollment at the time of the last enrollment adjustment request submitted pursuant to this subsection";  (iii) Any funding increase or decrease as determined by the state legislature shall be distributed in proportion to the funding amounts determined in W.S. 21-18-205(c).  (f) In preparing the estimates under W.S. 9-3-210(c), the community college commission shall submit an exception budget request for health insurance funding needs related to the addition of any benefitted positions created during the preceding fiscal year at the colleges in the commission's budget request for the subsequent fiscal year.
WY Stat § 21-18-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 2 - Community College Commission|Section 21-18-204 - Commission and Districts Subject to Public Records Provisions; Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act.

21-18-204. Commission and districts subject to public records provisions; Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act.| (a) The commission and the community college districts are subject to the provisions of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205.  (b) The community college districts are subject to the provisions of the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act. Audits for each community college required by W.S. 16-4-121 shall be performed by independent auditors selected by the college. The audits shall be conducted in accordance with guidelines set forth in W.S. 9-1-507. The independent auditors shall submit audit findings to the college board of trustees, the commission and the state budget department. Questions by the commission regarding audits shall be submitted to the community colleges for response.
WY Stat § 21-18-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 2 - Community College Commission|Section 21-18-206 - Paying Out Appropriations by Warrants Drawn Upon Vouchers; Application of Share to Default in Payment on Revenue Bonds.

21-18-206. Paying out appropriations by warrants drawn upon vouchers; application of share to default in payment on revenue bonds.| The state treasurer shall pay out state appropriations for community colleges on warrants drawn by the auditor of the state upon vouchers issued and signed by the director of the commission. If any community college entitled to payment out of any appropriation has defaulted in the payment of interest or principal on any revenue bonds issued by the community college and purchased by the state treasurer, the state treasurer shall withhold from the community college that portion of its share of any state aid or appropriation and shall apply the share to any default which has or may in the future occur. Warrants may be drawn upon the state treasurer by the state investment board certifying the default.
WY Stat § 21-18-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 2 - Community College Commission|Section 21-18-207 - Cooperative Educational Services.

21-18-207. Cooperative educational services.| The commission shall encourage community colleges and school districts to utilize the procedures provided by W.S. 21-20-101 through 21-20-111.
WY Stat § 21-18-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-301 - Community College District to Be Body Corporate; Name.

21-18-301. Community college district to be body corporate; name.| Each community college district which is formed under this act is a body corporate by the name and style of ".... Community College District, State of Wyoming", the blank space to contain the chosen name of the district, and in that name the district may hold property and be a party to suits and contracts.
WY Stat § 21-18-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-302 - District Board Generally; Quorum; Organization; Officers.

21-18-302. District board generally; quorum; organization; officers.| (a) Within thirty (30) days after the election establishing the community college district, and on or about December 1 each year thereafter, the board shall meet and organize by electing one (1) of its members as president, one (1) as treasurer, and one (1) as secretary. The president shall preside at all meetings of the board except that a temporary chairman may be selected by the board in his absence. The secretary shall keep the minutes and proceedings of all board meetings and the treasurer shall receive all funds payable to the district and disburse them on the order of the board.  (b) A majority of the community college district board members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of all business but a minimum of three (3) concurring votes is required to decide any question.
WY Stat § 21-18-305 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-305 - Budget.

21-18-305. Budget.| The chief administrative officer shall annually cause to be submitted a budget for the approval of the community college district board.
WY Stat § 21-18-306 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-306 - Bonds of Officers and Employees.

21-18-306. Bonds of officers and employees.| The community college district may require each officer and employee whose duty it is to handle funds or property of the district to be bonded under a suitable bond indemnifying the district against loss. The board shall determine the amount and the type of the bond.
WY Stat § 21-18-307 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-307 - Admission of State High School Graduates Without Examination.

21-18-307. Admission of state high school graduates without examination.| A person who graduates from a high school in this state shall be admitted to a community college of this state without further qualifying examination.
WY Stat § 21-18-308 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-308 - Number of Board Members; Election; Subdistricts; Apportionment.

