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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 1 - Salaries and Expenses › Section 9-3-104 - Moving Expenses.

9-3-104. Moving expenses.
(a) When any state officer or employee is transferred from one (1) official station to another within the state of Wyoming for permanent duty, or when a person is recruited for permanent duty within the state of Wyoming, the employing agency:
(i) Shall pay the actual expenses of transporting the household goods and effects of the officer or employee for a transfer of employment when the transfer is made as a requirement of employment and for the benefit of the state of Wyoming;
(ii) May pay an amount at the discretion of the administrative head of the employing agency, not to exceed the amount allowed by the department of administration and information, for the actual expenses or a portion of the actual expenses of transporting the household goods and effects of a person for a transfer of employment or new hire resulting from the employing agency's recruitment of the person for the position.
(b) The governor may expend up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) in any term of office, from any appropriation to the governor s office not otherwise specifically restricted, for purposes of defraying moving expenses for gubernatorial appointees who are required to move to Cheyenne. Not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) shall be expended for any one (1) appointee. Any funds expended for this purpose shall be reimbursed to the state by the appointee if the appointee is employed by the state for less than twelve (12) months.
(c) If there is a change in governor as a result of a general election, the governor may expend up to thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) from any appropriation to the governor s office not otherwise specifically restricted, for transition staff salaries, travel and other related office expenses. If there is a change of any other elected state official as a result of a general election, the elected official may expend up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) from any appropriation to the official's office not otherwise specifically restricted, for the same purposes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 1 - Salaries and Expenses › Section 9-3-105 - Reduction in Force; Defined; Maintenance of Medical Benefits.

9-3-105. Reduction in force; defined; maintenance of medical benefits.
(a) As used in this section, "reduction in force" means the involuntary separation of any employee from state employment because of a shortfall of funding, lack of work or organizational changes requiring a reduction in the number of positions of state employment.
(b) The state's share of the health insurance benefits under the group insurance plan for state employees shall be maintained by the state for any state employee separated from employment because of a reduction in force for a period of six (6) months following separation or until the separated employee acquires employment, whichever first occurs.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 1 - Salaries and Expenses › Section 9-3-106 - Interbranch Donation of Sick Leave.

9-3-106. Interbranch donation of sick leave.
An employee of an entity participating in the state health insurance program may donate accrued sick leave to an employee of another entity participating in the state health insurance program if authorized by reciprocal personnel policies adopted by the appropriate entities.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 2 - Insurance Plans › Section 9-3-206 - Specifications for Insurance Plan; Submission of Bids; Change of Carriers; Notice of Rate Changes or Intent of Carrier Not to Renew; Premium Tax Exemption.

9-3-206. Specifications for insurance plan; submission of bids; change of carriers; notice of rate changes or intent of carrier not to renew; premium tax exemption.
(a) The specifications drawn by the department for the health insurance plan shall include hospital and medical benefits, and comparable benefits for employees who rely solely on spiritual means for healing. The specification drawn by the department for the life insurance plan and any other group insurance plan shall include benefits as determined by the department. Bids shall be submitted to the department within time limits established by the department and, in addition to the carrier's cost proposal, shall include an explanation of the method of claims administration proposed by the carrier and the cost thereof, the amount of total premiums to be retained by the carrier, the purpose for which these retained funds would be allocated, and other information requested by the department.
(b) The department may:
(i) Call for bids and change carriers at its discretion;
(ii) Terminate an existing contract at any time upon sixty (60) days notice in the event of unsatisfactory performance or noncompliance with the terms of the contract by the carrier.
(c) Any carrier under contract with the department shall give the department sixty (60) days notice of any proposed rate change in the contract specifications or intent not to renew the contract. If the department and the carrier agree during the sixty (60) day period to any rate change in the specifications, the department may renew the contract, as changed, without reopening to bids.
(d) If the department decides to change carriers or to reopen bids on the underwriting of any aspect of the group insurance plan, it shall follow the same procedures in the selection of a subsequent carrier as it did in awarding the initial contract.
(e) Any carrier underwriting any portion of the state's group insurance plan is exempt from paying premium taxes under W.S. 26-4-103 on that portion of its business representing premiums collected from the group insurance plan.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 2 - Insurance Plans › Section 9-3-207 - Eligibility for Membership in Plan; State Employees; 31 Day Period to Elect Enrollment; New Employees; Later Enrollment.

