Groups on either side of a bill setting up a separate school system that receives state dollars have two weeks to reach an agreement to present to education committee members. Senate Education committeemen unanimously agreed to bring Senate Bill 66, which creates and funds Oceti Sakowin community-based schools, back on Thursday, February 14 in …
South Dakota’s Jobs for America’s Graduates program took another step towards becoming law. On a unanimous vote, Senators passed Senate Bill 39, which creates Jobs for SD’s Graduates program and special donation fund. The bill previously passed Senate Education on a 7-0 vote. The public-private partnership program would allow the program to collect …
Senate passes S.D. JAG program expansion proposal Read More »
The conversation on capital outlay is just beginning this legislative session. Last Monday, the first bill related to adjusting the caps on capital outlay, Senate Bill 67, fell in Senate Taxation on a 6-1 vote, but later in the week two additional bills were introduced in House Bill 1198, which repeals certain Capital Outlay …
ASBSD plans to hold a final free ASBSD LAN Update webinars beginning at 7 p.m. (Central) for LAN members to discuss their role as a LAN member, advocating strategies and provide updates from the 2020 legislative session. The webinars are scheduled for: Only business managers can register multiple people from their district for an …
Is Your School District Ready for the 2020 Fair Labor Standards Regulations? ASBSD’s partnership with the School Leaders Risk Management Association (SLRMA) provides FREE access to the latest resource on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). FLSA directs the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to promulgate regulations to implement the intentions of the FLSA. In September of 2018, …
The conversation surrounding solutions for capital outlay got started on Monday (1/27). Senate Taxation members may have defeated Senate Bill 67, which amends the Capital Outlay levy for sparse school districts, on a 6-1 vote, but they heard from individuals representing schools that a solution was needed and another bill forthcoming. ASBSD was monitoring …
First capital outlay bill falls, but conversation started on issue Read More »
A bill aimed at increasing participation in the Jobs for America’s Graduates program across the state made its way out of committee last week (1-23). On a 7-0 vote, the Senate Education committee passed Senate Bill 39, which creates Jobs for SD’s Graduates program and special donation fund. The public-private partnership program would …
Bill strengthening JAG program in S.D. passed by comm. Read More »
Two bills started the legislative process by proceeding forward. House Bill 1031, which revises certain provisions regarding school district fiduciary funds, passed the House Education committee and the full House on unanimous votes, recently. S.D. DOE Finance Management Director Cody Stoeser called it a “clean up bill to align some language with governmental …
Every member of the House Education committee will return to their post. The 15-member House Education committee, which will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:45 a.m., brings every member back for the 2020 legislative session with Rep. Lana Greenfield serving as committee chair for her second year. Let’s get to know the …
There’s a single change to the Senate Education committee for the 2020 legislative session. Sen. Blake Curd will serve as Chair of the seven-member Senate Education committee, which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:45 a.m. Sen. Alan Solano resigned from the legislature last fall. Let’s meet the committee members: …
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