WY SF 81

enacted

K-12 public school finance-2.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY SF 81 pass?

Yes. WY SF 81 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-09. Latest recorded action (2026-03-09): Became Law without Signature

What is WY SF 81 about?

This act implements the 2025 cost-of-education study, as modified by the Legislature, and codifies the education resource block grant model that allocates funding for all K-12 public schools. The act requires school districts to expend funds generated for teaching personnel only on instructional purposes and authorizes districts to establish an instructional reserve account to transfer unexpended and unencumbered instructional funds. The act modifies statutes governing cash reserves and expenditure restrictions for funds distributed through the school foundation program. The act modifies reimbursement and payment schedules for special education, transportation, retirement, and entitlement amounts. The act provides an appropriation of two hundred seventy‑five million sixty‑five thousand nine hundred fifty‑five dollars ($275,065,955.00) from the public school foundation program account to fund public K-12 public education. This act creates a dual enrollment grant program by which school districts may seek and receive reimbursement for amounts expended on students enrolling in higher-education courses under an agreement between the school district and a community college or the University of Wyoming. This appropriation includes ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) per year for the dual enrollment grant program created by this act. The Department of Education is required to promulgate rules to implement the program. The act requires school districts to establish teacher salary schedules for school years 2026-2027 through 2028-2029, ensuring teachers receive the greater of: (1) the average teacher salary established by the education resource block grant model; or (2) up to 110% of the average teacher salary paid by the district in the preceding school year. The act continues the Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration through December 31, 2026; the Select Committee must study mental health supports, school safety and security personnel, school nutrition programs, and technology. The act repeals provisions and makes conforming amendments to existing statutes. Comments: This act has split effective dates. Provisions continuing the Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration and requiring school districts to establish specified salary schedules are effective immediately. The remainder of the act is effective July 1, 2026. The act amends a major program, K-12 public school finance. The act requires reporting. By October 1 of each year, the Wyoming Department of Education must report to the Joint Education Interim Committee on the dual enrollment grant program created in this act. The act also requires the Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration to report its recommendations to the Legislature. The act imposes various reporting requirements on school districts. The act continues the Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration until December 31, 2026.

Who sponsors WY SF 81?

Recalibration is the primary sponsor of WY SF 81.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-13
Latest action: 2026-03-09 — Became Law without Signature
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-03-09
Assigned Chapter Number 82
became-law
2026-03-09
Became Law without Signature
2026-03-06
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0056
2026-03-05
S President Signed SEA No. 0056
2026-03-05
S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2026-03-05
S Received for Concurrence
2026-03-05
H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-7-3-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-03-02
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
H Placed on General File
2026-03-02
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
H04 - Education:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-27
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-24
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-23
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-20
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-19
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-17
S Placed on General File
2026-02-17
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-17
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-17
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 31-0-0-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-09
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-06
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1

Versions

EnrolledCompare
IntroducedCompare
Amendment SF0081SW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Senator Hicks (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0081SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Education Committee (Corrected, Corrected, Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0081S3009 (3rd reading) - Senator Barlow (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081S3008 (3rd reading) - Senator Barlow (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081S3007 (3rd reading) - Senator Crago (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081S3006 (3rd reading) - Senator Dockstader (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081S3005 (3rd reading) - Senator Schuler (Withdrawn)Compare
Amendment SF0081S3004 (3rd reading) - Senator Rothfuss (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0081S3003 (3rd reading) - Senator Scott (Withdrawn)Compare
Amendment SF0081S3002 (3rd reading) - Senator Scott (Withdrawn)Compare
Amendment SF0081S3001 (3rd reading) - Senator Scott (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081S2001 (2nd reading) - Senator Scott (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081HW003 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Connolly (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081HW002 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Andrew (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0081HW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Williams (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081HS002 (Standing Committee) - House Appropriations Committee (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0081HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Education Committee (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3010 (3rd reading) - Representative Filer (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3009 (3rd reading) - Representative Bear (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3008 (3rd reading) - Representative Yin (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3007 (3rd reading) - Representative Yin (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3006 (3rd reading) - Representative Harshman (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3005 (3rd reading) - Representative Harshman (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3004 (3rd reading) - Representative Williams (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3003 (3rd reading) - Representative Yin (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3002 (3rd reading) - Representative Williams (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Harshman (Corrected, Corrected, Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081H2003 (2nd reading) - Representative Harshman (Failed)Compare
Amendment SF0081H2002 (2nd reading) - Representative Heiner (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0081H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Williams (Failed)Compare
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Votes

