2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 32 - Department of Administration and Information › Section 9-2-3202 - Definitions; Powers Generally; Duties of Governor; Provisions Construed; Cooperation With Legislature and Judiciary; Divisions Enumerated.

9-2-3202. Definitions; powers generally; duties of governor; provisions construed; cooperation with legislature and judiciary; divisions enumerated.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Agency" means an office, department, board, commission or operating unit of the executive branch of state government;
(ii) "Department" means the department of administration and information;
(iii) "Executive branch" means the executive department of state government established by article 2, section 1 of the Wyoming constitution;
(iv) "Judiciary" means the judicial department of state government established by article 2, section 1 of the Wyoming constitution;
(v) "Legislature" means the legislative department of state government established by article 2, section 1 of the Wyoming constitution;
(vi) "This act" means W.S. 9-2-3201 through 9-2-3221;
(vii) "Contract employee" means an employee who is hired by any agency for a limited period of time, pursuant to rules promulgated by the human resources division in W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F);
(viii) "Competitive employment" means work in the competitive labor market that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis in an integrated setting, and for which an individual is compensated at or above the minimum wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals who are not disabled;
(ix) "Employment first" means a concept to facilitate the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace and community. Under the employment first approach, community based, integrated employment is the first option for employment services for children and adults with disabilities. Employment first includes competitive employment in an integrated setting;
(x) "Integrated setting" means with respect to an employment outcome, a setting typically found in the community in which applicants or eligible individuals interact with individuals who do not have disabilities, other than nondisabled individuals who are providing services to those applicants or eligible individuals, to the same extent that individuals who do not have disabilities interact with other persons in comparable positions;
(b) The department may assist the governor in discharging his duties as chief executive and administrative officer of the executive branch of government of the state of Wyoming. The governor through the department shall:
(i) Improve techniques used for management of state government;
(ii) Coordinate, consolidate and provide services which are used by more than one (1) agency;
(iii) Review agency programs, expenditures and management to identify problems and suggest improvements;
(iv) Promote economy and efficiency in government; and
(v) Establish uniform standards of administration.
(c) This act shall be construed to provide the governor, through the department, with a more coordinated and responsive system of management of the executive branch of state government, and to preserve and protect the separation of powers mandated by article 2, section 1 of the Wyoming constitution. The legislature and the judiciary shall cooperate with the department and may utilize the services and assistance of the department to achieve economy in government, but procedures affecting the administration of the legislature shall be determined by the legislature and the management council, and procedures affecting the administration of the judiciary shall be determined by the judges for their respective courts, and they shall not be bound by rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
(d) The department shall consist of the following divisions in addition to the office of the director of the department:
(i) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 56, 5.
(ii) General services division;
(iii) Human resources division;
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2012, Ch. 30, 4.
(v) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 178, 2.
(vi) Economic analysis division;
(vii) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 178, 3.
(viii) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 178, 3.
(ix) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 178, 2.
(x) State library division.