Open Government
A bill related to insurance pooling reached Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s desk recently. House Bill 1090, which requires certain statements and audits concerning insurance pooling arrangements to be filed with the Department of Legislative Audit, passed the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee and full Senate on unanimous votes. ASBSD supports the bill, which will …
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Senators will soon see a bill outlining conflict of interest disclosure. On a 67-0 vote, members of the House passed House Bill 1214, which regulates conflicts of interest. HB 1214 saw no opposition during its time in the House and now heads to the Senate for review. HB 1214 prohibits school board members and …
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Members of the ASBSD Board of Directors met for the first time in 2016 to welcome a new member to the group and follow up on the latest from legislative session. Montrose School Board Member Alan Van Ruler attended his inaugural meeting as a member of the Board Directors, since being appointed ASBSD President …
A bill outlining conflict of interest disclosures passed a legislative committee recently. House Bill 1214, which regulates conflicts of interest, unanimously passed the House State Affairs committee after a brief hearing. “This (bill) would provide a process for everyone to follow,” Rep. Mark Mickelson, the bill’s sponsor, said. “I think the public would …
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Legislation is crossing chambers and headed to the governor’s desk quickly as the 91st legislative session crosses its halfway point. Here’s a brief rundown on the action taken on a few of the bills ASBSD is tracking. House Bill 1056, which clarifies language from legislation passed last year, ensuring a veteran would receive an …
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Legislative committee members forwarded on a bill prohibiting impromptu email meetings of government bodies. Senate State Affairs committee members unanimously attached their vote of confidence to Senate Bill 73, which clarifies what constitutes an open meeting and includes electronic medium meetings under open meeting’s law. Sen. Corey Brown, the bill’s sponsor, said the …
Legislative committee members agreed with the premise of a bill allowing a public meeting to be recorded. Senate Judiciary voted 6-0 to pass Senate Bill 90, which ensures that members of the public can record a public meeting via audio or video so long as it is not disruptive. ASBSD is monitoring the bill. …
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Legislative committee members favored a bill expanding the bid process timeline. House Bill 1102, which expands the period from 30 to 45 days for the opening of bids to the time the contract must be awarded, passed the House Local Government committee on a 12-1 vote on Tuesday (2/2). “Thirty days is simply …
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ASBSD invites school board members and administrators from member districts to our 2016 Legislative Day on Tuesday, February 16. ASBSD Legislative Day is a day of advocacy and action in support of public education and celebration of the service of our school board members as part of South Dakota School Board Recognition Week. School …
The minor boundary change process took its first step towards change on Tuesday (1/26). Members of the Senate Education committee passed Senate Bill 5, which revises the process of school district boundary change, on a 5-0 vote. ASBSD supports the bill. “We believe it’s a good resolution for stabilizing district boundaries,” ASBSD Director …
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