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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 21-2-603 - Powers of State Treasurer; Monies Donated to State.

21-2-603. Powers of state treasurer; monies donated to state.
Whenever the state of Wyoming shall be entitled to receive any monies or funds from the United States of America, or from any other source or authority, to be expended for the benefit of the public schools of the state, or held or in any manner applied for their benefit, the state treasurer is hereby authorized to receive and receipt for such monies or funds, and to make such application and use of the same as may be required by law. Should such monies or funds be donated to the state, and should the act of donation require such monies or funds to be applied or held, or used in a particular manner, they shall be so applied.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 7 - Services to Preschool Children With Disabilities › Section 21-2-701 - Definitions.

21-2-701. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Division" means a division or section as assigned responsibilities for programs of developmental disabilities, department of health;
(ii) "Preschool children with disabilities" means any children three (3) through five (5) years of age in the state of Wyoming having a mental, physical or psychological disability which impairs learning, subject to rules and regulations of the state superintendent;
(iii) "Regional developmental preschool system" means the regional developmental programs and the operating units or centers of those programs in this state which through contracts with the division, provide services to preschool children with disabilities;
(iv) "This act" means W.S. 21-2-701 through 21-2-705.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 7 - Services to Preschool Children With Disabilities › Section 21-2-702 - Intermediate Educational Unit.

21-2-702. Intermediate educational unit.
The division is deemed an intermediate educational unit as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1401(23), Education of the Handicapped Act, as amended as of January 1, 1989.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 7 - Services to Preschool Children With Disabilities › Section 21-2-703 - Superintendent Duties; Division Duties.

21-2-703. Superintendent duties; division duties.
(a) The state superintendent shall:
(i) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this act;
(ii) Monitor the division in carrying out its duties as an intermediate educational unit; and
(iii) Insure that activities under this act comply with the Education of the Handicapped Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 through 1485, as amended as of January 1, 1989.
(b) The division in carrying out its duties as an intermediate educational unit, shall:
(i) Insure that preschool children with disabilities receive services through the regional developmental preschool system or other appropriate institutions, except as provided in W.S. 21-2-704;
(ii) Monitor the regional developmental preschool system; and
(iii) Administer the rules and regulations promulgated by the state superintendent under this act.
(c) The state superintendent and the administrator of the division shall enter an interagency agreement which shall define the duties of the division and the superintendent.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 7 - Services to Preschool Children With Disabilities › Section 21-2-704 - School District Responsibility.

21-2-704. School district responsibility.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, any preschool children with disabilities who are five (5) years of age on or before August 1, or September 15 if pursuant to an approved request under W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xxxvii), of the year in which they may register in kindergarten as provided in W.S. 21-4-302(b) and who are receiving services from a school district shall be the responsibility of that school district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 7 - Services to Preschool Children With Disabilities › Section 21-2-705 - Fund Allocation.

21-2-705. Fund allocation.
(a) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 143, 2.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 86, 2.
(c) All funds received by the state from the federal government pursuant to section 611(d) and reserved by the state pursuant to section 611(e)(2) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act shall be retained by the department of education for state level activities authorized by federal law. The department of education shall expend these amounts in accordance with the following:
(i) A per student allocation shall be determined by dividing the retained amount, less funds allowed to be retained in the state's high risk pool under section 611(e)(3)(A) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, by the number of students aged three (3) through twenty-one (21) years receiving special education services on December 1 of the preceding school year;
(ii) The department of education shall distribute to the division an amount determined by multiplying the per student allocation, determined pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection, by the number of children aged three (3) through five (5) years receiving special education services through the division;
(iii) For purposes of this subsection, "children aged three (3) through five (5) years receiving special education services through the division" means the actual number of students receiving services through the division on December 1 of the preceding school year;
(iv) Any remaining funds shall be expended for state level activities authorized by section 611(e)(2) and (3) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
(d) All funds received by the state from the federal government pursuant to section 619(c) and reserved by the state pursuant to section 619(f) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act shall be distributed by the state department of education to the division. To the extent not prohibited by federal law, funds distributed under this subsection shall be expended in a manner jointly determined by the department of education and the division for direct services to children with disabilities eligible for services under federal law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 2 - The Administration of the State System of Education at the State Level › Article 8 - Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board › Section 21-2-801 - Creation of Board; Appointment and Composition; Terms; Vacancies; Compensation.

