HB 316 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

School finance-model recalibration-2.

Wyoming's HB 316 creates a 12-member select committee (6 Senate, 6 House members with minority representation) to study and update the state's school funding formula. The committee will examine Wyoming's current education resource block grant model, research virtual school funding approaches in other states, and analyze charter school funding models to recommend fair and consistent formulas. The bill appropriates $800,000 for consultant services and $120,000 for committee operations, with a February 2026 deadline to submit recommendations to the legislature. This process directly affects school districts, the Department of Education, and state agencies required to provide data for the study.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 6 edits · Mar 13, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was significantly expanded from a study-only committee to include substantial funding for external cost adjustments to the school finance model. The original version focused solely on creating a select committee to study recalibration, while the enrolled version adds specific funding amounts for both the committee operations and direct financial adjustments to the education resource block grant model.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a study committee focused on recalibration to include direct financial adjustments to the school funding model, with specific percentages applied to different cost categories.
FISCAL

Added $920,000 appropriation for the select committee operations, including salaries, mileage, and per diem for committee members and consultants.

Added $52,300,000 appropriation for external cost adjustments to the education resource block grant model, effective for school year 2025-2026.

Increased committee funding from $800,000 to $920,000 and added provisions for committee member compensation under state law.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific cost adjustment percentages: 8.5% for professional labor, 8.5% for nonprofessional labor, 1.067% for educational materials, and -6.285% for energy costs.

Added provision requiring department of education, school districts, and other agencies to collect and provide information to the select committee.

TIMELINE

Added specific effective date of July 1, 2025 for the external cost adjustment appropriation, ending June 30, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2025 · House Feb 5, 2025

How they voted

292
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 28, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
27 Yea 2 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0068
legislature
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-0-1-0-0
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
lower
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