Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s decision to line-item veto a portion of House Bill 1137, which provides $5.8 million in one-time funds for schools, is not expected to affect the funds provided for schools. The governor’s issue with the bill stems from the line in the bill appropriating one-time dollars based on a district’s student enrollment […]
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Executive Director Wade Pogany mentioned he felt a growing feeling of “momentum” during the 88th legislative session on the first two nights of ASBSD’s Legislative Recap webinar (check the blog Friday for a recap of the session’s discussion). Pogany, acknowledging the potential challenge, said school board members and administrators should focus on advocating for
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Governor signs cap. outlay extension Last week, Gov. Dennis Dauggaard signed Senate Bill 194, which extends the provision allowing school districts to use capital outlay funds for certain insurance, energy, utilities and motor fuel costs to 2018, into law. The provision, which was introduced in 2009, was set to expire in 2014.
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As the 88th legislative session came to a close last Friday, ASBSD posted a preliminary look at the funding provided for K-12 education and a summary of the bills that would have an effect on schools. Now, we bring you our final look at session with the ASBSD 2013 Legislative Summary (PDF version for easy
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Here’s a look at the words that most commonly appeared in blog posts covering the 2013 legislative session.
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House Bill 1239’s transformation today wasn’t what Senators had in mind. A conference committee was requested this morning in the House to review the bill, which underwent a change in the Senate to appropriate funds to the Board of Regents to cover the increase to employee health insurance costs. Conference committee members elected
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Governor Dennis Daugaard signed the bill allowing school districts to arm school employees and volunteers in and on school grounds into law this morning. Prior to signing the bill, Gov. Daugaard had not indicated his position on the bill, but earlier in session noted he liked the bill’s concept. House Bill 1087 gives
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The final days of the 88th legislative session entailed a lot of listening and waiting as members of the House and Senate passed or tabled a variety of bills, but the end result proved worth it. School districts will receive a three percent increase – the first full increase in four years – raising
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A summary of the key bills related to K-12 education, which passed through the legislature, is listed below. ASBSD will also host three webinar sessions recapping legislative session on Tuesday, March 19, Wednesday, March 20 and Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. An email with additional information will be sent next week to board
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That three word title fits the final two days of legislative action as bills will be passed or killed and the final budget figures will be put together. State aid The current budget proposal includes a three percent increase for school districts. A three percent increase would set the per-student allocation for the
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