9-3-207. Eligibility for membership in plan; state employees; 31 day period to elect enrollment; new employees; later enrollment.
(a) Any state employee eligible for membership in the group insurance plan at the time the plan becomes effective shall have thirty-one (31) days to either elect to be enrolled or not be enrolled in the plan. The department shall establish the procedure by which eligible employees shall notify the department of their decision within the prescribed thirty-one (31) day period.
(b) An eligible employee who enters state service or service of a voluntary participating employer has thirty-one (31) days from the initial date of employment to elect to be enrolled or not be enrolled in the group insurance plan.
(c) Employees who elect not to be enrolled within the time prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this section may be enrolled at a later date upon conditions the department may impose, such as a physical examination or the exclusion of preexisting conditions from coverage.
(d) A retiree is eligible for coverage under the group insurance plan subject to the provisions of W.S. 9-3-218.
(e) An eligible employee of a voluntary participating employer shall have thirty-one (31) days from the date the employer becomes a participating employer and the employees thereof are eligible for participation in the state plan, to elect to be enrolled or not be enrolled in the group insurance plan. A voluntary participating employer's employees shall become eligible on the date the employer's election is effective under W.S. 9-3-201(c).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 2 - Insurance Plans › Section 9-3-208 - State Officials; 31 Day Period to Elect Enrollment; Newly Appointed or Elected Officials; Later Enrollment.

9-3-208. State officials; 31 day period to elect enrollment; newly appointed or elected officials; later enrollment.
(a) State officials eligible for membership in the group insurance plan at the time the plan becomes effective shall have thirty-one (31) days to either elect to become enrolled or not become enrolled in the plan. The election shall be made according to procedures established by the department.
(b) Eligible state officials appointed or elected after the effective date of the group insurance plan have thirty-one (31) days after the date they officially take office to elect to become enrolled or not become enrolled in the plan.
(c) Eligible state officials who elect not to become enrolled within the time prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this section may be enrolled at a later date upon conditions the department may impose, such as a physical examination or the exclusion of preexisting conditions from coverage.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 2 - Insurance Plans › Section 9-3-209 - Dependents; Election of Coverage; Later Election; Change in Number of Dependents; Extended Coverage.

9-3-209. Dependents; election of coverage; later election; change in number of dependents; extended coverage.
(a) Any eligible employee or official may elect to have his dependents covered by the group insurance plan. The election shall be made at the time the employee or official becomes enrolled in the plan, under procedures the department may establish. If dependent coverage is not elected at the time that an employee or official becomes enrolled in the plan, dependent coverage may be elected at a later date under conditions the department may impose, such as physical examination or the exclusion of preexisting conditions from coverage.
(b) Any employee or official who has elected to have his dependents covered as provided in subsection (a) of this section, and who subsequently has a change in the number of his dependents, may at the time of the change increase or decrease the number of his dependents covered by the group insurance plan under procedures established by the department.
(c) Any employee or official who has no eligible dependents at the time he becomes enrolled in the group insurance plan, and who later has an eligible dependent may, at the time his dependency status changes, elect coverage for the dependent under procedures established by the department.
(d) The dependents of any employee or official who has elected to have his dependents covered as provided in subsection (a) of this section, and who suffers a work related death as a result of employment as an official or employee, shall continue to be covered for a period of six (6) months after the date of the employee's or official's death. The state auditor shall ascertain the employing agency's contribution pursuant to W.S. 9-3-210 for the six (6) month period and shall pay the department the amount required for the coverage. The dependents shall be responsible for any portion required to be paid by the employee for coverage during the six (6) month period.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 2 - Insurance Plans › Section 9-3-211 - Deductions From Salaries of Monthly Contributions by Employees and Officials; Establishment of Procedure.

