21-7-106(a) except the request for a hearing does not apply;

21-7-106(a) except the request for a hearing does not apply;

(v) The termination of extra services or duties together with a corresponding termination of any pay for such extra services.  (b) Repealed by Laws 2011, Ch. 182, § 2.

21-7-112. Effect on existing contracts.

The contracts of all teachers in the state of Wyoming from and after July 1, 2012, shall be subject to the policies, rules, and regulations of the school district not in conflict with this law or the other laws of the state of Wyoming.

21-7-113. Application to teachers presently employed.

The provisions of this article shall apply to all teachers who are teaching in Wyoming on and after July 1, 2012, and shall apply regardless of whether the teacher was employed prior to July 1, 2012 as a teacher in Wyoming.

21-7-114. Repealed by Laws 2011, Ch. 182, § 2.

ARTICLE 2 - TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS

21-7-201. Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 17, § 2.

21-7-202. Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 17, § 2.

21-7-203. Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 17, § 2.

21-7-204. Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 17, § 2.

21-7-205. Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 17, § 2.

21-7-206. Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 17, § 2.

21-7-207. Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 17, § 2.

ARTICLE 3 - TEACHERS IN GENERAL

21-7-301. Insurance and other fringe and employment benefits.

(a) The board of trustees of each school district within the state may provide health insurance, life insurance, and other fringe and employment benefits of all types for the teachers, administrative personnel and other employees of the school district to such extent as it deems such benefits to be in the best interest of the school district. Benefits under this subsection may be paid for entirely by the school district or partly by the school district and partly by the employee, the degree of participation of each being entirely within the discretion of the board of trustees. Benefits under this subsection may be in addition to any benefits obtained through the group insurance plan if elected by the school district under W.S. 9-3-201(e).

(b) The board of trustees of each school district which is a participating district in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan, as defined under W.S. 9-3-203(a)(xvi), shall provide insurance under the group plan for the teachers, administrative personnel and other employees meeting the definition of employee under W.S. 9-3-203(a)(iv), as provided by W.S. 9-3-202 through 9-3-218. Each participating school district shall report to the department of administration and information and make payments for employer and employee contributions as provided by W.S. 9-3-210 and 9-3-211. The amount of contributions paid under W.S. 9-3-211 for each employee electing coverage shall be deducted from the employee's monthly salary in accordance with W.S. 9-3-211.

21-7-302. Discrimination in compensation prohibited.

No discrimination in the amount of compensation for the teachers in the public schools of this state shall be made on account of sex, race or religious belief.

21-7-303. Certificate or permit required; exception.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section, no person shall teach or supervise in a public school in this state and receive compensation therefor out of any public fund who at the time of rendering such services is not a holder of or a candidate and qualified for a certificate or permit issued or to be issued under the laws of this state and the rules and regulations of the Wyoming professional teaching standards board pursuant to W.S. 21-2-802.

(b) Faculty members employed, even if for less than a calendar year, by any postsecondary education institution accredited by a regional accrediting agency may teach courses offered at a public high school in this state without holding or being qualified for a certificate or permit issued by the Wyoming professional teaching standards board and without meeting the requirements of W.S. 21-7-304 as provided in this subsection. A person teaching at a public school pursuant to this subsection shall teach only if the course is within the same subject area in which he instructs at the accredited postsecondary institution and:

(i) The course provides academic credit for both high school graduation requirements and postsecondary education requirements; or

(ii) The course provides only academic credit for high school graduation requirements and there is no other certified and qualified teacher teaching at that school available to teach the course.

(c) In accordance with the provisions of this subsection, a person may teach driver education in a public school in this state without holding or being qualified for a certificate or permit issued by the Wyoming professional teaching standards board and without meeting the requirements of W.S. 21-7-304. The Wyoming professional teaching standards board shall by rule establish and maintain minimum standards for a permit for that employment which shall be applicable only as provided in this subsection. A person employed by a school district to teach driver education in a public school in this state, shall not be employed for more than three (3) consecutive school years in any period beginning after July 1, 1997, unless the person has met the requirements of the professional teaching standards board for a permit to teach driver education.

