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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-203 - Notices; Method of Service.

20-6-203. Notices; method of service.
All notices required by this act shall be served by certified mail return receipt requested or first class mail to the last known address of the addressee or shall be personally served as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. If mailed, notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid. Proof of mailing shall be sufficient proof of notice.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-204 - Entry of Income Withholding Order.

20-6-204. Entry of income withholding order.
(a) Upon entry or modification of any support order, the court shall also enter an income withholding order which shall take effect immediately, unless the parties agree otherwise, or unless one (1) of the parties demonstrates, and the court finds, that there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding. When the parties agree to an alternative arrangement, the arrangement shall be in writing, signed by the parties and reviewed and entered in the record by the court. The court shall include in the record its findings of good cause, including a statement explaining why implementation of immediate income withholding would not be in the best interests of the child and, in cases involving modification of child support, proof of timely payments.
(b) If a support order was entered by a Wyoming court before the effective date of this act and an income withholding order has not previously been entered, the court which entered the support order shall enter the income withholding order on its own motion at the time the support order is subsequently modified or at any other time upon application of the obligee, the obligor or the department. An income withholding order under this subsection shall be entered without a hearing if an arrearage occurs. An income withholding order under this subsection may also be entered by the district court of any other county in this state in which the obligor, obligee or payor resides, provided:
(i) The petitioner files in the office of the clerk of that district court a certified copy of the support order and a sworn statement of the arrearages; and
(ii) No other court in this state has entered an income withholding order based upon the same support order.
(c) At the time an income withholding order is entered, the clerk shall mail a copy of the income withholding order and the support order to the last known address of the obligor and the obligee.
(d) If a support order was entered by a Wyoming court and an income withholding order has not previously been entered, the department may issue an administrative income withholding order, subject to the applicable requirements of W.S. 20-6-101 through 20-6-112.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-205 - When Income Withholding Order Becomes Effective.

20-6-205. When income withholding order becomes effective.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by W.S. 20-6-204(a), an income withholding order which did not become effective immediately upon entry, becomes effective upon the earliest of the following:
(i) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 2, 2.
(ii) The date the obligor requests withholding commence; or
(iii) The date the obligor becomes delinquent in payment of an amount equal to one (1) month's support obligation under the support order.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-206 - Contents of Income Withholding Order.

20-6-206. Contents of income withholding order.
(a) The income withholding order shall:
(i) Direct the payor to withhold and remit to the clerk income due from the payor to the obligor, as specified in the notice to payor required by W.S. 20-6-210, for the payment of current support obligations and for the liquidation of arrearages, if any;
(ii) Order the payor to comply with all the terms of the notice to payor and all subsequent notices served upon the payor;
(iii) State that the income withholding order is immediately effective or that the order will become effective as provided in W.S. 20-6-205(a)(ii) or (iii); and
(iv) State the addresses, if known, and social security numbers of the obligor and the obligee.
(b) If there is more than one (1) income withholding order in effect, and if the various orders require payment to two (2) or more payees, then the notice to payor shall provide that income withheld shall be disbursed according to the following:
(i) Each child shall receive an amount in the proportion which the child's current support bears relative to the total of all amounts for current support under court orders; and
(ii) Any remaining withheld income shall be distributed to each child in an amount proportional to which the arrearage for that child's support bears relative to the total of all amounts ordered to be paid on arrearage.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-207 - Voluntary Assignment by Obligor.

20-6-207. Voluntary assignment by obligor.
(a) An obligor may at any time voluntarily apply to the court to enter an income withholding order pursuant to W.S. 20-6-204(b) or file a verified written application with the clerk requesting that withholding commence pursuant to W.S. 20-6-205(a)(ii).
(b) An income withholding order which becomes effective at the voluntary request of the obligor shall remain in effect until such time as:
(i) The obligor petitions the court to suspend withholding of income upon a showing of good cause, including a showing that income withholding has not been terminated previously and subsequently reinitiated and that the parties have agreed to an alternative arrangement as specified in W.S. 20-6-204; or
(ii) There is no longer a current order for support and all arrearages as defined in W.S. 20-6-202 have been paid.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-208 - Notice to Obligor.

