(a) Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21-16-1903 may be eligible to receive a Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship to pursue a degree or certificate for:
(i) Not more than one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per semester hour and not more than one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00) per academic term for unmet financial need at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours in the academic term;
(ii) The amount provided for the academic term under paragraph (i) of this subsection times a fraction in which the numerator is the number of semester hours in which the student is enrolled in for the academic term and the denominator is twelve (12).
(b) Scholarships under this section shall be for a maximum of the equivalent of four (4) full-time academic terms. No student shall receive more than a total of seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200.00) in scholarships for unmet financial need under this article.
(c) To remain eligible for the scholarship under this section, the student shall:
(i) Make satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate by completing at least two-thirds (2/3) of attempted semester hours in any academic term;
(ii) Maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 as evaluated at the end of each spring academic term;
(iii) Meet other criteria as established by the eligible institution to ensure the student earns a degree or certificate in a timely manner;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2026, ch. 31, § 1.
(d) A student receiving a Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship who fails to meet the requirements of subsection (c) of this section shall be ineligible to receive another scholarship under this article.
21-16-1905. Administration; rules and regulations.
(a) This article shall be administered by the commission in consultation with the University of Wyoming in accordance with the following:
(i) Students may apply for scholarships under this article with the eligible institution at the time of applying for admission or in any event before the beginning of the academic term at the eligible institution. The application shall contain information as required by rule of the commission;
(ii) Each eligible institution receiving an application from a student applying for a Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship shall preliminarily determine the student's eligibility for the scholarship. Each eligible institution shall certify to the commission by dates prescribed by rule, a list of students who qualify for a scholarship under this article;
(iii) The commission shall establish by rule procedures and criteria for the application, notification of students and the award of scholarships in accordance with this article. The rules adopted by the commission shall ensure students receive notice of a scholarship award in a timely manner to ensure students are able to make informed decisions about the financial obligations associated with attendance at an eligible institution;
(iv) If the market value of the Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship endowment fund has once exceeded fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00) and funds are available within the Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship expenditure account, the state treasurer shall pay from the Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship expenditure account amounts necessary for all awarded scholarships as reported by the commission. For each subsequent semester, the commission shall determine and certify to the state treasurer the amount that is equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the total amount the eligible institution received during the preceding semester under this subsection. Not later than thirty (30) days after the commission has certified participation and notified the state treasurer, the state treasurer shall pay from the expenditure account the amount certified. The commission shall review the lists provided under paragraph (ii) of this subsection, determine whether there is any duplication of students, and determine and certify to the state treasurer the balance of the amount due under this article to each institution for the semester. For any duplication, the commission shall determine whether the student is attending more than one (1) eligible institution. If the student is attending multiple eligible institutions, payment of the Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship for which the student qualifies shall be made only to the institution designated as the home institution by the commission. The state treasurer shall pay from the expenditure account the balance of the amount due not later than seventy-five (75) days after the institution's semester has commenced. Payments to the university shall be made directly to the university. Payments to the community colleges shall be made directly to each college and be reported by the state treasurer to the commission. Should a prepayment under this paragraph exceed the amount actually due to the institution for any semester, the excess amount shall be calculated by the university and commission and deducted from the next payment made under this paragraph.
(b) The commission shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this article in consultation with the University of Wyoming, the department of workforce services, the Wyoming business council and other stakeholders, including industry representatives. The rules shall provide for a preference to award scholarships which considers workforce shortages and economic development needs of the communities, regions and the state. First preference shall be given to students who received a scholarship under this article in the immediately preceding academic term and remain eligible to receive a scholarship under W.S. 21-16-1904(c). Second preference shall be given to students who have secured an industry sponsorship. Preference may be given to students based on the length of their Wyoming residency. Preference may be given to students without a degree.
(c) The commission shall establish annual reporting procedures for purposes of policy analysis and program evaluation and providing accurate data to the legislature and governor relative to the program's impact on the state and on students. The report shall include information about how the commission awarded scholarships, the amount each eligible institution received, the number of applicants at each eligible institution and the number of students that received scholarships under this article at each eligible institution. The report shall also include the number and type of degrees or certificates awarded to scholarship recipients. The commission shall submit the annual report to the governor and the legislature in accordance with W.S. 9-2-1014.
(d) The department of audit may conduct an audit at any time of the commission or any eligible institution participating in the scholarship program under this article to determine compliance with any provision of this article.
The commission shall limit the number and amount of scholarships awarded under this article so that the expected expenditures do not exceed the projected funding available considering the total duration of the awards. To the extent sufficient funds are not available in the Wyoming's tomorrow scholarship expenditure account to fund all scholarships awarded by the commission under this article, the payment to the eligible institutions shall be reduced on a first come first served basis using the student's application date for the scholarship.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to constitute an entitlement to a scholarship established and funded by the legislature. Wyoming's tomorrow scholarships shall be subject to legislative appropriation and the legislature reserves the right to modify or terminate the program established under this article at any time.
(a) The objects of the university are to provide an efficient means of imparting to men and women, without regard to color, on equal terms, a liberal education, together with a thorough knowledge of the various branches connected with the scientific, industrial and professional pursuits. To this end it shall embrace colleges or departments of letters, of science and of the arts together with such professional or other departments as in course of time may be connected therewith. The department of letters shall embrace a liberal course of instruction in language, literature and philosophy, together with such courses or parts of courses in the college or department of science as are deemed necessary.
(b) The college, or department of science, shall embrace courses of instruction in the mathematical, physical and natural sciences, together with such courses in language, literature and philosophy as shall constitute a liberal education. The college or department of the arts shall embrace courses of instruction in the practical and fine arts and especially in the applications of science to the arts of mining and metallurgy, mechanics, engineering, architecture, agriculture and commerce, together with instruction in military tactics, and in such branches in the department of letters, as are necessary to a proper fitness of students for their chosen pursuits, and as soon as the income of the university will allow, in such order as the wants of the public shall seem to require, the courses in the sciences and their practical applications shall be expanded into full and distinct schools or departments.
