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ORIGINAL House 

Bill No. HB0046

 

ENROLLED ACT NO. 28, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2025 General Session

 

 

 

 

AN ACT relating to education; removing the requirement that a home-based educational program submit curriculum to the local school board; removing a provision relating to the failure to submit curriculum; and providing for an effective date.

 

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

 

Section 1.  W.S. 21‑4‑102(b) is amended to read:

 

21‑4‑102.  When attendance required; exemptions; withdrawal.  

 

(b)  A home‑based educational program shall meet the requirements of a basic academic educational program pursuant to W.S. 21‑4‑101(a)(vi). It shall be the responsibility of every person administering a home‑based educational program to submit ensure a curriculum to the local board of trustees each year showing is administered to pupils in the program that the program complies with the requirements of this subsection. Failure to submit a curriculum showing compliance is prima facie evidence that the home‑based educational program does not meet the requirements of this article.

 

Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2025.

 

(END)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker of the House

 

 

President of the Senate

 

 

 

 

 

Governor

 

 

 

 

 

TIME APPROVED: _________

 

 

 

 

 

DATE APPROVED: _________

 

 

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

 

 

 

 

Chief Clerk

 

 

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AN ACT relating to education; removing the requirement that a home-based educational program submit curriculum to the local school board; removing a provision relating to the failure to submit curriculum; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/17/2024 Bill Number Assigned

1/2/2025 H Received for Introduction

1/16/2025 H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education

1/17/2025 H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Andrew, Bratten, Guggenmos, Kelly, Lawley, Singh, Strock, Williams

Nays:  Representative Erickson

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/17/2025 H Placed on General File

 

HB0046HW001/WITHDRAWN

1/21/2025 H COW:Passed

 

HB0046H2001/FAILED

Page 1-line 3 After \"board;\" insert \"providing for the submission of a verification form to the local school board;\".

 

Page 2-lines 3 and 4 Delete entirely and insert \"educational program to submit a curriculum verification form to the local board of trustees each year showing attesting that a curriculum is administered\". Jarvis

 

1/22/2025 H 2nd Reading:Passed

1/23/2025 H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-6-2-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, Brown, G, Brown, L, Byron, Campbell, E, Campbell, K, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Erickson, Filer, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larsen, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, Mccann, Neiman, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie

Nays:  Representative(s) Chestek, Nicholas, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer, Yin

Excused:  Representative(s) Eklund, Riggins

Ayes 54    Nays 6    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/23/2025 S Received for Introduction

2/10/2025 S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education

2/19/2025 S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Brennan, Rothfuss, Schuler, Scott

Excused:  Senator Olsen

Ayes 4    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2025 S Placed on General File

2/20/2025 S COW:Passed

2/21/2025 S 2nd Reading:Passed

2/24/2025 S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-1-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barlow, Biteman, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Crago, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Laursen, Mckeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Pearson, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Smith, Steinmetz

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Landen

Excused:  Senator Crum

Ayes 28    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/24/2025 Assigned Number HEA No. 0028

2/24/2025 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0028

2/24/2025 S President Signed HEA No. 0028

2/27/2025 Governor Signed HEA No. 0028

2/27/2025 Assigned Chapter Number 49

 

Chapter No. 49  Session Laws of Wyoming 2025

 

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Bill No.: HB0046 Effective: 7/1/2025

 

LSO No.: 25LSO-0409

 

Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0028

 

Chapter No.: 49

 

Prime Sponsor: Strock

 

Catch Title: Homeschool freedom act.

 

Has Report: No

 

Subject:  Home-based educational program requirements.

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

 

 

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.  While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

 

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