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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 1-3 - Definitions - Wyoming Investment in Nursing Program (WYIN)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "ADN" means a
				nurse who has completed an Associate's (2-year) Degree and is eligible to take
				the licensure exam for registered nursing.
(b) "Approved higher education institution"
				means one of the seven Wyoming community colleges, the University of Wyoming,
				an institution included in the WICHE, or a distance nursing education program
				at a university that is regionally accredited.
(c) "BSN" means Baccalaureate of Science in
				Nursing.
(d) "Certified Nurse Aide
				(CNA)" means a nurse aide, certified by the WY State Board of
				Nursing.
(e) "Licensure
				examination" means the test required for the WY State Board of Nursing to grant
				an individual a license to practice nursing.
(f) "Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)" means a
				Practical Nurse who has completed a certificate program and passed the
				practical nurse licensure exam as required by the WY State Board of
				Nursing.
(g) "Nursing program"
				means a series of courses leading to an LPN certificate or an ADN degree
				provided through a Wyoming community college; or a BSN degree or a Master's
				degree provided through the University of Wyoming; or, in the case of a
				candidate for a doctoral degree, provided through an institution offering the
				required nursing education courses under contract with the WICHE, or in a
				distance nursing education program provided through a university that is
				regionally accredited.
(h)
				"Practical Nurse" (PN) means a nurse who has completed a certificate
				program.
(j) "Qualified work" means
				employment in Wyoming as an LPN or RN who practices nursing or a nurse educator
				who teaches at a nurse education program at a Wyoming community college or the
				University of Wyoming.
(k)
				"Registered Nurse (RN)" means a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program
				at a regionally accredited university or college, has passed the state
				examination for licensure, and has been registered and licensed to practice by
				the WY State Board of Nursing.
(m)
				"Unencumbered license" means a permit to practice nursing without restrictions
				imposed by the WY State Board of Nursing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 1-4 - Definitions - Wyoming Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program (TSLRP)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Qualified
				work" means teaching at least fifty percent (50%) of working hours as a teacher
				in a Wyoming public school in a qualified area as designated in
				W.S.
				21-7-601.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 1-5 - Definitions - Wyoming Adjunct Professor Loan Repayment Program (WAPLR)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Adjunct
				instructor" means a person employed by a Wyoming public school district who is
				qualified to teach a course that results in the award of college credits by an
				accredited post-secondary institution.
(b) "Education program" means a course(s)
				necessary to qualify an individual, after successful completion, to teach a
				concurrent course(s) that result(s) in the award of college credits by an
				accredited post-secondary institution.
(c) "Qualified work" means teaching, or being
				available to teach should the curriculum be skipped for a semester, concurrent
				courses for which college credit is awarded.
(d) "Resident" means a person whose primary
				residence lies within the borders of the State of Wyoming pursuant to
				W.S.
				22-1-102(a)(xxx).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 1-6 - Definitions - High School Equivalency Certificate Program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Accredited"
				means the process by a national or regional organization to grant public
				recognition of a program or college, indicating that it meets established
				standards of quality, as determined through initial and periodic self-study and
				peer evaluation.
(b) "Assessment"
				means a commercially available instrument for measurement of academic
				capability or achievement.
(c)
				"Certificate" means recognition by the HSEC program that a student has
				successfully completed an equivalency assessment instrument approved by the
				HSEC committee and the Commission.
(d) "Committee" means the group of
				individuals and representatives of stakeholder entities directly affected by
				changes to the HSEC program, who convene to make selections and decisions
				concerning authorized instruments and pathways for the HSEC program.
(e) "Equivalency" means the knowledge and
