Wyo. Stat. § 9-2-1703 (2026)

(a)   As used in this act:

          (i) "Administrator" means the administrative head of
a division within a department;

          (ii) "Agency" means any board, commission, council,
committee or office in the executive branch of state government
except the offices listed in W.S. 9-2-1704(a) and the University
of Wyoming;

          (iii) "Department" means one (1) of not more than
fourteen (14) principal administrative operating units of state
government as created by separate legislation establishing a
department and in accordance with this act;

          (iv) "Department reorganization act" means an act of
the legislature to create one (1) or more departments for the
purpose of reorganization;

          (v) "Department reorganization plan" means the plan
for final reorganization of a department developed by a director
during the transition period as required by a department
reorganization act;

          (vi)   "Director" means the administrative head of a
department;

          (vii) "Division" means one (1) of the principal
operating units of a department the administrator of which is
directly subordinate to the director;

          (viii) "Type 1, Type 2 or Type 3 transfers" means as
defined in W.S. 9-2-1707(b);

          (ix) "Transition period" means the period between the
creation of the department under a department reorganization act
and the date of implementation of a department reorganization
plan as specified by law;

           (x)   "This act" means W.S. 9-2-1701 through 9-2-1707.