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The Wyoming legislature's Management Council met in April to identify topics that will be studied in the interim between the 2018 and 2019 legislative sessions. Topics are identified, assigned to committees, and ranked in order of priority. Below are the topics WEA is watching and will be reporting on through Legislative Updates during the interim: Joint Education Interim Committee (JEIC): Priority #1 – School Finance Priority #2 – School Safety and Security Priority #3 – Wyoming Accountability in Education Act (WAEA) Priority #4 – K-12 Educational Program (Basket of Goods) Priority #5 – Community Colleges Priority #6 – Virtual Education For a detailed description of each of these, visit the JEIC's interim topics page: http://www.wyoleg.gov/ Committees/2018/J04. Joint Revenue Interim Committee (JRIC): Priority #1 – State Fiscal Structure and Economic Diversification The JRIC will also be reviewing many taxes currently in place, including tourism tax, cigarette taxes, and minerals taxes. For more information, visit the Revenue Committee's interim topics page: http://www.wyoleg. gov/Committees/2018/J03. Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC): Priority #1 – Revenue Streams and Simplification of the Budgeting Process Priority #3 – Wyoming Retirement System and the State Treasurer's Office Priority #5 – Receive reports and take legislative action on a number of topics, including K-12 funding. For more information, visit the JAC's interim topic page: http://www.wyoleg.gov/Committees/2018/J02 Select Committee on School Facilities (School Facilities): Priority #1 – Statutory Responsibilities These responsibilities include assessing and prioritizing statewide school facility needs, preparing budget recommendations for those needs, reviewing commission rules and regulations, and educating facilities commission members on statewide facility adequacy. For more information, visit the School Facilities page: http://www.wyoleg.gov/Committees/2018/SSF Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands, and Water (Joint Ag): Priority #1 – Landlocked State Lands For more information, visit the Joint Ag page: http://www.wyoleg.gov/ Committees/2018/J05 Be sure to sign up for WEA Legislative Updates to stay on top of interim committee activities Legislative Action 2018 Legislative Outcomes 5