				skills or level of academic proficiency demonstrated by a student is comparable
				to that which would be attained in a high school program of study and yields
				significantly the same outcome or capability.
(f) "Pathway" means any method or combination
				of measurements used to determine that a student has successfully met the
				state-approved criteria for completion and award of the HSEC.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 1-8 - Definitions - Wyoming's Tomorrow Scholarship Program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Certify" means
				the confirmation by the Commission of Wyoming's Tomorrow Scholarship recipients
				and scholarship award amounts to be paid to the colleges and the University
				based on the institutions' attestation of final scholarship recipient for each
				academic term.
(b) "Home
				institution" means the Wyoming community college or University of Wyoming
				higher education institution at which a prospective student initially applies
				to and enrolls in credit or non-credit course specific to a declared program of
				study leading to a degree or certificate offered at that institution, or for
				continuing higher education students, means the institution at which the
				student most recently enrolled for credit or non-credit courses specific to a
				program of study leading to a degree or certificate offered at that
				institution.
(c) "Sponsorship" A
				formalized relationship between a student and employer that provides for
				additional financial support or commitment to hiring or advancement after
				completion.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION OPERATIONS › Section 2-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The State Commission is created by
				  W.S.
				  21-18-201 and derives its authority from
				  W.S.
				  21-18-202 through
				  21-18-226.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION OPERATIONS › Section 2-3 - Commission Structure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The commissioners biennially shall elect
				a chair and vice chair from its members.
(b) The commissioners may elect other
				officers and define their duties by rule or resolution.
(c) The election of officers shall be held at
				the Commission's first meeting after March 1 during odd-numbered years. Officer
				vacancies shall be filled by action of the commissioners.
(d) The chair shall preside over Commission
				meetings. The vice-chair shall act in the absence of the chair. In the absence
				of both the chair and vice-chair at a meeting, commissioners present shall
				elect a temporary presiding officer to preside over that meeting.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION OPERATIONS › Section 2-4 - Commission Meetings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Meetings with simplified agendas may be
				conducted by teleconference or videoconference methods as long as all
				interested parties have access to the proceedings. Commission meetings shall be
				conducted according to the Wyoming Open Meetings Act
				W.S.
				16-4-401 through
				16-4-408.
(b) The chair may change, as necessary, the
				meeting date, time, place, or agenda in advance of the meeting, providing
				notice of the change through Commission staff to all who received notice of the
				meeting.
(c) The chair may call
				special meetings, as necessary, with the concurrence of a majority of
				commissioners, following the Wyoming Open Meetings Act.
(d) The chair may call special telephone
				meetings of an emergency nature, with the concurrence of a majority of
				commissioners. Such meetings shall be in accordance with the Wyoming Open
				Meetings Act. All college presidents, the trustees' association, and the media
				as specified in (e)(iii) of this section shall be notified and invited to
				participate.
(e) Approximately two
				weeks prior to the meeting date, the executive director shall mail or provide
				electronically the meeting notices and/or tentative agendas. The official
				agendas shall be distributed at least one week prior to the meeting.
				Distribution of meeting notices and/or agendas shall be done in the following
				manner:
(i) Mail or provide electronically
				the meeting agendas to commissioners, community college presidents, board
				chairs and other appropriate parties as the agenda may dictate;
(ii) Post the meeting notices on the
				Commission website; and
(iii) Mail
				or provide electronically meeting notices and/or agendas to a newspaper with
				statewide circulation and to a general circulation newspaper in the community
				where the meeting will be held.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION OPERATIONS › Section 2-6 - Commission Responsibility

