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Schools one step closer to three percent increase

Members of the House Appropriations committee passed the bill that would supply schools with the proposed three percent increase.   On a 9-0 vote, committee members supported Senate Bill 37, which, with the three percent increase, would set the per-student allocation at $4,764 for the 2014-15 school year.   ASBSD supports the bill.   ASBSD

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Bills supporting three percent increase pass Senate

Two bills intricately tied to providing the three percent increase to state aid for education passed the Senate on Tuesday.   Senate Bill 157, which provides an appropriation to the Building South Dakota fund, and Senate Bill 158, which revises certain funding provisions of the Building South Dakota fund, both passed on 35-0 votes. Last week,

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Assessment exemption bill defeated…again

Rep. Jim Bolin was unsuccessful in his attempt to get House Bill 1187 on the House’s debate calendar on Tuesday just one day after successfully smoking the bill out of the House Education committee.   HB 1187 provides for the exemption of certain students from the requirement to take certain academic assessment tests. ASBSD opposed

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