This bill authorizes the establishment of a full-time literacy position within the Wyoming Department of Education and provides funding for related contractual services. Specifically, it appropriates $240,000 from the public school foundation program account to employ one full-time employee to assist school districts in implementing literacy initiatives from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028. The bill stipulates that no more than $120,000 can be spent in each fiscal year, and any unspent funds will revert by June 30, 2028. Additionally, it allocates $300,000 for contractual services to support the literacy position, with a similar spending cap and reversion clause.

Furthermore, the bill mandates that the Department of Education report on the expenditure of these funds to the joint education interim committee by October 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. The intent is for the department to include both the new position and the appropriated funds in its standard budget request for the following fiscal biennium. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.