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission coordinates the community
				college system for and in the State of Wyoming. The Commission is responsible
				for making system recommendations to the governor and the legislature. The
				Commission normally serves as the state representative on community college
				matters for state, regional, and national postsecondary education organizations
				or activities.
(b) All documents
				received by, prepared by, or presented by the Commission or its staff shall be
				documents that are available for review (during normal business hours) and
				handled in compliance with the Wyoming Public Records Act
				W.S.
				16-4-201 through
				16-4-205.
(c) Commission members shall observe full
				media disclosure of public business, while providing for fair presentation of
				issues and recognition of concerned party dignity.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION OPERATIONS › Section 2-7 - Commission Executive Director

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The executive director is the full-time
				professional advisor and executive officer of the Commission pursuant to
				W.S.
				21-18-202(c)(v).
(b) The Commission shall delegate to the
				executive director the responsibility for administering the rules and policies
				adopted by the Commission and executing all decisions of the Commission
				requiring administrative action. In the initiation and formulation of
				Commission rules and policies, the executive director shall act as the
				professional advisor to the Commission and present to the Commission drafts of
				proposed rules and policies for the consideration of the Commission.
(c) The executive director shall be
				responsible for hiring and supervising other staff members to carry out the
				duties of the Commission pursuant to W.S.
				W.S.
				21-18-202(c)(v).
(d) The executive director shall ensure the
				completion of the following tasks:
(i)
				Implement the role and mission of the Commission and as reflected in statutes,
				the
WY Community College Commission Statewide Strategic Plan
,
				rules, and policies;
(ii) Ensure
				the use of the
WCCC Policy on Consultation
adheres to the
				requirements identified in the
WY Community College Commission
				Statewide Strategic Plan
, applicable rules and statutes:
(iii) Prepare an agenda for each Commission
				meeting;
(iv) Record all
				proceedings/minutes of the Commission;
(v) Mail or provide electronically agendas of
				each meeting to commissioners, community college presidents, board chairs, and
				other appropriate parties, as the agenda dictates, so that recipients receive a
				copy one week prior to the next meeting; and
(vi) Post all meeting agendas to the
				commissions' website;
(vii) Post
				all approved Commission meeting minutes to the Commissions' website;
(viii) Attend all Commission meetings unless
				excused by the chair;
(ix) Sign
				documents that affect the operations of the Commission and which would
				otherwise require the signature of the chair; and
(x) Perform other duties as assigned by the
				Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION OPERATIONS › Section 2-8 - Communications Within the System

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission shall support broad
				involvement and consultation in the planning process for the Wyoming community
				colleges with the intent of assuring effective communication between the
				Commission, the college trustees, and the community colleges. Consultation
				seeks to achieve consensus, but does not require consensus.
(b) At its discretion, the Commission may
				convene open meetings with representatives of college boards of trustees. The
				principal function of these meetings is to maintain open communication between
				the policy making entities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION OPERATIONS › Section 2-9 - Information Practices

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The community colleges shall comply with
				the Wyoming Public Records Act
				W.S.
				16-4-201 through
				16-4-205 and the Wyoming Open
				Meetings Act
				W.S.
				16-4-401 through
				16-4-408.
(b) Persons with a valid interest may request
				that the official custodian correct any erroneous, inaccurate or misleading
				information that is contained in a public record relating to them by
				supplementing the record with corrective material. No public records shall be
				physically altered, destroyed or removed except by order of the
				Commission.
(c) No commissioner or
				Commission employee shall release originals of public records from Commission
				files except by order of the Commission or a court of law, or as recommended by
				the WY Attorney General.
(d) For
				all public records for which the Commission is custodian, the Commission
				incorporates into these rules the Department of Administration &
				Information's chapter 2, section
				4 rules for electronic public records and
				section 5 rules for
				non-electronic public records. The Commission makes the following findings:
(i) Incorporating the full text in the
				Commission's rules would be inefficient given the nature of the
				rules;
(ii) This rule does not
				include any later amendments or additions to the incorporated matter;
				and
(iii) Copies of the
				incorporated matter are available for inspection at the Commission's offices or
				at
http://www.communitycolleges.wy.edu/rules-and-statutes.aspx
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION OPERATIONS › Section 2-10 - Hearings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Prior to formal proceedings, the
				Commission shall assist in the informal resolution of disputes between
				community colleges when requested and shall act as a board of appeal for
				disputes between community colleges that cannot be resolved
				informally.
(b) In matters
				involving the modification or maintenance of community college service areas,
				the Commission shall make determinations in accordance with
				W.S.
				21-18-202(c)(viii).
(c) Contested cases for matters other than
				those referenced in (b) above shall be conducted pursuant to the Office of
				Administrative Hearings rules, Chapter 2,
Uniform Rules for Contested
				Case Practice and Procedure
("Uniform Rules"), which are incorporated
				into this chapter by reference. In doing so, the Commission find as follows:
(i) Incorporating the full text of the
				Uniform Rules would be cumbersome and inefficient given the length and nature
				of the rules;
(ii) The
				incorporation is limited to the Uniform Rules adopted by the Office of
				Administrative Hearings and effective October 17, 2014, and shall not include
				any later editions of or amendments to the Uniform Rules;
(iii) Copies of the Uniform Rules are
				available to the public at the Wyoming Community College Commission offices at
				2300 Capitol Ave., Hathaway Bldg. 5th Floor, Suite B, Cheyenne, Wyoming
				82002.
(iv) An electronic copy of
				the Uniform Rules is available at the following web address:
				http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rules/RULES/9644.pdf.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - COMMISSION OPERATIONS › Section 2-11 - General Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission's rules apply to the Wyoming Community College
				  Commission, Wyoming community colleges, outreach centers, and programs of the
				  Commission. Matters not covered by statutes and
Commission
				  Rules
, or reasonably incident to them, shall be governed by the
				  individual community college district boards, following all applicable laws.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - GENERAL FUNCTIONS › Section 3-3 - Advocating Community College Education