S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 31-0-0-0-0
2026-02-13 · pass · 31-0
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Gierau: yes
- French: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-17 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- BRENNAN: yes
- OLSEN: yes
- ROTHFUSS: yes
- SCOTT: yes
- SCHULER: yes
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2026-02-17 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- DRISKILL: yes
- FRENCH: yes
- GIERAU: yes
- LAURSEN: yes
- SALAZAR: excused
SF0081S3001: Amendment failed 5-25-1-0-0
2026-02-23 · fail · 5-25
Member-level votes (31)
- Boner: yes
- French: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Ide: yes
- Scott: yes
- Anderson: no
- Barlow: no
- Brennan: no
- Case: no
- Cooper: no
- Crago: no
- Crum: no
- Driskill: no
- Dockstader: no
- Gierau: no
- Jones: no
- Kolb: no
- Landen: no
- Laursen: no
- Love: no
- McKeown: no
- Nethercott: no
- Olsen: no
- Pappas: no
- Rothfuss: no
- Pearson: no
- Salazar: no
- Schuler: no
- Steinmetz: no
- Biteman: no
- Hutchings: excused
SF0081S3004: Amendment adopted 29-1-1-0-0
2026-02-23 · pass · 29-1
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- French: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Dockstader: no
- Hutchings: excused
SF0081S3006: Amendment failed 8-22-1-0-0
2026-02-23 · fail · 8-22
Member-level votes (31)
- Barlow: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Anderson: no
- Boner: no
- Brennan: no
- Case: no
- Crum: no
- French: no
- Hicks: no
- Ide: no
- Jones: no
- Kolb: no
- Landen: no
- Love: no
- Laursen: no
- McKeown: no
- Olsen: no
- Nethercott: no
- Pearson: no
- Rothfuss: no
- Salazar: no
- Scott: no
- Steinmetz: no
- Biteman: no
- Hutchings: excused
SF0081S3007: Amendment failed 9-21-1-0-0
2026-02-23 · fail · 9-21
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Love: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Boner: no
- Brennan: no
- Case: no
- Dockstader: no
- French: no
- Gierau: no
- Ide: no
- Jones: no
- Kolb: no
- Landen: no
- Laursen: no
- McKeown: no
- Nethercott: no
- Pappas: no
- Rothfuss: no
- Salazar: no
- Pearson: no
- Schuler: no
- Scott: no
- Steinmetz: no
- Biteman: no
- Hutchings: excused
SF0081S3008: Amendment failed 13-18-0-0-0
2026-02-23 · fail · 13-18
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Case: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Jones: yes
- Landen: yes
- Love: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Brennan: no
- Cooper: no
- French: no
- Hicks: no
- Hutchings: no
- Ide: no
- Kolb: no
- Laursen: no
- McKeown: no
- Nethercott: no
- Olsen: no
- Rothfuss: no
- Pearson: no
- Salazar: no
- Schuler: no
- Scott: no
- Biteman: no
- Steinmetz: no
SF0081S3009: Amendment failed 6-25-0-0-0
2026-02-23 · fail · 6-25
Member-level votes (31)
- Barlow: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Love: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Anderson: no
- Boner: no
- Brennan: no
- Case: no
- Crum: no
- Driskill: no
- French: no
- Gierau: no
- Hicks: no
- Hutchings: no
- Jones: no
- Ide: no
- Kolb: no
- Landen: no
- Laursen: no
- McKeown: no
- Nethercott: no
- Olsen: no
- Pearson: no
- Salazar: no
- Rothfuss: no
- Schuler: no
- Scott: no
- Steinmetz: no
- Biteman: no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
2026-02-23 · pass · 30-1
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Dockstader: no
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0
2026-02-27 · pass · 6-2
Member-level votes (9)
- BRATTEN: yes
- GUGGENMOS: yes
- LAWLEY: yes
- SINGH: yes
- STROCK: yes
- ANDREW: yes
- ERICKSON: no
