SF0162

Restricts school districts from spending teacher-allocated funds from the education resource block grant model for purposes other than teacher salaries and benefits, and requires data collection and reporting on teacher expenditures.

• Requires school districts to separately account for and expend funds allocated for teachers under the education resource block grant model (including salaries, health insurance, and other benefits) only for teacher salaries and benefits beginning in school year 2025-2026. (W.S. 21-13-338(a))
• Exempts charter schools, alternative schools, schools with fewer than 49 students, and school districts with fewer than 243 students from the teacher fund expenditure restrictions. (W.S. 21-13-338(b))
• Clarifies that school districts may not repurpose teacher resources for other purposes, except for the exempted school types. (W.S. 21-13-338(c))
• Requires the department of education to collect data from school districts on teacher salaries, health insurance, other benefits, and the number of teachers employed, and to report this data annually to the joint education interim committee by October 1. (W.S. 21-13-338(d))
• Requires the department of education to report to the joint education interim committee by October 1, 2025 and October 1, 2026 with findings, recommendations, and data on teacher expenditures, including recommendations for refining the education resource block grant model components. (Section 2(a))
• Requires the data advisory committee to provide recommendations to the state superintendent by June 30, 2026 on how to clearly identify and track school district expenditures on teacher salaries, health insurance, and other benefits. (Section 2(b), W.S. 21-2-203(d))

Effective: Upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution

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