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall be the primary voice for matters relating to community college education
				affecting two or more of the community colleges.
(b) The community colleges shall provide to
				the Commission in either hard copy or electronically:
(i) All data referenced in Chapter 7 of
Commission Rules
,
(ii) A current community college
				catalog,
(iii) Minutes of all
				college trustees meetings to be delivered in a timely manner, or posted to the
				college website in a timely manner.
(iv) Names of new trustees to be delivered in
				a timely manner,
(v) Other
				materials necessary to support advocating community college education
				activities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - GENERAL FUNCTIONS › Section 3-4 - Establishing Tuition Rates

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall establish tuition rates for the community
				colleges
.
(b) The
				Commission shall establish a long-range tuition policy (four to six years) and
				renew or alter it as needed.
(c)
				The Commission may review tuition rates at any time and may address tuition
				rate changes on a short-term or emergency basis. At a minimum, tuition rates
				will be reviewed once every two years.
(d) The tuition rates may include recognition
				of differential program delivery costs.
(e) In the event a commission-approved
				tuition rate results in an amount other than even dollars, the colleges will
				round down to the nearest whole dollar amount. This provision applies to
				in-state, out-of-state, and WUE enrollees.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - GENERAL FUNCTIONS › Section 3-6 - Maintaining Administrative Computing System Contracts and Common Carrier Electronic System Access

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall be responsible for system wide contracts, including related training and
				support, that allows for the necessary infrastructure to run an ACS at the
				community colleges.
(b) Final
				decision authority in operating the ACS shall be made by the Commission upon
				approval by the Executive Council with the guidance and recommendation of the
				Chief Information Officers Council.
(c) The Commission shall be responsible for
				administering agreements or contracts to provide the necessary internet
				connectivity to the community colleges for the ACS.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - GENERAL FUNCTIONS › Section 3-7 - Coordinating Development and Maintenance of the Community College Commission Statewide Strategic Plan

Current through July 13, 2024
In accordance with
				  W.S.
				  21-18-202(h), the Commission
				  and the community colleges shall follow the processes described in the
WCCC Policy on Consultation
with regard to communication and
				  consultative activities associated with developing and periodically updating
				  the strategic plan.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - COORDINATION FUNCTIONS › Section 4-3 - Coordinating Data Submission to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

Current through July 13, 2024
Community colleges shall submit data to the IPEDS website by
				  the IPEDS deadlines. The Commission IPEDS coordinator shall review data
				  submissions and utilize the coordinator's "locking" authority to finalize the
				  submission process.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - COORDINATION FUNCTIONS › Section 4-4 - Coordinating the Common Course Numbering System