20-6-208. Notice to obligor.
(a) Except where an income withholding order becomes effective immediately, the clerk shall send notice to the obligor no later than fifteen (15) days after the date when:
(i) The obligor becomes delinquent as specified in subsection (b) of this section; or
(ii) An application by the obligee for income withholding has been granted by the court.
(b) When an obligor becomes delinquent in payment in an amount equal to one (1) month's obligation under the support order, the obligee or the department, to initiate income withholding, shall file with the clerk a verified notice of delinquency, a certified copy of which shall be served upon the obligor together with the form by which the obligor may petition to stay service as provided by W.S. 20-6-209.
(c) The notice of delinquency shall state:
(i) The terms of the support order;
(ii) A computation of the period and total amount of arrearage as of the date of the notice;
(iii) That the amount of income that will be withheld shall be the full amount due for current support and an additional sum toward arrearages, the total of which shall not exceed the amount authorized by W.S. 20-6-210(b)(iii);
(iv) The effective date of the income withholding order as provided by W.S. 20-6-205;
(v) The income withholding order will be sent to any known current and subsequent payor of the obligor unless the obligor files a petition to stay service in accordance with W.S. 20-6-209;
(vi) That the income withholding order applies to any current or subsequent payor or period of employment;
(vii) The procedures available for contesting the income withholding including the grounds for contest and the period within which the petition to stay service shall be filed as provided by W.S. 20-6-209; and
(viii) That failure to contest the income withholding within the period specified in W.S. 20-6-209(a) will result in the payor being notified to begin withholding.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-209 - Procedures to Stay Income Withholding.

20-6-209. Procedures to stay income withholding.
(a) Within twenty (20) days from the date of service of the notice of delinquency the obligor may file with the clerk a petition to stay service of the income withholding order. The petition to stay shall include the obligor's name, social security number, address, employer and employer's address. The obligor shall mail a copy of the petition to the obligee, or to the obligee's representative if the notice of delinquency was filed by someone other than the obligee, and to the department in all cases being enforced by the department. The obligor shall move for a hearing on the petition within five (5) days of filing the petition or the petition shall be denied. The income withholding order shall not be served on the payor until either a hearing has been deemed denied or until after a hearing has been held on the petition and the court has determined that the income withholding will become effective.
(b) The grounds for the petition to stay service shall be limited to disputes concerning:
(i) The amount of current support or arrearage; or
(ii) The identity of the alleged obligor named in the income withholding order.
(c) If a petition to stay service states the grounds required by subsection (b) of this section, and has been filed as provided by subsection (a) of this section, and the obligor has moved for a hearing, the court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the obligor, the obligee or the obligee's representative if the notice of delinquency was filed by someone other than the obligee of the time and place of the hearing. In all cases being enforced by the department, the department shall be given notice. The court shall hear and decide the dispute and notify the obligor of its determination within forty-five (45) days from the date the notice of delinquency was served on all parties entitled to notice.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-210 - Notice to Payor.

20-6-210. Notice to payor.
(a) The notice to payor shall be prepared and the original notice filed with the clerk. A copy of the notice shall be mailed or served pursuant to W.S. 20-6-203 to the payor and to the obligor. Notice to the payor also may be served by delivering a copy by electronic means if consented to by the payor. Notice to the payor and obligor shall be mailed or served by:
(i) The court if the income withholding order became effective immediately upon entry;
(ii) The obligor if the income withholding order becomes effective under W.S. 20-6-205(a)(ii); or
(iii) The department, acting pursuant to W.S. 20-6-105(a)(ii), or the obligee in all other cases.
(b) The notice to payor shall state:
(i) An ascertainable amount to be withheld from the obligor's income to be remitted to the clerk for current support and for arrearages;
(ii) That the payor may withhold the fee provided by W.S. 20-6-212(c);
(iii) That the amount actually withheld for support combined with the fee authorized by W.S. 20-6-212(c) shall not exceed the maximum amount authorized by 15 U.S.C. 1673;
(A) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 169, 2.
(B) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 169, 2.
(iv) The payor's rights and duties under W.S. 20-6-212;
(v) That the withholding under this act has priority over any other legal process under state law against the same income;
(vi) That the notice to payor is binding upon the payor until further notice is received as provided in accordance with W.S. 20-6-210(a);
(vii) That the payor is subject to the sanctions of W.S. 20-6-218.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the uniform income withholding order and notice to payor is deemed to meet the requirements of this act.
(d) Withholding payments may be forwarded to a single address provided by the Wyoming department of family services, in accordance with the federal Social Security Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-212 - Duties of the Payor; Administrative Fee.

