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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0099
State funds-prohibition for slave or child labor.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Bear, Allred, Andrew,
Angelos, Haroldson, Heiner, Hornok, Knapp,
Ward and Winter and Senator(s) Ide and McKeown
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to public funds; prohibiting the
2 expenditure of funds for any products or services that use
3 child labor or slave labor as specified; providing
4 definitions; making conforming amendments; requiring
5 rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for
6 effective dates.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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10 Section 1. W.S. 9-2-1014.4 is created to read:
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12 9-2-1014.4. Public funds; prohibitions on use
13 associated with child labor and slave labor.
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1 (a) As used in this section:
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3 (i) "Child labor" means any work or service that
4 is:
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6 (A) Exacted from or performed by any person
7 under the age of eighteen (18) years in violation of
8 federal or state law governing labor and employment
9 performed by persons under eighteen (18) years of age; or
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11 (B) Exacted from or performed by any person
12 under the age of eighteen (18) years in any country other
13 than the United States that would violate United States
14 federal or state law governing labor and employment
15 performed by persons under eighteen (18) years of age.
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17 (ii) "Slave labor" means any work or service
18 that is exacted from any person in or outside of the United
19 States under threat or menace of penalty for any
20 nonperformance and for which the person does not offer
21 himself voluntarily.
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1 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this
2 section, no agency, entity or recipient of any funds from
3 an agency or entity shall use any Wyoming general funds,
4 Wyoming other funds or federal funds that are appropriated,
5 authorized or otherwise available for expenditure shall use
6 those funds for:
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8 (i) Any service that uses child labor or slave
9 labor;
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11 (ii) Any product for which child labor or slave
12 labor is used to make, prepare or produce the product.
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14 (c) This section shall not apply to any labor or work
15 performed under:
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17 (i) The Juvenile Justice Act or the Children in
18 Need of Supervision Act;
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20 (ii) The correctional industries program in W.S.
21 25-13-101 through 25-13-107;
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1 (iii) Title 7, chapter 16 of the Wyoming
2 statutes.
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4 (d) The department shall promulgate all rules
5 necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of
6 this section.
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8 Section 2. W.S. 9-2-1002(a)(x) is amended to read:
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10 9-2-1002. Definitions; powers generally; duties of
11 governor; provisions construed; cooperation with
12 legislature and judiciary; divisions enumerated.
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14 (a) As used in this act:
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16 (x) "This act" means W.S. 9-2-1001.1 through
17 9-2-1014.2 9-2-1014.4;
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19 Section 3.
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21 (a) This act shall apply to:
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1 (i) Any appropriation, authorization for
2 expenditure or expenditure that takes effect on or after
3 the effective date of this act;
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5 (ii) Any appropriation, authorization for
6 expenditure or expenditure that is made on or after the
7 effective date of this act.
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9 (b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter
10 or impair any contract or agreement entered into before the
11 effective date of this act.
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13 Section 4. The state budget department shall
14 promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.
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1 Section 5.
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3 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
4 section, this act is effective July 1, 2024.
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6 (b) Sections 4 and 5 of this act are effective
7 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
8 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
9 the Wyoming Constitution.
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11 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 9-2-1002