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission staff shall coordinate and approve course
				  numbering and substantive course numbering modifications proposed by the
				  community colleges consistent with the numbering system agreed to by the
				  University of Wyoming and the community
				  colleges
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - COORDINATION FUNCTIONS › Section 4-5 - Coordinating the State Adult Education (AE) Program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission shall coordinate the state
				AE program through a state plan in compliance with state and federal statutes
				and/or regulations.
(b) The
				Commission is responsible for:
(i)
				Development, submission, and implementation of the AE portion of the Unified
				State Plan;
(ii) Consultation with
				educational entities, agencies, groups, and individuals involved in the
				development and implementation of activities;
(iii) Coordination with other federal and
				state education, training, corrections, public housing, and social service
				programs;
(iv) Awarding of grants
				and contracts;
(v) Monitoring local
				grantees; and
(vi) Collection and
				compilation of data for state and federal reports.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - COORDINATION FUNCTIONS › Section 4-6 - Coordinating Academic and Vocational-Technical Programs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The following service areas have been
				adopted by the Commission pursuant to Session Laws 1991, Ch. 228, Sect. 3(d):
(i) Casper College: Natrona County;
(ii) Central Wyoming College: Fremont, Hot
				Springs, and Teton Counties, and the Wyoming State Penitentiary;
(iii) Eastern Wyoming College: Goshen,
				Converse, Crook, Weston, Niobrara, and Platte Counties;
(iv) Laramie County Community College:
				Laramie and Albany Counties;
(v)
				Northern Wyoming Community College District: Sheridan, Johnson, and Campbell
				Counties;
(vi) Northwest College:
				Park, Big Horn and Washakie Counties and Yellowstone National Park;
				and
(vii) Western Wyoming Community
				College: Sweetwater, Sublette, Lincoln, Uinta, and Carbon Counties.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - COORDINATION FUNCTIONS › Section 4-7 - Coordinating a Declination to Provide Program Response

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission shall coordinate with all
				affected community colleges to prepare a response to the requesting board of
				county commissioners when a community college decides not to provide a
				requested program, pursuant to
				W.S.
				21-18-202(b)(vi).
(b) Upon referral from a community college,
				the Commission and all affected community colleges shall collaborate according
				to the process of the
WCCC Policy on Consultation
to provide a
				coordinated response.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated pursuant to Wyoming Statute
				  21-16-1901 through
				  21-16-1907, 21-18-202(c), (d) and
				  (h), 21-18-203(a),
				  21-18-205(b), (c) and
				  (e),
				  21-18-225,
				  21-18-226, and
				  21-18-403 through
				  21-18-406.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-2 - Creating and Maintaining a Funding Allocation Model

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Wyoming Statute
				21-18-205 created a statewide
				community college system operations funding mechanism based upon a statewide
				community college system strategic planning process attaching funding to state
				interests.
(i) The basis for fiscal-year 2019
				and fiscal-year 2020 funding shall be the sum of:
(A) The 2017-2018 biennial budget
				appropriation for state aid to community colleges, adjusted by:
(I) Subtraction of the portion of the budget
				appropriation restricted to reimbursement of community college increased
				retirement contributions (unless appropriated separately by the legislature);
				and
(II) Recapture and
				redistribution of state aid as calculated in July 2017.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-3 - Preparing Commission and Community College Budget Requests

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall prepare a consolidated biennial budget request for state assistance,
				including state funding for Commission programs, the community colleges and
				Wyoming Public Television in a format determined by the Budget Division of the
				Department of Administration and Information.
(b) The Commission shall hold at least one
				public budget hearing for the community colleges, after which the consolidated
				budget request for state assistance shall be submitted to the
				governor.
(c) Requests for state
				appropriations to fund the regular support and operation of the community
				colleges shall be developed in accordance with Wyoming Statute
				21-18-102 and
				21-18-203, and utilize a
				Commission-adopted funding allocation model.
(d) Wyoming Statute
				21-18-205 created a statewide
				community college system operations funding mechanism based upon a statewide
				community college system strategic planning process attaching state funding to
				state interests.
(i) The budget request model
				shall be derived from that principle, and it may consist of two components: the
				standard budget request and the exception budget request. The step-by-step
				procedures for calculation of both types of requests are outlined in Wyoming
				Statute 21-18-102 and
				21-18-203, and also in Section
				2 of the Rules - Creating and Maintaining a
				Funding Allocation Model.
(A) The biennial
				standard budget request shall be based on amounts appropriated for state aid by
				Wyoming Statute
				21-18-102 and
				21-18-203, including any external
				cost adjustments for fixed and variable costs, or other Budget Division
				adjustments to base.
(I) The allocation of the
				standard budget appropriation among the community colleges shall be adjusted to
				recognize variations in each community college district's revenue from biennium
				to biennium. The only exception to this is the variable cost funding subject to
				allocation in accordance with performance metrics.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-4 - Disbursing State and Other Funds