9-3-211. Deductions from salaries of monthly contributions by employees and officials; establishment of procedure.
(a) The amount of monthly contribution to be made by eligible employees and officials enrolled in the group insurance plan for themselves and their dependents shall be deducted from the monthly salaries of the employees and officials by the various agencies or voluntary participating employers and remitted to the department. The procedure for deductions and remittances shall be established by the department. If a flexible benefits plan is chosen, the employees' and officials' contribution shall be applied to the chosen benefits in an amount determined by the employee or official.
(b) The department shall establish procedures for deducting and remitting monthly contributions by eligible retirees enrolled in the group insurance plan which may include deductions from the retiree's state retirement benefits or from the retiree's checking or savings account.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the State Employees' and Officials' Group Insurance Act and for the contributions provided by W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F)(IV), the contributions required by subsection (a) of this section may be paid by the Wyoming livestock board for state employee members in order to be treated as employer contributions for the sole purpose of determining tax treatment under the United States Internal Revenue Code, section 414(h). The amounts shall be stated in the employment contract.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 2 - Insurance Plans › Section 9-3-213 - Treasurer of Monies; Bond; Deposit in an Account of Premium Cost Payments, Dividend Payments and Return of Premiums; Expenditures; Investment of Excess Portions.

9-3-213. Treasurer of monies; bond; deposit in an account of premium cost payments, dividend payments and return of premiums; expenditures; investment of excess portions.
(a) The state treasurer shall be the treasurer of monies under this act, and his general bond to the state of Wyoming shall cover all liabilities for his acts as treasurer. The department shall remit to the treasurer for deposit into a separate account all payments received by the department for the group insurance premium costs from employees and officials, and the state agencies, departments, institutions and voluntary participating employers. The department shall also remit to the treasurer for deposit into the account any dividend payments and return of premium received by the department from any carrier underwriting the group insurance plan. All remittances shall be made as soon as possible after they are received.
(b) Expenditures shall be made from the account, upon certification of the department to the office of the state auditor, only for the following purposes:
(i) The payment of premiums to any carrier underwriting the group insurance or supplemental plan or plans; and
(ii) The state's cost of administering group insurance and supplemental plans, subject to annual appropriation by the legislature based on the submission by the department of a budget request containing detailed information on current and projected administrative costs.
(c) The department shall certify in writing to the state treasurer for investment portions of the monies which in its judgment will not be needed for the payment of premiums to the carriers underwriting the group insurance or supplemental plans.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 2 - Insurance Plans › Section 9-3-217 - Advisory Panel; Composition; Compensation.

9-3-217. Advisory panel; composition; compensation.
(a) The director of the department shall establish an advisory panel consisting of active plan participants employed by the state, participating school districts, the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges and of retired employees who are plan participants. The panel shall consist of no more than ten (10) members if there are less than five (5) participating school districts or no more than twelve (12) members if there are at least five (5) participating school districts and, insofar as possible, shall proportionally represent the specified employee groups participating in the group health insurance plan. The advisory panel shall be consulted regarding plan benefits and costs. The director of the department shall, upon receiving notification from at least five (5) school districts electing group insurance plan participation under W.S. 9-3-201(e), appoint two (2) additional advisory panel members to increase the advisory panel to twelve (12) members as provided in this section.
(b) State, participating school district, university and community college employee members of the panel shall suffer no loss of wages for the time devoted to attending meetings of the panel called by the department. All members shall be provided per diem and travel expenses incurred for attending such meetings at the rates provided under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 2 - Insurance Plans › Section 9-3-218 - Retiree Membership in Plan.

9-3-218. Retiree membership in plan.
(a) A retiree is eligible for coverage under the group insurance plan at premium rates established by the department, provided:
(i) Application to continue coverage is made to the department within thirty-one (31) days after termination of the retiree's employment;
(ii) The retiree has had medical coverage in effect under the group insurance plan for at least one (1) year immediately prior to the date of retirement and is eligible to receive a retirement benefit under the Wyoming retirement system; and either:
(A) Has attained the age of fifty (50) on the date of retirement and has at least four (4) years of service credit under the Wyoming retirement system as an employee of one (1) of the employing entities participating in the plan; or
(B) Has at least twenty (20) years of service credit under the Wyoming retirement system as an employee of one (1) of the employing entities participating in the plan.
(b) Within the application period provided under paragraph (a)(i) of this section, the retiree may elect to continue coverage of his eligible dependents under the group insurance plan provided each such dependent was covered under the group insurance plan for at least one (1) year immediately prior to the retiree's date of retirement. An election to add dependents may not be made after the initial application period unless the increase in the number of dependents results from a subsequent marriage, birth or adoption in which case the dependents may be enrolled at a later date upon conditions the department may impose.
(c) The department shall establish procedures by which the eligible retiree shall make application within the thirty-one (31) day period provided under paragraph (a)(i) of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 3 - Social Security › Section 9-3-301 - Definitions.