20-6-212. Duties of the payor; administrative fee.
(a) Upon receipt of certified copies of the notice to payor and the income withholding order, the payor shall deduct and pay over income as specified in the notice.
(b) The payor shall begin the withholding no later than the first pay period that occurs following service on the payor of the notice and income withholding order. The payor shall deduct the maximum amount required by the notice, unless otherwise ordered by the court, for each pay period. The payor is not required to vary his normal pay and disbursement cycles in order to comply with this subsection. The payor shall remit the amount withheld to the state disbursement unit within seven (7) days after the date the obligor is paid, and the remittance shall include the name and social security number of the obligor and the date the income was withheld.
(c) In addition to the amount withheld from the obligor's income, the payor may, subject to limitations under W.S. 20-6-210(b)(iii) and 27-3-319(c), deduct and retain from the obligor's remaining income five dollars ($5.00) for each payment made pursuant to the income withholding order.
(d) If the payor has received more than one (1) notice to payor, all withheld amounts may be combined into a single payment in which case the payor shall separately identify the amount which is to be credited to each obligor. Upon request, the clerk of court or the department may provide assistance to a payor in determining the amount to be credited to each obligor.
(e) Within thirty (30) days after the obligor's employment terminates or the obligor ceases to receive income from the payor the payor shall give written notice thereof to the clerk. The notice shall include the following information:
(i) When the obligor ceased to receive income from the payor or when the obligor left his employment;
(ii) The last known address of the obligor;
(iii) The name and address of the obligor's new payor if known.
(f) For a period of one (1) year from the date the obligor's employment terminates with the payor, the payor shall, upon request, disclose to the clerk or the department the following information:
(i) Any new address for the obligor of which the payor may become aware; and
(ii) The name and address of the obligor's new payor, if known to the payor.
(g) In the case of worker's compensation or unemployment compensation benefits, nothing in W.S. 20-6-202(a)(i) or (xv) shall require a payor to withhold an amount for any type of support or arrearage not authorized to be withheld from those benefits by federal law or regulation.
(h) If insurance coverage of the obligor's children is provided by or through the payor, the payor shall notify the clerk within thirty (30) days of any lapse or material change in that coverage.
(j) The payor shall not be liable to the obligor for any payment or disclosure made as authorized by this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-213 - Notice to Clerk of Changes.

20-6-213. Notice to clerk of changes.
(a) After an income withholding order has become effective under this act and within fifteen (15) days of any change:
(i) The obligee and obligor shall notify the clerk in writing of any change of address; and
(ii) The obligor shall notify the clerk in writing of the name and address of any new payor.
(b) The department, acting pursuant to W.S. 20-6-105(a)(ii), or the obligee shall give written notice to the clerk of the receipt of any other support payments including but not limited to, any federal offset or partial payment of any arrearage.
(c) Within thirty (30) days after termination of the department's authorization to receive payments for the obligee, the department shall give notice in writing or by electronic data transfer to the clerk to send future payments directly to the obligee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-214 - Duties of Clerk of Court.

