Education Committee, Wyoming House of Representatives
The Education Committee is a standing committee of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, Wyoming House of Representatives committees are assigned by the Speaker of the House after conferring with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader. All standing committees consist of nine members except for the Appropriations, Journal, and Rules and Procedure committees, which consists of seven, two, and thirteen members, respectively. Membership is apportioned as nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of elected members of the majority and minority parties. All committee meetings are open to the public unless called into executive session by the chair.[1]
See rules: Combined House and Senate Rules
Function
According to the Wyoming State Legislature's website:
| “ | Standing committees meet during legislative sessions to review bills, hear testimony and recommend action on legislation for the consideration of the full body of the ... House. These committees meet before and after the daily floor sessions and during Noon recess. These committees generally consist of nine members in the House ... All legislation being considered during session is assigned by the presiding officer in the ... House to one of these committees for review and recommendation before being considered on the floor by the entire body of the ... House.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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House Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Debbie Bovee | • David Northrup, Chair | |||
| • John Freeman | • Landon Brown | |||
| • Jamie Flitner | ||||
| • Hans Hunt | ||||
| • Mark Kinner | ||||
| • Jerry Paxton | ||||
| • Garry Piiparinen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • John Freeman | • John Patton, Chair | |||
| • Mary Throne | • Hans Hunt | |||
| • Allen Jaggi | ||||
| • David Northrup | ||||
| • Jerry Paxton | ||||
| • Garry Piiparinen | ||||
| • Albert Sommers | ||||
| • Mark Kinner | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Cathy Connolly | • Matt Teeters, Chair | |||
| • John Freeman | • Hans Hunt | |||
| • David Northrup | ||||
| • John Patton | ||||
| • Jerry Paxton | ||||
| • Garry Piiparinen | ||||
| • Albert Sommers | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Cathy Connolly | • Matt Teeters, Chair | |||
| • John Freeman | • Bob Brechtel | |||
| • Donald Burkhart | ||||
| • Kendell Kroeker | ||||
| • Sam Krone | ||||
| • Carl Loucks | ||||
| • Mike Madden | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Cathy Connolly | • Bob Brechtel | |||
| • Bernadine Craft | • Allen Jaggi | |||
| • Ross Diercks | • Thomas E. Lubnau, II | |||
| • Robert McKim | ||||
| • Del McOmie | ||||
| • Matt Teeters | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Wyoming Legislature, "Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
- ↑ Wyoming State Legislature, "About Committees," accessed Feb. 23, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
