007-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-3 - Plan Implementation

(a) The Adjutant General is the final authority in administering the Wyoming Military Assistance Trust Fund.

(b) The Adjutant General, and his designees, are permitted to exercise discretion in administering these rules. Moreover, except for eligibility requirements, the Adjutant General, and his designees, possess discretion to waive the requirements set forth herein.

(c) Evaluative Criterion For Approval of Emergency Assistance Requests and not for Dependent Care Reimbursement Requests (may include but are not limited to):

(i) Nature of assistance requested;

(ii) Degree of financial hardship;

(A) Current family income;

(B) Debt and obligations; and

(C) Number of dependents;

(iii) Link and causation between financial hardship and military member's active duty status;

(A) Change in income (based on active duty);

(B) Changes in employment and income status of dependents related to military member's active duty status;

(C) Increased expenses based on military member's active duty;

(D) Military pay problems; and

(E) Other issues of financial hardship related to military member's active duty status.

(iv) Bankruptcy filed or pending;

(v) Pending Disciplinary Action (military Member only);

(vi) Length of active duty;

(vii) Other aid available and/or received; and

(viii) Amounts and date of any funds previously received from this fund.

(d) Evaluation Criterion for Approval of Dependent Care Reimbursement Expenses.

(i) Members of the Wyoming National Guard may request reimbursement of dependent care expenses incurred while performing military duty in any status for up to 39 calendar days each calendar year.

(ii) The definition of "military status" includes the following:

(A) Annual Training (AT)

(B) Special Training (ST)

(C) Active Guard and Reserve (AGR)

(D) Any form of Title 10 service

(E) Any form of paid inactive duty service

(F) State Active Duty

(iii) Reimbursement for expenses is limited to dependents through age 11 or older dependents with a documented need for care who are registered in the requesting member's Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System account.

(iv) The individual providing care cannot be the spouse of the Guardsman or a parent or guardian to the dependent.

(e) Approval Process.

(i) Emergency Assistance Requests. The level of approval authority is dictated by the amount of assistance requested. Each approval authority possesses the discretion to approve an amount lower than the amount requested, or to deny the request completely. The levels of approval authority are as follows:

(A) Level 1 - Wyoming Military Department Soldier and Family Program Director (applications up to $1,500); and

(B) Level 2 - Deputy Director of Wyoming Military Department (applications over $1,500 to $3,000).

(C) Level 3 - Requests for over $3,000 can only be approved by the Adjutant General, and only in extraordinary circumstances.

(ii) Dependent Care Reimbursement Requests. Approval authority for all requests will be the Deputy Director of the Wyoming Military Department.

Notes

007-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-3

Adopted, Eff. 3/21/2018. Amended, Eff. 12/14/2022. Amended, Eff. 5/9/2024.