2011 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 9 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 2 - AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND DEPARTMENTS GENERALLY
9-2-2002. Department of employment created; director appointed; structure; merger with department of workforce services.

(a) As part of the reorganization of Wyoming state government, there is created the Wyoming department of employment consisting of the agencies, programs and functions specified in this section. The provisions of the Wyoming Government Reorganization Act of 1989, W.S. 9-2-1701 through 9-2-1707, apply to this section.

(b) The administrative head of the department shall be a director appointed by the governor not later than July 1, 1989. The director shall prepare a plan for reorganization of the agencies, programs and functions specified in this section and submit it to the governor for approval. The department reorganization plan, as approved, shall be submitted to the joint senate labor and federal relations and house labor, health and social services interim committee and the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee of the legislature and made available to the public. Each committee shall hold at least one (1) public hearing regarding the plan before the 1990 budget session of the legislature convenes. The plan, as approved by act of the legislature, shall be implemented not later than July 1, 1990.

(c) The following agencies are assigned to the department of employment under a Type 1 transfer:

(i) Employment security commission;

(ii) Department of labor and statistics including the commissioner of labor;

(iii) Fair employment commission;

(iv) Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 100, 4.

(v) Occupational health and safety commission and administration;

(vi) State mines inspector including the board of mines and the examining board;

(vii) Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 100, 4.

(d) The department reorganization plan shall reflect that the following functions or programs are assigned from or to the agency or department specified under a Type 2 transfer:

PROGRAM; FROM; TO

(i) Worker's compensation division; Treasurer; Employment

(ii) Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 100, 4.

(iii) Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 100, 4.

(iv) Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 100, 4.

(e) As used in this section:

(i) "Education" means the department of education;

(ii) "Employment" means the department of employment created under this act;

(iii) "Governor" means the office of the governor;

(iv) "HSS" means the department of health and social services;

(v) "Treasurer" means the office of the state treasurer.

(f) The governor may:

(i) Eliminate any council or commission within the department which is not created under state law if no longer required as a condition to receiving federal funds or if no longer necessary to conform with federal law or regulations;

(ii) Consolidate any council or commission within the department which is required in accordance with federal law, but not created under state law, with any other council or commission if the consolidation does not violate federal law or regulations.

(g) Information obtained by any division in the department may be transferred to other divisions within the department so long as the transfer is not restricted by federal law, rule or contract. Such information shall not be disclosed outside of the department except as otherwise provided by law. Any employee who discloses information outside of the department in violation of federal or state law may be terminated without progressive discipline.

(h) On or before July 1, 2011, all divisions, programs and functions of the department of employment shall be transferred to the department of workforce services created by W.S. 9-2-2601. The combined department shall be known as the department of workforce services. Any statute or legal or other document which refers to the department of employment shall mean the department of workforce services which is the successor agency to the department of employment.