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ASBSD’s Billtracker reached 86 total pieces of legislation being tracked by the end of the 2022 legislative session with half of those pieces having an ASBSD position of Support or Oppose. Just slightly more than one-fourth of those pieces of legislation were passed, including seven of the 11 that were supported by ASBSD, and …
The best and brightest from the Class of 2022 were recognized for their academic achievements during their high school career. On Monday (5/9), Governor Kristi Noem and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) honored students who were identified as the top one percent of their senior class, from the state’s Public, …
Best and Brightest of 2022 Recognized for Academic Excellence Read More »
ASBSD’s board met last month to honor one of their members for his service as a director and pass the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. Tom Farrell was presented a plaque for his eight years of service representing ASBSD’s Southeast Region, 700-1,399 enrollment category on the Board of Directors. Farrell served as ASBSD President in …
ASBSD Board honors fellow director, approves FY23 budget Read More »
With only two months left to collect in Fiscal Year 2022, revenue collections remain far above projections, even after they were adjusted during legislative session. Through April, revenue collections are $32 million ahead of the revised projections with the month of April alone accounting for an additional $20 million more than projections. Compared to …
To assist you in preparing and conducting a school board election next year, below you will a list of election materials from both the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office and ASBSD. An election document can be retrieved by clicking on the blue link below for the corresponding election related material you wish to …
2022 School Board Election materials and information Read More »
Revenue projections for the next fiscal year were adopted recently. Legislative Appropriators adopted revenue projections at $2.067 billion for Fiscal Year 2023, which is more than $92 million higher than what was proposed by Gov. Kristi Noem in December, on a 14-3 vote. With the revenue projections exceeding what was projected in December …
Adopted revenue projections higher than proposed in December Read More »
Reducing the sales tax and repealing the Partridge Amendment is the aim of a bill bound for the Senate. On a 6-1 vote, members of the House Appropriations committee passed House Bill 1327, which reduces the half-cent tax rate on certain products and repeals the Partridge Amendment, while the full House followed suit and …
School board elections are facing a forced date change as a bill advances through the legislature. House Bill 1300, which requires school district elections be held on dates specified by the legislature, passed the House on a 47-19 vote after passing the House State Affairs committee on a 10-1 vote and also passed the …
School board election change bill reaches Senate floor Read More »
Two school funding related bills found favor in their legislative process. House Bill 1080, which extends the average teacher compensation targets until the 2023-24 school year, passed Senate Education on a 6-1 vote and the Senate on a 29-6 vote. HB 1080 would reinstate the previous requirement in law, which was active for the 2018-19, 2019-20 …
Property tax adjustment bills have received more attention and discussion this session. House Bill 1039, which provides for the assessment of certain agricultural land as noncropland, made it out of the House on a 38-30 vote, but was defeated in Senate Taxation on a 6-1 vote. The bill sought to allow for ag …
Property tax adjustments proposed in multiple bills Read More »
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