A bill reimbursing schools for training costs related to the Sentinel program crossed the Capitol hall. House Bill 1152, which provides financial assistance for school sentinel training, passed the House of Representatives on a 45-25 vote last week. HB 1152 would provide a $1,500 reimbursement – paid by the S.D. Department of Education – to school districts […]
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The chances of schools seeing an increase in state aid were buoyed by last week’s adopted revenue projections. Members of the Joint Appropriations committee adopted revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2021 $19 million higher than what was projected by Gov. Kristi Noem during her budget address in December, which did not include a proposed
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A proposal to remove the permanence of specific opt-outs found its way out of committee, but floundered when it reached the floor. House Bill 1159, which allows for referral of opt-outs approved prior to 2002, passed the House Taxation committee on a 9-3 vote, but failed on the House floor on a vote of
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Legislators had other plans for an other revenue equalization exclusion. Senators defeated Senate Bill 111, which excludes certain wind energy tax revenue from the state aid formula, on a 12-22 vote on Tuesday (2/11). SB 111 would have excluded wind energy from the current other revenue equalization process by going through an eight year
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Below you will find the meeting agenda for the ASBSD Board of Directors meeting being held in Pierre, SD on Monday, February 17. A PDF version of the agenda can be downloaded on the Publications & Forms page. ASBSD Board of Directors Ramkota River Center, 12:00 p.m., Pierre, SD Call to Order – President Lutkemeier 1.1
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Three bills are in the queue will decide what happens with the future of the Capital Outlay fund. House Bill 1198, which repeals certain Capital Outlay provisions, Senate Bill 94, which revises provisions for the capital outlay fund, and Senate Bill 170, which revises certain provisions regarding school district capital outlay funds, are all
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A major day in deciding what school funding will look like for the next school year is coming up. The Joint Appropriations committee will hear revenue projections on Wednesday, February 12 and adopt revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year the following day. Those figures will assuredly play a role in whether or not
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A bill excluding one other revenue source from the current step-down equalization process proceeded in the legislature. On a 5-2 vote, Senate Taxation members passed Senate Bill 111, which excludes certain wind energy tax revenue from the state aid formula. Currently, six other revenue sources that can be collected by school districts –
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A bid limit increase bill cleared its initial hurdles in the legislative process. Senate Local Government committee members passed Senate Bill 135, which increases the bid limit for certain public improvements to $100,000, on a 4-3 vote and the full Senate passed the bill on a 22-13 vote. ASBSD supports the bill, which
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Two bills took different directions on their way out of an education committee. Senate Education committee members quickly passed House Bill 1031, which revises certain provisions regarding school district fiduciary funds, on a 7-0 vote on Thursday (2/6). The bill also passed the full Senate and just awaits the signature of Gov. Kristi Noem
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