Fifty pieces of legislation being tracked by ASBSD on our Billtracker page remain in the process for the 2023 legislative session. You can read about the taxation bills & revenue here, the school voucher bills here, the juvenile justice bills here and the bills that have been defeated here. Here is a breakdown …
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Nearly one-third of the pieces of legislation being tracked by ASBSD on our Billtracker page have been ousted from the process for the 2023 legislative session. You can read about the taxation bills & revenue here, the school voucher bills here, the juvenile justice bills here and the bills that are moving on here. …
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Nominations are now being accepted for this year’s School Officer of the Year Award. The South Dakota Association of School Resource Officers (SDASRO) sponsors this annual award, now in its 15th year. The officer chosen for this award should display professionalism, dedication, and commitment to their respective school and/or district. Download the …
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The South Dakota School Superintendent Association is accepting nominations for their 2023 state awards. Nominations are being sought for: Outstanding Superintendent of the Year; Innovator of the Year; Community Leader of the Year; Rookie of the Year; and Distinguished Service Award. Download the instruction and nomination form here (Word) or here (PDF). All nominations must …
There’s three weeks gone in this year’s legislative session and the deadline to submit legislation comes this coming Thursday (2/2) so we’ll see what will join the 58-pieces of legislation currently being tracked on ASBSD’s Billtracker. Learn how ASBSD Billtracker works here. More than half of the 58 legislative proposals have ASBSD taking …
South Dakota’s public education system needs supportive voices. Many voices. Our advocacy efforts must be united, informed and ready as the 2023 legislative session is likely to bring legislation with potentially long-reaching harmful effects to public schools, especially to funding. “Vouchers, tax cuts, uncertain state aid increases, and that’s just the funding side,” …
A bill gutting the tax on groceries moved from one legislative committee to another. On a 12-1 vote, the House Taxation committee sent House Bill 1075, which repeals the sales tax on groceries, to the House Appropriations committee for review and vote. S.D. Bureau of Finance & Management Commissioner Jim Terwilliger said the bill …
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A new scholarship program using public dollars for private education has been introduced as a bill and more detail was provided on the aims of the program. Senate Bill 100, which creates a scholarship program utilizing public funds for private education and other services, was introduced in the third week of the 2023 legislative …
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Two juvenile justice proposals saw legislative action recently. Senate Bill 3, which requires law enforcement to report juvenile offenses to school officials , passed the Senate Education committee on a 4-2 vote. The bill emerged from the interim committee studying Juvenile Justice and requires a local law enforcement agency to inform officials when a juvenile …
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The state Board of Education has revised its meeting schedule for 2023 and the Department of Education has also made revisions to a portion of the proposed social studies standards. 2023 meeting dates for the S.D. Board of Education Standards include Friday, February 10 in Rapid City, Monday, May 22 in Pierre, Monday, September …
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