Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0031 Compare Versions

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64 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0031
75 School safety and security.
86 Sponsored by: Representative(s) Pendergraft, Bratten,
97 Brown, L, Clouston, Johnson, Kelly and Webb
108 and Senator(s) Rothfuss
119 A BILL
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1311 1 AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to
1412 2 adopt school safety and security policies; creating duties
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1614 4 requirements; and providing for an effective date.
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2018 8. W.S. 21-3-137 is created to read:
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2422 12 (a) Each school district board of trustees shall
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26-14 assessment procedures. Not later than school year 2026-
27-15 2027, all door securement devices utilized in any public 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0147
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30-1 school building shall be from the list of approved door
31-2 securement devices published by the state fire marshal
32-3 pursuant to W.S. 35-9-107(d).
24+14 assessment procedures.
25+15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-01472HB00311 (b) The superintendent of each school district shall
26+2 implement the safety and security policies adopted under
27+3 subsection (a) of this section.
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34-5 (b) The superintendent of each school district shall
35-6 implement the safety and security policies adopted under
36-7 subsection (a) of this section.
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38-9 (c) A school district's safety and security policies
39-10 and drafts of the policies shall be confidential and shall
40-11 not be deemed a public record available for public
41-12 inspection under the Public Records Act. Each school
42-13 district board of trustees may develop, discuss and review
43-14 safety and security policies under this section in
44-15 executive session not open to the public under W.S.
45-16 16-4-405(a)(ix) and (xii).
29+5 (c) A school district's safety and security policies
30+6 and drafts of the policies shall be confidential and shall
31+7 not be deemed a public record available for public
32+8 inspection under the Public Records Act. Each school
33+9 district board of trustees may develop, discuss and review
34+10 safety and security policies under this section in
35+11 executive session not open to the public under W.S.
36+12 16-4-405(a)(ix) and (xii).
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39+15 paragraph (xliv) and 35-9-107 by creating a new subsection
40+16 (d) are amended to read:
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48-19 paragraph (xliv) and 35-9-107 by creating a new subsection
49-20 (d) are amended to read:
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44+20 (a) The board of trustees in each school district
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59+14. This act is effective July 1, 2025
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69-16. This act is effective immediately upon
70-17 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
71-18 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
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