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Representatives sent two #sdedu bills across the aisle on Wednesday. The House passed House Bill 1097, which allows certain school districts meeting specific criteria to remain open despite dropping below the 100 student enrollment threshold, on a 68-1 vote. Rep. Fred Deutsch introduced the bill in response to the Big Stone City School […]
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Members of the House Taxation committee voted to kill a bill that would have allowed school districts to raise their pension levy by $.05. School districts currently can levy $.30 per $1,000 of valuation for their pension levy and House Bill 1115, which was defeated on a 10-5 vote, would have raised the maximum
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A bill that would align state law with HIPAA regulations in order for schools and other entities to continue to access child immunization records is one step away from full endorsement by the legislature. House Bill 1059 passed the Senate Health and Human Services committee on a 4-2 vote on Wednesday, leaving it only
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Members of the House Education committee voted to defer one bill to the 41st legislative day and send another to the House floor. On an 8-6 vote, committee members killed House Bill 1114, which would have required school districts with general fund balances of 50 percent or greater during the previous fiscal year to
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The creation of a leased residential property levy has again appeared in the South Dakota legislature’s chambers. Members of the Senate Taxation committee narrowly passed Senate Bill 100, which creates the new classification and would set the levy at $9.10/$1,000 of valuation. A bill similar in nature has been approved by the House and
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Two unanimous votes were cast by the House in favor of bills related to school board meetings on Tuesday (2/3). House Bill 1091, which would require meeting minutes of any board or commission to include a record of how each individual voted, was passed by House members. “This is not just about transparency,
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Senate Education sent two bills to the 41st day and one to the floor at Tuesday’s (2/3) meeting. By a single vote, committee members killed Senate Bill 117. The bill, which would have amended a state law protecting the privacy of students and passed through the legislature, would have added four new criteria to
Two to the 41st and one to the floor in Sen. Ed. Read More »
Senators unanimously passed two bills being tracked by ASBSD. Senate Bill 89 would require school districts to develop safety plans and conduct lockdown drills. The bill’s main sponsor, Sen. Larry Tidemann, said schools have fire and tornado drills, but this legislation would require them to have a plan in place should a school
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House Appropriations committee members kept alive a bill that would establish and fund a program to recruit and retain teachers for rural school districts. Committee members voted 7-1 in support of the bill. House Bill 1092 calls for the creation of the rural school teacher recruitment assistance program, which encourages individuals working as paraprofessionals
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The bill providing a two percent increase in state aid for schools had its first hearing on Friday (1/30). Members of the Senate Appropriations committee reviewed Senate Bill 53, but deferred action to a later date. A two percent increase would bring the per-student allocation to approximately $4,877 for the 2015-16 school year.
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