SF0109

Allows students to enroll in any public school within their resident school district beginning in school year 2026-2027, with specified exceptions and priority enrollment for students residing in the school's attendance area and those with siblings already enrolled.

• Requires school district boards of trustees to adopt policies and procedures allowing any pupil to enroll in any public school within their resident school district, with priority given to pupils who reside in the school's attendance area and pupils with siblings currently enrolled in that school. (W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xliv), W.S. 21-4-301(c))
• Permits school districts to decline enrollment based on insufficient capacity at the appropriate grade level or if the pupil has been suspended, expelled, or is in the process of suspension or expulsion. (W.S. 21-4-301(d))
• Clarifies that school districts are not required to establish or offer any particular program in a public school if that program is not currently offered in the school. (W.S. 21-4-301(e))
• Requires school districts to publish the number of vacancies open for enrollment in each grade level for each public school on their official website at least once every twelve weeks. (W.S. 21-4-301(f))
• Allows parents or guardians aggrieved by a school district's enrollment decision to seek review in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. (W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xliv))
• Requires the state superintendent of public instruction to annually publish on the department's website the open enrollment information reported by each school district board of trustees. (W.S. 21-2-202(a)(xli))

Effective: July 1, 2026

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