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A bill revising the number of school term hours for some elementary students is headed to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s desk. Senators (35-0) and Representatives (69-0) concurred on an amended version of House Bill 1249. The bill includes the fourth and fifth grades in the 875-hours of classroom time already required for kindergarten through […]
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The adage, “no bill is dead until session is over,” added another example on Tuesday. Just hours after voting (17-18) to kill House Bill 1164, which lowers the number of signatures needed to refer a school board’s start day decision, Senators approved intent to reconsider on the bill and passed an amended version of
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Members of the House of Representatives voted 48-20 to support a bill that would change the suspension provisions for students participating in extracurricular activities who have been convicted of a drug related offense. “We should be encouraging kids to participate (in extracurricular activities) rather than prohibiting them to do so,” Rep. Kris Langer said
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The bill providing the proposed three percent increase in state aid for schools is on its way to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s desk. Members of the House passed Senate Bill 37, which sets the per-student allocation at $4,764, on a 65-2 vote. ASBSD supports the bill. SB 37 also establishes the property tax levies
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House members voted overwhelmingly in support of two bills that pave the way for the proposed three percent funding increase in state aid for schools for next year. On a 63-6 vote, Representatives passed an amended version of Senate Bill 157, which provides an appropriation of $30 million spread over the next three years
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Members of the Joint Appropriations adopted revenue projections of $1.392 billion for the fiscal year 2015 budget on Tuesday. The projection comes in just $1 million under Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s proposed budget, which likely indicates schools will receive the proposed three percent increase in state aid. Gov. Daugaard’s budget proposal totaled $1.393 billion.
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Members of the House Judiciary committee unanimously passed a bill that revises the suspension requirements for students participating in extracurricular activities that are convicted of a drug related offense. “We should be in the business of helping students make good choices…rather than focusing on punishment,” Rep. Kris Langer, a co-sponsor of the bill, testified
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Each month in The Bulletin, ASBSD Chief Financial Officer Bill Lynch will explain a piece from the school finance puzzle. What is your district’s Fund Balance and why do you need it? Can you answer those questions? This is one of the questions floating around the Capitol again. The amount of money
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Watch ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany talk about the potential funding outcomes from legislative session and ASBSD’s legislative summary package and then read this month’s edition of the Bulletin. The march edition features information from legislative session, recaps of recent ASBSD events, a look at fair and impartial board hearings, a review of fund balances
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Two bills tied closely to school district’s receiving the proposed three percent funding increase cleared another hurdle on Tuesday. Members of the House State Affairs committee passed Senate Bill’s 157 and 158 on 9-4 votes, respectively. ASBSD supports both bills. Executive Director Wade Pogany testified the bills are much needed for schools in
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