Below you will find the meeting agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting being held in Pierre, SD on Monday, February 17. A PDF version of the agenda can be downloaded on the Publications & Forms page. ASBSD Board of Directors Ramkota River Center, 12:00 p.m., Pierre, SD Call to Order – President Lutkemeier 1.1 …
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Three very different education related issues reached the House floor on Monday (2/10). House Bill 1152, which provides financial assistance for school sentinel training, passed the House Education committee on 10-5 vote. ASBSD is monitoring the bill. HB 1152 would provide a $1,500 reimbursement – paid by the S.D. Department of Education – …
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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 …
Two new individuals await confirmation to join the state education board. Gov. Kristi Noem appointed Phyllis Heineman and Julie Westra to the South Dakota State Board of Education. Heineman and Westra await final confirmation from the Senate Education committee and full Senate. Heineman served 16-years in the legislature, most recently in the Senate, …
Former Senator, school board member appointed to state board Read More »
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: …
Shrinking revenue collections are scaling back spending in the state budget resulting in schools not receiving an increase in state aid for next school year. “Money is tight this year,” Gov. Kristi Noem told legislators during her Fiscal Year 2021 budget address. “I will not be able to recommend inflationary increases.” Gov. Noem …
Discussion revolving around online sales tax revenue returned to the legislature recently. Legislative Research Council representatives Wenzel Cummings and Jeff Mehlhaff appeared before the Legislature’s Executive Board recently (12/3), just a few weeks after (11/19) sharing information on Sales Tax Reduction from Remote Sales with the committee. At the November meeting, the Executive Board voted …
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Recommendations have emerged from the legislative committee charged with studying special education. Last month, the Special Education Interim Legislative Committee concluded their in-depth look at special education without formal recommendations being acted upon or presented to the Legislature’s Executive Board members at their November meeting. Recently, however, the final interim committee report to the Executive …
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Lively discussion at ASBSD’s Delegate Assembly helped lay out the legislative direction for the Association for the upcoming legislative session. More than 70 school board members were in attendance at Delegate Assembly to vote on 36 resolutions and 12 standing positions, as well as set the Advocacy Priorities for ASBSD. “Your attendance today …
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