20-6-214. Duties of clerk of court.
(a) The clerk shall:
(i) Maintain records showing receipt and disbursement of all funds received pursuant to this act;
(ii) Promptly distribute all funds received to the appropriate person or agency;
(iii) Promptly refund to the obligor any amounts shown to have been improperly withheld which are in the possession and control of the clerk;
(iv) Promptly notify the obligee upon receipt of information provided to the clerk pursuant to W.S. 20-6-212(e);
(v) Promptly notify the payor of suspension or termination of the income withholding order when:
(A) The court has ordered a suspension or termination as provided by W.S. 20-6-216;
(B) The clerk receives a verified written notice from the obligor or the agency of this or another jurisdiction to which an obligee has assigned his right to support that there is no longer a support obligation and all arrearages have been paid; or
(C) The location of the obligee is unknown and the clerk has been unable to deliver payments remitted under the income withholding order for a period of ninety (90) days.
(vi) Use forms specified by the department.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 26, 2.
(c) When there exists more than one (1) current order for support, the clerk shall distribute payments received pursuant to W.S. 20-6-206(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-215 - Minimum and Maximum Amount of Withholding; Allocation.

20-6-215. Minimum and maximum amount of withholding; allocation.
(a) Subject to the limitation under W.S. 20-6-210(b)(iii) the aggregate amount of income withheld under an income withholding order served upon one (1) or more payors of an obligor shall:
(i) Satisfy the current support obligation under the support order;
(ii) Include an additional amount to be applied toward the liquidation of any arrearage; and
(iii) Include the amount actually withheld for support combined with the fee authorized by W.S. 20-6-212(c).
(b) If the department is enforcing separate support obligations under this act against a single obligor, it shall allocate amounts withheld giving priority to current support up to the limits imposed under W.S. 20-6-210(b)(iii) using the allocation method provided in W.S. 20-6-206(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-216 - Petitions to Modify, Suspend or Terminate Income Withholding Order.

20-6-216. Petitions to modify, suspend or terminate income withholding order.
(a) At any time after an income withholding order has been served upon a payor pursuant to W.S. 20-6-211, the obligor, the obligee or the department may petition the court to:
(i) Modify, suspend or terminate the income withholding order due to modification, suspension or termination of the support order;
(ii) Modify the amount of income to be withheld to reflect payment in full of the arrearage by income withholding or otherwise;
(iii) Reduce the amount of income being withheld by a payor to conform to the maximum limitations under W.S. 20-6-210(b)(iii) and to order the repayment by the obligee to the obligor of any amounts withheld in violation of W.S. 20-6-210(b)(iii);
(iv) Suspend the income withholding order because of inability to deliver the withheld income to the obligee due to the obligee's failure to provide the clerk with a mailing address or other means of delivery for a period of ninety (90) days;
(v) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 199, 2.
(vi) Suspend the income withholding order when the suspension is consented to by:
(A) The obligor or the department if the support rights of the obligee have been assigned to the department; or
(B) The obligor and the person to whom the duty of support is owed. When the parties under this subparagraph agree to an alternative arrangement, the arrangement shall be in writing, signed by the parties and reviewed and entered in the record by the court.
(b) An obligor may petition the court at any time to suspend or terminate an income withholding order upon grounds that:
(i) The obligor did not receive a copy of a required delinquency notice as provided by W.S. 20-6-209(a); and
(ii) Grounds exist as specified by W.S. 20-6-209(b) to contest the withholding.
(c) An obligor may petition the court at any time to suspend the withholding of income when there is no longer a current order for support and all arrearages have been paid.
(d) An income withholding order suspended under this section shall again become effective upon the subsequent occurrence of one (1) of the events specified by W.S. 20-6-205(a)(ii) or (iii). The income withholding order may thereafter be served upon a payor of the obligor subject to the notice and hearing requirements of this act.
(e) The clerk shall mail to any affected payor a certified copy of any order entered under this section which affects the duties of the payor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-218 - Penalties.

