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Change came to the bill providing schools the proposed two percent increase in state aid, but members of the House were confident in their ability to find enough funds for the increase to stay in place. The House voted 66-2 to pass an amended version of Senate Bill 53, which would provide the proposed …
ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany is fond of saying a bill’s never dead until session is done. That sentiment never rang more true than in the case of a proposed bill calling for the repeal of the South Dakota High School Activities Association’s policy on transgender student participation in sports. House members approved …
SDHSAA policy repeal bill revived in House after defeat in Senate Read More »
A bill that would have aided the development of online educational resources is no more after a hoghouse was introduced and approved by House members. Senate Bill 176, which called for the appropriation funds for the development of online resources and a rubric of textbook analysis for use in school districts, took on a …
Online education resource bill no more, after hoghouse Read More »
Three K-12 related bills were passed by the House during Wednesday (3/10) morning’s session. Senate Bill 132, which would allow districts leeway to offer a signing bonus, moving expenses, or tuition reimbursement to a teacher employed in the school district, passed on a 53-13 vote. ASBSD supports the bill. Rep. Jacqueline Sly said …
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Senators defeated House Bill 1195, which declares the transgender policy adopted by the SDHSAA void, on Tuesday (3/10) one day after proponents of the bill successfully smoked the bill out on the floor. Monday’s smoke out of HB 1195 lead to Senate Education committee members meeting to review the bill and voting 5-2 to send it back …
Members of the House of Representatives passed two K-12 related bills on Monday (3/9). On a unanimous vote, Representatives passed Senate Bill 191, which revises certain provisions in a program for capital outlay certificates and lease purchase agreements of school districts. SB 191 had a smooth run through the legislature on its way …
Barring a hoghouse amendment, a bill that would divert public funding towards non-public school scholarships appears to have run its legislative course. Senate Bill 189, which would provide a tax credit to insurance companies contributing money to an organization that provides funding to cover the cost of a student enrolling in a private school …
Three K-12 related bills passed the House Appropriations committee to start the final week of 90th legislative session. House Appropriators approved Senate Bill 53, which would provide the proposed two percent increase to the state aid formula and bring the per-student allocation to approximately $4,877 for the 2015-16 school year. At two percent, …
House Appropriations committee passes three K-12 funding bills Read More »
Revenue projections for South Dakota were not rosy. Representatives from South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management and Legislative Research Council presented the projections to legislative appropriators on Monday (3/9). Compared to the projections proposed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard during his Budget Address in December, BFM projects an approximately $10 million shortfall and …
A bill that would have opened the texts and emails of school board members and other political subdivision representatives failed in its bid to get through a Senate legislative committee. Senate State Affairs committee members voted 5-2 to defer House Bill 1153, which would include electronic text colloquy on the list of public records …
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