Compulsory school attendance-minimum age.
This bill (SF 46) changes Wyoming's school attendance law to require children to attend school starting at age 6, rather than age 7. It lowers the minimum age by amending the requirement that children whose sixth birthday falls on or before August 1 (or September 15 if they started kindergarten early) must attend school. The bill repeals an outdated related provision (W.S. 21-4-302(a)) and makes the change effective for the 2024-2025 school year. It directly affects parents and guardians of children aged 6-15 in Wyoming school districts.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Senate Failed
Feb 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
7–23
Failed
Total votes 30
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic2
50% Nay
R
Republican28
78% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Feb 13, 2024
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (7-23)
senate
Feb 13, 2024
Introduced
S Failed Introduction 7-24-0-0-0
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendy Schuler
RRepublican
Co
Bill Landen
RRepublican
Co
Ed Cooper
RRepublican
Co
Ryan Berger
RRepublican
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