20-6-218. Penalties.
(a) A payor who fails to withhold income in the amount specified in the notice to payor is liable for any amount up to the accumulated amount the payor should have withheld from the obligor's income.
(b) Payors shall pay in compliance with the instructions specified in the notice to payor and in accordance with the duties specified in W.S. 20-6-212. No payor shall use the existence of an income withholding order authorized by this act as grounds to discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize an obligor or as grounds to refuse to employ a person. The penalties imposed under this section shall be collected from the violator, paid to the state treasurer and credited as provided in W.S. 8-1-109. Before the court imposes a civil penalty, the payor accused of a violation shall be notified, in writing, of the specific nature of the alleged violation and the time and place, at least ten (10) days from the date of the notice, when a hearing of the matter shall be held. After hearing or upon failure of the accused to appear at the hearing, the court shall determine the amount of the civil penalty to be imposed in accordance with the limitation in this section.
(c) Any payor who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty in an amount of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(d) Penalties under this section shall not be imposed unless service of the notice to payor was completed by sending by certified mail return receipt requested to, or by personal service upon, the employer.
(e) Except for a violation of subsection (b) of this section, an employer who complies in good faith with an income withholding order shall not be subject to civil liabilities.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-220 - Designation of Federal Administering Agency.

20-6-220. Designation of federal administering agency.
The IV-D agency designated as the state agency to administer income withholding under this act for purposes of section 466(b)(5) and part D, title IV, section 454 of the federal Social Security Act is the child support enforcement unit of the department and, except where limited by federal law or regulation, the clerk of district court in each county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 6 - Child Support Enforcement › Article 2 - Income Withholding › Section 20-6-222 - Remedies in Addition to Other Laws.

20-6-222. Remedies in addition to other laws.
The rights, remedies, duties and penalties created by this act are in addition to and not in substitution for any other rights, remedies, duties and penalties created by any other law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 7 - Visitation Rights › Section 20-7-101 - Establishing Grandparents' Visitation Rights.

20-7-101. Establishing grandparents' visitation rights.
(a) A grandparent may bring an original action against any person having custody of the grandparent's minor grandchild to establish reasonable visitation rights to the child. If the court finds, after a hearing, that visitation would be in the best interest of the child and that the rights of the child's parents are not substantially impaired, the court shall grant reasonable visitation rights to the grandparent. In any action under this section for which the court appoints a guardian ad litem, the grandparent shall be responsible for all fees and expenses associated with the appointment.
(i) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 71, 2.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 71, 2.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 71, 2.
(b) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 71, 2.
(c) No action to establish visitation rights may be brought by a grandparent under subsection (a) of this section if the minor grandchild has been adopted and neither adopting parent is related by blood to the child.
(d) In any action or proceeding in which visitation rights have been granted to a grandparent under this section, the court may for good cause upon petition of the person having custody or who is the guardian of the child, revoke or amend the visitation rights granted to the grandparent.
(e) As used in this section:
(i) "Grandparent" includes a great-grandparent; and
(ii) "Grandchild" includes a great-grandchild.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 20 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 7 - Visitation Rights › Section 20-7-102 - Establishing Primary Caregivers' Visitation Rights.

20-7-102. Establishing primary caregivers' visitation rights.
(a) With notice or reasonable efforts to provide notice to the noncustodial parent, a person may bring an original action against any person having custody of the child to establish reasonable visitation rights to the child if the person bringing the original action has been the primary caregiver for the child for a period of not less than six (6) months within the previous eighteen (18) months. If the court finds, after a hearing, that visitation would be in the best interest of the child and that the rights of the child's parents are not substantially impaired, the court shall grant reasonable visitation rights to the primary caregiver. In any action under this section for which the court appoints a guardian ad litem, the person bringing the original action under this section shall be responsible for all fees and expenses associated with the appointment.
(b) No action to establish visitation rights under subsection (a) of this section may be brought by a person related to the child by blood or by a person acting as primary caregiver for the child prior to the adoption of the minor child when neither adopting parent is related by blood to the child.
(c) In any action or proceeding in which visitation rights have been granted to a primary caregiver under this section, the court may for good cause upon petition of the person having custody or who is the guardian of the child, revoke or amend the visitation rights granted to the primary caregiver.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 21-1-103 - "State Superintendent", "State Board" Defined.

21-1-103. "State superintendent", "state board" defined.
(a) As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specifically noted:
(i) "State superintendent" means the state superintendent of public instruction;
(ii) "State board" means the state board of education;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 30, 4.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 21-2-101 - Application of Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.

