The civics test saw its end in South Dakota’s citizen legislature. On a vote of 13-21, Senators defeated a once again amended House Bill 1066, which requires students to take a civics test before graduating from high school. A bill that had been wrung through the amendment ringer multiple times ultimately failed to find […]
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Committee members returned the civics test bill back to its original form recently. Senate Education committee members amended House Bill 1066, requires students to take a civics test before graduating from high school, back to the bill’s original form and passed it on a 5-2 vote. When it initially reached the committee, HB 1066
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Legislative Cracker Barrels in your area offer access to your local legislators, as well as the chance to hear their answers on a variety of legislative topics. Below you will find a list of dates and locations of legislative cracker barrels being held throughout South Dakota that have been posted thus far. Please
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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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Decision on a bill implementing the imposition of passing a citizenship exam in order for students only enrolled in public and private schools to graduate was deferred to another day. House Bill 1066, which requires public and private school students to pass a citizenship test before graduating from high school, was debated before the
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Ten days after its initial hearing, a bill backing a required civics test for most students passed committee. On an 11-3 vote, an amended version of House Bill 1066, which requires public and private school students to pass a citizenship test before graduating from high school, passed the House Education committee. The initial
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A bill dealing with access to the opportunity scholarship has reached its final stage before becoming law. House members concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 1040, which revises provisions for alternative instruction students to receive the opportunity scholarship, on a 70-0 vote. HB 1040 now heads to Gov. Kristi Noem for her review and potential
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A bill dealing with access to the opportunity scholarship was amended and returned to its original chamber. Senate Education committee members amended and passed House Bill 1040, which revises provisions for alternative instruction students to receive the opportunity scholarship, on a 5-0 vote, followed by the entire Senate passing the bill on a 26-7 vote.
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Advocating on behalf of our public school system is an important job and ASBSD’s Legislative Action Network (LAN) steps up to take on that task. With the 2019 legislative session having begun, we need LAN members to be read to communicate to legislators the positions of ASBSD and their local board on legislative issues relating to public
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After debate, discussion and a day’s break to think on it, a bill altering assessment requirements for certain students stopped its legislative run. House Education committee members tabled House Bill 1065, which removed the assessment requirement for students receiving alternative instruction, on a 13-2 vote. The action came after the committee deferred additional
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