The president and professors of the university shall be styled "the faculty", and may enforce rules and regulations adopted by the trustees for the government of students, reward and censure students as they may deserve, and generally exercise such discipline, in harmony with the regulations, as is necessary for the good order of the institution. The faculty may present to the trustees for degrees and honors such students as are entitled thereto, and in testimony thereof, when ordered by the board, suitable diplomas, certificates or other testimonials under the seal of the university, and the signatures of the faculty. When, in course of time, distinct colleges or departments of the university are duly organized and in active operation, the immediate government of such departments shall, in like manner, be entrusted to their respective faculties.
The president of the university shall be president of the several faculties and the executive head of all the departments. As such, subject to the board of trustees, he has authority to give general direction to the instruction and investigations of the several schools and departments, and, so long as the interests of the institution require it, he may be charged with the duties of one (1) of the professorships.
21-17-105. Tuition to be as nearly free as possible;
number, qualifications and selection of students for reduced tuition; tuition for veterans, their spouses and children; reciprocal residency.
(a) To the end that none of the youth of the state who crave the benefits of higher education may be denied, and that all may be encouraged to avail themselves of the advantages offered by the university or community colleges, tuition shall be as nearly free as possible, and it shall be reduced by five hundred dollars ($500.00) per semester to either the university or any community college in the state, as elected by the student, to three (3) students annually from each county as are selected and appointed by the board of county commissioners therein. Scholarships under this section shall be in addition to any Hathaway scholarship awarded a student under W.S. 21-16-1301 et seq., but shall be considered for purposes of calculating unmet financial need for Hathaway need based scholarships.
(b) Students shall be appointed after due consideration of the individual student's extra curricular activity, scholastic ability and American college testing score. Grade point average and American college testing scores shall be equally weighted. For any entering student who fails a math or English placement test, the reduced tuition scholarship under this section is not effective. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the county commissioners may award one (1) additional scholarship each year as a renewal to a student maintaining above a 2.50 average, provided that the total number of students receiving original and renewal scholarships in any county in any year shall not exceed:
(i) Counties of the first class, four (4) students;
(ii) Counties of the second class, three (3) students; and
(iii) Counties of the third class, two (2) students.
(c) Any honor scholarships granted by the University of Wyoming shall be based on the student's scholastic ability and American college testing scores. Grade point average and American college testing scores shall be equally weighted. For any entering student who fails a math or English placement test, the scholarship is not effective.
(d) Any person including the spouse and any child of that person shall qualify as a resident for purposes of tuition at the university if:
(i) His principal employment is located within Wyoming and the income from his employment is the principal source of income for his family;
(ii) He pays Wyoming taxes as required by law;
(iii) He has been employed within Wyoming for at least a majority of the twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding application for resident tuition pursuant to this subsection;
(iv) He resides in a state with a law substantially similar to this subsection; and
(v) At the time of enrollment and in accordance with requirements of the enrolling institution, the person, his spouse or any child of that person submits to the university or community college a notarized affidavit attesting to the requirements of this subsection.
(e) An applicant for resident tuition who is a veteran, eligible individual or covered individual as described in 38 U.S.C. 3679(c)(2), shall qualify as a resident for purposes of tuition at the University of Wyoming or Wyoming community college if the applicant provides:
(i) A certificate or other evidence of the veteran's or uniformed service member's qualifying service in the uniformed services of the United States;
(ii) Documented evidence before or at the time of enrollment that:
(A) The applicant for resident tuition intends to live in Wyoming during the term of enrollment;
(B) The veteran was discharged or released from a qualifying period of service in the active military, naval or air service before the date of enrollment or the uniformed service member is currently on active duty;
(C) The applicant is a veteran, eligible individual or covered individual as described in 38 U.S.C. 3679(c)(2).
(f) For purposes of subsection (e) of this section, "uniformed services of the United States" means as defined in W.S. 8-1-102(a)(xxii).
(g) A person who has qualified for resident tuition under subsection (e) of this section shall remain qualified in subsequent years if the person pursues one (1) or more courses of education while remaining continuously enrolled, other than during regularly scheduled breaks, lives in the state during the term of enrollment and, if the person is eligible through a transfer of eligibility pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3319, the transfer has not been validly revoked. A spouse or child of a uniformed service member who is eligible for resident tuition under subsection (e) of this section at the time of admittance to the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college shall not lose eligibility for resident tuition before the time of enrollment at the university or college because the uniformed service member is transferred on military orders outside of this state.
(h) Trustees shall through regulation provide that students receiving a Hathaway expand Wyoming scholarship in any amount shall qualify for resident tuition at the university each semester the student receives the scholarship.
The legislature shall appropriate monies intended for the support and maintenance of the University of Wyoming. The appropriations shall specify the purposes for which the monies are intended and may be used. The appropriations shall apply to and include all monies received by the university from the United States for the endowment and support of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts. No expenditure shall be made in excess of an appropriation, and no monies so appropriated shall be used for any purpose other than that for which they are appropriated.
21-17-108. Agreements with boards or trustees of community
colleges, school districts or university centers, collaboration with community colleges.
(a) The University of Wyoming may enter into agreements with the several community college district boards or the boards of trustees of school districts providing for the joint operation of the institutions in whole or in part or for the furnishing of services, facilities and staff members of the University of Wyoming to the institution. Agreements may provide for the granting of University of Wyoming credit for collegiate work done in the institution.
(b) The University of Wyoming in collaboration with the community colleges, shall establish an accrediting committee which shall determine the credit to be granted by the University of Wyoming for work taken in community colleges or university centers. In addition, the university shall cooperate with the Wyoming community college commission in developing and maintaining a common course numbering system among community colleges and the university pursuant to W.S. 21-18-202(b)(ii).
services; authority to offer; contracts with students; repayment of funds expended; deposit of repayments.
(a) In addition to other powers heretofore granted to the trustees of the University of Wyoming, the board may offer and provide, in whole or in part at the university or in whole or in part at other institutions, universities or colleges within or without the state, a course of training and education in the field of professional health services including and limited to medicine, dentistry, veterinary, optometry or nursing.
(b) To accomplish the purposes hereof and in order that degrees in such fields of professional health services may be awarded by the university the board of trustees may enter into contracts with other institutions, universities or colleges within or without the state that maintain schools for the training and education of students in professional health services and to expend its funds in connection therewith.