21-2-101. Application of Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
The Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall apply to this code and no hearing shall be held or adjudications made except in compliance with its provisions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 21-2-102 - Effect on Functions and Powers of Board of Trustees of University of Wyoming.

21-2-102. Effect on functions and powers of board of trustees of University of Wyoming.
Nothing in this code shall be construed to limit or contravene the functions and powers of the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming as established by law in conformity with the constitution and laws of the state of Wyoming and the laws of the United States.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 21-2-103 - Effect on Functions and Powers of Community College Commission.

21-2-103. Effect on functions and powers of community college commission.
Nothing in this code shall be construed to limit or contravene the functions and powers of the community college commission of Wyoming as established by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 21-2-104 - State Department of Education Established; Personnel; Facilities.

21-2-104. State department of education established; personnel; facilities.
There shall be a separate and distinct state department designated as the state department of education which shall be under the supervision of the state superintendent and consist of the state superintendent and such divisions, staffed by personnel and provided with facilities the state superintendent determines necessary to assist him in the proper and efficient discharge of his respective duties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 2 - Superintendent of Public Instruction and Department of Education › Section 21-2-201 - General Supervision of Public Schools Entrusted to State Superintendent.

21-2-201. General supervision of public schools entrusted to state superintendent.
(a) The general supervision of the public schools shall be entrusted to the state superintendent who shall be the administrative head and chief executive officer of the department of education.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 30, 4.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 30, 4.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 3 - State Board of Education › Section 21-2-302 - Quorum; Majority Vote.

21-2-302. Quorum; majority vote.
A majority of the number of voting members of the state board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority vote of the entire state board shall be required for official action.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 3 - State Board of Education › Section 21-2-303 - Expenses.

21-2-303. Expenses.
All appointed members of the state board shall receive compensation, per diem, and mileage for actual time spent in performance of their duties and traveling expenses while in attendance, and going to and from board meetings in the same manner and amount as members of the Wyoming legislature.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 3 - State Board of Education › Section 21-2-305 - Reports and Assistance From Local Boards and Officials.

21-2-305. Reports and assistance from local boards and officials.
(a) In addition to any other powers assigned to it by law, the state board may:
(i) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 217, 3.
(ii) Require such reports and other assistance from school boards and officials as it may from time to time deem necessary and advisable.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 3 - State Board of Education › Section 21-2-306 - Reports of State Superintendent and State Board.

21-2-306. Reports of state superintendent and state board.
The state superintendent and the state board shall, in accordance with W.S. 9-2-1014, report to the governor and recommend such legislation concerning education and appropriations for educational activities as they may deem appropriate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 3 - State Board of Education › Section 21-2-307 - State Board of Career and Technical Education; Duties.

21-2-307. State board of career and technical education; duties.
(a) The state board of education acts as the state board of career and technical education and may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section. The executive director of the community college commission is designated an ex officio member of the state board of career and technical education.
(b) In addition to other duties assigned under W.S. 21-2-304, the state board shall review career and technical education programs offered by school districts to ensure the programs satisfactorily serve the needs of students within the state and are aligned with state content and performance standards prescribed in accordance with W.S. 21-2-304(a)(iii).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 4 - Private School Licensing › Section 21-2-401 - License Required; Registration Required for Private Degree Granting Post Secondary Education Institutions; Department of Education to Administer and Set Minimum Standards for Licensure.

21-2-401. License required; registration required for private degree granting post secondary education institutions; department of education to administer and set minimum standards for licensure.
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, all trade, correspondence, distance education, technical, vocational, business or other private schools which are located within the state or have their principal place of business out of state but are doing business in the state, shall be licensed under this article before operating or doing business in this state.
(b) Any private degree granting post secondary education institution shall prior to operating or doing business in this state or continuing to operate or do business in this state, notify the department of education pursuant to W.S. 21-2-402(f) or be registered with the department in accordance with this article.
(c) The department of education shall administer and enforce this article.
(d) The department shall establish minimum standards for all schools described in subsection (a) of this section and provide for the investigation and evaluation of the schools as necessary to administer this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 4 - Private School Licensing › Section 21-2-403 - Licensing and Regulation of Qualifications of Agents of Private Schools and Institutions; Fee.

