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Bill providing appropriators leeway on waivers reaches Senate floor

A bill providing appropriators more decision making ability on waivers is a step closer to law. On a 6-3 vote, Senate appropriators approved House Bill 1166, which provides the Joint or Interim Appropriations committee the power to approve, amend or deny teacher compensation waivers. Sen. Justin Cronin told committee members the bill came about following the past year’s …

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Accountability adjustment bills falter on floors

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Two bills aimed at adjusting accountability faltered on their respective chamber floors last week (2/22). On a 32-34 vote, Representatives defeated House Bill 1128, which revises certain provisions regarding increases in teacher compensation. HB 1128 required school districts to meet the teacher compensation accountability standard by increasing salaries by 65 percent of the actual percentage provided …

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Two bills aim to adjust funding accountability

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Two bills aimed at adjusting school funding accountability cleared their committee hearings on Tuesday (2/20). Senate Education committee members passed Senate Bill 213, which revises certain education funding provisions, on a 5-1 vote. The bill was initially introduced as a vehicle bill. SB 213 would tie a teacher compensation increase for the next …

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Appropriators adopt revenue projections above December’s proposal

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Revenue projections adopted by appropriators present hope for a possible funding increase for schools. On Tuesday (2/13), members of the Joint Appropriations committee adopted revenue projections for the Fiscal Year 2019 budget totaling $1.641 billion, which exceeds the $1.622 billion in revenue proposed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard during his budget address in December. …

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Three house bills passed

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Three house bills passed out of the legislative chambers on Wednesday (2/14). Senators passed House Bill 1099, which revises certain provisions regarding dual education credit, on a 25-8 vote. The bill had previously passed the Senate Education committee, 5-1. “This program has been a great success,” Sen. Jim Bolin said during discussion on the …

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House Approps pass one, pass over another

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Two bills, two actions in appropriations on Thursday (2/8). House Appropriations members passed House Bill 1166, provides the Joint or Interim Appropriations committee the power to approve, amend or deny teacher compensation waivers, on an 8-1 vote. ASBSD supported the bill. “This gives (the committee) some flexibility to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ …

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Kirkegaard, Sly and Guffin appointments approved by Senate

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Three key appointments in education were approved earlier this week. Members of the Senate voted to approve Don Kirkegaard as Secretary of Education, as well as former Rep. Jacqueline Sly and Aberdeen Superintendent Becky Guffin as members of the South Dakota Board of Education Standards. “The man has dedicated his life to education,” …

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Committee supports Sly and Guffin state ed. board appointments

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Two appointees surpassed their first legislative hurdle on their way to state board of education. Former Rep. Jacqueline Sly and Aberdeen Superintendent Becky Guffin received supportive votes on Thursday (1/18) from the Senate Education Committee on their appointments by Gov. Dennis Daugaard to the South Dakota Board of Education Standards. Both veterans of …

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Principals and superintendents discuss topics with House Ed.

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A group of superintendents and principals discussed significant topics within and issues facing public schools with the House Education Committee on Wednesday (1/17). Spearfish West Elementary Principal Nick Gottlob said school districts “focus on the elements we can control” but often deal with “children who are victims of crisis.” “There’s only so many …

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Appropriators weigh in on waivers

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Appropriators weighed in on the waivers received by school districts who did not meet one or both school finance accountability targets. At Tuesday’s (12/5) legislative Joint Appropriations Committee meeting, appropriators unanimously approved 15 outright and 14 conditional waivers previously granted by the School Finance Accountability Board. The mandates, which required 85 percent of the total state …

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