21-2-801. Creation of board; appointment and composition; terms; vacancies; compensation.
(a) The Wyoming professional teaching standards board is created to consist of thirteen (13) members appointed by the state superintendent and the governor as follows:
(i) Six (6) certified public school employee members, two (2) of which shall be classroom teachers in grades kindergarten through six (6), three (3) of which shall be classroom teachers in grades seven (7) through twelve (12) and one (1) of which shall be a certified professional employee not assigned to classroom teaching but providing auxiliary professional services such as librarian, guidance counselor or educational diagnostician;
(ii) One (1) member to be a faculty member employed in an approved teacher preparation program in Wyoming offering approved preparation programs in the district;
(iii) One (1) member to be a dean of a post-secondary education preparation program appointed from an approved teacher preparation program within Wyoming post-secondary education institutions;
(iv) One (1) member to be a community college faculty member appointed from a Wyoming community college;
(v) Three (3) members currently employed in public school administration as follows:
(A) One (1) elementary principal;
(B) One (1) secondary school principal;
(C) One (1) central office administrator.
(vi) One (1) member who is a current member of a Wyoming school district board of trustees.
(b) Board members shall be appointed to a term of four (4) years. No person shall be appointed for more than two (2) four (4) year terms. Vacancies shall be filled by the state superintendent and the governor on a rotating basis from the appropriate group pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Any board member may be removed as provided under W.S. 9-1-202.
(c) The members shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii) while attending board meetings. The board shall meet not less than once every three (3) months.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-102 - Elementary School Districts.

21-3-102. Elementary school districts.
Every school district in the state offering an educational program in grades kindergarten through eight (8) only is hereby declared to be an elementary school district. The name of an elementary school district shall be in form as follows: "Elementary School District No. ...., in the County of ...., and State of Wyoming."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-103 - High School Districts.

21-3-103. High school districts.
Every school district in the state offering an educational program in grades nine (9) through twelve (12) only is hereby declared to be a high school district. The name of a high school district shall be in form as follows: ".... .... High School District, State of Wyoming."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-104 - Unified School Districts.

21-3-104. Unified school districts.
Every school district in the state offering an educational program in grades kindergarten through twelve (12) is hereby declared to be a unified school district. The name of a unified school district shall be in form as follows: ".... County School District Number ...., State of Wyoming."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-105 - Board of Trustees to Be Governing Body; Quorum; Majority Vote.

21-3-105. Board of trustees to be governing body; quorum; majority vote.
The board of trustees of a school district shall be the governing body of the school district. A majority of the number of members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of trustees. No action of the board of trustees shall be valid unless such action shall receive the approval of a majority of the members elected to the board of trustees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-106 - Oath of Trustees.

21-3-106. Oath of trustees.
The trustees of each school district shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notification of their election or appointment and before assuming the duties of their offices, appear before some person qualified to administer oaths and take an oath for the faithful performance of their duties as required by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-107 - Trustees to Serve Without Compensation; Mileage.

21-3-107. Trustees to serve without compensation; mileage.
The members of the boards of trustees of each school district shall serve without compensation; provided, that the members may receive mileage to and from board meetings at a rate not to exceed the maximum allowed by law for state employees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-108 - Filling Vacancy on Board of Trustees.

21-3-108. Filling vacancy on board of trustees.
A vacancy occurring for any cause upon the board of trustees of any school district shall be filled within thirty (30) days by action of the remaining members of the board. A person chosen to fill a vacancy shall serve until the next election of school district trustees. An election shall then be held to fill the unexpired term.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-109 - When Vacancy on Board Deemed to Have Occurred.

21-3-109. When vacancy on board deemed to have occurred.
(a) A vacancy shall have occurred in the membership of any board of trustees of any school district if any member:
(i) Dies;
(ii) Resigns;
(iii) Becomes a nonresident of the school district; or
(iv) Becomes a nonresident of the trustee residence area from which elected in those districts subdivided into trustee residence areas.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-113 - Signing of Warrants and Checks.