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Unless
				otherwise directed by the legislature, state funding for the assistance of
				community colleges shall be allocated by the Commission to the community
				colleges on the basis of the funding allocation model and its adjuncts approved
				by the Commission, as outlined in Section
				3 of these Rules - Creating and Maintaining
				a Funding Allocation Model.
(b)
				Distributions of state appropriations shall be made by the Commission to the
				community colleges in accordance with the funding allocation model or other
				legislative instructions, and at times and in amounts determined by the
				Commission.
(i) Unless otherwise specified by
				the Commission, distributions of state aid to the community colleges and
				Wyoming Public Television shall be made on or about July 15, September 15,
				December 15 and March 15 of each fiscal year.
(ii) Unless otherwise specified by the
				Commission, distributions of state aid to the community colleges and Wyoming
				Public Television shall be made in the amounts of 15 percent, 15 percent, 10
				percent and 10 percent of the total biennial amount of state aid designated for
				each entity on the respective dates of each fiscal year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-5 - Establishing and Promoting Statewide Priorities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall collaborate with college trustees, college administrators, the governor's
				office, the legislature, and community and business leaders to determine
				statewide priorities that conform to interests that shall be addressed by the
WY Community College Commission Statewide Strategic
				Plan
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-6 - Administering Loan Repayment Programs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This Section is
				promulgated under authority of
				W.S.
				21-18-202 and
				W.S.
				9-2-123 for the Wyoming Investment in Nursing
				program, W.S. 21-7-601 for the Teacher
				Shortage Loan Repayment program, and
				W.S.
				21-7-701 for the Wyoming Adjunct Professor
				Loan Repayment program, as amended.
(i) The
				purpose of the Wyoming Investment in Nursing Program (WYIN program) is to make
				funds available to individuals who wish to pursue a career in nursing or nurse
				education and to alleviate a shortage of nurses within the state.
(ii) The purpose of the Wyoming Teacher
				Shortage Loan Repayment Program (TSLR program) is to make funds available to
				students at the University of Wyoming who wish to pursue a career in education
				and to alleviate a shortage of teachers in qualified areas of study within the
				state as designated by
				W.S.
				21-7-601.
(iii) The purpose of the Wyoming Adjunct
				Professor Loan Repayment Program (WAPLR program) is to make funds available to
				public school teachers who require additional coursework in order to qualify as
				adjunct instructors under the concurrent enrollment policies of a Wyoming
				community college district or the University of Wyoming (UW).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-7 - Administering the Tuition Benefit for Vietnam Veterans, Overseas Combat Veterans and Surviving Spouses and Dependants

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This section is
				promulgated under authority of
				W.S.
				19-14-106.
(b) The purpose of the benefit is to provide
				free tuition and fees, if authorized, for Vietnam veterans, overseas combat
				veterans and surviving spouses and dependants.
(c) Application Process. Vietnam veterans,
				overseas combat veterans and surviving spouses and dependants shall apply for
				the educational benefit under this section with an eligible institution and
				will provide the appropriate documentation to establish eligibility.
(i) The application form and deadlines shall
				be determined by each participating educational institution.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-8 - Administering the High School Equivalency Certificate Program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This section is
				promulgated under authority of Laws 2013 ch. 25 and
				W.S.
				21-16-1308(b)(iv)(C).
(b) This section describes the procedures for
				administration of the Wyoming High School Equivalency Certificate (HSEC)
				program. The HSEC program provides a certificate to adults and out-of-school
				youth who did not graduate from an accredited high school, are unable to
				receive a high school diploma from their school district of residence, or were
				home-schooled and did not receive a diploma, but are able to demonstrate
				attainment of knowledge and skills that are equivalent to those which would be
				attained in a high school program of study through passing any of the
				state-authorized equivalency certification assessments.
(c) The HSEC program applies to all citizens,
				naturalized immigrants, resident alien non-citizens and foreign exchange
				students according to state and federal immigration policy. Candidates must
				prove their identity with current, unmodified, original government- or
				accredited institution of higher learning-issued photo
				identification.
(d) The HSEC
				program office shall maintain an official HSEC Policy and Procedures Manual for
				each authorized assessment instrument or pathway used to certify candidate
				attainment of high school equivalency.
(e) The HSEC program or the Commission
				Executive Director's designated representative shall convene a review committee
				to select the state-authorized assessment instrument(s) or pathway(s) used to
				certify candidate attainment of high school equivalency when appropriate as
				such instruments or pathways become available. No particular instrument may be
				considered the state standard.
(i) The process
				for forming the review committee shall be as follows:
(A) The HSEC program office shall monitor the
				marketplace for viable products, and may also participate in applicable
				national or regional committees which investigate equivalency assessments. When
				new assessment instruments become available, or when review of an instrument or
				pathway is requested, the HSEC program office shall call a meeting composed of
				the individuals and the representatives of the entities listed below, however,
				there is no quorum necessary to proceed with approval or rejection:
(I) Community College Academic Affairs
				Council, Community College Admissions/Financial Aid Officers, Department of
				Education, Department of Workforce Services, University of Wyoming, the Adult
				Education Program Manager, an English as a Second Language (ESL) expert, a
				Wyoming Board of Cooperative Education Services (B.O.C.E.S.) representative and
				a Community College Commission-appointed test center administration
				expert.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-9 - Major Maintenance Funding and Distribution

