The bill providing the proposed three percent increase in state aid for schools is on its way to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s desk. Members of the House passed Senate Bill 37, which sets the per-student allocation at $4,764, on a 65-2 vote. ASBSD supports the bill. SB 37 also establishes the property tax levies …
House members voted overwhelmingly in support of two bills that pave the way for the proposed three percent funding increase in state aid for schools for next year. On a 63-6 vote, Representatives passed an amended version of Senate Bill 157, which provides an appropriation of $30 million spread over the next three years …
Members of the Joint Appropriations adopted revenue projections of $1.392 billion for the fiscal year 2015 budget on Tuesday. The projection comes in just $1 million under Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s proposed budget, which likely indicates schools will receive the proposed three percent increase in state aid. Gov. Daugaard’s budget proposal totaled $1.393 billion. …
Members of the House Judiciary committee unanimously passed a bill that revises the suspension requirements for students participating in extracurricular activities that are convicted of a drug related offense. “We should be in the business of helping students make good choices…rather than focusing on punishment,” Rep. Kris Langer, a co-sponsor of the bill, testified …
Each month in The Bulletin, ASBSD Chief Financial Officer Bill Lynch will explain a piece from the school finance puzzle. What is your district’s Fund Balance and why do you need it? Can you answer those questions? This is one of the questions floating around the Capitol again. The amount of money …
Watch ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany talk about the potential funding outcomes from legislative session and ASBSD’s legislative summary package and then read this month’s edition of the Bulletin. The march edition features information from legislative session, recaps of recent ASBSD events, a look at fair and impartial board hearings, a review of fund balances …
Two bills tied closely to school district’s receiving the proposed three percent funding increase cleared another hurdle on Tuesday. Members of the House State Affairs committee passed Senate Bill’s 157 and 158 on 9-4 votes, respectively. ASBSD supports both bills. Executive Director Wade Pogany testified the bills are much needed for schools in …
Senators made it a perfect stretch for the Pledge of Allegiance bill. On a 35-0 vote, Senators passed House Bill 1150, which requires the reciting of the pledge of allegiance at the start of each school day in every public school classroom, on Monday. HB 1150 had zero dissenting votes in its run through …
Of the many Common Core Standards related bills introduced this session, Senate Bills 63 and 64 are the only pieces of legislation to reach the desk of Gov. Dennis Daugaard. SB 63 was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on Monday. The bill protects the privacy of student records by prohibiting the …
Four bills found their way out of the Senate on Monday. House Bill 1033, which gives preference to the open enrollment application of siblings of a student currently in a district, passed on a 33-2 vote. Sen. Chuck Welke told his peers the bill’s “intent is to keep families together” in school districts …
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