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House Education Committee approves HB 120 to allow district-court jury trials in certain agency disputes
Summary
The Wyoming House Education Committee on Feb. 7 approved House Bill 120, as amended, permitting de novo jury trials in district court for contested administrative cases that impose at least $1,000 in penalties or threaten professional or occupational licenses.
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming House Education Committee on Feb. 7 approved House Bill 120 as amended, allowing people aggrieved by certain contested agency decisions to seek de novo review and a jury trial in district court when a penalty of at least $1,000 is imposed or a professional or occupational license is at stake.
The amendment, moved and explained in committee by Representative Strzok, narrows the bill from its original draft and removes a right to a jury trial during the administrative process while preserving the option to obtain a jury trial by taking the matter to district court. “The amendment removes the right to a jury trial during the administrative process, but the second thing the amendment does is to provide the opportunity for anyone who disagrees with the outcome of the contested hearing…
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