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-2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0465
+SJ0008  School funding-legislative and executive
+authority.
 
- 1 SJ0008
+Sponsored By: Senator(s) Laursen, D, French, Ide, McKeown and Scott
 
-SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. SJ0008
+A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the Wyoming Constitution to specify that the amount
+of the appropriation for school funding shall not be subject to judicial review.
 
-School funding-legislative and executive authority.
+2/10/2026 Bill Number Assigned
+2/11/2026 S Received for Introduction
+2/12/2026 S Failed Introduction 19-12-0-0-0
 
-Sponsored by: Senator(s) Laursen, D, French, Ide, McKeown and
-Scott
-
-A JOINT RESOLUTION
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-for
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-1 A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the Wyoming Constitution to
-2 specify that the amount of the appropriation for school
-3 funding shall not be subject to judicial review.
-4
-5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING,
-6 two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting
-7 separately, concurring therein:
-8
-9 Section 1.  The following proposal to amend the Wyoming
-10 Constitution Article 7, Section 1 is proposed for submission
-11 to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the next general
-12 election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part
-13 of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors
-14 at the election:
-15
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- 2 SJ0008
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-1 Article 7, Section 1.  Legislature to provide for public
-2 schools.
-3
-4 (a)  The legislature shall provide for the establishment
-5 and maintenance of a complete and uniform system of public
-6 instruction, embracing free elementary schools of every
-7 needed kind and grade, a university with such technical and
-8 professional departments as the public good may require and
-9 the means of the state allow, and such other institutions as
-10 may be necessary.
-11
-12 (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
-13 constitution, for the operating costs of the public schools,
-14 the legislature shall provide a formula for funding, and that
-15 formula shall be subject to judicial review for
-16 constitutional compliance. The legislature shall fund the
-17 formula by appropriation and the amount of this appropriation
-18 shall not be subject to judicial review. In the event the
-19 appropriation is insufficient to fund the spending provided
-20 by the formula for funding, the spending shall be reduced by
-21 a uniform percentage.
-22
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-1 Section 2.  That the Secretary of State shall endorse
-2 the following statement on the proposed amendment:
-3
-4 This amendment would specify that, for the operating costs of
-5 the public schools, the legislature shall provide a formula
-6 for funding, and that formula shall be subject to judicial
-7 review for constitutional compliance. The amendment would
-8 also specify that legislature shall fund the formula by
-9 appropriation and the amount of this appropriation shall not
-10 be subject to judicial review.
-11
-12 (END)
+ROLL CALL
+Ayes:  Senator(s) Biteman, Boner, Brennan, Crum, Dockstader, French, Hicks,
+Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Laursen, Love, Mckeown, Olsen, Pearson, Salazar,
+Scott, Steinmetz
+Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barlow, Case, Cooper, Crago, Driskill, Gierau,
+Landen, Nethercott, Pappas, Rothfuss, Schuler
+Ayes 19    Nays 12    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0