Wyoming SF 157: Education-continuing contract teacher status.

Bill Text

2017 STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0675

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SENATE FILE NO. SF0157

Education-continuing contract teacher status.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Peterson and Representative(s)
Winters

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to continuing contract teachers; modifying 1
requirements for continuing contract status for teachers 2
hired on or after July 1, 2017; and providing for an 3
effective date. 4
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: 6
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Section 1. W.S. 21-7-102(a)(ii)(A), by creating a new 8
subparagraph (B) and by renumbering (B) as (C) is amended 9
to read: 10
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21-7-102. Definitions. 12
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(a) As used in this article the following definitions 14
shall apply: 15

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(ii) "Continuing Contract Teacher": 2
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(A) Any initial contract teacher employed 4
by a school district before July 1, 2017, who has been 5
employed by the same school district in the state of 6
Wyoming for a period of three (3) consecutive school years, 7
has had his contract renewed for a fourth consecutive 8
school year and, beginning school year 2019-2020 and each 9
school year thereafter, has performed satisfactorily on 10
performance evaluations implemented by the district under 11
W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xvii) during this period of time; or 12
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(B) Any initial contract teacher employed 14
on or after July 1, 2017, who has been granted continuing 15
contract status at the discretion of the employing school 16
district and, beginning school year 2019-2020 and each 17
school year thereafter, has performed satisfactorily on 18
performance evaluations implemented by the district under 19
W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xvii) during this period of time. Under 20
this subparagraph, length of service as required under 21
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not be a 22

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prerequisite for a school district in granting continuing 1
contract teacher status; or 2
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(B)(C) A teacher who has achieved 4
continuing contract status in one (1) district, and who 5
without lapse of time has taught two (2) consecutive school 6
years and has had his contract renewed for a third 7
consecutive school year by the employing school district, 8
and, beginning school year 2019-2020 and each school year 9
thereafter, has performed satisfactorily on performance 10
evaluations conducted by both districts under W.S. 11
21-3-110(a)(xvii) during this period of time. 12
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Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2017. 14
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