An adjustment to the official oath of elected officials awaits its fate after a committee hearing. House Bill 1077, which modifies the oath elected officials take when assuming office, was deferred by the House Local Government committee following its initial committee hearing last week (1/25). The bill’s sponsor Rep. Tina Mullaly called the […]
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Two education related bills took different routes out of committee. Senate Bill 95, which changes the timeline for the Teacher Compensation Review Board to meet from every 3 years to every 2 years, passed the Senate Education committee unanimously, 7-0. ASBSD supports the bill. “I see this bill as a better state
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A bill putting the act of hazing on the books in South Dakota saw its way through the Senate Senate Bill 72, which establishes the crime of hazing and provides a penalty therefor, passed the Senate Judiciary committee on a 7-0 vote and the full Senate by 19-16 margin. The bill defines hazing
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Legislative session enters its third week and ASBSD Billtracker, which provides you with a list of each piece of legislation the Association is tracking during session, continues to be filled with activity. Learn how ASBSD Billtracker works here. Following the second week of the 2022 legislative session, ASBSD Billtracker has added nine more bills
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The first step in South Dakota public schools receiving a 6 percent increase in state aid was taken in the legislature. With a “Do Pass” recommendation, the Senate Education committee referred Senate Bill 59, which provides the 6 percent increase in state aid and special education and revises the property tax levies for school
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A moment of silence in schools is momentarily a moot proposal after recent legislative committee action. House Bill 1015, which requires a moment of silence at the start of each school day, failed to pass the House Education committee after a 9-6 vote. The bill would have required schools to start each day
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The inevitable increase in funding for the private school scholarship program has proceeded in the legislature. Senate Bill 71, which increases the private school scholarship fund total to $3.5 million form $2 million, passed the Senate Education committee on 5-1 vote and the Senate on a 27-5 vote. Implemented in 2016, the private
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Proposed change to the participation in girls’ sports advanced in the legislature. Senators passed Senate Bill 46, which changes the process of participation in girls’ sports, on a 27-6 vote, sending the bill across the Capitol’s Hall. SB 46 would permit only biological females to participate in women’s sports and would grant an athlete
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Legislative committee members approved a cutout in property tax assessment of very specific ag land. House Bill 1039, which provides for the assessment of certain agricultural land as noncropland, passed the House Ag committee on a 10-3 vote. The bill would change land currently classified as cropland to noncropland if it is greater
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With legislative session here for the next nine weeks, ASBSD Billtracker, which provides you with a list of each piece of legislation the Association is tracking during session, is filling up and will be regularly updated. Learn how ASBSD Billtracker works here. After the first week of 97th Legislative Session, the ASBSD Billtracker has
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