Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act
Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act would update the 1890 Act governing the disposal of public land in Wyoming that is intended to support education. The bill makes three linguistic changes to how revenues from the disposition of public lands are described in the statute: it replaces references to “interest of” and “income thereof” with “earnings on” or “earnings on which.” The effect is to modernize and potentially broaden the way revenues derived from the land disposal are characterized for educational purposes. The bill does not create new funding amounts or authorize new spending; rather, it clarifies and potentially expands the terminology used to describe earnings that can be used for education. The bill was introduced in the House by Representative Hageman on July 10, 2025 and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. It applies solely to the Wyoming portion of the 1890 law and targets how earnings from public land disposal are described within Sections 5, 7, and 8 of that Act.
Key Points
- 1Short title: The bill is named the Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act.
- 2Purpose: Amend the Act of July 10, 1890 to modify how revenue from public land disposal in Wyoming is described when used for educational purposes.
- 3Section 5 changes: Replaces the term “interest of” with “earnings on.”
- 4Section 7 changes: Replaces the term “interest of” with “earnings on.”
- 5Section 8 changes: Replaces the phrase “income thereof” with “earnings on which.”
- 6Scope: Limited to terminology in three sections of the 1890 Wyoming land disposal statute; no new funding amounts or programs are introduced in this text.