21-3-113. Signing of warrants and checks.
(a) All warrants or other orders to pay money drawn on the school district treasury, and all checks on a depository, shall bear the signature of the clerk or treasurer and the chairman of the board of trustees. The signatures may be reproduced as provided in W.S. 16-2-101 through 16-2-103.
(b) All warrants or other orders to pay money drawn on activity or special funds shall be signed and administered in the manner provided in subsection (a) above, and in accordance with the written policy of the board of trustees. Activity or special funds shall be subject to supervision and examination by the director of the state department of audit.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-115 - Vice-Chairman and Temporary Chairman of Board of Trustees.

21-3-115. Vice-chairman and temporary chairman of board of trustees.
The vice-chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board of trustees at which the chairman is not present. If neither the chairman nor the vice-chairman is present at any meeting of the board of trustees, the members who are present shall elect a temporary chairman for the purposes of the meeting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-117 - Duties of Clerk of School District.

21-3-117. Duties of clerk of school district.
(a) The clerk of each school district within the state shall:
(i) Within thirty (30) working days after the close of each fiscal year, submit all fiscal reports to the state superintendent of public instruction for the past fiscal year. The reports shall contain information required by the state superintendent. A copy of the reports shall also be filed with the county clerk of each county in which the school district is located;
(ii) Cause to be filed copies of all reports made to the state superintendent and all papers transmitted to him by school officers or other persons pertaining to the business of the district. After two (2) years have elapsed from the date of filing, microfilm copies may be treated as originals;
(iii) Cause a certificate to be endorsed upon every bond or evidence of debt, issued pursuant to law, that the same is within the lawful debt limit of such school district and is issued according to law;
(iv) Record all proceedings of the board in books to be kept for that purpose.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-118 - Duties of Treasurer of School District.

21-3-118. Duties of treasurer of school district.
(a) The treasurer of each school district within the state shall:
(i) Have custody of all moneys belonging to the district and pay out the same on order of the clerk, countersigned by the chairman;
(ii) Cause an account to be kept of the receipts and expenditures of the district;
(iii) Render a statement of the finances of the district at any time when required by the district board of trustees; and cause a detailed report showing the sources of revenue and the purposes for which moneys were expended to be published at the close of each fiscal year in some newspaper of general circulation within the school district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-119 - How Special Meetings of Board of Trustees Called.

21-3-119. How special meetings of board of trustees called.
The clerk of the board of trustees of each school district shall call a special meeting of the board of trustees upon the request of the chairman of the board of trustees or the request of any two (2) members of the board of trustees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-120 - Notice of Special or Emergency Meetings.

21-3-120. Notice of special or emergency meetings.
(a) The clerk of the board of trustees of each school district shall cause notice of each special or emergency meeting of the board of trustees to be given in accordance with W.S. 16-4-404.
(b) The notice shall contain the purpose, time and place of the meeting, and a statement that the official minutes of such meeting will be available for inspection by any citizen at the office of the clerk of said district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-121 - Members of Board of Trustees to Deliver Records to Successors.

21-3-121. Members of board of trustees to deliver records to successors.
At the close of their official terms, the officers of the board of trustees of each school district shall deliver to their successors all books, documents, papers, and records belonging to their offices.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-122 - Members of Board of Trustees May Administer Oaths.

21-3-122. Members of board of trustees may administer oaths.
Each member of the board of trustees of each school district may administer oaths within his respective school district in all matters pertaining to official school district business.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-124 - Failure to Perform Duty by Officer or Member of Board of Trustees.

21-3-124. Failure to perform duty by officer or member of board of trustees.
Any member or officer of a board of trustees of a school district who willfully fails, refuses, or neglects to perform any duty imposed upon him by the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-126 - Liability Insurance on Vehicles.

21-3-126. Liability insurance on vehicles.
The board of trustees of any school district in the state of Wyoming or the owner of any vehicle contracted to the school district under the statutes of this state is hereby required to procure liability insurance covering any vehicle used for the transportation of school children or used in the operation of the school district. When private vehicles are contracted to the school district, the contract shall not be fully executed until the owner of the vehicle has filed with the school district the required insurance policy. The defense of governmental immunity is expressly waived in any action to the extent of any insurance coverage of the district involving such an insured vehicle.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-127 - Accident Insurance for Pupils; Fund in Lieu of Such Insurance.

