Section 30-14 - Exemptions (a) The following schools and institutions are exempt according to statute from the above requirements and registration with the Department is not necessary: - (i) Any parochial, church or religious school as defined by Wyo. Stat. § 21-4-101(a)(iv) which is maintained by a church, religious denomination or religious organization comprised of multi-denominational members of the same recognized religion, lawfully operating the school or institution pursuant to applicable laws governing its organization and the school or institution:
- (A) Offers elementary and secondary education programs only; or
- (B) Operates as a degree granting post secondary education institution, provides instruction through means not defined as distance education and the institution:
- (I) Issues diplomas or degrees restricted to the beliefs and practices of the affiliated church, religious denomination or religious organization and includes a statement on the face of issued diploma or degrees and course transcripts referencing the theological or religious nature of the subject area for which any diploma or degree is awarded, clearly reflecting the nature of the diploma title as "Diploma of Religious Studies" or "degree title as "Associate of Religious Studies", " Associate of Arts of Religious Studies", Bachelor of Religious Studies" or "Bachelor of Arts of Religious Studies";
- (II) Annually files with the Department evidence of nonprofit religious organization status for purposes of federal taxation and organization under the laws of Wyoming in the manner and form required by the Department;
- (C) Any institution not operating on or before March 3, 2010, shall report to the Department any degree which the institution will award and the religious affiliation that the institution maintains in not less than sixty (60) days prior to first issuing any degree or diploma as a religious institution in accordance with Section 13(a)(i) of these Rules. This notification shall be in writing and in the manner and form prescribed by the Department.
- (ii) A home-based educational program as defined by Wyo. Stat. § 21-4-101(a)(v);
- (iii) Aircraft flight training schools approved and authorized by the federal aviation agency of the United States of America; or
- (iv) A non-degree granting school teaching techniques of outdoor recreation, leadership, ecology or conservation domiciled in the State of Wyoming.
206-30 Wyo. Code R. § 30-14