Wyo. Stat. § 21-4-401 (2026)

pupils.

     (a) The board of trustees of any school district within
the state shall provide transportation or maintenance for
isolated elementary, middle, junior high or high school pupils
resident within the district, whenever it would be in the best
interests of the affected children to provide transportation or
maintenance than to establish a school to serve these pupils,
and for those isolated pupils resident within the district who
are attending a school in another district pursuant to W.S.
21-4-502. Amounts paid under this section shall be subject to
subsections (d) and (e) of this section and shall not exceed the
actual costs incurred by parents or pupils.

     (b) The state superintendent shall adopt reasonable rules
and regulations pertaining to residence requirements
establishing eligibility under this section and for provision of
tuition and transportation or maintenance. No person is eligible
as an isolated pupil under this section unless the pupil's
parents or legal guardians demonstrate to the local school board
that the family's residing in the isolated location is necessary
for the family's financial well being. The burden shall be on
the parent or guardian to demonstrate that the family's residing
in the isolated location is necessary for the family's financial
well being. The final decision as to eligibility shall be made
by the district board of trustees.

     (c) The rights accorded under this section shall be
enforceable by writ of mandamus, and in such event the district
shall pay all costs and legal expenses of a petitioner
successful in obtaining such writ.

     (d) To receive transportation payments under this section,
the parent or legal guardian of any isolated pupil eligible
under this section shall file a transportation reimbursement
claim with the district on a form provided by the district
specifying the total round trip miles traveled each day to and
from the bus stop or the school, as applicable. The total round
trip miles shall be multiplied by the applicable mileage rate
prescribed under W.S. 9-3-103(a)(iii) to compute the daily
mileage reimbursement amount. Where combined transportation is
provided for two (2) or more isolated pupils being transported
to the same school, only one (1) reimbursement shall be made.
Payments to parents or guardians for transporting students to
and from school shall be computed excluding the first two (2)
miles traveled each way. No payments shall be paid to a parent
or guardian for transportation of students unless the pupil
resides in an isolated location as specified under subsection
(b) of this section.

     (e) Monthly maintenance payments may be paid under this
section in lieu of transportation payments if the pupil resides
at a location near the school rather than the isolated location.
The amount paid shall be the lesser of the amount of maintenance
payments claimed or the transportation payments that would have
been payable under subsection (d) of this section. Monthly
maintenance payments under this section shall reimburse the
isolated student's parent or legal guardian for additional
reasonable living expenses for only those months school is in
session. A district shall be reimbursed for the full amount of
isolation or maintenance payments it makes under this section.
Reimbursement shall be made as if the district's total
foundation program amount computed under W.S. 21-13-309(p) was
increased by the amount of isolation or maintenance payments
made during the preceding year.