21-3-127. Accident insurance for pupils; fund in lieu of such insurance.
The board of trustees of any school district may arrange to make accident insurance for medical, hospital, injury, or death benefits available to any or all pupils. The cost of such insurance may be paid from the funds of the district, or by the parent or guardian of the pupil, or on a proportionate basis between the district and the parent or guardian of the pupil. In lieu of such insurance, the board of trustees of such a district either separately or in conjunction with other boards of trustees of one or more such districts of the state may establish and maintain a fund sufficient to defray the medical, hospital, or other expenses resulting from injuries suffered by such pupils. This section shall not be construed as creating or tending to create a liability of the school district so insuring its pupils; nor shall the failure to procure such accident insurance as is authorized by this section be construed as creating any liability of the school district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-128 - Protection or Insurance of Board Members, Teachers and Other Personnel Against Personal Liability.

21-3-128. Protection or insurance of board members, teachers and other personnel against personal liability.
The board of trustees of each school district within the state may save harmless and protect all board members, teachers, and other personnel from financial loss arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or other act resulting in accidental bodily injury or death to any person within or without the school building; provided, such board member, teacher, or other personnel at the time of the accident was acting in the discharge of his duties within the scope of his employment. Each board of trustees may procure appropriate policies of insurance to maintain this protection, or it may elect in its discretion to act as a self-insurer. This section shall not be construed as creating or tending to create a liability of the school district so protecting or insuring board members, teachers, or other personnel, nor shall the failure to procure such insurance as is authorized by this section be construed as creating any liability of the school district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-129 - Comprehensive Liability Insurance; Waiver of Governmental Immunity; Property Insurance.

21-3-129. Comprehensive liability insurance; waiver of governmental immunity; property insurance.
(a) The board of trustees of each school district within the state may procure a policy or policies of comprehensive liability insurance as provided in W.S. 1-39-118(b), self-insure as provided in W.S. 1-39-118(c)(i) or join with other school districts as provided in W.S. 1-39-118(c)(ii).
(b) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 50, 2.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 50, 2.
(d) The board of trustees of each school district within the state shall procure a policy or policies for property insurance covering all education, administrative and transportation facilities owned or maintained by the school district in an amount adequate to cover against loss or damage to those facilities, and against loss consequential upon that loss or damage, other than noncontractual legal liability for that loss or damage. The board of trustees of a school district may elect not to provide property insurance coverage for any facility valued at fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or less upon a per facility determination that the cost of insurance for the facility is disproportionately high when compared to the value of the facility to the school district. Coverage provided by a school district joint powers board pursuant to W.S. 1-39-118(c)(ii) and subsection (a) of this section shall satisfy the requirement of this subsection.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 186, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-130 - From Whom Insurance Obtained.

21-3-130. From whom insurance obtained.
No school district shall obtain, sponsor, arrange, or handle insurance of any kind except from the companies which maintain an office in this state and are authorized to do business in Wyoming subject to the supervision of the state insurance commissioner.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-133 - Child Sexual Abuse Education, Prevention and Response.

21-3-133. Child sexual abuse education, prevention and response.
(a) A school district that has not already taken similar action is authorized to take the following actions relating to child sexual abuse education, prevention and response:
(i) Provide parents with information on the warning signs of child sexual abuse and any available resources for education, prevention and response;
(ii) Provide training to teachers and other school district employees, including:
(A) Instructional methods relating to the provisions of W.S. 21-9-104;
(B) Child abuse or neglect reporting requirements specified in W.S. 14-3-205;
(C) Methods to respond to a student's disclosure of sexual abuse in a supportive and appropriate manner.
(iii) Consult with federal, state and local entities and community based organizations, including the child welfare information gateway internet website maintained by the United States department of health and human services, to identify evidence based tools and programs to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse;
(iv) Develop community based strategies to promote education, collaboration and accountability among persons and entities who are responsible for child sexual abuse education, prevention and response, including parents and guardians, law enforcement, judicial officers, health care providers and other members of the community;
(v) Coordinate with the local child protection team in accordance with W.S. 14-3-212(b)(ii);
(vi) Accept funds from private and public sources for programs relating to this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 1 - In General › Section 21-3-134 - Purple Star Schools.