(c) Students desiring to avail themselves of the opportunities under this section, before enrolling for such courses and having passed a competitive examination, must be approved by the president of the university acting with the advice of the respective state board in each particular field. No student shall be approved by the president unless the student or the student's father, mother or lawful guardian are residents of Wyoming and have been residents for not less than five (5) years immediately prior thereto.
(d) In addition to the requirements of subsection (c) of this section, before expending any funds the board of trustees shall obtain an agreement from each student whereby the student agrees to:
(i) Authorize the state of Wyoming to pay all or a portion of the cost of attendance incurred in his or her medical education as determined by any contract between the state of Wyoming and the school of medicine providing that education; and
(ii) Actively engage in professional practice or other professional pursuits in Wyoming for not to exceed three (3) years as the board requires. The taking of a family practice residency program in the state shall be credited toward the practice requirements at the rate of one-third (1/3) year of practice for each year of service in a family practice residency program in the state; or
(iii) Repay all amounts expended by the state of Wyoming under paragraph (i) of this subsection on the student's education, together with interest which shall begin accruing after the student's residency but in no event later than eight (8) years after the student enters into an agreement, upon terms specified by the board. However, interest shall begin to accrue if the board finds that the student has withdrawn from medical school or a residency program or is otherwise not making satisfactory progress toward completion of the degree or program. Money expended under this subsection shall accrue at an annual interest rate equal to that charged for federal Stafford loans at the time interest begins to accrue, which rate shall be adjusted annually to match the federal Stafford loan rate. In no event shall the interest rate be greater than eight percent (8%);
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 176, § 2.
(e) Any amounts, other than fees and tuition payments, paid by medical students in accordance with the contractual arrangements authorized under this section shall be deposited into a special fund designated the Medical School Student Fund, maintained and separately accounted for by the University of Wyoming, which fund may be added to by specific contributions from other sources. The fund may be invested, at the discretion of the president of the University of Wyoming and the dean of the College of Health Sciences, for the production of income. The investment income shall be expended by the University of Wyoming solely for direct assistance for relocation costs associated with practice in Wyoming, fees and materials for medical board examinations, rural training, dislocation, student development and scholarships to medical students as authorized by the president of the University of Wyoming and the dean of the College of Health Sciences. The principal of the fund established shall remain unimpaired and only the income derived therefrom may be collected and expended from year to year. The amount of income expended annually pursuant to this section shall not exceed an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the previous five (5) year average market value of the fund, calculated from the first day of the fiscal year. Any unexpended income shall remain in the fund. On or before October 1 of each year, the university shall submit a report to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on income to the fund and expenditures from fund earnings during the prior fiscal year.
(f) Upon recommendation of the president of the university, the board of trustees may relieve a student of the obligation to repay amounts expended under paragraph (d)(i) of this section, in whole or in part, where repayment would cause undue hardship. The university shall annually report the number of students relieved from repayment under this subsection to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee not later than October 1.
(g) Tuition and fees received by the University of Wyoming from students participating in the medical education program under this section, shall be separately accounted for by the university. These funds are to be used by the university solely for the support of education and training conducted at the university pursuant to this section. The receipt and expenditure of these funds shall be identified in the university's biennial budget request.
21-17-110. Regional college of veterinary medicine;
University of Wyoming Board of Trustees authorized to participate. The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees may enter into agreements with the governing bodies of other universities or states for the purpose of providing for regionalized veterinary medical education and services. No final agreement is binding unless approved by the legislature.
21-17-111. Contracts to provide training in physical therapy.
The University of Wyoming may enter into contracts with institutions, universities and colleges which maintain schools for the training and education of students of physical therapy services to provide such training and education to Wyoming residents.
21-17-113. Agreements with universities, colleges, associations, agencies and corporations; applicability.
(a) In addition to other powers granted to the trustees of the University of Wyoming, the trustees may enter into agreements with other institutions, universities, colleges, community colleges, boards of trustees of school districts, agencies, associations or corporations, within or without the state, providing for the offering of courses or programs of instruction, in whole or in part, at, or in cooperation with, such other institutions or agencies, or for the delivery of instruction, performance of services, or provision of materials or facilities. Such agreements may provide for the granting of University of Wyoming credit or degrees for collegiate work completed pursuant to such agreements.
(b) Nothing in this section alters or otherwise affects any other law authorizing the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming to offer or provide any programs or courses of instruction or to enter into agreements with other institutions, universities or colleges to provide such programs or courses of instruction, nor does any other law limit or otherwise affect the board of trustees' authority under this section.
21-17-114. Scholarship fund for students planning teaching
careers authorized; eligibility; rulemaking authority granted.
(a) The board of trustees is authorized to establish a tuition scholarship fund for students planning teaching careers. The purpose of this tuition scholarship fund is to encourage Wyoming students demonstrating superior academic achievement to pursue careers in teaching within the state of Wyoming. Each year the board may award scholarships to sixteen (16) Wyoming high school graduates covering five hundred dollars ($500.00) per semester of the cost of tuition at the university or any community college in the state who major in education. No student is eligible to apply for a scholarship under this section unless the student or his mother, father or lawful guardian is a resident of Wyoming and has been a resident of Wyoming for at least five (5) years. Scholarships under this section shall be in addition to any Hathaway scholarship awarded a student under W.S. 21-16-1301 et seq., but shall be considered for purposes of calculating unmet financial need for Hathaway need based scholarships.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 71, § 2.
(c) The board shall promulgate university regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including procedures for application and selection of recipients.
(d) No student shall be awarded a scholarship under this section to attend more than ten (10) semesters of which no more than five (5) semesters shall be at a community college.
21-17-115. University technology transfer center program.
(a) The University of Wyoming may operate a technology transfer center and provide training to Wyoming county and municipality employees regarding current trends in transportation technology. The funding of the program shall be administered by the Wyoming department of transportation. The cost of the program shall be provided by each of the following contributing a minimum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) each regardless of any contribution from the federal government or other nonstate sources, or up to a maximum of thirty-one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($31,250.00) each provided the federal government or other nonstate sources contribute an amount equal to the total monies provided by the following as specified:
(i) Wyoming department of transportation from available funds;
(ii) Counties as provided in W.S. 24-2-110(c)(i);
(iii) Cities and towns as provided in W.S. 39-17-111(d)(iii)(A);
(iv) University of Wyoming from available funds.
