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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming Extends Charter School Application Review Timeline to 120 Days
Last action · March 5, 2026: Assigned Chapter Number 32Sponsor: Education
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What This Bill Does
Wyoming extends the review window for school s to approve or deny charter school applications from 90 to 120 days, effective immediately for applications submitted on or after the effective date.
School districts gain additional time to evaluate charter school proposals, altering the scheduling requirements for local educational authorities and applicants.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
charter school applicants
Applicants experience a longer statutory review window of 120 days for their charter school proposals.
authorizer
Authorizers are granted an extended timeline of 120 days to review, hold public hearings on, and decide charter school applications.
Key Facts
- Authorizers must notify applicants within thirty (30) days of submission whether a charter school application is complete.
- If an application is incomplete, the authorizer must provide reasons in sufficient detail for resubmission.
- Authorizers must hold a public hearing not later than sixty (60) days after receiving a complete application.
- The authorizer shall either approve or deny the application within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt, updated from ninety (90) days.
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- The act applies to new charter school applications submitted on or after the effective date of the act.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- Mar 5, 2026Governor Signed HEA No. 0015
- Mar 5, 2026Assigned Chapter Number 32
- Mar 2, 2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
- Mar 2, 2026Assigned Number HEA No. 0015
- Mar 2, 2026HouseH Speaker Signed HEA No. 0015
- Mar 2, 2026SenateS President Signed HEA No. 0015
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- Feb 27, 2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 26, 2026SenateS COW:Passed
- Feb 25, 2026SenateS04 - Education:Recommend 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 57-0-5-0-0
- Feb 19, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Feb 17, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 16, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Feb 11, 2026HouseH04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
- Feb 11, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 9, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 62-0-0-0-0
- Jan 9, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Dec 19, 2025Bill Number Assigned
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