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Senate committee recommends ‘do not pass’ on bill to make University of Wyoming trustees elected
Summary
The Senate Education Committee recommended a do‑not‑pass for House Bill 148, which proposed expanding the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees to include seven elected trustees. Committee members and the governor’s office cited constitutional language assigning appointment authority to the governor.
The Senate Education Committee voted to recommend that House Bill 148 not pass after a lengthy debate that centered on constitutional constraints and governance questions.
Representative Rachel Rodriguez Williams sponsored HB 148, which proposed increasing the University of Wyoming board from an appointed board to a 19‑member board with 14 voting trustees (seven appointed by the governor and seven elected from judicial appointment districts) and five ex‑officio nonvoting trustees. Representative Rodriguez Williams framed the bill as an effort…
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