(d) A person may be employed as superintendent of schools by any district board of trustees without holding or being qualified for certification by the Wyoming professional teaching standards board pursuant to W.S. 21-2-802. A person who has not qualified for certification pursuant to W.S. 21-2-802 shall be required to comply with W.S. 21-2-802(e) prior to being employed by any district board as a superintendent of schools.

21-7-304. Candidate for certificate must pass examination on state and federal constitutions.

All persons hereafter applying for certificates authorizing them to become administrators or teachers in the public schools of this state shall before receiving such certificate be required to pass a satisfactory examination upon the provisions and principles of the constitutions of the United States and the state of Wyoming or present evidence of having successfully completed a course equivalent to that required in W.S. 21-9-102.

ARTICLE 4 - EMPLOYEE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS  21-7-401. Boards of trustees to require criminal history background information.

The board of trustees of each school district within the state shall require any employee initially hired by the school board on or after July 1, 1996, who may have access to minors to submit to fingerprinting for the purpose of obtaining state or national criminal history record information before employment. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons certificated under W.S. 21-2-802 who have met the requirements of this section pursuant to the certification process.

ARTICLE 5 - NATIONAL CERTIFICATION

21-7-501. National certification program; program limits and requirements; appropriations requirements; certified teacher pay incentive reimbursement.

(a) The department of education may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity to establish a program under which the department or the nonprofit entity will administer a program to assist teachers in earning national board teacher certification. The agreement between the department and the nonprofit entity shall require annual reporting by the nonprofit entity to the department. The program may provide professional development and mentoring specific to national board teacher certification, along with other activities related to national certification. Additionally, on behalf of teachers employed by Wyoming school districts the program may make payments directly to an organization that provides national board teacher certification for not more than fifty percent (50%) of the fees to receive national certification, as established by the national board for professional teaching standards. The program shall only make payments if:

(i) The teacher has completed at least three (3) years of teaching in the state of Wyoming;

(ii) The teacher timely pays the teacher's portion of the certification fees and timely completes progress toward certification as required by the program; and

(iii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 192, § 2.

(iv) The teacher agrees to reimburse the program for any certification fee payments the program makes on behalf of the teacher in the event the teacher fails to formally withdraw from the process or to submit an entry that can be scored, as determined by the program.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 192, § 2.

(c) The legislature may appropriate funds to the department to implement subsection (a) of this section. No funds appropriated by the legislature shall be distributed to the program if the nonprofit entity with whom the department has entered into an agreement under subsection (a) of this section does not contribute to the program an amount equal to the amount that will be distributed from funds appropriated by the legislature. The department shall ensure that state funds and funds the nonprofit entity provides to the program shall be accounted for separately.

(d) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 192, § 2.

(e) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 193, § 2.

(f) In addition to the program established under subsection (a) of this section, and to promote employment of national board certified teachers by school districts, each district employing a national board certified teacher shall be reimbursed for payments to these teachers subject to the following:

(i) For each year the certificate is valid, the district provides each teacher employed by the district and holding certification by the national board for professional teaching standards a lump sum payment of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) which is in addition to the teacher's annual salary as determined by the board, and which is paid to each certified teacher between December 1 and December 31 of the school year for which application is made;

(ii) The teacher holding certification shall be employed by the district full time as a teacher;

(iii) The district submits a report to the department of education in a manner, on a form and at times specified by department rule and regulation, documenting the number of national board certified teachers employed by the district, verifying payments to such teachers in accordance with paragraph (i) of this subsection;  (iv) From amounts appropriated by the legislature from the public school foundation program account for purposes of this subsection, the department of education shall distribute payments to eligible districts in accordance with this subsection on or before February 15 of the applicable school year, together with the district's foundation payment under W.S.