Definition of home-based educational program.
HB 70 modifies Wyoming's legal definition of a "home-based educational program" under W.S. 21-4-101(a)(v). It specifies that such a program must be provided by a parent, legal guardian, or their designated person to a single child, and explicitly excludes programs serving more than one family unit. The bill takes effect July 1, 2023, and does not create new requirements or funding but clarifies what qualifies as a home-based program for regulatory purposes. This directly affects parents or guardians providing home education to their own child, excluding multi-family educational arrangements from this definition.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 16, 2023
Signed Feb 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2023 · House Jan 26, 2023
How they voted
26–4
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 13, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 16, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0013
legislature
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-1-1-0-0
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 16, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
lower
1 primary · 29 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chip Neiman
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Byron
RRepublican
Co
Anthony Bouchard
RRepublican
Co
Barry Crago
RRepublican
Co
Bill Allemand
RRepublican
Co
Brian Boner
RRepublican
Co
Cheri Steinmetz
RRepublican
Co
Chris Knapp
RRepublican
Co
Dalton Banks
RRepublican
Co
Ed Cooper
RRepublican
Co
Ember Oakley
RRepublican
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