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Decision on a bill implementing the imposition of passing a citizenship exam in order for students only enrolled in public and private schools to graduate was deferred to another day. House Bill 1066, which requires public and private school students to pass a citizenship test before graduating from high school, was debated before the […]
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Ten days after its initial hearing, a bill backing a required civics test for most students passed committee. On an 11-3 vote, an amended version of House Bill 1066, which requires public and private school students to pass a citizenship test before graduating from high school, passed the House Education committee. The initial
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Flexibility in open meeting requirements found favor in the Senate. Senate Bill 91, which revises open meeting requirements, passed the Senate State Affairs committee on a 9-0 vote and the full Senate on a 30-0 vote. ASBSD supports the bill, which amends the public comment period at meetings by putting the period with
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Lengthy debate led to a narrow vote on a bill dictating instruction in schools. House Education committee members voted 9-6 to pass House Bill 1108, which prohibits gender dysphoria instruction in public schools. HB 1108 was amended to reference gender dysphoria, which involves a conflict between a person’s physical or assigned gender and the
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A proposal calling for the return of two-year averaging passed committee. On an 8-5 vote, House Bill 1127, which includes two-year averaging in the fall enrollment calculation for state aid, passed the House Education committee. Two-year averaging was removed from the fall enrollment count in 2016 as part of the Blue Ribbon Task
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Other revenue equalization entered the legislative fray. House Bill 1109, which repeals other revenue equalization, passed the House Education committee on a 10-5 vote. Equalization of other revenue dollars collected by school districts from six different tax areas came in 2016 as part of the Blue Ribbon Task Force package that increased in
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Permitting public schools the option to decide if they wish to post the national motto in their buildings passed the halfway point of the legislative process. Senators passed Senate Bill 55, which allows public schools to display the national motto of the United States in their school buildings, on a 27-7 vote. Sen.
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A bill allowing schools access to opioid antagonists crossed the Capitol hall. On a 33-0 vote, Senators passed Senate Bill 84, which permits a school district to possess and, if needed, administer opioid antagonists. SB 84 permits a school board to acquire opioid antagonists, as it would be directed in state law and administrative
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The 2019 election cycle for the ASBSD Board of Directors is about to begin and seats in the following regions and enrollment categories will be up for election: Central region with enrollment 700-1,399 Chamberlain, Eagle Butte and Winner Central region with enrollment 1,400-9,999 Pierre and Todd County Northeast region with enrollment 265 and Under Arlington, Big
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A bill dealing with access to the opportunity scholarship has reached its final stage before becoming law. House members concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 1040, which revises provisions for alternative instruction students to receive the opportunity scholarship, on a 70-0 vote. HB 1040 now heads to Gov. Kristi Noem for her review and potential
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