Wyo. Code R. 057-0001-8
Effective Date: 06/04/2001 to 04/19/2010
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 057.0001.8.06042001
Wyoming Statute 21-18-202(f) assigns the Commission's implementing functions.
This chapter defines the Commission's implementing functions.
(a) The Commission shall 'establish reasonable deadlines for the submission of data requested by the Commission.' Timelines will be dependent upon the complexity and the amount of data to be collected.
(b) The collection schedule of survey data for outcomes indicators shall be established at the beginning of the year in which data are to be collected or shall be noted in the Management Information System Policies and Procedures Handbook.
(c) The procedure for collection of data elements from the administrative computing system shall be stated in the Management Information System Policies and Procedures Handbook.
(d) The collection of information for ad hoc requests such as legislative data requests or those from national organizations shall be forwarded from the Commission to the colleges as expeditiously as possible.
(a) The Commission and the districts shall adhere to the NACUBO accounting practices and to the AICPA standards in accounting to insure uniform accounting of financial data.
(b) The fiscal operations of the Commission and the college districts shall comply with the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act. (W.S. 16-4-101 through 124)
(c) Where conflicts exist between the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) practices, the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act shall take precedence.
(d) The process by which the college district annual budgets are established shall conform to the provisions of the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act. (W.S. 16-4-104 - 124)
(i) On or before May 15 of each fiscal year, each district will prepare a tentative budget for the following fiscal year for each fund and present it to its governing board (W.S. 16-4-104(a)).
(ii) The budget formats for community colleges shall be uniform and approved by the Commission and the State Department of Audit (W.S. 16-4-104(a)).
(iii) Public budget hearings are to be held on the third Wednesday of July. Public notice of the hearing must be given at least one week in advance. (W.S. 16-4-109)
(iv) Adoption by the governing board of a budget is to take place either on the day of or the day immediately following the public hearing (W.S. 16-4-111(a)).
(v) Each district shall submit one copy of its adopted budget to the Commission and one copy to the Budget Division of the Department of Administration and Information on or before July 31 of each year. Each college will also provide a copy to its county commission.
(a) The Commission shall withhold up to five percent (5%) of state appropriations from any college not in compliance with statute or the rules of the Commission.
(b) Any appropriation amount withheld pursuant to W.S. 21-18-202(f)(iii) shall be subject to the following procedural requirements:
(i) Colleges not in compliance with the Community College Code or Commission Rules will receive written notice of noncompliance at least sixty (60) days prior to the withholding of any amount of appropriation authorized by the legislature. The written notice will identify the amounts to be withheld from quarterly funding distributions and the conditions required to resume or restore funding. Colleges identified in noncompliance may request a hearing before the Commission under the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 10 of Commission Rules.
(ii) Colleges in noncompliance with the Community College Code or Commission Rules may have withheld amounts restored, or future reductions eliminated, or both, by certifying compliance.
(c) Actions to withhold state appropriations from colleges are subject to judicial review under the provisions of W.S. 16-3-114 and applicable rules of the Supreme Court.
(a) Proposals for legislative action on behalf of the college system shall be submitted to the Executive Director for inclusion on the agenda of the Executive Council to initiate collaborative discussion.
(b) Upon completion of the collaborative process, and with the recommendation of the executive director, legislative proposals shall be placed on the agenda of the Commission for consideration.
(c) If approved by the Commission, legislative proposals shall be placed on the Commission’s legislative agenda for the forthcoming legislative session.
(a) If any provision of Commission Rules is held invalid, the rest of the rules shall remain valid and effective.
(b) Amendments to Commission Rules will be promulgated under the Administrative Procedure Act. (W.S. 16-3-101 - 115)
Authority not specifically granted to the Commission shall be reserved for local college district boards.