21-2-403. Licensing and regulation of qualifications of agents of private schools and institutions; fee.
(a) Agents of those schools or institutions specified under W.S. 21-2-401(a) or (b) who operate in the state and agents employed to solicit resident students by schools or institutions located outside the state which are similar to schools or institutions specified under W.S. 21-2-401(a) or (b), shall be licensed under this article before soliciting students and representing schools or institutions in this state.
(b) The department of education shall regulate qualifications of agents licensed under this section and shall establish a license fee in an amount that, to the extent practicable, the total revenue generated from the fees collected approximates, but does not exceed, the direct and indirect costs of administering the regulatory provisions required for the administration of this article. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 4 - Private School Licensing › Section 21-2-404 - Operation Without License or Registration Unlawful; Soliciting Business in Public Schools; Furnishing List of Students.

21-2-404. Operation without license or registration unlawful; soliciting business in public schools; furnishing list of students.
(a) No person shall operate a school or institution as defined in W.S. 21-2-401 in Wyoming and no private school or institution shall conduct business in Wyoming without first obtaining a license, registration or providing notification under this article.
(b) Unless the school or institution, proprietor or its agent has been licensed, registered or has provided notification as required under this article, no official or employee of the Wyoming state department of education, any college or university within the state or any school district within the state, shall:
(i) Permit the school or institution, or proprietor or agent thereof, to solicit business in any public school within this state; and
(ii) Provide any list of students or other list of prospects to the school, institution or proprietor or agent thereof.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 34, 2.
(d) No school or institution licensed, registered or providing notification under this article shall claim or advertise to prospective or enrolled students that it is accredited in the United States unless the named accrediting association, commission or other entity is approved by the United States department of education, and if an institution described under W.S. 21-2-401(b), is accepted by the department.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 4 - Private School Licensing › Section 21-2-405 - Performance Bond or Other Security; Amount; Exemption.

21-2-405. Performance bond or other security; amount; exemption.
(a) Before any school is issued a license under this article and before any private degree granting post secondary education institution operates in this state under a registration issued under accreditation candidacy or application status or under notification pursuant to W.S. 21-2-402(f), it shall submit to the department of education a performance bond or other form of security prescribed by rule and regulation of the department. The bond or other form of security shall be in an amount specified by department rule and regulation subject to limitations prescribed by this subsection. The bond for private schools and for private degree granting post secondary education institutions applying for registration under accreditation candidacy or application status pursuant to W.S. 21-2-402(b) or notifying the department under W.S. 21-2-402(f), except those schools excluded under subsection (b) of this section and accredited private degree granting post secondary education institutions registered under this article, shall be not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). The bonds or other form of security shall be approved by the attorney general and shall be renewed annually as long as the school retains its license to do business in Wyoming or until the institution receives accreditation. The performance bond or other form of security is to assure protection of all persons enrolled in a course of study who may be aggrieved by any school doing business or operating in the state. The department of education is custodian of all bonds and other securities filed under this section and may render administrative but not legal assistance to all aggrieved persons who may be entitled to relief under the bond.
(b) This section shall not apply to private elementary or secondary schools described under W.S. 21-2-401(a) and otherwise subject to this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 4 - Private School Licensing › Section 21-2-406 - Schools Exempted; Definition.

