2025 STATE OF WYOMING 25LSO-00781SF0027 SENATE FILE NO. SF0027 Wyoming national guard member referral-amendments. Sponsored by: Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee A BILL for 1 AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; expanding 2 eligibility for the Wyoming national guard member referral 3 incentive program; providing a definition; and providing 4 for an effective date. 5 6 7 8. W.S. 19-9-403(e)(intro), (i), (ii), (iv) 9 by creating a new subparagraph (C) and by renumbering (C) 10 as (D) is amended to read: 11 12 13 14 15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-00782SF0027 1 2 (e) There is created the Wyoming national guard 3 member referral incentive program. The purpose of the 4 program shall be to incentivize and maximize peer-to-peer 5 recruiting that results in a completed accession to the 6 Wyoming national guard by providing a referral bonus to 7 Wyoming national guard members, retired military service 8 9 10 who make a successful referral. 11 Administration of this program shall require that: 12 13 (i) A Wyoming national guard member, retired 14 15 16 may provide the identity and 17 contact information of a person who the member believes 18 would be an appropriate recruitment prospect using a form 19 provided by the Wyoming national guard, which includes the 20 person's name, contact information and any other 21 information required by the military department; 22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-00783SF00271 (ii) The military department shall keep a record 2 of all forms submitted under paragraph (i) of this 3 subsection. Upon the completed accession of a referred 4 person and to the extent sufficient funds are available, 5 the military department shall distribute a referral bonus 6 to the member, retired military service member or employee 7 who provided the successful referral. The military 8 9 10; 11 12 (iv) As used in this subsection: 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 (D) "Successful referral" means 20 providing the identity and contact information pursuant to 21 paragraph (e)(i) of this subsection of any person not 22 already a member of the Wyoming national guard that results 23 in a completed accession to the Wyoming national guard. 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-00784SF00271 2. This act is effective July 1, 2025. 3 4 (END)