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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming requires school districts to open cocurricular and extracurricular activities to non-enrolled resident students in grades six through twelve
Last action · March 6, 2026: Assigned Chapter Number 45Sponsor: Education
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What This Bill Does
Wyoming school districts must allow resident students not enrolled full-time in the district to participate in school cocurricular and for grades six through twelve, starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
Expands access to school-sponsored sports, clubs, and academic competitions for local children who attend private schools, are homeschooled, or otherwise do not attend public school full-time in their resident district.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Non-enrolled resident students in grades 6-12
Gains statutory permission to participate in school district cocurricular and extracurricular activities.
Wyoming school districts
Required to permit non-enrolled resident children in grades six through twelve to participate in district-offered activities.
Key Facts
- School districts must allow resident children not enrolled full-time in the district to participate in district-offered activities for grades six through twelve.
- Participation includes activities sanctioned by the Wyoming High School Activities Association.
- Participating children must be residents of the school district and not under suspension or expulsion by any Wyoming school district.
- The requirements apply beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
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- The act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
23 actions- Mar 6, 2026Governor Signed HEA No. 0017
- Mar 6, 2026Assigned Chapter Number 45
- Mar 3, 2026HouseH Speaker Signed HEA No. 0017
- Mar 3, 2026SenateS President Signed HEA No. 0017
- Mar 2, 2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
- Mar 2, 2026HouseH Received for Concurrence
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- Mar 2, 2026HouseH Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0
- Mar 2, 2026Assigned Number HEA No. 0017
- Feb 27, 2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 26, 2026SenateS COW:Passed
- Feb 25, 2026SenateS04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
- Feb 25, 2026SenateS Placed on General File
- Feb 23, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0
- Feb 19, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Feb 18, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 17, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Laid Back
- Feb 16, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Feb 11, 2026HouseH04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
- Feb 11, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 9, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 57-5-0-0-0
- Jan 9, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Dec 19, 2025Bill Number Assigned
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