- WILLIAMS: no
- KELLY: excused
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2026-03-02 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- ALLEMAND: yes
- ANGELOS: yes
- HAROLDSON: yes
- PENDERGRAFT: yes
- SHERWOOD: yes
- SMITH: yes
- S: yes
- BEAR: yes
SF0081H3003: Amendment failed 13-46-3-0-0
2026-03-04 · fail · 13-46
Member-level votes (65)
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Larsen: yes
- L: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Storer: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Yin: yes
- Allemand: no
- Andrew: no
- Angelos: no
- Bear: no
- Bratten: no
- Brady: no
- Brown: no
- G: no
- K: no
- Clouston: no
- Filer: no
- Fornstrom: no
- Geringer: no
- Guggenmos: no
- Haroldson: no
- Harshman: no
- Heiner: no
- Hoeft: no
- Jarvis: no
- Johnson: no
- Knapp: no
- Lawley: no
- Larson: no
- JT: no
- Lien: no
- Locke: no
- Lucas: no
- McCann: no
- Ottman: no
- Pendergraft: no
- Riggins: no
- Rodriguez-Williams: no
- Schmid: no
- Singh: no
- Smith: no
- Strock: no
- Styvar: no
- Tarver: no
- Wasserburger: no
- Washut: no
- Webb: no
- Webber: no
- Wharff: no
- Williams: no
- Wylie: no
- Winter: no
- Neiman: no
- Banks: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Posey: excused
SF0081H3005: Amendment failed 25-32-4-1-0
2026-03-05 · fail · 25-32
Member-level votes (65)
- Brown: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Storer: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Allemand: no
- Andrew: no
- Angelos: no
- Bear: no
- Brady: no
- Bratten: no
- G: no
- K: no
- Guggenmos: no
- Heiner: no
- Haroldson: no
- Hoeft: no
- Johnson: no
- Knapp: no
- Lien: no
- Locke: no
- Lucas: no
- McCann: no
- Ottman: no
- Pendergraft: no
- Rodriguez-Williams: no
- Schmid: no
- Smith: no
- Strock: no
- Tarver: no
- Styvar: no
- Webb: no
- Wasserburger: no
- Webber: no
- Winter: no
- Yin: no
- Neiman: no
- Wharff: absent
- Banks: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Posey: excused
- Singh: excused
SF0081H3006: Amendment failed 26-32-4-0-0
2026-03-05 · fail · 26-32
Member-level votes (65)
- Brown: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Storer: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Yin: yes
- Allemand: no
- Andrew: no
- Angelos: no
- Bear: no
- Brady: no
- Bratten: no
- G: no
- K: no
- Guggenmos: no
- Haroldson: no
- Hoeft: no
- Heiner: no
- Johnson: no
- Knapp: no
- Lien: no
- Locke: no
- Lucas: no
- McCann: no
- Ottman: no
- Pendergraft: no
- Rodriguez-Williams: no
- Schmid: no
- Singh: no
- Smith: no
- Strock: no
- Styvar: no
- Tarver: no
- Wasserburger: no
- Webber: no
- Webb: no
- Winter: no
- Neiman: no
- Banks: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Posey: excused
- Wylie: excused
H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-7-3-0-0
2026-03-05 · pass · 52-7
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- Chestek: yes
- K: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Washut: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Winter: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Davis: no
- Erickson: no
- Jarvis: no
- Nicholas: no
- Thayer: no
- Williams: no
- Wylie: no
- Banks: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Posey: excused
S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2026-03-05 · pass · 31-0
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crum: yes
- Crago: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Gierau: yes
- French: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Scott: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Biteman: yes

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