The first look at legislation adjusting the capital outlay fund of school districts was had on Tuesday (2/17). Rep. Justin Cronin introduced House Bill 1207, which would limit revenue collection of the school district capital outlay fund, implements opt-out procedures for the fund and adds $72 per-student to state aid, to the House Taxation […]
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On a day that saw the introduction of one piece of legislation changing capital outlay, another exited. Senate Bill 183, which would have lowered the percentage of supporting votes needed from 60 to 55 percent in elections on capital outlay certificates and bonds, failed to pass the Senate – dropping a 10-22 vote. ASBSD
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Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors met for the first time in 2015. The board met on Monday, Feb. 16, one day in advance of ASBSD’s Legislative Day. Board members reviewed key legislation and happenings from South Dakota’s 99th legislative session. After much deliberation a majority vote of the board resulted in
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School board members and legislators came together for ASBSD’s Legislative Day on Tuesday (Feb. 17) to honor a few of the state’s best school board members and talk about the future of K-12 education. The two groups of elected officials met for lunch at the Lutheran Memorial Church across the street from the
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Senators passed a bill providing school boards the option to offer more financial incentives to teachers on 26-7 vote. Senate Bill 132 would allow districts leeway to offer a signing bonus, moving expenses, or tuition reimbursement to a teacher employed in the school district. An amendment to the bill removed a clause allowing districts to
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A bill requiring school districts to report their fund balances at the end of each month in the fiscal year for the general, capital outlay, pension and special education funds was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives. Rep. Jacqueline Sly, House Bill 1148’s main sponsor, said the bill captures the “ebb and flow” of
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Exemptions for state education assessments will not be allowed barring a smoke out on the House floor. Members of the House Education committee narrowly defeated House Bill 1093, which would have provided for the exemption of certain students from the requirement to take assessment tests, on an 8-7 vote. South Dakota Secretary of
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Senate Local Government committee members voted unanimously to support House Bill 1091, which would require meeting minutes of any board or commission to include a record of how each individual voted. Rep. Jim Bolin, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill is “not just about transparency, but about ease of finding information.” Rep. Bolin noted
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Change may be coming to the capital outlay fund of school districts in larger ways, but a victory was struck for the fund at Wednesday’s (2/11) Senate Local Government committee meeting. Committee members voted 4-3 in favor of Senate Bill 183, which lowers the percentage of supporting votes needed from 60 to 55 percent
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After few years of struggle on the Senate side, a bill creating a leased residential property tax classification found favor in the chamber. An amended version of Senate Bill 100 passed the Senate on a 25-8 vote. The amendment removed the levy of $9.10/$1,000 of valuation, which was the same as commercial property levy
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