21-3-134. Purple star schools.
(a) As used in this section, "military connected student" means a student who is a dependent of a current or former member of the uniformed services of the United States including members of the national guard and reserve or who was a dependent of a member of the uniformed services of the United States, including a member of the national guard or reserve, who was killed in the line of duty.
(b) The department shall designate a school as a purple star school if the school applies to the department and qualifies as a purple star school under this section.
(c) To qualify as a purple star school under this section the school shall:
(i) Have a staff member designated as a military liaison who shall:
(A) Identify military connected students enrolled at the school;
(B) Serve as the point of contact between the school and military connected students and their families or guardians;
(C) Assist in developing and coordinating appropriate services and programs relevant to military connected students.
(ii) Maintain on the school website an easily accessible web page that includes resources for military connected students and their families or guardians, including information regarding:
(A) Relocation to, enrollment at, registration at and transferring records to and from the school;
(B) Academic planning, course sequences and advanced classes available at the school;
(C) Counseling and other support services available for military connected students enrolled at the campus; and
(D) The name and contact information of the military liaison designated by the school under paragraph (i) of this subsection and the liaison's duties.
(iii) Maintain a transition program, which may be led by students if appropriate, that assists military connected students in transitioning into the school;
(iv) Offer professional development for staff members on issues related to military connected students;
(v) Do at least one (1) of the following:
(A) Have a resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the school district of the school showing support for military connected students and their families;
(B) Provide recognition of the month of the military child or military family month with relevant events hosted by the school;
(C) Partner with a local military installation that provides opportunities for active duty military members to volunteer at the school, speak at a school assembly or host a field trip.
(d) A school may partner with the school district as necessary to comply with the requirements of this section including providing for a web page on the school district website if the school does not have a website, providing for professional development and the adoption of a resolution as provided in subparagraph (c)(v)(A) of this section.
(e) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-301 - Purpose.

21-3-301. Purpose.
(a) It is the purpose of this article to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from existing school districts as a method to:
(i) Improve pupil learning;
(ii) Increase learning opportunities for all pupils, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences;
(iii) Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;
(iv) Create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site; and
(v) Provide parents and pupils with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-302 - Definitions.

21-3-302. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "A charter school within a school" means a charter school operating within a facility or portion of a facility currently operated by the district as a public school or operated as an adjunct to a public school or schools with students attending both the charter school and the public school;
(ii) "A converted charter school" means a charter school converted from an existing public school operating within the district;
(iii) "District board" means the board of trustees of a school district elected as the governing body of the school district;
(iv) "New charter school" or "charter school" means a public school established and operating under the terms of a charter contract between the charter school's board and its authorizer;
(v) "School district" means each school district now or hereafter legally organized as a body corporate pursuant to W.S. 21-3-101, et seq.;
(vi) "State board" means the state board of education appointed pursuant to W.S. 21-2-301.
(vii) "Authorizer" means a school district board or the Wyoming charter school authorizing board as created by W.S. 21-3-302.2(a);
(viii) "Charter" or "charter contract" means the charter contract executed between a charter school and an authorizer;
(ix) "Charter application" means the application submitted by a proposed charter school to an authorizer for the creation of a charter school;
(x) "Department" means the Wyoming department of education;
(xi) "Education service provider" means a for-profit or nonprofit education management organization, charter management organization, or any other partner entity that a charter school contracts with for educational program implementation or for comprehensive management.
(xii) "Full-time virtual charter school" means a charter school that offers educational services primarily or completely through an online program;
(xiii) "Governing board" means the independent board of a charter school that is a party to a charter contract with the authorizer, whose members have been selected pursuant to the charter application and who are subject to the Ethics and Disclosure Act, W.S. 9-13-101 through 9-13-109.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-302.1 - Charter School Authorizers; Powers and Duties.

21-3-302.1. Charter school authorizers; powers and duties.
(a) Authorizers shall:
(i) Review charter school applications made to the authorizer and make a written determination on the application;
(ii) Monitor charter schools approved by the authorizer;
(iii) Make decisions on the renewal, nonrenewal and revocation of charters granted by the authorizer.
(iv) Establish and maintain policies and practices consistent with the principles and professional standards for authorizers of charter schools related to all of the following:
(A) Requirements for organizational capacity and infrastructure of the charter school;
(B) Soliciting and evaluating charter applications;
(C) Ongoing charter school oversight and evaluation;
(D) Charter application approval, renewal and revocation decision making.
(v) In determining whether to approve a charter application, the authorizer shall:
(A) Grant charters to applicants that possess competence in the elements of the charter application requirements identified in this article;
(B) Base decisions on documented evidence collected through the charter application review process.
(vi) Act as the local education agency for charter schools authorized to operate under this article to apply for, receive or administer grants through a grant program created by a federal or state statute or program which requires local education agency status.
(b) Funding for authorizers shall consist of administrative fees collected from the charter school. Fees shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the charter school's annual state funding. Authorizers shall restrict the expenditure of funds received under this subsection for the purpose of fulfilling duties under this article and shall annually publish and submit to the state superintendent of public instruction a report detailing expenditure of funds.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 179, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-302.2 - Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board.