9-3-301. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Employee" includes administrative and elective officers of a state or political subdivision thereof;
(ii) "Employment" means any service performed by any employee in the employ of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, for the employer except service which in the absence of an agreement entered into under this act would constitute "employment", as defined in the Social Security Act or service which under the Social Security Act may not be included in an agreement between the state and the federal security administrator entered into under this act;
(iii) "Federal Insurance Contributions Act" means subchapter (A) of chapter 9 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, as the code has been and may from time to time be amended;
(iv) "Federal security administrator" includes any individual to whom the federal security administrator has delegated any of his functions under the Social Security Act, with respect to coverage under such act of employees of states and their political subdivisions;
(v) "Political subdivision" includes any instrumentality of the state, or one (1) or more of its political subdivisions, or of the state and one (1) or more of its political subdivisions, but only if the instrumentality is a juristic entity which is legally separate and distinct from the state or subdivision, and only if its employees are not, by virtue of their relation to the juristic entity, employees of the state or subdivision. "Political subdivision" includes school districts, the Wyoming Education Association, the Wyoming High School Athletic Association, and any other employer within the public school system of Wyoming;
(vi) "Social Security Act" means the act of congress approved August 14, 1935, chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, officially cited as the "Social Security Act," (including regulations and requirements issued pursuant thereto), as the act has been and may from time to time be amended;
(vii) "State agency" means the office of the state treasurer of the state of Wyoming;
(viii) "Wages" means all remuneration for employment including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash and does not include that part of the remuneration which, even if it were for "employment" within the meaning of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, would not constitute "wages" within the meaning of that act;
(ix) "This act" means W.S. 9-3-301 through 9-3-306.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 3 - Social Security › Section 9-3-302 - Administration by Secretary of Wyoming Retirement System; Payment of Costs.

9-3-302. Administration by secretary of Wyoming retirement system; payment of costs.
All administrative matters pertaining to this act shall be administered by the secretary of the Wyoming retirement system. The cost of such services shall be paid in the manner provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 3 - Social Security › Section 9-3-303 - Agreements With Federal Security Administrator to Extend Benefits to Employees; Provisions.

9-3-303. Agreements with federal security administrator to extend benefits to employees; provisions.
(a) The state treasurer with the approval of the governor may enter on behalf of the state into an agreement with the federal security administrator or his successor, consistent with the terms and provisions of this act for the purpose of extending the benefits of the federal old age and survivors' insurance system to employees of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, with respect to services which constitute employment. The agreement may contain provisions relating to coverage, benefits, contributions, effective date, modification and termination of the agreement, administration, and other appropriate provisions which the state treasurer and federal security administrator agree upon. Except as otherwise required by or under the Social Security Act as to the services to be covered, the agreement shall provide in effect that:
(i) Benefits will be provided for employees, and their dependents and survivors, whose services are covered by the agreement on the same basis as though the services constituted employment within the meaning of Title II of the Social Security Act;
(ii) The state will pay to the secretary of the treasury, at times as prescribed under the Social Security Act, contributions with respect to wages equal to the sum of the taxes which would be imposed by sections 1400 and 1410 of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act if the services covered by the agreement constituted employment within the meaning of that act;
(iii) The agreement is effective with respect to services in employment performed after a date specified therein, or in any modification thereof;
(iv) All services which constitute employment and are performed in the employ of the state or any of its political subdivisions shall be covered by the agreement.
(b) Any instrumentality jointly created by this state and any other state or states, upon the granting of like authority by the other state or states, may:
(i) Enter into an agreement with the federal security administrator whereby the benefits of the federal old age and survivors' insurance system shall be extended to employees of the instrumentality;
(ii) Require its employees to pay (and for that purpose to deduct from their wages) contributions equal to the amounts which they would be required to pay under W.S. 9-3-304(a) if they were covered by an agreement made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; and
(iii) Make payments to the secretary of the treasury in accordance with the agreement, including payments from its own funds, and otherwise to comply with the agreement.
(c) The agreement under subsection (b) of this section shall, to the extent practicable, be consistent with other provisions of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 3 - Social Security › Section 9-3-304 - Governmental Employee's Contributions; Amount; Collection by Payroll Deduction; Adjustments; Payments From Political Subdivisions.

