Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

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1		-	ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
2		-	JOINT RESOLUTION. HJ0003
3		-	ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2,
4		-	REPRESENTATIVES
5		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
6		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-03041
	4	+	HJ0003
	5	+	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. HJ0003
	6	+	Support for rural schools.
	7	+	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Sherwood, Andrew, Harshman
	8	+	and Strock and Senator(s) Crum, Gierau,
	9	+	Hutchings and Pearson
	10	+	A JOINT RESOLUTION
	11	+	for
	12	+	1 A JOINT RESOLUTION in support of rural schools in Wyoming.
	13	+	2
	14	+	3 WHEREAS, rural schools in Wyoming have been integral to
	15	+	4 educating our children and are important for keeping rural
	16	+	5 ranch families together, promoting social cohesion and
	17	+	6 preserving community identity; and
	18	+	7
	19	+	8 WHEREAS, our agriculture producers and ranchers play a key
	20	+	9 role in Wyoming's economy by feeding families, helping
	21	+	10 neighbors and preserving our heritage; and
	22	+	11
	23	+	12 WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 1 of Wyoming's constitution
	24	+	13 guarantees that all children in Wyoming have the right to a
	25	+	14 free public education, stating "The legislature shall provide 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0304
	26	+	HJ0003
	27	+	2
	28	+	1 for the establishment and maintenance of a complete and
	29	+	2 uniform system of public instruction, embracing free
	30	+	3 elementary schools of every needed kind and grade, a
	31	+	4 university with such technical and professional departments
	32	+	5 as the public good may require and the means of the state
	33	+	6 allow, and such other institutions as may be necessary"; and
	34	+	7
	35	+	8 WHEREAS, The Wyoming Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the
	36	+	9 constitutional mandate to finance a high quality and
	37	+	10 equitable education for every Wyoming student; and
	38	+	11
	39	+	12 WHEREAS, Wyoming has fifteen (15) schools with three (3) rooms
	40	+	13 or less that educate one hundred two (102) students in grades
	41	+	14 K-8 throughout twelve (12) different school districts in
	42	+	15 Wyoming.
	43	+	16
	44	+	17
	45	+	18
	46	+	19
	47	+	20
	48	+	21 find that our constitution requires equal access to education
	49	+	22 delivered from free elementary schools, regardless of size
	50	+	23 and location. 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0304
	51	+	HJ0003
	52	+	3
7	53		1
8		-	A JOINT RESOLUTION in support of rural schools in Wyoming.
9		-	WHEREAS, rural schools in Wyoming have been integral to
10		-	educating our children and are important for keeping rural
11		-	families together, promoting social cohesion and preserving
12		-	community identity; and
13		-	WHEREAS, our agriculture producers and ranchers play a key
14		-	role in Wyoming's economy by feeding families, helping
15		-	neighbors and preserving our heritage; and
16		-	WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 1 of Wyoming's constitution
17		-	guarantees that all children in Wyoming have the right to a
18		-	free public education, stating "The legislature shall provide
19		-	for the establishment and maintenance of a complete and
20		-	uniform system of public instruction, embracing free
21		-	elementary schools of every needed kind and grade, a
22		-	university with such technical and professional departments
23		-	as the public good may require and the means of the state
24		-	allow, and such other institutions as may be necessary"; and
25		-	WHEREAS, The Wyoming Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the
26		-	constitutional mandate to finance a high quality and
27		-	equitable education for every Wyoming student; and
28		-	WHEREAS, Wyoming has fifteen (15) schools with three (3) rooms
29		-	or less that educate one hundred two (102) students in grades
30		-	K-8 throughout twelve (12) different school districts in
31		-	Wyoming.
32		-	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE
33		-	LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING: ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
34		-	JOINT RESOLUTION. HJ0003
35		-	ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2,
36		-	REPRESENTATIVES
37		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
38		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
39		-	2Section 1. That the members of the Wyoming Legislature
40		-	find that our constitution requires equitable access to
41		-	education delivered from free public elementary schools,
42		-	regardless of size and location.
43		-	Section 2. That the members of the Wyoming Legislature
44		-	acknowledge the rural nature of our state, the historic use
45		-	of rural schools and the need to financially support the
46		-	establishment and maintenance of rural schools in Wyoming.
47		-	Section 3. That the members of the Wyoming Legislature
48		-	commit to ensuring rural and isolated families do not have to
49		-	fight to gain access to an education for their children and
50		-	that keeping families together and providing them with a
51		-	complete and uniform system of public instruction is in the
52		-	public's best interest.
53		-	Section 4. Nothing in this resolution shall prevent the
54		-	Wyoming legislature from determining adequate levels of
55		-	funding for rural schools. ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
56		-	JOINT RESOLUTION. HJ0003
57		-	ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2,
58		-	REPRESENTATIVES
59		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
60		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
61		-	3Section 5. That the Secretary of State of Wyoming
62		-	transmit copies of this resolution to the Department of
63		-	Education for distribution to all school districts in Wyoming
64		-	and to the consultants selected for the 2025 school finance
65		-	recalibration.
66		-	(END)
67		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
68		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
69		-	Chief Clerk
	54	+	2That the members of the Wyoming Legislature
	55	+	3 acknowledge the rural nature of our state, the historic use
	56	+	4 of rural schools and the need to financially support the
	57	+	5 establishment and maintenance of rural schools in Wyoming.
	58	+	6
	59	+	7 That the members of the Wyoming Legislature
	60	+	8 commit to ensuring rural and isolated families do not have to
	61	+	9 fight to gain access to an education for their children and
	62	+	10 that keeping families together and providing them with a
	63	+	11 complete and uniform system of public instruction is in the
	64	+	12 public's best interest.
	65	+	13
	66	+	14 That the Secretary of State of Wyoming
	67	+	15 transmit copies of this resolution to the Department of
	68	+	16 Education for distribution to all school districts in
	69	+	17 Wyoming.
	70	+	18
	71	+	19 (END)