Summer vacation preservation act.
Wyoming's SF 82 (Summer Vacation Preservation Act) reduces the minimum required school year from 175 to 165 days and mandates that public school years begin after Labor Day and end before Memorial Day, unless the state board approves an alternative schedule. The bill requires school districts to hold public meetings before proposing alternative schedules and annually evaluate their effectiveness. It also adjusts funding calculations, changing the required minimum operating days for full foundation funding from 185 to 170 days. These changes apply to the 2025-2026 school year and beyond, affecting all Wyoming public school districts and their funding.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2024
Last action Mar 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
22–8
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
H04 - Education:Do Pass Failed 1-8-0-0-0
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-8-0-0-0
upper
Feb 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 26-5-0-0-0
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Evie Brennan
RRepublican
Co
Abby Angelos
RRepublican
Co
Allen Slagle
RRepublican
Co
Cheri Steinmetz
RRepublican
Co
Chris Rothfuss
DDemocratic
Co
Dalton Banks
RRepublican
Co
Jared Olsen
RRepublican
Co
Ocean Andrew
RRepublican
Co
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
RRepublican
Co
Sarah Penn
RRepublican
Co
Tamara Trujillo
RRepublican
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