9-3-304. Governmental employee's contributions; amount; collection by payroll deduction; adjustments; payments from political subdivisions.
(a) Every employee of the state and political subdivision thereof, whose services are covered by an agreement entered into under W.S. 9-3-303, shall be required to pay, for the period of coverage, into the account established by W.S. 9-3-305, contributions, with respect to wages equal to the amount of tax which would be imposed by section 1400 of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act if the services constituted employment within the meaning of that act. The liabilities shall arise in consideration of the employee's retention in the service of the state or political subdivision thereof, or his entry upon such service after the enactment of this act.
(b) The contribution imposed by this section shall be collected through the office of the state treasurer by deducting the amount of the contribution from wages as and when paid. The deductions shall be made by the finance officer of the state, or political subdivision thereof, but failure to make the deduction shall not relieve the employee or the political subdivision as the employer of liability for the contribution.
(c) If more or less than the correct amount of the contribution imposed by this section is paid or deducted with respect to any remuneration, proper adjustments, or refund if adjustment is impracticable, shall be made, without interest, in the manner and at the times as prescribed by the secretary of the treasury and state treasurer.
(d) Each political subdivision shall pay contributions into the account with respect to wages at the times the state agency by regulation prescribes, in the amounts and at the rates specified in the applicable agreement entered into by the state agency under W.S. 9-3-303.
(e) Payments due from political subdivisions under subsections (b) and (d) of this section, which are delinquent may be recovered by the state with interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum in an action brought for that purpose in a court of competent jurisdiction against the political subdivision liable therefor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 3 - Social Security › Section 9-3-305 - Account; Establishment; Contents; Account to Be Held Separate; Withdrawals; Treasurer and Custodian of Account; Appropriations to Account.

9-3-305. Account; establishment; contents; account to be held separate; withdrawals; treasurer and custodian of account; appropriations to account.
(a) A separate account is established which shall consist of and there shall be deposited in the account:
(i) All contributions, interest and penalties collected under W.S. 9-3-304;
(ii) All monies appropriated thereto under this act;
(iii) Any property or securities and earnings thereof acquired through the use of monies belonging to the account;
(iv) Interest earned upon any monies in the account; and
(v) All sums recovered upon the bond of the custodian or otherwise for losses sustained by the account, and, all other monies received for the account from any other source. All monies in the account shall be mingled and undivided. Subject to the provisions of this act, the state treasurer is vested with full power, authority and jurisdiction over the account, including all monies and property or securities belonging thereto, and may perform any and all acts whether or not specifically designated, which are necessary to the administration thereof and are consistent with the provisions of this act.
(b) The account shall be established and held separate and apart from any other funds or monies of the state and shall be used and administered exclusively for the purpose of this act. Withdrawals from the account shall be made for, and solely for:
(i) Payment of amounts required to be paid to the secretary of the treasury pursuant to an agreement entered into under W.S. 9-3-303(b);
(ii) Payment of refunds provided for in W.S. 9-3-304(c); and
(iii) Refunds of overpayments, not otherwise adjustable, made by a political subdivision or instrumentality.
(c) From the account the custodian of the account shall pay to the secretary of the treasury the amounts and at the times as may be directed by the state treasurer of the state of Wyoming, in accordance with an agreement entered into under W.S. 9-3-303 and the Social Security Act.
(d) The state treasurer is the treasurer and custodian of the account and shall administer it in accordance with this act and shall pay all warrants drawn upon it in accordance with this section and with regulations prescribed pursuant to the agreement between the state, acting through its state treasurer, and the federal government [acting] through the social security department.
(e) In addition to the contributions collected and paid into the account under W.S. 9-3-304, to be available for the purpose of W.S. 9-3-305(b) and (c) until expended, additional sums may be appropriated annually to the account as necessary to make the payments to the secretary of the treasury for which the state of Wyoming is obligated pursuant to an agreement entered into under W.S. 9-3-303. The funds necessary to support this account shall be included in the budget request presented at each legislative session.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 3 - Social Security › Section 9-3-306 - Duties of State Treasurer; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.

