H.B. No. 0243

Firefighters-dependents' tuition.

 

Sponsored By:                    Representative(s) Lubnau, Hinckley, Illoway and Simpson and Senator(s) Barrasso

 

AN ACT relating to firefighters; providing tuition free post-secondary education for specified dependents of firefighters who die in the line of duty; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/17/2005               Bill Number Assigned

1/18/2005               H Received for Introduction

1/18/2005               H Introduced and Referred to H04

1/25/2005               H04 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bucholz, Goggles, Hammons, Harshman, Hinckley, McOmie, Quarberg, Semlek and Wasserburger

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/2005               H Placed on General File

 

HB0243HW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 14                          Delete "firemen" insert "firefighters".

Page 2-line 4                            Delete "fireman" insert "firefighter".

Page 2-line 6                            After "fire" insert "department or".

Page 2-line 7                            After "." insert "Upon request of a person claiming eligibility for free tuition under this section because of the death of a parent or other person responsible for the support of the person, the state fire marshal shall determine whether the decedent was a firefighter in the service of a paid or volunteer fire department or district in Wyoming, whether the decedent died while acting within the scope of his duties, the names of all his dependents and, if qualified for free tuition under this section, certify the name of the dependent to the University of Wyoming and to each community college.".  LUBNAU

 

1/28/2005               H Passed CoW

1/31/2005               H Passed 2nd Reading

2/1/2005 H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Bucholz and Lockhart.

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/2/2005 S Received for Introduction

2/2/2005 S Introduced and Referred to S04

2/7/2005 S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Boggs, Coe, Jennings, Peck and Townsend

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2005 S Placed on General File

 

HB0243SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 1                            After "Wyoming" insert "for up to ten (10) semesters"; after "college" insert "for up to six (6) semesters".

Page 2-line 2                            Delete "for up to ten (10) semesters".

Page 2-line 3                            Delete "under the age of twenty-two (22) years".

Page 2-line 7                            After "Wyoming." insert "If the surviving dependent first enrolls in a community college and then transfers to the University of Wyoming, the free tuition and fees shall continue until the dependent has completed a cumulative total of ten (10) semesters at the community college and the university.  In order to qualify for the benefit under this section, a surviving dependent shall be under twenty-two (22) years of age at the time of the death of the parent or other person responsible for the support of that dependent.".

Page 2-line 16                          Delete "name" insert "eligibility".  COE, CHAIRMAN

 

2/25/2005               S Passed CoW

2/28/2005               S Passed 2nd Reading

3/1/2005 S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2005 H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen, Latta and Reese.

Ayes 57    Nays 0    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2005 Assigned Number HEA No. 0129

3/2/2005 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0129

3/2/2005 S President Signed HEA No. 0129

3/15/2005               Governor Signed HEA No. 0129

3/15/2005               Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0248  Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.