(b) The university shall annually certify the cost of the state's share of the program to the transportation commission which shall transfer the amounts specified in W.S. 24-2-110(c)(i) and 39-17-111(d)(iii)(A) to the university to be used for funding the program.
21-17-116. Course in field of advanced practice registered
nurse in psychiatry; authority to offer; contracts with students; repayment of funds expended; deposit of repayments.
(a) In addition to other powers heretofore granted to the trustees of the University of Wyoming, the board may offer and provide, in whole or in part at the university or in whole or in part at other institutions, universities or colleges within or without the state, a course of training and education in the field of nursing for advanced practice registered nurses in psychiatry.
(b) To accomplish the purposes of this section and in order that degrees in advanced practice registered nurse in psychiatry may be awarded by the university, the board of trustees may enter into contracts with other institutions, universities or colleges within or without the state that maintain schools for the training and education of students in advanced practice registered nurse with a specialty in psychiatry and to expend its funds in connection therewith.
(c) Students desiring to avail themselves of the opportunities under this section, before enrolling for the courses, shall be approved by the president of the university acting with the advice of the state board of nursing. No student shall be approved by the president unless the student has obtained not less than a baccalaureate degree as a registered nurse. Preference under this section shall be given to applicants who individually or whose spouse, parent or legal guardian meets the requirements of W.S. 21-17-105(d)(i) through (v).
(d) In addition to the requirements of subsection (c) of this section, before expending any funds the board of trustees shall obtain an agreement from each student whereby the student agrees to authorize the state of Wyoming to pay not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for each academic semester, or not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each summer session, the student is enrolled as a full-time student in an approved course of study as determined by any contract between the state of Wyoming and the school of nursing providing that education. Students enrolled on a part-time basis during an academic semester may agree to receive payments reduced proportionally based upon the number of credit hours for which the student is enrolled for that semester, where nine (9) credit hours constitutes a full-time student. The student shall agree either to:
(i) Actively engage in professional practice as an advanced practice registered nurse in psychiatry in Wyoming for up to one (1) year for each academic year of full-time attendance for which payments under this section are made, but not to exceed a total of three (3) years, as the board requires. Qualified work shall be granted on a proportional basis; or
(ii) Repay all amounts expended by the state of Wyoming under this subsection on the student's education, together with interest which shall begin accruing after the student's residency but in no event later than four (4) years after the student enters into an agreement, upon terms specified by the board. However, interest shall begin to accrue if the board finds that the student has withdrawn from nursing school or a clinical program or is otherwise not making satisfactory progress toward completion of the degree or program. Money expended under this subsection shall accrue at an annual interest rate equal to that charged for federal Stafford loans at the time interest begins to accrue, which rate shall be adjusted annually to match the federal Stafford loan rate. In no event shall the interest rate be greater than eight percent (8%).
(e) Upon recommendation of the president of the university, the board of trustees may relieve a student of the obligation to repay amounts expended under subsection (d) of this section, in whole or in part, where repayment would cause undue hardship. The university shall annually report the number of students relieved from repayment under this paragraph to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee not later than October 1.
(f) Any amounts paid by advanced practice registered nurse students in psychiatry in accordance with the contractual arrangements authorized under this section effective July 1, 2008, and thereafter, shall be deposited into a special fund designated as the advanced practice registered nurse in psychiatry student fund, maintained and separately accounted for by the University of Wyoming, which fund shall be used solely for payments under subsection (d) of this section. On or before October 1 of each year, the university shall submit a report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on expenditures from the fund during the prior fiscal year.
(g) For purposes of this section:
(i) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means as defined in W.S. 33-21-120(a)(i);
(ii) "Enrolled as a full-time student" means enrolled in and attending not less than nine (9) credit hours per academic semester of approved studies, or as determined by the approved program for summer sessions.
authorized; University of Wyoming energy resources council established; reports; budget submittal.
(a) Subject to legislative appropriation and subject to paragraph (c)(iv) of this section, the University of Wyoming shall operate the school of energy resources.
(b) The school of energy resources shall have the following objectives:
(i) To provide nationally competitive undergraduate and graduate instruction in energy related disciplines, particularly those of importance to develop Wyoming's energy resources;
(ii) To advance the state-of-the-art in Wyoming energy related science, technology and economics research; and
(iii) To support scientific and engineering outreach through dissemination of information to Wyoming's energy industries, companies, community colleges and governmental agencies.
(c) The school of energy resources shall:
(i) Establish relationships with Wyoming energy companies and coordinate with other energy industry organizations to sustain and optimize the development of Wyoming's energy portfolio. For the purposes of this section, Wyoming's energy portfolio includes both nonrenewable and renewable resources;
(ii) Establish relationships with the Wyoming community colleges creating local programs to enrich students' education in the Wyoming energy industry operations;
(iii) Maintain flexibility in its focus and structure to be capable of responding to the changing needs of Wyoming's energy industries with regard to instruction, research and outreach;
(iv) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, develop and submit a budget for the school for approval by the energy resources council and then shall submit for review in accordance with W.S. 9-2-1010 through 9-2-1014. The school of energy resources shall submit its budget to the governor after approval by the energy resources council created in subsection
(e) of this section. The school of energy resources shall submit a copy of its budget for informational purposes to the university's board of trustees.
(d) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(iv) of this section, the university's board of trustees shall establish the structure and policies for operation of the school of energy resources consistent with this section, and shall engage as many academic departments and colleges as possible in support of the school.
(e) The University of Wyoming energy resources council is created and shall provide direction to the school of energy resources regarding identifying and prioritizing issues which should be targeted for research and outreach. The University of Wyoming energy resources council shall consist of eleven (11) members, including the president of the university and the director of the Ruckleshaus institute of environment and natural resources, both of whom are ex officio nonvoting members. One (1) member of the house of representatives shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and one (1) member of the senate shall be appointed by the president of the senate. Each appointed legislative member shall serve a two (2) year term. The remaining seven (7) members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years, except that for the initial appointments two (2) members shall be appointed for one (1) year and two (2) members shall be appointed for two (2) years. These seven (7) members shall represent to the greatest extent practicable the diverse components of Wyoming's energy industries, and shall be appointed by the governor and approved with the advice and consent of the senate, in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103. The council shall select a chairman and vice-chairman from among its members.
