SJ 6 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

School capital construction-constitutional amendment.

This constitutional amendment shifts primary responsibility for building public school facilities to local school districts, requiring voter approval for capital projects. It mandates state funding to equalize costs so districts pay no more than a statewide average tax burden (based on per-person valuation), using mechanisms like statewide mill levies. The state may also provide additional funds to address financial hardships for school districts. This change replaces a system previously required by a 2001 court ruling that placed full responsibility on the state, which relied on declining coal lease revenue.
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Jan 2025
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Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2025
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Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
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Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
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Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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