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A bill clarifying how a vacancy on a school board would be filled unanimously passed the House of Representatives. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jacqueline Sly, said the bill is “adding clarity to how a vacancy on a school board is filled.” Under HB 1100, a vacating school board member would participate in the process of […]
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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 passed the House Education committee on a unanimous vote. Rep. Jacqueline Sly, House Bill 1148’s main sponsor, said the bill provides the legislature with a “timely collection
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Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced on Friday (2/6) his office will establish a “Blue Ribbon” task force with the charge of studying K-12 education. The task force will examine school funding, student achievement and the teacher shortage. Task force members will include government officials, school board members, administrators, teachers and parents. It is not expected
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A bill strengthening a school district’s local control over curriculum and method of instruction decisions is headed across the hall to the Senate after members of the House voted 58-8 in its favor. House Bill 1101’s prime sponsor Rep. Jacqueline Sly said the bill puts current practice into law ensuring “decisions currently being made
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A second bill promoting teacher recruitment to rural school districts had a hearing in front of legislative appropriators on Friday. Senate Bill 144, which would create a tuition reimbursement program for certain teachers teaching in rural school districts, had a hearing in front of members of the Senate Appropriations committee. No action was
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A bill aimed at clarifying how a vacancy on a school board would be filled made it out of the House Education committee unscathed on Friday (2/6). “We’re not changing any conditions in which a school board member would be replaced,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany said. “We’re just trying to clarify (state law).”
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Representatives sent two #sdedu bills across the aisle on Wednesday. The House passed House Bill 1097, which allows certain school districts meeting specific criteria to remain open despite dropping below the 100 student enrollment threshold, on a 68-1 vote. Rep. Fred Deutsch introduced the bill in response to the Big Stone City School
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Members of the House Taxation committee voted to kill a bill that would have allowed school districts to raise their pension levy by $.05. School districts currently can levy $.30 per $1,000 of valuation for their pension levy and House Bill 1115, which was defeated on a 10-5 vote, would have raised the maximum
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A bill that would align state law with HIPAA regulations in order for schools and other entities to continue to access child immunization records is one step away from full endorsement by the legislature. House Bill 1059 passed the Senate Health and Human Services committee on a 4-2 vote on Wednesday, leaving it only
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Members of the House Education committee voted to defer one bill to the 41st legislative day and send another to the House floor. On an 8-6 vote, committee members killed House Bill 1114, which would have required school districts with general fund balances of 50 percent or greater during the previous fiscal year to
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