Sen. Eli Bebout

Maddy summaryWyoming's SF 164 adjusts state school funding for the 2019-2020 school year based on specific cost increases. It modifies the education resource block grant formula by applying adjustments to four categories: professional labor, nonprofessional labor, educational materials, and energy costs. Each adjustment uses 50% of published cost data (like wage indexes and price indices for supplies/power) to reflect inflation. The bill directly affects Wyoming public schools receiving state funding under this block grant model. It took effect July 1, 2019.

Maddy summaryWyoming's SF 129 eliminates several existing education reporting requirements for school districts, tribal councils, and the state superintendent. Specifically, it removes mandates for annual reports on statewide technology plans, school quality assessments, preschool program evaluations, tribal education expenditures, special education spending, and curriculum waivers. The bill directly affects school districts, tribal education programs, and state education officials who previously had to submit these detailed reports. This change reduces administrative burdens by removing these specific data collection and reporting obligations. The bill focuses on streamlining compliance rather than altering educational standards or funding.

Maddy summaryThis bill provides $5.25 million to Wyoming's Department of Family Services and $15.18 million to the Department of Health for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The funds are specifically for programs recommended by the governor in his supplemental budget, directly supporting existing services in these departments. The bill requires strict use of funds for these designated purposes and sets an effective date of July 1, 2019, with unspent funds reverting to the general fund by June 30, 2020.

Maddy summaryThis bill appropriates $15 million from Wyoming's commercial air service improvement account to fund contracts supporting commercial air service within the state. The aeronautics commission must secure governor approval for contracts that include specific performance measures for air service delivery, with no more than $6 million spent annually per contract. Funds not used for contracts by June 30, 2020, revert to the improvement account, and unused funds from a 2019 deadline reappropriated to maintain existing service through 2020. The bill directly affects Wyoming's commercial air service providers and passengers by funding contract-based service enhancements.

Maddy summaryThis bill (SF 166) adjusts Wyoming's school funding formula for the 2019-2020 school year by applying specific inflation-based increases to four categories: professional labor, non-professional labor, educational materials, and energy costs. These adjustments - calculated using Bureau of Labor Statistics indexes - would affect public schools receiving funds through the School Foundation Program (S5 account). It also allocates $15 million from the air service improvement account for commercial air service contracts, pending governor approval. The bill was referred to the Appropriations Committee but died in committee in 2019 without becoming law.

Maddy summaryWyoming's SF 146 requires state departments to study the potential costs and benefits of expanding Medicaid, directly affecting state agencies (insurance, family services, health, and library) and future policy decisions. The study must analyze enrollment demographics, provider reimbursement impacts (including hospitals and physicians), administrative costs, income cliffs in welfare programs, and compare findings to previous studies and Oregon's Medicaid expansion experience. It mandates specific cost breakdowns showing federal vs. state expenses under different federal match scenarios (90% vs. 50% for benefits) and includes health status impact analysis based on academic literature. The bill does not expand Medicaid but provides a framework for evaluating such a change.

Maddy summaryWyoming's SF 148 creates a legal framework allowing the state to temporarily seize and operate federal facilities like national parks or wildlife refuges if the federal government cannot do so effectively. During seizure, the governor must maintain public access, protect natural/cultural resources, and allow concessionaires to continue operating, while charging fees to cover costs. The state must return the facility to federal control once the federal government can manage it, and repay any fees collected or profits earned. The bill also establishes a $1 million contingency fund for planning and exempts certain operational plans from public records disclosure.

Maddy summaryThis bill (SF 147) requires Wyoming's Department of Health to propose budget changes that reduce full-time and part-time staff at five specific state facilities - Wyoming Life Resource Center, Wyoming State Hospital, Wyoming Pioneer Home, Veterans' Home of Wyoming, and Wyoming Retirement Center - and increase the use of temporary contract employees instead. It mandates that the Department of Administration's budget division must base the health department's 2021-2022 budget on these recommendations. The policy directly affects staffing models at these facilities, shifting toward more flexible, short-term contracts for operational roles.

2019/Summaries/SF0070.pdf

2019/Summaries/SF0112.pdf