H.B. No. 0112

Tuition-survivors of specified deceased public servants.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Walsh, Illoway, Lubnau, Quarberg, Warren and White and Senator(s) Aullman, Coe, Jennings, Peck, Scott and Vasey

 

AN ACT relating to education; providing free tuition and fees for survivors of peace officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and combat veterans and surviving spouses and orphans of combat veterans; providing for consistent benefits and eligibility criteria for all eligible persons; repealing duplicative provisions; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/4/2007    Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2007    H Received for Introduction

1/10/2007   H Introduced and Referred to H04

1/25/2007   H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Craft, Davison, Diercks, Goggles, Jaggi, McOmie, Teeters, Wallis and White

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/2007   H Placed on General File

 

HB0112HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 5           After "Wyoming" insert "or any Wyoming community college".

Page 2-line 6           After "semesters" delete balance of line.

Page 2-line 7           Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 15          Delete "university, not to" insert "university.".

Page 2-line 16          Delete entirely.

Page 6-line 20          After "parent" insert "or legal guardian".

Page 6-line 24          After "tuition" insert "and fees".

Page 7-line 2           After "tuition" insert "and fee".

Page 7-line 4           After "tuition" insert "and fees".

Page 7-line 10          After "amended," insert "a Vietnam veteran surviving spouse, a Vietnam veteran orphan," McOMIE, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0112HW001/ADOPTED

Page 6-line 4           After "(a)" insert "(i),".

Page 6-After line 10    Insert:

"(i)  "Eligible person" includes the surviving spouse and child dependent of any person who was a resident of Wyoming at the time of entering into active state service or active service with the military forces of the United States; and".

Page 6-line 12          Strike "orphan" insert "dependent".

Page 6-line 13          Strike "orphan" insert "dependent".

Page 6-line 14          After the first "veteran" insert "or Vietnam veteran"; after the second "veteran" insert "or Vietnam veteran".

Page 6-line 16          After "veteran" insert "or Vietnam veteran".

Page 6-line 18          Strike "orphan" insert "dependent".

Page 7-line 10          Delete standing committee amendment (HB0112HS001/A) to this line. 

Page 7-line 12          Strike "orphan" insert "dependent". 

Page 8-line 19          Strike "orphan" insert "dependent".  McOMIE, WALSH

 

1/31/2007   H Passed CoW

2/1/2007    H Passed 2nd Reading

2/2/2007    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Gingery

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2007    S Received for Introduction

2/6/2007    S Introduced and Referred to S04

2/9/2007    S04 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Coe, Jennings, Massie and Von Flatern

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2007    S Placed on General File

2/15/2007   S Passed CoW

2/16/2007   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/20/2007   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Mockler

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck and Sessions

Ayes 26    Nays 2    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2007   Assigned Number HEA No. 0058

2/20/2007   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0058

2/20/2007   S President Signed HEA No. 0058

2/22/2007   Governor Signed HEA No. 0058

2/22/2007   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0091  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.