21-18-308. Number of board members; election; subdistricts; apportionment.| (a) Each community college district board shall consist of seven (7) members to be elected as provided by law.  (b) The community college district board may by resolution partition the community college district into election subdistricts to provide for representation on the district board in accordance with population. Where population figures permit, monetary evaluation and geographic factors may be considered in determining subdistricts.  (c) The community college district board shall by resolution designate the number of members of the district board which shall be elected from each election subdistrict if any, in accordance with the population of the community college district and the respective election subdistricts.
WY Stat § 21-18-309 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-309 - First Regular Election of Board; Fiscal Year.

21-18-309. First regular election of board; fiscal year.| The first regular election of a community college board following creation of a community college district shall not be held until the May election date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103 of the first fiscal year in which a special mill tax is levied and assessed against the taxable property of the district for the uses and purposes of the district. The fiscal year of each community college district shall begin on July 1 of each year and shall end on June 30 of the following year.
WY Stat § 21-18-315 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-315 - Bond Issues; Refunding.

21-18-315. Bond issues; refunding.| (a) Any bonds issued by any community college district may be refunded, without an election, by the district which issued the bonds, in the name of the district, but subject to the provisions concerning their payment and to any other contractual limitations in the proceedings authorizing their issuance or otherwise appertaining thereto, for any of the following purposes:  (i) To extend the maturities of outstanding bonds for which payment is in arrears, or which there is not, or it is certain that there will not be, sufficient money to pay the principal or interest on outstanding bonds as due;  (ii) To reduce interest costs or effecting other economies;  (iii) To reorganize all or any part of the outstanding bonds of the district in order to equalize tax levies;  (iv) To refund any bonds which were issued payable from a limited mill levy.
WY Stat § 21-18-316 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-316 - Liberal Construction.

21-18-316. Liberal construction.| This act being necessary to secure public health, safety, convenience, and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
WY Stat § 21-18-317 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 3 - Community College Districts|Section 21-18-317 - Authority to Provide Educational Program; Scope and Approval of Program.

21-18-317. Authority to provide educational program; scope and approval of program.| The community college district board of any community college in this state may provide an educational program in the field of nursing. The educational program shall be of the duration and intensity as may be deemed appropriate by the community college district board and the Wyoming state board of nursing and shall lead to an associate degree in nursing and prepare each student for licensure as provided by law. Approval of the Wyoming state board of nursing is required prior to the establishment of the nursing education.
WY Stat § 21-18-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 4 - Wyoming Works Program|Section 21-18-401 - Wyoming Works Program Created; Short Title.

21-18-401. Wyoming works program created; short title.| This article may be cited as the "Wyoming works program".
WY Stat § 21-18-402 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 4 - Wyoming Works Program|Section 21-18-402 - Definitions.

21-18-402. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Academic term" means the fall semester or term, the spring semester or term, summer school, or other defined period of time within a term or semester in which the approved credential program or course is offered. In this article, "term" and "semester" have the same meaning. If an approved credential program or course encompasses a defined period of less than a full semester or term the beginning of the defined period shall be considered the beginning of the term or semester for that program or course;  (ii) "College" or "community college" means an institution established under the Wyoming Community College System Code;  (iii) "Commission" means the Wyoming community college commission;  (iv) "Consortium" means two (2) or more colleges sharing or jointly delivering credential programs in more than one (1) geographic location, by sharing resources or otherwise collaborating in order to more efficiently provide access to credential programs for students;  (v) "Cost of attendance" means the sum cost of tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, books and supplies, travel and personal expenses to attend a community college as determined annually by the college in accordance with W.S. 21-18-404(b);  (vi) "Credential" means a license, permit, certificate or other government or industry recognized qualification for working in a trade or occupation in this state, including, but not limited to, drivers of commercial motor vehicles, welders, machine shop operators or other workforce training programs. College academic credit and an applied science degree or certificate may be earned in a credential program, but college academic credit shall not be a requirement for a credential program;  (vii) "Unmet financial need" means the cost of attendance minus the sum of expected family contribution and all federal, state, local, institutional and privately funded scholarships or grants received by the student, all as determined by the community college. The college shall use the most recent federal free application for federal student aid form to determine expected family contribution and shall do so annually in accordance with W.S. 21-18-404.
WY Stat § 21-18-403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 4 - Wyoming Works Program|Section 21-18-403 - Wyoming Works Program Created; Eligibility Requirements.

