CHEYENNE (AP) — Developments on the 34rd day of the 2011 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature, Mon., Feb. 28, 2011:
HATHAWAY — The House rejected a conference committee report on proposed changes in the Hathaway college scholarship program. The House rejected the Senate's insistence that foreign language remain mandatory for some recipients.
TEACHER STANDARDS — State Senate and House negotiators have compromised on a bill that would establish statewide standards for annual teacher evaluations. The bill now goes back to each body for consideration.
PUBLIC MEETINGS — The Senate killed a bill that would have required Wyoming government boards to record their closed sessions.
MARRIAGE — A conference committee failed to come to agreement on a bill that would specify same-sex marriages to be void in Wyoming.
DUI — The Senate passed a bill that would eliminate motorists' right to refuse to take chemical tests to determine the presence of drugs or alcohol in their body.
PATRIOTISM — The Senate for the second time approved a bill that would require the American flag to be displayed in public school classrooms and require students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
SEX OFFENDERS — A bill to tighten registration requirements for sex offenders passed in the Senate for the second time.
SPOOFING: A bill making it a crime to impersonate another person through various electronic means passed the Senate.
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