2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-03281SF0072
SENATE FILE NO. SF0072
Summer vacation preservation act.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Brennan, Biteman, Landen, Olsen
and Rothfuss and Representative(s) Andrew,
Angelos, Banks, Rodriguez-Williams and
Wasserburger
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to education; modifying the duties of the
2 state board of education in approval of alternative
3 scheduling for a school year; reducing the minimum number
4 of class days required for public schools; reducing the
5 number of professional development days for public schools
6 as specified; requiring the school year to begin after
7 Labor Day and recess prior to Memorial Day except as
8 specified; specifying legislative intent; and providing for
9 an effective date.
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13. W.S. 21-2-304(b)(viii), 21-4-301(a) and
14 21-13-307(a)(ii)(intro) are amended to read: 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03282SF00721
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4 (b) In addition to subsection (a) of this section and
5 any other duties assigned to it by law, the state board
6 shall:
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8 (viii) Approve or disapprove alternative
9 scheduling for school districts requesting
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11 to operate for fewer than
12 days in
13 school year, but no schedule shall be approved which
14 reduces the minimum pupil-teacher contact time defined by
15 the state board. The state board shall establish by rule
16 for grades kindergarten through twelve (12) minimum
17 pupil-teacher contact time requirements, which may include
18 instruction outside of the physical classroom through
19 virtual education or other equivalent methods the state
20 board deems appropriate;
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2 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the public
3 schools of each school district in the state shall at all
4 times be equally free and accessible to all children
5 resident therein of five (5) years of age as of August 1,
6 or September 15 if pursuant to an approved request under
7 W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xxxviii), of the year in which they may
8 register in kindergarten as provided in W.S. 21-4-302(b)
9 and under the age of twenty-one (21), subject to
10 regulations of the board of trustees.
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15 and its classes for a minimum of
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17 unless an alternative schedule has been approved by the
18 state board. Prior to submission of a proposed alternative
19 schedule to the state board, the board of trustees shall
20 hold at least two (2) advertised public meetings within the
21 district, at which the board shall present the proposed
22 alternative schedule and respond to public questions and
23 comments. Any school district operating under an 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03284SF0072
1 alternative schedule shall annually evaluate the
2 effectiveness of that schedule in meeting the educational
3 goals and purposes for which the schedule was adopted.
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9 (a) Each district which meets the following
10 requirements is eligible to share in the distribution of
11 funds from the foundation account:
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13 (ii) Operated all schools for a term of at least
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15 days or the number of days or equivalent hours
16 authorized under an alternative schedule approved by the
17 state board during the previous school year. If the school
18 term of any school in a district was less than
19 days or
20 less than the total number of days authorized under an
21 alternative schedule approved by the state board, the
22 amount allotted per average daily membership (ADM) under
23 W.S. 21-13-309 for the school shall be in proportion to the 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-03285SF0072
1 length of the term the school actually operated, unless
2 caused by closures of schools:
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4The modifications to the school year and
5 operation days of schools contained in section 1 of this
6 act shall be effective school year 2026-2027 and each
7 school year thereafter.
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9No school district shall decrease any
10 teacher's salary as a result of this act.
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12This act is effective July 1, 2026
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14 (END)