21-2-406. Schools exempted; definition.
(a) This article does not apply to:
(i) Any parochial, church or religious school as defined by W.S. 21-4-101(a)(iv) which is maintained by a church, religious denomination or religious organization comprised of multidenominational members of the same recognized religion, lawfully operating the school or institution pursuant to applicable laws governing its organization, and the school or institution:
(A) Offers elementary and secondary education programs only; or
(B) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 34, 2.
(C) Operates as a degree granting post secondary education institution, provides instruction through means not defined as distance education and the institution:
(I) Issues diplomas or degrees restricted to the beliefs and practices of the affiliated church, religious denomination or religious organization and includes a statement on the face of issued diplomas or degrees and course transcripts referencing the theological or religious nature of the subject area for which any diploma or degree is awarded, clearly reflecting the nature of the diploma title as "Diploma of Religious Studies" or degree title as "Associate of Religious Studies", "Associate of Arts of Religious Studies", "Bachelor of Religious Studies" or "Bachelor of Arts of Religious Studies";
(II) Annually files with the department evidence of nonprofit religious organization status for purposes of federal taxation and organization under the laws of this state; and
(III) On and after the effective date of this act for any institution not currently operating in this state, not less than sixty (60) days prior to first issuing any degree under this subparagraph, reports to the department any degree which the institution will award and the religious affiliation the institution maintains.
(ii) A home-based educational program as defined by W.S. 21-4-101(a)(v);
(iii) Aircraft flight training schools approved and authorized by the federal aviation agency of the United States of America;
(iv) A nondegree granting school teaching techniques of outdoor recreation, leadership, ecology or conservation domiciled in the state of Wyoming; or
(v) A post secondary education institution admitted, authorized and in good standing under the state authorization reciprocity agreement pursuant to W.S. 21-18-226.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 34, 2.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "distance education" means the teacher and student are physically separated by time or space and connected by means of a communications source used to provide synchronous or asynchronous instruction.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 4 - Private School Licensing › Section 21-2-407 - Penalties; Injunction.

21-2-407. Penalties; injunction.
Any person violating the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or both. Each solicitation of enrollment or each transaction of business without a license, registration certificate or without providing notification to the department constitutes a separate offense. Any person violating the provisions of this article may also be enjoined from the continuation of the violation by proceedings brought by the attorney general, any district attorney, any school official or any aggrieved citizen, regardless of whether criminal proceedings have been instituted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 5 - Education of Children With Disabilities › Section 21-2-501 - Children With Disabilities Entitled to Free and Appropriate Education.

21-2-501. Children with disabilities entitled to free and appropriate education.
Every child of school age in the state of Wyoming having a mental, physical or psychological disability which impairs learning, shall be entitled to and shall receive a free and appropriate education in accordance with his capabilities.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 5 - Education of Children With Disabilities › Section 21-2-502 - Duties of School Districts; Interdistrict Contracts; Assistance of State Superintendent; Attendance Beyond School Age.

21-2-502. Duties of school districts; interdistrict contracts; assistance of state superintendent; attendance beyond school age.
(a) Each school district of this state having any school age children residing in the district who possess any of the disabilities covered under this article shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the state superintendent, provide for the appropriate diagnosis, evaluation, education or training and necessary related services and may include, but is not limited to room and board, for those children. If the school district is unable to provide the necessary and appropriate programs and services, it shall contract with another school district or agency to obtain them. If the programs and services cannot reasonably be provided by the district or by interdistrict contracts, the state superintendent shall assist local boards of trustees in arranging for the appropriate educational programs and services either within or without the state pursuant to its rules and regulations and financed as provided by law.
(b) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-2-501, 21-4-301, and subsection (a) of this section, any child with a mental, physical or psychological disability receiving programs and services within district facilities who attains the age of twenty-one (21) during any school year shall be provided the opportunity to complete that school year.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 6 - Federal Aid › Section 21-2-601 - Designation of Boards as Agencies to Receive Federal Funds; Powers of Boards.

21-2-601. Designation of boards as agencies to receive federal funds; powers of boards.
The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming is hereby authorized to accept any funds or grants made to the University of Wyoming by the United States to be used for education, research or other purposes. The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming is hereby authorized to accept the terms and provisions of any act of congress relating to any federal grants made for the purposes herein provided and said funds so granted or allocated to the said university shall be under the control of and expended by the said board of trustees of said university.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 6 - Federal Aid › Section 21-2-602 - Acceptance of Funds Not Mandatory; Local Control of Schools Not to Be Surrendered.

21-2-602. Acceptance of funds not mandatory; local control of schools not to be surrendered.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to make acceptance of funds provided herein mandatory to any school district, nor shall anything herein contained be considered as a directive or authority to surrender any degree of local control of the schools of the state by the state board of education or any other school authority.