21-3-302.2. Wyoming charter school authorizing board.
(a) There is created the Wyoming charter school authorizing board. The mission of the board is to authorize high quality public charter schools.
(b) The Wyoming charter school authorizing board shall consist of the following eight (8) members:
(i) Three (3) members appointed by the superintendent of public instruction. Each member appointed under this paragraph shall have at minimum five (5) years of experience in Wyoming in education;
(ii) The chairman of the state board of education, or the chairman's designee;
(iii) Three (3) members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate;
(iv) The dean of the University of Wyoming's college of education, or his designee.
(c) Each member appointed shall represent the public interest and satisfy all of the following requirements:
(i) Be a resident of the state;
(ii) Possess experience and expertise in public or nonprofit governance, management and finance, public school leadership, assessment, curriculum or instruction or public education law.
(d) Of the initial members appointed to the board, the members appointed under paragraph (b)(i) of this section shall serve two (2) year terms and the members appointed under paragraph (b)(iii) of this section shall serve four (4) year terms. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for four (4) year terms. The initial appointments shall be made not later than July 1, 2023.
(e) Members appointed to the board under paragraph (b)(i) of this section may be removed by the superintendent of public instruction. Members appointed to the board by the governor under paragraph (b)(iii) of this section may be removed in accordance with W.S. 9-1-202.
(f) Vacancies shall be appointed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(g) The board shall meet not less than two (2) times each year.
(h) All appointed members of the 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.
(j) Members shall be subject to the Ethics and Disclosure Act, W.S. 9-13-101 through 9-13-109.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-303 - Charter School Prohibitions.

21-3-303. Charter school prohibitions.
(a) This article shall not prohibit any private person or organization from funding or providing other assistance for the establishment or operation of a charter school established pursuant to this article.
(b) No charter shall be granted under this article if it is determined that its sole purpose is to avoid consolidation or closure of any school or district. For purposes of this subsection, consolidation or closure applies regardless of grade configuration, building location or school or district name.
(c) No charter application shall be considered from any person, group or organization proposing to convert a private school or a nonpublic home-based educational program into a charter school.
(d) No charter school shall enter into a contract with an independent management company or education service provider without the prior written consent of the authorizer.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, 4.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-306 - Application for Establishing Charter Schools; Conversion of Existing Schools.

21-3-306. Application for establishing charter schools; conversion of existing schools.
(a) Any person may apply to an authorizer for the establishment of a new charter school. The applicant shall have the right to determine which authorizer to apply to and may apply to a different authorizer for renewal of a charter. The Wyoming charter school authorizing board may reject a renewal application from an existing charter school if the renewal is to avoid necessary corrective measures, including closure of the charter school, identified by the authorizer.
(b) Administrators and teachers employed by the district, parents of students enrolled in the district and any special district advisory group comprised of district residents may apply to the district board to convert an existing public school operating within the school district to a charter school. An application filed under this subsection shall demonstrate the support of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the teachers employed by the school who teach at the school proposed to be converted, and the parents of fifty percent (50%) of all students attending the school proposed to be converted. A converted charter school operated under this subsection is a separate school and shall have the rights and obligations provided under this article, including but not limited to the ability to hire its own employees.
(c) Instead of establishing a new charter school or a converted charter school under this section, a district board and a charter school applicant may by mutual agreement establish a charter school within a school. A charter school operated under this subsection is a separate school and shall have the rights and obligations provided under this article for new and converted charter schools. The agreement between the school board and the charter school may provide that faculty and staff at the charter school may work in both the charter school established under this subsection and other district schools. If district students attend both the charter school established under this subsection and another district school, the students shall be counted for each school in proportion to the percentage of their time spent in each school.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 179, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-309 - Length of Operation Under Charter; Renewal; Revocation.

