Section 8-5 - Withholding State Appropriations (a) The Commission may withhold up to five percent (5%) of state appropriations from any community college not in compliance with statute or the rules of the Commission pursuant to W.S. 21-18-202(f)(iii). - (i) Any appropriation amount withheld shall be subject to the following procedural requirements:
- (A) Community colleges not in compliance with the Commission Rules shall receive written notice of noncompliance at least sixty (60) days prior to the withholding of any amount of appropriation authorized by the legislature. The written notice shall identify the amounts to be withheld from quarterly funding distributions and the conditions required to resume or restore funding. Community colleges identified as noncompliant may request a hearing before the Commission under the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 10 of Commission Rules.
- (B) Community colleges not in compliance with the Commission Rules may have withheld amounts restored, or future reductions eliminated, or both, by demonstrating compliance.
(b) Actions to withhold state appropriations from community colleges are subject to judicial review under the provisions of W.S. 16-3-114.
Amended, Eff. 11/21/2017.