21-20-110 shall be restricted to necessary operating expenses

21-20-110 shall be restricted to necessary operating expenses connected with maintaining post secondary education services.

(c) One (1) year advance notice shall be provided by any participating school district board of trustees before withdrawing from funding any cooperative educational services.

21-20-112. Authority to act as a local education agency.

(a) Any board of cooperative educational services authorized to operate pursuant to W.S. 21-20-102 may act as a local education agency for participating school districts that choose to apply for, receive or administer a grant through a grant program created by a federal or state statute or program. The provisions of this section shall not apply to federal formula grant moneys unless allowed by the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965", P.L. 89-10.

(b) A board of cooperative educational services authorized to operate pursuant to W.S. 21-20-102 may apply for federal or state moneys only with the approval of two (2) or more of the participating districts that have expressly agreed to participate in a grant application through votes of the boards of trustees of the districts. If a board of cooperative educational services applies for state or federal grant moneys on behalf of participating districts, the participating districts are not eligible to apply for the same state or federal grant moneys. If a participating district does not elect to participate in a grant application, that district is not precluded from applying for the same state or federal grant moneys as an individual district.

(c) The department of education shall treat boards of cooperative educational services as local education agencies for purposes of this section only and allow them to apply for all federal and state grant moneys for which they are eligible.

(d) State agencies may inform boards of cooperative educational services of federal and state grant moneys for which they may apply.

(e) An eligible grantee or consortium of grantees may designate a board of cooperative educational services as the fiscal manager for a state or federal grant. The grantee or consortium of grantees remains responsible for ensuring that all the requirements of the grant are met.

(f) The department of education may promulgate rules to establish processes and guidelines for a board of cooperative educational services to apply for state or federal grant moneys pursuant to this section.

ARTICLE 2 - WYOMING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPTIONS PROGRAM

21-20-201. Agreement between districts and post-secondary education institutions required; student participation; credits; financial arrangements; transportation; accessibility; required annual reporting.  (a) To provide a post secondary education enrollment options program under this section, a Wyoming school district board of trustees and a Wyoming community college district board of trustees or the University of Wyoming shall enter into an agreement whereby students resident of the participating district may attend post secondary education programs offered by the university or a participating community college. Effective for the 2011-2012 school year and each school year thereafter, the post secondary education enrollment options agreement shall comply with minimum educational standards defined by the commission in consultation with the department of education, community colleges and the University of Wyoming, including post secondary education enrollment options provided by means of distance education. Additional student eligibility requirements for program participation shall be based upon criteria established by the university or the community college in collaboration with the department of education, which address the high school grade level, uniform prior curricula requirements, academic achievement levels and national examination performance indicators.

(b) An eligible student may, according to the agreement between the school district and the university or community college, enroll in a postsecondary education program offered at:

(i) The university, a community college, an off-campus center or at a site meeting safety and accessibility requirements under the instruction of a faculty member;

(ii) A higher education center which is part of a college outreach cooperative education services agreement entered into by one (1) or more community college districts and one (1) or more school districts under W.S. 21-20-104; or

(iii) A high school or other facility maintained by the participating district, under the instruction of a certified teacher employed by the district or by a faculty member of the institution entering into an agreement with the district.

(c) A student participating in a postsecondary education enrollment options program pursuant to this section shall upon successfully completing any course offered under the program, receive academic credit by the resident school district which shall be counted towards the graduation requirements of the district. Evidence of successful completion of each course, the secondary credits granted and a statement that the credits were earned through program participation shall be made a part of the participating student's records maintained by the district. In addition, the participating student shall receive postsecondary education credit for any course successfully completed under the program.

(d) The school district and the university or community college district entering into an agreement for purposes of this section shall, if there are any fees within the agreement, establish fees to be assessed to the school district for student participation under the program, the payment schedule for the established fees and other necessary arrangements to facilitate fee payment and collection. Any textbooks, materials or equipment purchased under the established fees shall be addressed within the agreement entered into between the university or college and the school district. The university or community college shall not directly assess and collect any fee from the participating student for textbooks, materials, student services or any other fees otherwise assessed and collected from students attending the institution.

(e) A student participating in the program shall be counted within the average daily membership of the resident school district as defined under W.S. 21-13-101(a)(i) and concurrently by the participating higher education institution for its full-time equivalent enrollment count. Effective September 1, 2012 and each September 1 thereafter, any school district or institution participating in an enrollment options program agreement under this section, including any board of cooperative educational services established under W.S.