9-3-306. Duties of state treasurer; promulgation of rules and regulations.
The state treasurer shall promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this act as necessary or appropriate to the efficient administration of the functions with which he is charged under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-403 - Wyoming Retirement System; Establishment; Purpose; Powers as Body Corporate.

9-3-403. Wyoming retirement system; establishment; purpose; powers as body corporate.
The Wyoming retirement system is established to provide retirement and other benefits to eligible employees of participating employers. It shall be a body corporate, may sue and be sued and shall have all other powers and privileges of a corporation. In its name all its business shall be transacted, all funds invested and all of its monies, securities and other property held in trust for the purposes of this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-404 - Wyoming Retirement Board; Responsibility for Administration of System; Composition; Appointment; Term; Vacancies; Meetings; Election of Chairman.

9-3-404. Wyoming retirement board; responsibility for administration of system; composition; appointment; term; vacancies; meetings; election of chairman.
(a) The responsibility for the administration and operation of the retirement system is vested solely and exclusively in the Wyoming retirement board. The board shall be composed of eleven (11) members, not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of whom shall be from the same political party. The members shall be:
(i) The state treasurer;
(ii) A retired recipient of the retirement system;
(iii) Two (2) members, exclusive of the public school system, the community colleges and the University of Wyoming, one (1) of which is a participant in the Wyoming deferred compensation program established under W.S. 9-3-501 through 9-3-508;
(iv) Two (2) members of the public school system, the community colleges or the University of Wyoming;
(v) Five (5) qualified electors from Wyoming who are known for their public spirit and business or professional ability, none of whom are members and at least two (2) of whom have professional expertise in investments and finance, which shall include managing asset allocation in investment portfolios.
(b) The governor, with the consent of the Wyoming senate, shall appoint all board members other than the state treasurer. Appointed board members shall serve six (6) year terms and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(c) A vacancy shall be filled as provided in W.S. 28-12-101.
(d) The board shall meet annually and elect a chairman from among its members. The board shall meet at such other times as the chairman directs or upon request of a majority of its members.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-407 - Retirement Board; Control and Management of Account Containing Assets of Retirement System; Payments From Account.

9-3-407. Retirement board; control and management of account containing assets of retirement system; payments from account.
(a) The retirement account is established.
(b) The board has the control and management of the retirement account which shall contain all the assets of the retirement system.
(c) From the retirement account shall be paid:
(i) Refunds of member accounts in accordance with this article;
(ii) Benefits for members retired under the terminated systems;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 67, 3.
(iv) Retirement or disability benefits under this article;
(v) Death and survivor benefits as provided for by this article; and
(vi) Reasonable administrative expenses under this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-408 - Designated Custodian of Retirement Account; Disbursements; Investment of Account Monies.