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, and in accordance with
				W.S.
				21-18-225(f) and any
				additional provisions enacted in current session law, calculate actual gross
				square footage of college facilities eligible for state-supported major
				maintenance funding. The square footage data contained in the capital
				construction database provided by the Commission to the colleges under
				W.S.
				21-18-225(b)(i), and current
				as of May 1 of each odd-numbered year, shall be the data used to support the
				request sent to the State Construction Department, with the following
				exceptions:
(i) Gross square footage data for
				an otherwise eligible building scheduled for demolition within two years of
				December 1 of each odd-numbered year shall not be included in the
				calculation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-10 - Capital Construction Requests

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Under authority
				of W.S.
				21-18-225, this section addresses the
				development of a prioritized list of community college capital construction
				projects, and the submission of this list to the State Construction
				Department.
(b) The prioritized
				list of community college capital construction projects shall include only
				necessary building square footage required for provision of those education
				programs serving the state's interests as described in Chapter 4 of the
WY Community College Commission Statewide Strategic Plan
developed and maintained under the authority of
				W.S.
				21-18-202(a)(v).
(c) The Commission's
Facilities
				Handbook
shall be referenced for specifications regarding automated
				programs and databases, forms, formats, timelines, documentation, guidelines,
				facility classification systems, forecasting models, indices and/or other
				factors.
(i) The Commission shall provide
				guidelines and formats for community colleges to use in developing its
				prioritized capital construction lists which are correlated to the
WY
				Community College Commission Statewide Strategic Plan
.
(ii) The Commission shall provide access to a
				statewide community college building database (otherwise referred to as the
				capital construction database), a component of which shall be a facilities
				inventory database.
(A) Community colleges
				shall provide updates to the facilities inventory database in a timely fashion,
				thereby facilitating both current and comprehensive descriptions of colleges'
				built environments. Deadlines for all outstanding updates may be established by
				the Commission in order to ensure the validity of computations inherent to, and
				reports generated by, the capital construction database.
(B) Database information shall be used to
				develop the long-range plans for building space needs.
(iii) The Commission shall identify and
				implement a forecasting model to assist community colleges in computing future
				student enrollments and related building needs. Model reports will be available
				to the colleges upon completion of Commission-related database updates
				including, but not limited to, population projections, enrollment projections,
				student demographics, participation rates, distance education, utilization
				hours, library volumes and student study stations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-11 - National Council State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In accordance
				with W.S.
				21-18-226, accredited institutions of higher
				education legally domiciled in Wyoming with the accrediting agency designating
				Wyoming as its main location may apply for membership in NC-SARA, as
				administered by our regional compact (WICHE), by making application to the
				Commission (portal agency) using the form provided by the National Council for
				State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA).
(b) Applicant institutions shall comply with
				the provisions of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC)
				guidelines, and more specifically, its inter-regional guidelines for the
				evaluation of distance education programs (online learning) for best practices
				in postsecondary distance education developed by leading practitioners of
				distance education.
(c) Each
				applicant institution shall provide the portal agency and all students enrolled
				in courses under NC-SARA provisions, its written complaint resolution policies
				and procedures, including assurances it will comply with the consumer
				protection standards, as described below:
(i)
				Initial responsibility for the investigation and resolution of complaints
				resides with the institution against which the complaint was made.
(A) Complaints against an institution
				operating under NC-SARA shall first be processed through the institution's own
				procedures for resolution of grievances.
(B) Complaints regarding student grades or
				student conduct violations are governed entirely by institutional policy and
				laws of the NC-SARA institution's home state.
(C) If a person bringing a complaint is not
				satisfied with the outcome of the institutional process for handling
				complaints, the complaint (except for complaints about grades or student
				conduct violations) may be appealed within two years of the incident about
				which the complaint is made, by requesting in writing, a review by the portal
				agency. The resolution of the complaint by the portal agency with consultation
				with the Attorney General shall be final, except for complaints that fall under
				the provisions of (g) below.
(D)
				The portal entity will develop policies and procedures for reporting the number
				and disposition of complaints that are not resolved at the institution level to
				NC-SARA. Since appeals of decisions made at the institution level are made to
				the portal agency, these data will be used to report to NC-SARA.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS › Section 5-12 - Administering the Wyoming Works Program