21-18-403. Wyoming works program created; eligibility requirements.| (a) There is created the Wyoming works program for Wyoming community college students.  (b) Under the Wyoming works program, subject to the availability of funds as determined by the legislature, the state may provide grant funds pursuant to this article on behalf of an eligible student who has been accepted by and enrolled in a community college to pursue a credential program approved by the commission for the Wyoming works program, who has demonstrated Wyoming residency as determined by the community college at which the student is enrolled and who is not ineligible under subsection (c) of this section. No college shall require a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate as a prerequisite for admission to a credential program funded in whole or in part with monies under this article, unless the credential program is included within a college academic credit program requiring the diploma or equivalency certificate and the college provides the student assistance in achieving the diploma or equivalency certificate.  (c) No student shall be eligible for a grant under this article for more than six (6) academic terms. A student is not eligible for a grant under this article if he:  (i) Is not a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien who meets the definition of an eligible noncitizen under federal Title IV requirements or requirements of a subsequent similar federal enactment;  (ii) Has not complied with United States selective service system requirements for registration, if the requirements are applicable to the student;  (iii) Is in default on a federal Title IV education loan. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a student who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this article and has fully repaid a defaulted loan or is no longer in default, from receiving a grant for future academic terms;  (iv) Owes a refund under a federal Title IV student financial aid program or a subsequently enacted similar federal student financial aid program, or a student financial aid program administered through the state. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a student who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this article and has fully paid the refund owed, from receiving a grant for future academic terms;  (v) For continued enrollment in a credential program if he fails to make satisfactory academic progress as required for the credential program by commission rule;  (vi) Is currently receiving a scholarship under the Hathaway scholarship program established in W.S. 21-16-1301 through 21-16-1311.
WY Stat § 21-18-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 4 - Wyoming Works Program|Section 21-18-404 - Student Grants; Amounts.

21-18-404. Student grants; amounts.| There shall be made available student grants under the Wyoming works program. The grant amount shall not exceed the amount provided for two (2) semesters under the Hathaway provisional opportunity scholarship pursuant to W.S. 21-16-1305(a)(i)(A), in any one (1) academic year, unless the credential program is in an economic sector determined by the commission to fulfill a critical workforce need. For credential programs in such economic sectors, the grant amount shall not exceed the amount provided for two (2) semesters under the Hathaway honor scholarship pursuant to W.S. 21-16-1304(a)(iii)(A) in any one (1) academic year. One-half (1/2) of the annual award shall be provided to the student at each fall and spring academic term of qualification, unless the credential program or course is for a defined period of less than a full semester or the student elects to reserve any portion of the annual award for attendance at a subsequent summer school term. For credential programs of one (1) term or less, cost of attendance and unmet financial need shall be calculated on a projected annual basis, but the annual award amount shall be provided in full in the term of attendance, on a prorated basis.
WY Stat § 21-18-406 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 4 - Wyoming Works Program|Section 21-18-406 - Student Grant Limitations.

21-18-406. Student grant limitations.| To the extent a student grant under this article would, when combined with any grant or scholarship from a student financial aid program administered through the state or any state institution, in any academic term exceed the cost of attendance at the community college, the grant under this article shall be reduced by the amount necessary to not exceed the cost of attendance. The commission shall by rule require that student grant funds under this article shall be provided for unmet financial need and only after all other public or private grants, scholarship or other financial aid available for the student's enrollment in the credential program have been applied.
WY Stat § 21-18-408 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 21 - Education|Chapter 18 - Community Colleges|Article 4 - Wyoming Works Program|Section 21-18-408 - Accounts Created.

21-18-408. Accounts created.| (a) The Wyoming works program account is created. The account shall consist of funds appropriated by the legislature, gifts and grants accepted by the state and such other funds as directed by law. Monies within the account are continuously appropriated to the commission for distribution to colleges as provided in this article. Interest and other earnings on funds within the account shall be credited to the account. Unexpended and unencumbered monies within the account at the end of each fiscal year shall not lapse but shall remain in the account.  (b) The Wyoming works student grant account is created. The account shall consist of funds appropriated by the legislature, gifts and grants accepted by the state and such other funds as directed by law. Monies within the account are continuously appropriated to the commission for distribution as provided in this article. Interest and other earnings on funds within the account shall be credited to the account. Unexpended and unencumbered monies within the account at the end of each fiscal year shall not lapse but shall remain in the account.  (c) Appropriated state funds within the Wyoming works student grant account and within the Wyoming works program account shall be accounted for separately from all other funds within each account.