2018 Legislative Session Archives - Page 2 of 14 - Associated School Boards of South Dakota

Updates made to ASBSD Legislative Resolutions and Standing Positions

At their August meeting, members of the ASBSD Board of Directors approved changes to the Association’s legislative resolutions and standing positions recommended by the ASBSD Policy and Resolutions Committee. The resolutions and standing positions dictate the legislative direction of ASBSD and are voted on by member districts at Delegate Assembly. This year’s Delegate Assembly will be …

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Special Education Interim Comm. continues study

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Committee members convened recently to continue their study of special education in South Dakota. The 14-member legislative interim study committee, which was created through this year’s passage of Senate Bill 3, spent time discussing the challenges at hand and possible solutions. “What started out addressing one thing has opened up many other things,” Rep. Nancy Rasmussen, …

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Policy Alert: Elections, Background Checks and other sample policies amended

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Policies of a school district, especially those negotiated with bargaining representatives for the protection of teachers, have the full force and effect of law, and legally bind the school district. Wessington Springs Ed. Assoc. v. Wessington springs Sch. Dist., 467 N.W. 2d 101 (S.D. 1991). By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services …

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Special Education committee holds first meeting

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For more than six hours a group of legislators, those in education and community members heard five presentations about special education topics in their first meeting studying the broader subject. The 14-member legislative interim study committee, which was created through this year’s passage of Senate Bill 3, is charged to review: To examine the diagnostic tools …

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School Board Election Information posting requirement

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During the 2018 legislative session, legislators passed and former Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law Senate Bill 66, which requires schools to report certain school board election information in their minutes. The law was enacted on July 1, 2018 and school districts MUST post the required information within 60 days of the official canvas that follows the annual school …

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Legislative Interim committee studying Special Education appointed

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The group charged to take on the in-depth legislative study of special education in South Dakota has been appointed. Fourteen members – five legislators and nine other individuals – will serve on the Special Education Interim Legislative Committee, which was created by the passage of Senate Bill 3 during this year’s legislative session. …

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ASBSD/COSA School Law Webinar recordings available

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The best minds in school law in South Dakota brought their vast knowledge and information to you in a series of eight School Law Webinars. Administrators can earn 1 CEU hour and Board members attending can earn 20 ALL points for their board! The school law experts from COSA and ASBSD covered eight, …

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Tribal Regalia at Graduation Ceremonies

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As your district’s 2019 graduation date approaches, ASBSD wants to remind schools that any student choosing to wear an eagle plume or eagle feather during the graduation ceremony must be allowed to do so. In 2018, the legislature passed House Bill 1252, which prohibits certain government entities from prohibiting any person from wearing traditional tribal …

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Accountability board meets to review waiver processes

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The group charged with reviewing and acting upon accountability waivers met for the first time in 2019. School Finance Accountability Board (SFAB) members convened on Monday (3/25) to review timelines for accountability waiver and update the teacher compensation accountability request for waiver form. Established in 2016 as part of the funding formula overall, …

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Gov. to review special education study bill

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The proposed in-depth study on special education is on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 3, which creates the Special Education Interim Study to study special education in South Dakota, was amended and passed by the House Education committee on an 11-3 vote and by the House on a 48-16 vote, before being …

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