21-3-309. Length of operation under charter; renewal; revocation.
(a) A charter contract may be granted pursuant to this article for a period of five (5) years. A charter contract may be renewed for successive five (5) year terms, provided that the authorizer may vary the duration of the term based on the performance, demonstrated capacities and particular circumstances of the charter school. An authorizer may grant renewal of the charter contract with specific conditions for necessary improvements to the charter school.
(b) A charter school renewal application submitted to the authorizer shall be on a form prescribed by the state superintendent pursuant to W.S. 21-3-307(d) and in accordance with W.S. 21-3-305(b) and shall contain:
(i) A report on the progress of the charter school in achieving the goals, objectives, pupil performance standards, content standards and other terms of the initial approved charter application; and
(ii) A financial statement that discloses the costs of administration, instruction and other spending categories for the charter school that is understandable to the general public and that will allow comparison of such costs to other schools or other comparable organizations, in a format required by the state board.
(c) A charter may be revoked or not renewed by the authorizer if the authorizer determines that the charter school did any of the following:
(i) Committed a material violation of any of the conditions, standards or procedures set forth in the charter application;
(ii) Failed to meet or make reasonable progress toward achievement of the content standards or pupil performance standards identified in the charter application;
(iii) Failed to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management; or
(iv) Violated any provision of law from which the charter school was not specifically exempted.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, 4.
(e) If an authorizer revokes or does not renew a charter, the authorizer shall state its reasons for the revocation or nonrenewal.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, 4.
(g) The charter school may appeal the authorizer's decision to revoke or not renew a charter application first to the office of administrative hearings, then to the district court where the charter school is located.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-311 - Participation in Retirement System.

21-3-311. Participation in retirement system.
(a) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, 4.
(b) Any charter school shall participate in the Wyoming retirement system to the extent as if it were a public school within the district as designated in the charter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-312 - Authorizer to Report to State Board.

21-3-312. Authorizer to report to state board.
Each authorizer granting a charter pursuant to this article shall annually report to the state board on each charter school operating under its authorization and compliance with the provisions of the charter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-313 - Charter Schools; Employee Options.

21-3-313. Charter schools; employee options.
(a) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, 4.
(b) The employment status of school district employees employed by the charter school who seek to return to employment with noncharter schools in the school district shall be negotiated with the school district and included in the charter contract.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, 4.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 4 - Pupils › Article 1 - Compulsory Attendance › Section 21-4-101 - Definitions.

21-4-101. Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this article:
(i) "Unexcused absence" means the absence, as defined in the rules of the local board of trustees pursuant to W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xxxix);
(ii) "Habitual truant" means any child who disobeys reasonable and lawful demands of the child's parent, guardian, custodian or other proper authority to attend school if required under W.S. 21-4-102 and as further defined in the rules of the local board of trustees pursuant to W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xxxix);
(iii) "Private school" is any nonpublic, elementary or secondary school providing a basic academic educational program for children and may include parochial and church or religious schools and home-based educational programs;
(iv) "Parochial, church or religious school" is one operated under the auspices or control of a local church or religious congregation or a denomination established to promote and promulgate the commonly held religious doctrines of the group though it may also include basic academic subjects in its curriculum. Nothing contained in W.S. 21-4-102(b), 21-2-401 or 21-2-406 grants to the state of Wyoming or any of its officers, agencies or subdivisions any right or authority to control, manage, supervise or make any suggestions as to the control, management or supervision of any parochial, church or religious school which meets the requirements of W.S. 21-2-406(a);
(v) A home-based educational program means a program of educational instruction provided to a child by the child's parent or legal guardian or by a person designated by the parent or legal guardian;
(vi) "Basic academic educational program" is one that provides a sequentially progressive curriculum of fundamental instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, civics, history, literature and science. These curriculum requirements do not require any private school or home-based educational program to include in its curriculum any concept, topic or practice in conflict with its religious doctrines or to exclude from its curriculum any concept, topic or practice consistent with its religious doctrines;
(vii) "Willful absenteeism" means exceeding the limit of unexcused absences as defined in the rules of the local board of trustees pursuant to W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xxxix) when the excess absences are the result of a parent's, guardian's or custodian's willful failure, neglect or refusal to require a child's regular attendance at school in accordance with W.S. 21-4-102.