It’s been nothing but unanimous votes in favor of a new provision for purchases with capital outlay. The Senate Education committee, then the Senate floor and most recently the House Education committee unanimously supported Senate Bill 174, which permits capital outlay funding to be used to purchase or renew instructional software. ASBSD supports …
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A bill attempting to dictate the election dates for referred capital outlay certificates cleared the House. An amended version of House Bill 1263, which requires capital outlay certificate referendum votes be held in conjunction with a general election, passed the House State Affairs committee on an 11-1 vote and the full House on a …
Legislative Cracker Barrels in your area offer access to your local legislators, as well as the chance to hear their answers on a variety of legislative topics. Below you will find a list of dates and locations of legislative cracker barrels being held throughout South Dakota that have been posted thus far. Earn …
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After a weekend’s worth of thought, the legislators supporting the idea for state aid to be sent out of public school districts with students decided it wasn’t ready for passage. “I think there’s just too many things we’re not going to get pulled in line this year,” Rep. Kalep Weis said of his legislation, …
Representatives removed a requirement related to minor boundary changes recently. House Education committee members voted 14-0 and the full House voted 67-1 to pass House Bill 1255, which removes the requirement for a mandatory appraisal in minor boundary changes. HB 1255 repeals “the requirement that an appraisal be completed as a condition of …
A Senate committee defeated a bill reimbursing schools for training costs related to the Sentinel program. On a 7-2 vote, Senate Appropriations committee members tabled House Bill 1152, which provides financial assistance for school sentinel training. ASBSD was monitoring the bill. HB 1152 sought to provide a $1,500 reimbursement – paid by the S.D. …
Compromise was reached in capital outlay legislation last week. On a 6-1 vote, Senate Education committee members passed a freshly amended version of Senate Bill 170, which revises certain provisions regarding school district capital outlay funds. The latest version of SB 170 makes multiple changes to the Capital Outlay fund, including: Amends the …
After three committee hearings, an amended version of a bill creating a new school system reached the Senate floor. Senate Education committee members voted 7-0 in favor of Senate Bill 66, which creates and funds Oceti Sakowin community-based schools. SB 66 would allow the proposed school to seek sponsorship with a school district, …
The last other revenue adjustment bill of session was ousted in committee. On a 4-2 vote, Senate Taxation committee members defeated Senate Bill 168, which freezes the other revenue step-down process at 60 percent counted as local effort. Previously, Senate Bill 111 was passed by the committee, but defeated on the Senate floor. …
A decision on a bill sending state aid with students leaving public schools has been delayed. House Education committee members did not finish the bill hearing on House Bill 1258, which provides for child safety accounts for students subject to certain safety incidents, and will continue their discussion on Monday, February 24. Sen. …
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