(f) The university shall report annually, not later than October 1, to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee, the joint appropriations committee and the joint education interim committee regarding all revenues to and expenditures by the school of energy resources during the preceding fiscal year, any budget prepared and submitted under paragraph (c)(iv) of this section, accomplishments of the school of energy resources and its benefits to Wyoming's energy economy.
21-17-118. Student support and student financial aid fund; rulemaking authority granted.
(a) The board of trustees is authorized to establish a student support and student financial aid fund for students at the university. The fund shall include those monies collected by the university pursuant to W.S. 31-2-219 and such other gifts, contributions, donations, grants, or other funds provided to the university for purposes of this section. Financial aid funded under this section shall be in addition to any Hathaway scholarship awarded a student under W.S. 21-16-1301 et seq., but shall be considered for purposes of calculating unmet financial need for Hathaway need based scholarships.
(b) The board shall promulgate university regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including procedures for application and selection of recipients of financial aid under this section. Revenues in the fund established under this section shall be used exclusively for student financial aid and for projects and programs that directly support students at the university. The board shall coordinate with the University of Wyoming Alumni Association in the university's administration of the student support funds and financial aid under this section in accordance with an agreement with that association, or its successor organization.
21-17-119. Authority to offer course in dentistry through
contracts with other institutions; contracts with students; repayment of funds expended; deposit of repayments.
(a) In addition to other powers granted to the trustees of the University of Wyoming, the board may offer and provide at other institutions, universities or colleges, a course of training and education in the field of dentistry.
(b) To accomplish the purposes of this section, the board of trustees may enter into contracts with other institutions, universities or colleges outside the state that maintain schools for the training and education of students in dentistry and to expend funds appropriated for this purpose in connection therewith.
(c) In entering into contracts with institutions, the board of trustees shall give preference to institutions that agree to provide students with a training rotation or externship in Wyoming.
(d) Students desiring to avail themselves of the opportunities under this section, before enrolling for such courses and having completed the admissions process into the dental education program at a school of dentistry with which the university has an agreement under subsection (a) of this section, must be approved by the president of the university acting with the advice of the state board of dentistry. No student shall be approved by the president unless the student or the student's father, mother or lawful guardian are residents of Wyoming and have been residents for not less than five (5) years immediately prior thereto.
(e) In addition to the requirements of subsection (c) of this section, before expending any funds the board of trustees shall obtain an agreement from each student whereby the student agrees to:
(i) Authorize the state of Wyoming to pay all or a portion of cost of attendance incurred in his dentistry education as determined by any contract between the state of Wyoming and the school of dentistry providing that education: and
(A) Actively engage in professional practice or other professional pursuits in dentistry in Wyoming for a period of three (3) years; or
(B) Repay all amounts expended by the state of Wyoming under this paragraph on the student's education, together with interest which shall begin accruing after the student's graduation, but in no event later than five (5) years after the student enters into an agreement, upon terms specified by the board. However, interest shall begin to accrue if the board finds that the student has withdrawn from the school of dentistry or is otherwise not making satisfactory progress toward completion of the degree or program. Money expended under this paragraph shall accrue interest at an annual rate equal to that charged for federal Stafford loans at the time interest begins to accrue, which rate shall be adjusted annually to match the federal Stafford loan rate. In no event shall the interest rate be greater than eight percent (8%).
(ii) During the time required to practice under subparagraph (i)(A) of this subsection, treat under terms and conditions specified in the agreement Wyoming patients eligible for services under the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act or the child and parent health insurance program pursuant to Wyoming Statutes title 35, chapter 25. All contract provisions established under this paragraph shall be developed in consultation with the state board of dentistry and the department of health.
(f) Upon recommendation of the president of the university, the board of trustees may relieve a student of the obligation to repay amounts expended under paragraph (d)(i) of this section, in whole or in part, where repayment would cause undue hardship. The university shall annually report the number of students relieved from repayment under this subsection to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee not later than October 1.
(g) Any amounts other than fees and tuition payments, paid by dentistry students in accordance with the contractual arrangements authorized under this section shall be deposited into a special account designated the Dentistry School Student Account, maintained and separately accounted for by the University of Wyoming, which account may be added to by specific contributions from other sources. The account may be invested, at the discretion of the president of the University of Wyoming, for the production of income. The investment income shall be expended by the University of Wyoming solely for direct assistance for relocation costs associated with practice in Wyoming, fees and materials for dental board examinations, rural training, dislocation, student development and scholarships to dentistry students as authorized by the president of the University of Wyoming and the dean of the college of health sciences. The principal of the fund established shall remain unimpaired and only the income derived therefrom may be collected and expended from year to year. The amount of income expended annually pursuant to this section shall not exceed an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the previous five (5) year average market value of the account, calculated from the first day of the fiscal year. Any unexpended income shall remain in the fund. On or before October 1 of each year, the university shall submit a report to the joint appropriations committee and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on income to the fund and expenditures from fund earnings during the prior fiscal year.
(h) Tuition and fees received by the University of Wyoming from students participating in the program under this section, shall be separately accounted for by the university. These funds are to be used by the university solely for the support of education and training conducted at the university pursuant to this section and other graduate courses in the college of health sciences. The receipt and expenditure of these funds shall be identified in the university's biennial budget request.
(a) The University of Wyoming shall establish a Wyoming conservation corps (WCC) program patterned after similar conservation corps programs in Utah, Montana and Colorado under which students in those states have performed service on conservation projects in Wyoming. The WCC program shall begin in the summer of 2007. The WCC program shall enter into agreements with state and federal agencies and private industry under which Wyoming students shall perform conservation projects in Wyoming prior to the students performing any work under those agreements. The students who participate in the WCC program may be high school, community college or university students. The students shall receive stipends and education financial awards for their service, as well as the educational and practical benefits of working on valuable conservation projects. The WCC program shall be fully self-sustaining by the end of summer 2009.