9-3-408. Designated custodian of retirement account; disbursements; investment of account monies.
(a) The board may designate the state treasurer or a master custodial bank approved by the state treasurer as the custodian of the retirement account. Disbursements from the retirement account for purposes specified in W.S. 9-3-407(c) shall be made upon warrants drawn by the state auditor upon certification by authorized system employees or using an appropriate alternative method approved by the state auditor. All retirement account disbursements shall be accounted for in accordance with the uniform state accounting system or in a manner approved by the state auditor or the state treasurer as provided under W.S. 9-4-214. As used in this subsection, "authorized system employees" means the director and his designees who have authorized signatures on file with the state auditor.
(b) The board, or its designee, which shall be registered under the Investment Advisor's Act of 1940 as amended, or any bank as defined in that act, upon written authority, shall invest monies in the retirement account, which investments shall not be considered disbursements for the purposes of W.S. 9-4-214 and subsection (a) of this section. In investing and managing monies in the retirement account, the board, or its designee, shall exercise the judgment and care that a prudent investor would, in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements and all other circumstances surrounding the monies in the retirement account, including risk and return objectives established by the board which are reasonably suitable to the purpose of the Wyoming retirement system.
(i) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 148, 2.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 148, 2.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 148, 2.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 148, 2.
(v) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 148, 2.
(vi) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 148, 2.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 148, 2.
(d) The director of the retirement system, upon approval and authority of the retirement board, may make use of the services of whatever investment board or commission which has been designated by legislative action for the purpose of assisting in the selection of investments for public funds of this state.
(e) The board may for purposes of this section, retain the services of a custodial bank to supervise a program of securities lending in exchange for a fee or other consideration. Supervision of the program shall include:
(i) Procedures to review the creditworthiness of all borrowers;
(ii) Requirements for full collateralization of all loans; and
(iii) Other methods and procedures required by the board for securing the lending program.
(f) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 51, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-409 - Retirement Board; Rules and Regulations; Powers and Privileges Required to Perform Functions; Requiring Employers to Furnish Information and Keep Records.

9-3-409. Retirement board; rules and regulations; powers and privileges required to perform functions; requiring employers to furnish information and keep records.
(a) The retirement board shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the retirement system and the control and disbursement of its assets, the administration of the Wyoming deferred compensation program established under W.S. 9-3-501 through 9-3-508 and shall have the powers and privileges required in the performance of its functions under this article and W.S. 9-3-501 through 9-3-508.
(b) The board shall:
(i) Regulate the duties of participating employers imposed by this article;
(ii) Specify the time, place, amount and manner in which contributions shall be withheld and paid;
(iii) Require employers to furnish information in written or electronic format and keep records necessary for the discharge of its duties under this article. The board shall assist employers in complying with any electronic reporting requirements imposed under this paragraph;
(iv) Require any county memorial hospital or special hospital district electing to participate in the Wyoming retirement system to provide written notice to the board of its election pursuant board issued guidelines. The board shall not implement coverage for any county memorial hospital or special hospital district employee until funds payable to the Wyoming retirement system are received for deposit into the retirement account, as necessary for maintaining the actuarial integrity of the account and funding all liability arising under this act, for years of service prior to the date of entry or expansion of coverage.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-410 - Retirement Board; Actuarial Investigation and Valuation of System; Annual Valuation of Assets and Liabilities to Be Prepared and Published; Public Record of Proceedings.

9-3-410. Retirement board; actuarial investigation and valuation of system; annual valuation of assets and liabilities to be prepared and published; public record of proceedings.
(a) The retirement board shall keep in convenient form data necessary for actuarial valuations and investigations of the retirement system. At least once in each six (6) year period, the board shall cause an actuarial valuation to be made of the retirement system. An actuarial investigation of all the experience under the retirement system shall be made at times the board directs but not less often than once in each eight (8) year period.
(b) The board shall cause an annual valuation to be made of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system and shall prepare an annual statement of the accrued liability contribution rate which, after approval by the legislature, shall be payable by the employers. The board shall also publish annually the valuation of the assets and liabilities and a statement of receipts and disbursements of the retirement system.
(c) The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-411 - Retirement Board; Right to Hearing Before Board; Judicial Review.

9-3-411. Retirement board; right to hearing before board; judicial review.
Any person aggrieved by any ruling of the board is entitled to a hearing before the board after giving reasonable notice. The decision of the board upon hearing is a final administrative decision and is subject to judicial review in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-413 - Employer's Contributions; Payable Monthly; Transfer to Account; Interest Imposed Upon Delinquent Contributions; Recovery.

