§ 21-3-302.2 — Wyoming charter school authorizing board; number of charter schools that may be authorized

Wyoming § 21-3-302.2

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 21: Education
• Ch. 3: SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN GENERAL
• Art. 3: CHARTER SCHOOLS

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(a) There is created the Wyoming charter school
authorizing board. The mission of the board is to authorize high
quality public charter schools.
(b) The Wyoming charter school authorizing board shall
consist of the following eight (8) members:
(i) Three (3) members appointed by the superintendent
of public instruction. Each member appointed under this
paragraph shall have at minimum five (5) years of experience in
Wyoming in education;
(ii) The chairman of the state board of education, or
the chairman's designee;
(iii) Three (3) members appointed by the governor and
confirmed by the senate;
(iv) The dean of the University of Wyoming's college
of education, or his designee.
(c) Each member appointed shall represent the public
interest and satisfy all of the following requirements:
(i) Be a resident of the state;
(ii) Possess experience and expertise in public or
nonprofit governance, management and finance, public school
leadership, assessment, curriculum or instruction or public
education law.
(d) Of the initial members appointed to the board, the
members appointed under paragraph (b)(i) of this section shall
serve two (2) year terms and the members appointed under
paragraph (b)(iii) of this section shall serve four (4) year
terms. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for four (4) year
terms. The initial appointments shall be made not later than
July 1, 2023.
(e) Members appointed to the board under paragraph (b)(i)
of this section may be removed by the superintendent of public
instruction. Members appointed to the board by the governor
under paragraph (b)(iii) of this section may be removed in
accordance with W.S. 9-1-202.
(f) Vacancies shall be appointed pursuant to subsection
(b) of this section.
(g) The board shall meet not less than two (2) times each
year.
(h) All appointed members of the board shall receive
compensation, per diem and mileage for actual time spent in
performance of their duties and traveling expenses while in
attendance and going to and from board meetings in the same
manner and amount as members of the Wyoming legislature.
(j) Members shall be subject to the Ethics and Disclosure
Act, W.S. 9-13-101 through 9-13-109.
(k) Beginning on July 1, 2025 and notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Wyoming charter school authorizing
board may authorize any number of charter schools in accordance
with the requirements of this article.