(b) The University of Wyoming shall report to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources interim committee on October 1, 2007, and October 1, 2008, regarding expenditures made under this act, progress made by the WCC program toward financial self-sufficiency and the educational and conservation related benefits of the program.
21-17-122. Accelerated baccalaureate degree in nursing for
students with other baccalaureate degrees; contracts with students; repayment of funds expended; deposit of repayments.
(a) Students desiring to participate in the University of Wyoming's accelerated program leading to a baccalaureate degree in nursing may avail themselves of the financial aid opportunities under this section subject to the following:
(i) Before enrolling in the accelerated baccalaureate in nursing degree program, the student shall be approved by the president of the university acting with the advice of the state board of nursing;
(ii) No student shall be approved by the president unless the student has obtained a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than nursing;
(iii) Preference for financial aid under this section shall be given to applicants who individually or through their spouse meet the requirements of W.S. 21-17-105(d).
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), before granting any financial aid under this section the board of trustees shall obtain an agreement from each student whereby the student authorizes the state of Wyoming to pay not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) for financial aid while the student is enrolled in the accelerated nursing degree program. The student shall agree either to:
(i) Actively engage in work as a nurse in Wyoming for two (2) years, as the board of trustees requires. Qualified work shall be granted on a proportional basis; or
(ii) Repay all amounts expended by the state of Wyoming under this subsection on the student's education, together with interest which shall begin accruing upon the student's graduation, upon terms specified by the board of trustees. However, interest shall begin to accrue if the board finds that the student has withdrawn from the degree program or is otherwise not making satisfactory progress toward completion of the degree program. Money expended under this subsection shall accrue at an annual interest rate equal to that charged for federal Stafford loans at the time interest begins to accrue, which rate shall be adjusted annually to match the federal Stafford loan rate. In no event shall the interest rate be greater than eight percent (8%).
(c) Upon recommendation of the president of the university, the board of trustees may relieve a student of the obligation to repay amounts expended under subsection (b) of this section, in whole or in part, upon a finding that the monies cannot be collected. The university shall annually report the number of students relieved from repayment under this subsection to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee not later than October 1.
(d) Loan repayment options under this section may be deferred for a period not to exceed five (5) years while a loan recipient is serving on full-time active duty with any branch of the uniformed services of the United States as defined in W.S. 8-1-102(a)(xxii).
(e) Any recipient of a loan under this section who fails:
(i) To complete the program for which the loan was provided shall commence cash repayment of the loan no later than forty-five (45) days after the recipient leaves the academic program;
(ii) To obtain employment in the targeted occupation for which the person received the education within ninety (90) days after successfully obtaining the appropriate licensure, shall commence cash repayment of the loan within one hundred twenty (120) days after successfully obtaining the appropriate licensure; or
(iii) To obtain the appropriate certification within one hundred eighty (180) days after completion of the program shall commence cash repayment of the loan.
(f) Any amounts paid by students in accordance with the contractual arrangements authorized under this section shall be deposited into a special account designated as the accelerated baccalaureate degree in nursing student account, maintained and separately accounted for by the University of Wyoming, which account shall be used solely for payments on behalf of students under subsection (b) of this section. On or before October 1 of each year, the university shall submit a report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on expenditures from the account during the prior fiscal year.
21-17-123. Program for certification of behavioral specialists.
The community college commission shall cooperate with the department of health and the University of Wyoming to develop a course of training and education in the field of professional health services for behavioral specialists with an emphasis in the care of persons dually diagnosed with an intellectual disability and a mental disorder. The course may be offered at the University of Wyoming or one (1) or more community colleges, or both, in collaboration. The program shall be designed to lead to certification as a behavioral health specialist pursuant to W.S. 42-4-120(j) and rules and regulations of the department of health. Certification may also be granted to behavioral specialists who have completed another training program that meets training standards established by the department and who pass a competency evaluation under direction of the department.
21-17-124. Student electronic writings and other electronic communications; expectation of privacy.
(a) No ownership rights to any electronic writing or other electronic communication created by a student shall be conveyed, transferred or otherwise affected solely as a result of the writing or other communication being stored on an electronic device paid for in whole or in part by the university or transmitted or stored on the university's network.
(b) Students at the university shall have an expectation of privacy in the electronic writings and other electronic communications created by the student regardless of whether the writing or other communication is stored on an electronic device paid for in whole or in part by the university or transmitted or stored on the university's network. The university shall not require a student to waive or limit the student's expectation of privacy specified under this subsection. This subsection shall not apply to writings or other communications:
(i) Publicly disclosed, released or conveyed by the student or otherwise made available for observation by the student in such a manner that a person would not reasonably expect the writing or other communication would remain undisclosed to others;
(ii) Accessed by the university in cases where there is a technological requirement to support and maintain the university's electronic device or network. Writings or other communications viewed during the technological support or maintenance of the electronic device or network shall be limited to only those writings or other communications required to address the specific technical issue and shall not be used or distributed to any other person or entity unless otherwise mandated by federal or state law.
(c) The property rights and expectation of privacy provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a writing or other communication created by a student who is simultaneously employed by and enrolled at the university if the writing or other communication is created when the person is acting in an official capacity as an employee of the university. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to diminish the property rights or expectation of privacy of persons acting in the capacity of an employee of the university.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
(i) Impose, by operation of law, or require the university to accept or prohibit the university from accepting any liability or responsibility for collecting, maintaining, storing or otherwise recording writings and other communications created by a student;
(ii) Require the university to establish or prohibit the university from establishing standards on the retention and destruction of student writings and other communications.
(e) For purposes of this section, "student" means any person currently enrolled full time or part time at the university.
21-17-125. Family medicine resident program education and
clinical training; contract for clinical operation; use of University of Wyoming residents, students and faculty.
(a) Whenever the board of trustees deems it in the best interests of the university they may enter into one (1) or more contracts with any person, group, association or corporation for the operation of the family medicine residency program and related functions. As consideration for the operation of the clinical and related functions the contract may provide for:
(i) The lease of appropriate University of Wyoming facilities and equipment;
(ii) The services of university employees;
(iii) A payment from the university; and
(iv) Funding, supplies and equipment.
