A bill restricting access to bathrooms and locker rooms for transgender students, potentially putting school districts in a legal quandary, made its way to the governor’s desk recently. House Bill 1008, which separates bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms in public schools based on the biological sex of a student, narrowly passed the Senate […]
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Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors met for the first time in 2016 to welcome a new member to the group and follow up on the latest from legislative session. Montrose School Board Member Alan Van Ruler attended his inaugural meeting as a member of the Board Directors, since being appointed ASBSD President
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A bill restricting access to bathrooms and locker rooms for transgender students, potentially putting school districts in a legal quandary, took another step towards becoming law. House Bill 1008, which separates bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms in public schools based on the biological sex of a student, passed the Senate Education committee on a
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A bill outlining conflict of interest disclosures passed a legislative committee recently. House Bill 1214, which regulates conflicts of interest, unanimously passed the House State Affairs committee after a brief hearing. “This (bill) would provide a process for everyone to follow,” Rep. Mark Mickelson, the bill’s sponsor, said. “I think the public would
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This afternoon members of the House of Representatives began the debate on the proposed half cent increase to the state sales tax – House Bill 1182 – that will provide school districts the new, ongoing revenue source desperately needed to attract and retain our teachers. The debate, however, was cut short when members of
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South Dakota School Board Recognition Week is the time to recognize the men and women who dedicated their time and energy to serving on your locally elected school board. “The week offer’s your district an opportunity to publicly thank the men and women who serve on your local board of education,” ASBSD Executive Director
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Legislation is crossing chambers and headed to the governor’s desk quickly as the 91st legislative session crosses its halfway point. Here’s a brief rundown on the action taken on a few of the bills ASBSD is tracking. House Bill 1056, which clarifies language from legislation passed last year, ensuring a veteran would receive an
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A new manner for the minor boundary change process found favor in the Senate on Tuesday (2/9). Senators passed Senate Bill 5, which revises the process of school district boundary change, on a vote of 33-1. SB 5 would remove the provision in law that allows for school district boundary changes to be
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The debate on providing private school scholarships for students returned to South Dakota’s legislature. Senate Bill 159, which uses tax credits from the insurance company premium and annuity tax to fund private school scholarships, passed the Senate Education committee on a vote of 6-1. SB 159 would provide $2 million in scholarship dollars
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A parade of supporters and unanimous committee vote got Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s proposal to increase teacher pay off to a great start on Monday (2/8). Nearly 20 supporters from the education, business and agriculture communities testified in favor of House Bill 1182, which increases the state’s sales tax by a half cent and reduces
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