Taxation
ASBSD will host one more Collective Bargaining Seminar in March to update school board members and administrators on the many facets of negotiations process for teachers and staff in 2017. The remaining 2017 Collective Bargaining Seminar will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on: It will cover how districts must apply the funding …
Collective Bargaining Seminars set to explain latest on negotiations Read More »
ASBSD invites school board members and administrators from member districts to our 2017 Legislative Day on Tuesday, February 21. ASBSD Legislative Day is a day of advocacy and action in support of public education and celebration of the service of our school board members as part of South Dakota School Board Recognition Week. School board members …
The right for taxpayers to review who was donating would be tax dollars to a private school scholarship program was denied on Wednesday. On a 10-5 vote, House Education members defeated House Bill 1125, which permits transparency for the public to see certain information relating to the partners in education tax credit program. …
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An attempt to trigger a process to reduce the half-cent sales tax increase implemented last year was defeated by a legislative committee on Tuesday (2/7). On a 9-5 vote, members of the House Taxation committee opposed House Bill 1131, which triggers reduction process of sales tax based on collection and remission of sales tax …
A bill eliminating the cost saving option of utilizing a construction manager as the architect or engineer in a construction project passed one half of the legislature. On a 44-23 vote, House members passed House Bill 1112, which revises certain provisions related to construction managers on certain public improvement projects. HB 1112 would …
Bill eliminating cost saving construction option passed Read More »
With many weeks to go, the bill providing public schools a proposed one percent increase in funding cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday (1/25). Senate Appropriations committee members unanimously passed Senate Bill 35, adjusts the general education fund levy, average teacher salary target and the overhead rate for additional salary and benefit costs. …
Online sales tax revenue received more attention during the second week of legislative session. The Senate Taxation committee welcomed Department of Revenue Secretary Andy Gerlach to their meeting on Wednesday (1/18) to discuss a variety of subjects that included online sales tax. One of the first questions asked of Sec. Gerlach was about …
As he has since 2011, Gov. Dennis Daugaard opened the latest legislative session with his State of the State address on Tuesday (Jan. 10). Gov. Daugaard touched on a number of topics during the address, but maybe none as noteworthy – and surprising – as his announcement that South Dakota and Internet giant Amazon …
Gov. shares sales tax news in State of the State Read More »
Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors received an overview of an expanded state program that increases the rating of capital outlay bonds or certificates issued to schools and provide them with better interest rates. S.D. Health and Educational Facilities Authority Director Don Templeton shared information on the program, which was updated by the …
Pledge program presents districts better interest rates on bonds Read More »
There will be plenty of fresh faces in room 413 of the Capitol Building when the House Education committee convenes for its meeting of the 2017 legislative session. Only five of the 15 committee members served on House Ed. last year, with six of the 10 new committee members being freshmen legislators, as well. …
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