January 2025 Wyoming, USA - Bills Concerning Education (HB0100, HB0199, HB0200)
WYOMING
for Public Schools
What is happening?
January 2025: Three bills just got approved in the Wyoming House of Representatives that would HURT education in our state. But… they also need to be passed by the Senate in order to become laws. The three bills are House Bill 100 - K-12 Uncertified personnel (HB0100); House Bill 199 - Wyoming Freedom Scholarship Act (HB0199); and House Bill 200 Parental rights-amendment (HB0200).
Read below for a quick information guide on each of these bills and the concerns educators have regarding them. Below each Quick Guide is a script you can use as an example to email, call, or text your Senators.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SENATORS is listed at the bottom of this page and also linked here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2025/S
Urge our Senators to VOTE NO
STEP 1: Who to contact?
Determine who your Senator is...
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| USE THIS LINK TO FIND YOUR DISTRICT: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f086f052f28b4185a785f19344a057be/page/Current-Senate-Districts/ |
STEP 2: Email. Call. Text.
Email. Call. Text. Repeat.
- CALL: If you don’t like talking…CALL AT NIGHT. Leave a message using the example scripts to help.
- TEXT/EMAIL: Any time of day! Use the example scripts or feel free to make it more personal, but keep it short!
- Subject Line: Put the House Bill number and VOTE NO
- Body of Email:
- Use the Senator’s name
- Keep it short and simple.
- Give your reasoning or short story…
- OR use the example scripts below to help
QUICK GUIDE:
House Bill 100 (HB0100)…
❌ Removes certification requirements for teachers, admins, and school district employees.
❌ Anyone 18+ who passes a background check can be hired
Source: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0100
Why should I care?
QUALITY. Wyoming children deserve qualified teachers. Certification weeds out the folks not fit for instructing our children. Teachers MUST know their content. State certification is essential.
CLASSROOM SKILLS. Being responsible for teaching 16-25+ children at a time is HARD WORK. It takes practice, observation, and mentorship. Certification is essential.
DEDICATION. Teacher turnover is detrimental for student learning. Certification programs increase commitment to teaching.
Script for HB0100
To: your Senator's email or phone number (see list at bottom of page)
Subject: VOTE NO HB0100
Dear Senator __________,
I urge you to VOTE NO on HB0100.
Wyoming children deserve qualified teachers. This bill will hurt our public schools and our students. It will lower the quality of instruction and classroom management.
Please VOTE NO on HB0100.
Respectfully,
______________
QUICK GUIDE:
House Bill 199 (HB0199)…
❌Diverts $200 million (47.2%) of government budget away from public schools to fund voucher programs
❌Removes State program requirement of home school or private schools who receive these funds.
❌Removes State requirement that students receiving ESA funds take any State tests.
❌Public schools will lose $7,000 PER STUDENT who drops out of public school to attend homeschool or private school instead
Source: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0199
Why should I care?
FUNDING. Public schools already run on tight budgets. Less funding will HURT our schools and our kids.
ACCOUNTABILITY. Wyoming children deserve qualified education. Certification programs make sure students are getting the instruction they need.
Script for HB0199
To: your Senator's email or phone number (see list at bottom of page)
Subject: VOTE NO HB0199
Dear Senator __________,
I urge you to VOTE NO on HB0199.
Public schools already run on tight budgets. Less funding for public schools will HURT our schools and our kids. This bill will also reduce accountability for education programs. State certification requirements make sure students are getting the instruction they need!
Please VOTE NO on HB0199.
Respectfully,
______________
QUICK GUIDE:
House Bill 200 (HB0200)…
❌Requires teachers to share the full year of curriculum to the school website at the beginning of the year
❌Requires teachers publish any paper or electronic materials seen or used by students to the school website
❌Allows parents to sue teachers and admin every time they feel the educator did not comply with this bill
❌Allows districts to fire employees for not complying with this bill
Source: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0200
Why should I care?
TEACHER BURDEN. Teachers are NOT trying to hide their lessons. We just want them to learn. Requiring every lesson and worksheet to be published online is unrealistic. We have thousands of files. Financially burdening them for each “violation” is even worse.
Script for HB0200
To: your Senator's email or phone number (see list at bottom of page)
Subject: VOTE NO HB0200
Dear Senator __________,
I urge you to VOTE NO on HB0200.
Teachers will be burdened by this bill. Teachers are NOT trying to hide their lessons. They really just want kids to learn. Requiring every lesson and worksheet (paper and electronic) to be published online is unrealistic. Teachers use thousands of files. The bill also allows teachers to be sued every time parents feel this bill has been violated. Financially burdening teachers with fines will decrease teacher morale and will HURT our public schools and our kids.
Please VOTE NO on HB0200.
Respectfully,
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| Source: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2025/S |