(b) If the board of trustees deems it in the best interests of the university to enter into one (1) or more contracts for the clinical operations of the family medicine residency program, the university shall ensure that the contract requires:
(i) Provision of a clinic for the university's family medicine residency program as provided by this section;
(ii) To the extent feasible, attainment and maintaining of qualification as a federally qualified health center and performance of the duties required of a federally qualified health center;
(iii) Operation of the clinic in a manner required by the accreditation council for graduate medical education, and if deficiencies in operation are identified, development and implementation of a plan to remedy the deficiencies, which plan shall be developed with the participation and approval of the university;
(iv) As specified in the contract, reimbursement to the university for the services of University of Wyoming faculty, physician residents, staff and any students who function as clinic medical staff or other staff or who otherwise provide services to the entity with whom the university has contracted. The contract may contain provisions to ensure that this reimbursement does not endanger the clinic's financial solvency;
(v) Furnishing the university with semiannual reports showing the financial condition of the clinic and providing an accounting of all monies received and expended. The reports shall satisfy accounting standards specified in the contract and shall provide a level of detail specified in the contract, but which is designed to allow public release of the reports without violating the privacy of any patient;
(vi) Payment to the university of a percentage of the net revenues derived from operation of all family medicine residency program clinics. The contract may specify:
(A) An allowance for depreciation and improvement of equipment to be deducted from gross revenue before calculating net revenue;
(B) That any equipment purchased pursuant to this provision shall be:
(I) The property of the university; and
(II) Included in the facilities leased to the operator pursuant to this section.
(vii) Upon completion or nonrenewal of the contract, return to the university of any funding, supplies, equipment and patient records received from the university to the extent and in the form possible as specified in the contract.
(c) The university may enter into separate contracts for separate facilities, and these contracts may be with multiple entities. The university may enter into separate contracts with other entities to furnish additional training opportunities for family medicine residency program physician residents and other students.
(d) The University of Wyoming family medicine residency program shall include within the university's biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a report specifying at a minimum:
(i) The financial condition of the clinic and all monies received and expended;
(ii) Patient demographics;
(iii) Physician resident data;
(iv) Federally qualified health center compliance; and
(v) Quality metrics.
(a) Subject to title 41 of the Wyoming statutes and notwithstanding any municipal or county ordinance, the University of Wyoming may:
(i) Develop, drill, construct, operate, maintain and use any water line, system, well or works on property owned by the university for the purposes of distributing, providing and using nonpotable water on property owned or leased by the university for miscellaneous use where water is to be used for landscape watering, lawns, athletic fields, trees, shrubs and flowers;
(ii) Connect a building, facility, landscape, lot, premises or structure owned by the university to any water line, system, well or works operated, maintained or used by the university.
(b) No city or county shall restrict or prohibit the university from developing, drilling, constructing, operating, maintaining or using any water system independent of the city's or county's water system.
21-17-201. Composition; appointment and qualifications of members generally; members ex officio; quorum.
The government of the university is vested in a board of twelve (12) trustees appointed by the governor, no two (2) of whom may be residents of the same county of the state. At least one (1) trustee shall be appointed from each appointment district pursuant to W.S. 9-1-218. Not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the members of the board shall be registered in the same political party. The governor, the president of the university, the state superintendent of public instruction and the president of the associated students of the university are members ex officio, having the right to speak, but not to vote. A majority of the board is a quorum.
21-17-202. Term; appointment of additional trustees;
appointment of successors; vacancies; members of faculty disqualified; removal.
(a) The term of office of the trustees appointed is six (6) years. During each session of the legislature, the governor shall nominate, and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint successors to those trustees whose term of office has expired or will expire before the next session of the legislature. Any vacancy in the board of trustees caused by death, resignation, removal from the state or otherwise, shall be filled by appointment by the governor as provided in W.S. 28-12-101. No member of the faculty, while holding that position, shall ever be appointed a trustee. The governor may remove any trustee as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) Effective July 1, 1979, appointments and terms shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.
21-17-203. To be body corporate; powers, duties and functions generally.
The board of trustees and their successors in office constitute a body corporate by the name of "the trustees of the University of Wyoming". They possess all the powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the objects and perform the duties prescribed by law, and shall have custody of the books, records, buildings and all other property of the university. The board shall elect a chairman, secretary and treasurer, who shall perform the duties prescribed in the bylaws of the board. The treasurer shall execute a bond, with approved sureties in double the sum likely to come into his hands, for the faithful discharge of his duties. The term of office of board officers, their duties severally and the times for holding meetings shall be fixed in the bylaws of the board. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business but a less number may adjourn from time to time, and all routine business may be entrusted to an executive committee of no fewer than three (3) members subject to such conditions as the bylaws of the board prescribe. The board may from time to time appoint and authorize a person to examine and approve for payment all legal claims against the corporation. The person shall give bond with surety approved by the board, payable to the state of Wyoming in such sum as the board may fix, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties. A certificate of appointment signed by the chairman and secretary of the board and the bond shall be filed with the state auditor. At each meeting of the board all action taken by the person so appointed subsequent to the immediately preceding board meeting shall be submitted to the board for its approval or disapproval. The actual and necessary traveling expenses of nonresident members in attending the annual meeting of the board may be audited by the auditing committee thereof and paid by warrant on the treasurer out of the general fund of the university.
21-17-204. Additional powers and duties; sectarian or
partisan instruction or test prohibited; professional services procurement.
(a) The board of trustees shall prescribe rules for the government of the university and all its branches, elect the requisite officers, professors, instructors and employees, a director of finance and budget and a superintendent of buildings and grounds, any of whom may be removed for cause, and fix the salary and term of office of each. The board of trustees shall prescribe the studies to be pursued and the textbooks to be used, and determine the qualifications of applicants for admission to the various courses of study. No instruction either sectarian in religion or partisan in politics shall ever be allowed in any department of the university, and no sectarian or partisan test shall ever be exercised or allowed in the appointment of trustees or in the election or removal of professors, teachers or other officers of the university or in the admission of students thereto, or for any purpose whatsoever. The board of trustees may:
(i) Confer such degrees and grant such diplomas as are usual in universities or as they deem appropriate;
(ii) Through bylaws confer upon the faculty the power to suspend or expel students for causes therein prescribed;
(iii) Possess and use for the benefit of the institution all property of the university;
(iv) Hold, manage, lease or dispose of, according to law, any real or personal estate as is conducive to the welfare of the institution;
(v) Expend the income placed under their control from whatever source derived, and exercise all other functions properly belonging to such a board and necessary to the prosperity of the university and all its departments.
