Wyo. Stat. § 21-2-203 (2026)

model administration; duties and responsibilities specified;
data advisory committee; school district compliance.

     (a) The department shall collect data for the state's
school finance system and in accordance with rule and regulation
of the state superintendent, administer the Wyoming education
resource block grant model adopted by the Wyoming legislature
pursuant to W.S. 21-13-309. As used in this section, "school
finance system" means all statutes related to the terms and
conditions under which funds from Wyoming sources are made
available under Wyoming law to the public schools for school
operations. The school finance system established following a
1995 Wyoming supreme court decision, and subsequently modified
and recalibrated as required under W.S. 21-13-309(t), is
extremely complex and requires timely and accurate data to be
administered fairly and accurately. It is essential that a
single entity be established to ensure that fair and accurate
administration is accomplished.

    (b)   Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 37, § 2.

     (c) The duties of the department are, in accordance with
rules promulgated by the state superintendent, to:

          (i) Administer the school finance, data management
and reporting system for the funding of the public schools,
including enforcement of rules for compliance with submission of
data to the department by school districts;

          (ii) Collect data from school districts necessary for
the department to administer the school finance system and the
statewide education accountability system established under W.S.
21-2-204. In accomplishing this, the department shall:

               (A) Coordinate its work with all other functions
of the department so as to consolidate data reporting
requirements for school districts and eliminate duplication in
reporting to the greatest extent possible, including reporting
of assessment results required for determinations under W.S.
21-2-204;

               (B) Consult with the advisory committee created
under subsection (d) of this section with respect to the type
and format of data to be reported and the administration of the
system generally;

               (C) Use existing data to establish longitudinal
data systems as necessary for the statewide education
accountability system.

          (iii) Specify formats, uniform accounting standards,
procedures and processes under which districts are required to
account for and report data to the department. Electronic
reporting shall be required wherever possible;

          (iv) Recommend to the state superintendent proposed
rules to improve the accuracy and reliability of data and the
general efficiency of the operation of the school finance
system, including requiring training for district personnel with
respect to accounting and reporting related to the
administration of the school finance system;

          (v) Provide for the training of school district
personnel with respect to rules, policies and procedures with
which districts are required to comply in order for the
department to administer the school finance system. The
department may charge reasonable fees necessary to defray the
costs of training;

          (vi) Cooperate with and consult with other state
agencies which have responsibilities related to the operation of
the school finance system. This cooperation may include
providing recommendations for modification to rules, practices
and procedures of other agencies;

          (vii) Ensure that comprehensive school finance system
information is available in useful formats to state policymakers
in both the executive and legislative branches of government, as
well as to the school districts and the general public;

          (viii) Assist the state superintendent in
implementing W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(D) and assist districts with
computations necessary for reporting student career and
technical education participation and career and technical
education instruction information;

          (ix) Pursuant to W.S. 21-2-202(e), make the education
resource block grant model available for public inspection.

     (d) The state superintendent of public instruction shall
establish an advisory committee consisting of not less than
seven (7) members. This advisory committee shall have
representatives from among Wyoming school districts, other state
agencies involved in the administration of the school finance
system, shall include the director of the department of audit or
his designee, and shall include at least one (1) representative
from the independent auditor community within the state. The
committee shall meet at least twice annually and at the call of
the state superintendent or his designee. The duties of the
advisory committee are to:

          (i) Recommend modifications to department rules,
policies, practices and procedures to improve the accuracy of
data and to improve the efficiency of the data collection
process and the administration of the school finance system
generally;

          (ii) Since accurate, timely data is essential for
fair administration of the school finance system, recommend
rules or other means to ensure districts comply with data
reporting and other requirements necessary for administration of
the school finance system, including proposing modifications to
subsection (e) of this section;

          (iii) Serve as ongoing forum for communications
between the department and school districts with respect to the
administration of the school finance system.

    (e)   The following shall apply:

          (i)   Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 24, § 2.

          (ii) If a district fails to provide data or reports
in compliance with law or rules regarding timeliness, format,
completeness or accuracy, without good cause, the state
superintendent shall:

               (A) Advise the district's board of trustees of
the noncompliance and require the district's board to submit a
plan to correct the noncompliance and prevent future instances
of noncompliance.

                (B)   Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 99, § 2.

                (C)   Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 99, § 2.