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One school bus bill passed and one came to a stop in the legislature recently. House Bill 1110, which revises certain provisions regarding school bus stop violations, flew through the Senate Transportation and Senate floor without a “nay” vote. ASBSD supports the bill, which lowers the speed limit allowed when passing a school bus with …
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A bill updating last year’s conflict of interest law has passed the Senate and will be a vote away in the House away from heading to the governor. House Bill 1170, which amends the conflict of interest disclosure law, passed the Senate Local Government committee on a unanimous vote and received a lone nay vote …
Crossover Day saw the end for two education related bills in the Senate and one in the House, last week. Senate Bill 134, which would prohibit the use of public school resources to advocate for an outcome in any partisan election or legislative vote, was overwhelming opposed by Senators on a 27-8 vote. …
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Two bills tumbled out of favor of the education committees recently. House Education committee members voted 11-4 to send Senate Bill 55, which protects the teaching of certain scientific information, to the 41st legislative day – essentially ending its run this session. The bill would have allowed teachers to theorize in the classroom …
A bill that would have extended the timeline for a district to spend down their reserves spent its last day in the legislature on Thursday (3/2). House Appropriations committee members voted 6-2 against Senate Bill 92, which changes the year a school district is required to bring general fund reserves down to a certain …
The latest edition of the SafeSchools’ School Safety Newsletter is available. Give March’s School Safety Matters newsletter a read here. 2017’s third edition of the newsletter provides information on the update to SafeSchools’ website, the youth suicide awareness and prevention course, budget tips for safety costs and much more. ASBSD and SafeSchools have partnered to bring all member …
School board members representing South Dakota’s public districts could see limitations to their advocacy efforts that other elected officials throughout the state do not have placed on them. Senate Education committee members voted 4-2 to pass an amended version of Senate Bill 134, which would prohibit the use of public school resources to advocate …
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South Dakota’s revenue projections point to possible trouble for schools to maintain the proposed one percent increase in funding for next year. Legislative appropriators adopted revenue projections coming in at $27.7 million less than what was proposed during December’s budget address. The main culprit of the reduction in revenue was the state’s sales and …
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Permission would be required to record – visually or audibly – in South Dakota classrooms should a hoghoused bill continue rolling through the legislature. House Bill 1196, which prohibits the unauthorized use of electronic listening or recording devices in classrooms, passed the House Education committee on an 8-6 vote, after being hoghoused to its …
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An amended version of a bill adding support for dyslexic – and similarly learning disabled – students passed its first legislative committee. On a 13-2 vote, House Education committee members supported House Bill 1133, which requires a school district to adopt a policy to provide for students with specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia. …
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