9-3-413. Employer's contributions; payable monthly; transfer to account; interest imposed upon delinquent contributions; recovery.
Except as provided by W.S. 9-2-3207(a)(xi)(F)(III) or (IV), 9-3-431 and 9-3-432, each employer excluding employers of firefighter members, shall on a monthly basis, pay into the account a contribution equal to eight and sixty-two hundredths percent (8.62%) of the salary paid to each of its members covered under this article for the period from September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, eight and eighty-seven hundredths percent (8.87%) of the salary paid for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, nine and twelve hundredths percent (9.12%) of the salary paid for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 and thereafter nine and thirty-seven hundredths percent (9.37%) of the salary paid. Employers of firefighter members shall pay into the account a contribution equal to seven and twelve hundredths percent (7.12%) of the salary paid. Employer contributions for any month, together with the members' contributions for that month, if any, shall be transferred to the board not later than the twelfth day of the following month. These contributions shall be credited to the account in a manner as directed by the board. Any employer failing to transfer contributions under this section in sufficient time for the board to receive the contributions by the twenty-fifth day of the month due shall be assessed interest at the assumed rate of return as determined by the board, compounded annually. Interest imposed under this section shall be payable not later than the twelfth day of the next succeeding month. If the contributions and any interest imposed under this section are not transferred to the board when due, they may be recovered, together with court costs, in an action brought for that purpose in the first judicial district court in Laramie County, Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-414 - Provision for Employers' Contributions to Be Made in Budgets; Notice to Department Heads.

9-3-414. Provision for employers' contributions to be made in budgets; notice to department heads.
Provision for the payment by employers of the employers' contributions under this article shall be made in the budgets of the several departments, divisions and subdivisions of the state government and of other employer units. At least thirty (30) days prior to the date for submission of departmental budgets to the state budget officer, the Wyoming retirement board shall notify all department heads that it will be necessary to include funds in the departmental budget for the payment of employers' contributions under this article for the ensuing appropriation period.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-416 - Members Leaving Service Without Withdrawing Accumulated Contributions Eligible for Retirement.

9-3-416. Members leaving service without withdrawing accumulated contributions eligible for retirement.
Except for law enforcement officers, any member who has left service without withdrawing his accumulated contributions and who has a minimum of four (4) years of service is eligible to receive a retirement benefit computed according to the terms of this article, at the age specified in W.S. 9-3-415(a), (b) or (k). Law enforcement officers leaving service without withdrawing accumulated contributions and who have a minimum of four (4) years of service may receive a retirement benefit amount in accordance with W.S. 9-3-432. Firefighter members leaving service without withdrawing accumulated contributions and who have a minimum of four (4) years of service may receive a retirement benefit amount in accordance with W.S. 9-3-431.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits › Article 4 - Retirement › Section 9-3-417 - Determination of Eligibility for Retirement; Board to Determine Equivalent of Years of Service; Credit for Military Service.

9-3-417. Determination of eligibility for retirement; board to determine equivalent of years of service; credit for military service.
(a) The board shall determine the total years of service creditable to each member for the purpose of determining eligibility for retirement under this article including law enforcement officers for retirement under W.S. 9-3-432. It may require members to file detailed statements of all service as a covered member and to give other necessary information as a condition to the receipt of benefits under this article.
(b) The board shall determine and adopt appropriate rules and regulations defining how much service in any year is the equivalent of one (1) year of service, but in no case shall it allow credit for more than one (1) year of service for all service rendered within one (1) calendar year. In addition, part-time employment shall be credited as follows, with eighty-six (86) or more hours per month considered full-time employment:
(i) Forty (40) or more but less than eighty-six (86) hours per month--one half (1/2) month credit;
(ii) less than forty (40) hours per month--one quarter (1/4) month credit.
(c) Credit shall be allowed for any period of time after commencement of participation in the retirement program which a member spends in active military or other emergency service of the United States in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. In accordance with rule and regulation of the board, until June 30, 2018 up to two (2) years of credit allowed under this subsection may be provided at no cost to the member. After June 30, 2010, each state agency, department or institution, including the University of Wyoming and the community colleges shall estimate the amount required for provision of credits under this subsection for the next biennium and shall include the estimate in the agency's biennial budget request. Provision for payment of employer's contributions under this subsection shall be as provided in W.S. 9-3-414.
(d) Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 67, 3.