§ 21-2-406 — Schools exempted; definition

(a) This article does not apply to:
(i) Any parochial, church or religious school as
defined by W.S. 21-4-101(a)(iv) which is maintained by a church,
religious denomination or religious organization comprised of
multidenominational members of the same recognized religion,
lawfully operating the school or institution pursuant to
applicable laws governing its organization, and the school or
institution:
(A) Offers elementary and secondary education
programs only; or
(B) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 34, § 2.
(C) Operates as a degree granting post secondary
education institution, provides instruction through means not
defined as distance education and the institution:
(I) Issues diplomas or degrees restricted
to the beliefs and practices of the affiliated church, religious
denomination or religious organization and includes a statement
on the face of issued diplomas or degrees and course transcripts
referencing the theological or religious nature of the subject
area for which any diploma or degree is awarded, clearly
reflecting the nature of the diploma title as "Diploma of
Religious Studies" or degree title as "Associate of Religious
Studies", "Associate of Arts of Religious Studies", "Bachelor of
Religious Studies" or "Bachelor of Arts of Religious Studies";
(II) Annually files with the department
evidence of nonprofit religious organization status for purposes
of federal taxation and organization under the laws of this
state; and
(III) On and after the effective date of
this act for any institution not currently operating in this
state, not less than sixty (60) days prior to first issuing any
degree under this subparagraph, reports to the department any
degree which the institution will award and the religious
affiliation the institution maintains.
(ii) A home-based educational program as defined by
W.S. 21-4-101(a)(v);
(iii) Aircraft flight training schools approved and
authorized by the federal aviation agency of the United States
of America;
(iv) A nondegree granting school teaching techniques
of outdoor recreation, leadership, ecology or conservation
domiciled in the state of Wyoming; or
(v) A post secondary education institution admitted,
authorized and in good standing under the state authorization
reciprocity agreement pursuant to W.S. 21-18-226.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 34, § 2.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "distance education"
means the teacher and student are physically separated by time
or space and connected by means of a communications source used
to provide synchronous or asynchronous instruction.