A bill lowering the required age for a student to stay in school did not stay in favor in the legislature. On a 27-40 vote, Representatives defeated House Bill 1232, which lowers the compulsory age for school attendance to 16. The bill had previously passed the House Education committee on an 8-6 vote. […]
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An activities association policy pertaining to policy will remain in place. Members of the House of Representatives ended in a stalemate of 34-34 on House Bill 1225, which requires student gender be determined by what is stated on the student’s birth certificate, resulting in the defeat of the bill. “This is all about
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The conversation on gender dysphoria instruction is done, for now. Senate State Affairs voted 7-2 to defeat House Bill 1108, which prohibits gender dysphoria instruction in public schools. Rep. Tom Pischke, the bill’s prime sponsor, called HB 1108 “a simple bill” that “ensures our South Dakota public schools are not teaching, instructing or
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Changes to capital outlay will have to wait another year. House Taxation committee members voted against House Bill 1141, which increases the cap on the Capital Outlay fund to $3,800, on a 10-2 vote. The vote against HB 1141 came just days after Representatives defeated House Bill 1139, which repeals the $2,800 cap
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The caps on capital outlay appear as though they’ll remain in place for another year. House members voted 33-35 on House Bill 1139, which repeals the $2,800 cap on the Capital Outlay fund and permits a school district to levy up to $3 per $1,000 of valuation, annually, on Tuesday (2-19), and a vote
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Revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year’s budget were higher than expected, but the figures adopted were only slightly more than what was proposed. Members of the Joint Appropriations committee approved revenue projections for the Fiscal Year 2020 budget totaling $1.701 billion, which is an increase above what was proposed by Gov. Kristi Noem
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An assumed preemptive piece of legislation prevailed in the House. On a 39-30 vote, House members passed House Bill 1108, which prohibits gender dysphoria instruction in public schools. “The legislative intent of this bill is to ensure that our South Dakota public schools are not teaching and confusing our young children,” Rep. Tom
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Representatives guided a bill requiring only public and private school students pass a citizenship test to graduate across the Capitol hall. On a 38-31 vote, House members passed House Bill 1066, which requires public and private school students to pass a citizenship test before graduating from high school. Rep. Caleb Finck previously moved
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A mechanism clearing up confusion in statute related sales tax and remote sellers revenue reached the House recently. Senators passed Senate Bill 86, which adjusts the Partridge Amendment and permits review of remote seller tax revenue before lowering sales tax, on a 28-6 vote. Senate Taxation passed the bill out of committee previously on
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One final legislative hurdle remains for a bill allowing schools access to opioid antagonists. House Health and Human Services committee members passed Senate Bill 84, which permits a school district to possess and, if needed, administer opioid antagonists, on a 12-0 vote. SB 84 permits a school board to acquire opioid antagonists, as it
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