(b) The board of trustees shall adopt university regulations consistent with the requirements of W.S. 9-2-3006 for capital construction projects let by the University of Wyoming.
(c) The board of trustees shall procure the professional services of architects, engineers and surveyors in accordance with W.S. 9-23-105(f) through (h) and 9-23-106(g).
The trustees of the University of Wyoming, through their chairman, shall report to the governor as required by W.S. 9-2-1014 respecting the progress, condition and wants of the university and of each school or department thereof, the course of study in each, the number of professors and students, the nature, costs and results of important investigations, and such other information as they deem important or as may be required by any law of this state, or of the United States. The secretary and treasurer of the board of trustees shall prepare an itemized report showing the receipts and disbursements for the year, the appropriation resolution for that year, the purposes for which the revenue was expended, and the amount of revenue expended upon each school or department of work, including the experiment station.
21-17-206. Secretary to take oath of office and administer oaths.
(a) The secretary of the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall take the oath of office provided for elective officers under the constitution of this state.
(b) The secretary of the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming may administer oaths and affirmations to any person or persons in connection with the business of the university.
21-17-207. University board composition; community college ex-officio member.
In addition to the members of the university board of trustees specified under W.S. 21-17-201, the director of the Wyoming community college commission shall serve as a member ex officio, having the right to speak but not to vote.
21-17-208. University property maintenance and capital construction.
(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Capital construction project" means as defined by W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ii);
(ii) "Major maintenance" means as defined by W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ix);
(iii) "Property" means as defined by W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(x);
(iv) "Routine maintenance" means as defined by W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(xii).
(b) As part of its administrative functions, the board of trustees shall identify University of Wyoming property needs and develop a prioritized list of capital construction projects. The prioritized capital construction projects shall be reported by the board to the state construction department not later than June 1 of each year. Following review, analysis and study, the state construction department shall forward the prioritized list of university capital construction projects to the state building commission.
(c) The state construction department shall submit to the state building commission a recommendation for funding university major maintenance each biennium in preparation for the development of the state budget. This recommendation for major maintenance shall be based on a formula adopted by the state building commission pursuant to W.S. 9-5-107(g) and upon forms and in a format specified by the state budget department. At the end of each fiscal year, the board of trustees shall submit a report to the state construction department on major maintenance expenditures and commitments incurred in the immediately preceding fiscal year as required by W.S. 9-5-107(j).
(d) With respect to University of Wyoming property, the board of trustees shall:
(i) Develop and implement schedules for routine maintenance that are designed to eliminate maintenance backlogs, establish proactive maintenance practices and ensure that university property and the components, equipment and systems of university property reach their full life expectancy;
(ii) Plan for the funding of major maintenance for the components, equipment and systems of university property that have a life expectancy that is less than the life expectancy of university property of which the component, equipment or system is part;
(iii) Maintain records of routine maintenance for university property and the components, equipment and systems of university property.
21-17-301. Supervision and management of farms and stations; director of experiments.
(a) All the experiment farms and stations are under the supervision, management and control of the board of trustees of the University of Wyoming.
(b) The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming may employ a director of experiments, who shall receive a salary fixed by the board and necessary traveling expenses, and shall perform such duties as assigned to him by the board. The director of experiments, with the approval of the board, shall:
(i) Manage and control the experiment farms;
(ii) Manage, control and dispose of personal property used in connection with experiment farms and stations;
(iii) Employ practical and experienced dry farmers, irrigation farmers, horticulturists, persons skilled in animal husbandry and other agents and servants, who shall under his direction cultivate the farms, conduct experiments thereon, demonstrate the adaptability of various soils and climatic conditions for the production of different kinds of grain, grasses, vegetables, shade, ornamental and fruitbearing trees, vines and bushes that may profitably be grown in the varied locations of the farms of the state, and conduct such other experiments as advisable in animal husbandry.
(c) The director of the experiments shall carefully record, preserve and compile the results of all experiments and demonstrations and report the results publicly on a regular basis.
(d) The sale and disposition of all crops and livestock raised or produced upon experiment farms shall be made by the director of the Wyoming agricultural experiment station jointly with the director of experiments. Any money realized from sales in excess of the expense of conducting the farms shall be turned over to the treasury of the state.
(e) Before purchasing any land for use in the agricultural experiment and research program at the University of Wyoming, the board of trustees shall determine the location of all lands owned by the state or any agency of the state and the use being made of such state lands. The board of trustees shall negotiate with the agency of the state responsible for the administration and control of such state lands to determine the feasibility of leasing such state lands for use in the agricultural experiment and research program providing the lands available are suitable to the purpose. Any state agency which owns or has responsibility for the administration and control of state lands shall negotiate with the University of Wyoming in leasing such lands, at the fair market value, provided the use of the land by the university is not inconsistent with the use for which the land is held by the state or agency.
21-17-302. Location and acreage of farms; supervision and control.
(a) The state may conduct experimental farms:
(i) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 147, § 3.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 147, § 3.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 147, § 3.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 147, § 3.
(v) At or near Sheridan, Sheridan county, Wyoming.
(b) The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming and the department of family services shall conclude arrangements for agricultural experimental programs under their joint control to be conducted upon and in connection with farm property of the Wyoming boys' school at Worland, Wyoming, using not less than eighty (80) and not more than one hundred (100) acres of ground on the premises. The arrangements shall include provision for an apartment in the buildings of the institute as living quarters for the superintendent of programs and for availability in the operations of labor from the institute's committed personnel as selected by the superintendent of the institute and jointly controlled during their working hours by that superintendent and the superintendent of the experimental station.
(c) The board of trustees of the University of Wyoming shall provide for the operation of a research station at Powell, Wyoming to conduct programs related to soils, vegetation diseases, fertilizers, insects, irrigation phases and other related factors, in order to effectuate reduction or elimination of causes detrimental to agriculture. The board of trustees of the university may also provide for the operation of a sustainable agricultural research and extension center in Goshen county, Wyoming.