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Capital Outlay will remain the same, for now. The House Education committee killed House Bill 1001, which called for a gradual reduction over a four-year period of the percentage of capital outlay funds that school districts could utilize as part of the flexibility provision prescribed by law, on a 9-5 vote on Wednesday. […]
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Just like last year, only with a handful of fewer votes, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would create a new tax levy for a school district’s general fund for leased property. On a 49-20 vote, Representatives sent House Bill 1086 to the Senate. A similar version of the bill passed the
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Members of the Senate Education committee voted unanimously to pass a bill that would revise the suspension requirements for students participating in extracurricular activities that are convicted of a drug related offense. “We’re talking about youth that have made a mistake,” Sen. Tim Rave, the bill’s sponsor, said. “This is about sending a message
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Is change coming to a school district’s capital outlay fund? The question gained credence at Thursday’s Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources committee meeting when Sen. Larry Rhoden took his turn at testifying in favor of Senate Bill 8, but instead of lobbying for the bill focused on his issues with capital outlay. SB 8
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Friday’s House Education committee meeting wrapped up a good week for K-12 funding. With the committee’s passage (11-4) of House Bill 1003, which would set the annual index factor increase for education funding at a minimum of two percent, on Friday accompanied by referral of House Bill 1004, which would set the per-student allocation
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A proposed fourth property tax classification passed the House Taxation committee on a 12-3 vote on Thursday. House Bill 1086 would create a new tax levy for a school district’s general fund for leased property; removing it from the commercial levy. Agricultural and owner-occupied property classifications round out the four taxable levies. The
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Common Core supporters came away on the winning side on Wednesday following a long debate and close vote on the House of Representatives floor. House Concurrent Resolution 1008, which urged the state Board of Education to stop expansion of Common Core or any multistate standards and tried to set a plan in place to
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A small step in the legislative process was a big win for school districts on Wednesday. House Education committee members voted 13-2 to refer a bill that would return the per-student allocation to its previous highpoint of $4,805. ASBSD supports House Bill 1004. “Schools are not in the business to make money. We’re
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Senate Local Government committee members voted down a bill that would have allowed parents of open enrolled students to vote on issues or run for the school board in the district their child is open enrolled in despite not being a resident of the district. On a 6-1 vote, committee members killed Senate Bill
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Lead-Deadwood School Board member Orson Ward was elected to the Associated School Boards of South Dakota’s Board of Directors last month. Ward was elected to represent the association’s Western Region member districts in the 700-1,399 enrollment category. He will take the position in February. Prior to his election, Ward served as
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