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Wyoming: Updating Education Funding Rules for State Lands

Also known as: Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act

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Key Points

  • This bill updates a law from 1890 to change how Wyoming manages money earned from state lands. It replaces old financial terms like "interest" with "earnings" to better match how modern investments and accounting work.
  • The change affects land that the federal government gave to Wyoming when it became a state. Money made from selling or leasing this land is kept in a trust to pay for public schools and universities.
  • By using the word "earnings," the state gains more flexibility in how it spends and reinvests the money. This is intended to help the education fund grow over time and provide more stable funding for students.
  • This is a technical update that does not change who owns the land or how it is used. It only changes the rules for the money those lands produce for the state's education system.

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Jul 10, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jul 10, 2025

Introduced in House

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act

Bill NumberHR 4328
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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