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Allocation and
				reconciliation of academic-year student grant funding amounts.
(i) The allocation of academic-year student
				grant funding amounts shall be based on each community college service area
				proportionate share of the state's population aged 18 to 64 years. Albany
				County's population shall be reduced by the number of University of Wyoming
				undergraduate students claiming residency in any of the other 22 counties.
(A) Before each academic-year, the Commission
				shall obtain the following information:
(I)
				From the Economic Analysis Division of the Wyoming Department of Administration
				and Information, county-specific population counts for individuals aged 18 to
				64 years. These population counts shall reflect the calendar-year two years
				before the allocation.
(II) From
				the University of Wyoming, undergraduate counts for students claiming residency
				in any Wyoming county other than Albany.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - APPROVAL FUNCTIONS › Section 6-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated pursuant to W.S. 21-18-202(d),
				  W.S 
										21-18-202(c)(viii), W.S. 21-18-310, W.S. 21-18-312, and W.S.
				  W.S. 21-18-407(b)(ii).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - APPROVAL FUNCTIONS › Section 6-2 - Approving New Certificate and Associates Degree Programs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				Commission reviews and approves or disapproves programs based on the
WY
				Community College Commission Statewide Strategic Plan
.
(b) Community colleges shall submit all
				proposed new long-term programs to the Commission for approval.
(c) Community colleges requesting approval
				for new programs shall submit an application addressing:
(i) The alignment of the program with the
WY Community College Commission Statewide Strategic Plan
objectives at the time of implementation and in future years;
(ii) Projected labor market demand for
				graduates in the state and region which includes a five (5) year period from
				the proposed implementation date;
(iii) Wage projections for program graduates
				who enter an occupation directly related to their earned academic certificate
				AAS degree;
(iv) Documented
				citizen, business and industry input in program design and assessment (AAS or
				credit certificate);
(v) A list of
				similar programs at other Wyoming community colleges;
(vi) New course descriptions, which include
				course content and instructional modes utilized, program student learning
				outcomes, suggested Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code, and
				where applicable, any program accreditation process;
(vii) The offering mode(s) for the requested
				program (face-to-face, online, hybrid or other);
(viii) The credit hours required for a
				program's degree or certificate attainment;
(ix) Level of instruction code for courses
				that are new to the Wyoming community colleges;
(x) Additional resources that will be
				required to start the requested program and how the community college plans to
				provide those resources; and
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - APPROVAL FUNCTIONS › Section 6-3 - Authorizing Colleges to Deliver Bachelors of Applied Science (BAS) Degrees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Colleges
				shall submit to the Commission a request to authorize the institution to seek a
				substantive change to deliver no more than two (2) BAS degrees to the
				accrediting body.
(i) The package must
				contain:
(A) Board of Trustees Resolution in
				support of a BAS program.
(B) Memo
				outlining how the proposed BAS program fits the college mission, vision and
				goals.
(C) Letter(s) of
				Endorsement, or other formal documentation in support of the proposed
				program(s) from local employers or other parties that will benefit from the new
				degree.
(D) Anticipated program
				names.