Open Government
Policies of a school district, especially those negotiated with bargaining representatives for the protection of teachers, have the full force and effect of law, and legally bind the school district. By Gerry Kaufman, ASBSD Director of Policy & Legal Services Based on legislation emanating from the 2015 legislative session, ASBSD has drafted […]
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Join your professional peers, ASBSD and SASD at the premier learning event for school board members and administrators. 2015 ASBSD-SASD Convention is scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday, August 6-7 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. ASBSD and SASD are once again offering member school districts a great deal when they register 3 school
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School board members new to the board or those looking to pick up some key information about their role as a school board member should join ASBSD Leadership Development Director Dr. Randall Royer at our upcoming New School Board Member Workshop. The workshops will focus on school board governance, education law for board members,
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The 90th legislative summary concluded last week with and with the conclusion comes the publication of the 2015 ASBSD Legislative Summary. You can download the legislative summary here. Or visit our Publications and Forms page – link at the top of the homepage – and download the summary under the “2015 Legislative Session Documents” header. You can
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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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Two bills supported by ASBSD are on their way to the second floor of the Capitol Building to await Gov. Daugaard’s signature. Senators passed a bill strengthening a school district’s local control over curriculum and method of instruction decisions on a 33-1 vote. Sen. Bruce Rampelberg said House Bill 1101 would “make it
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The texts and emails of school board members and other political subdivision representatives are closer to coming under review based on suspicion of open meeting violations. Representatives voted 47-22 in support of House Bill 1153, which would include electronic text colloquy on the list of public records that may be reviewed by the public when
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Members of the Senate State Affairs committee unanimously passed a bill that requires a governmental entity to post their meeting agenda in a public place for a continuous 24-hour period prior to the meeting. ASBSD supports House Bill 1125, which would add the word “continuous” to the law. Director of Policy and Legal Services Gerry Kaufman said
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A bill opening the texts and emails of school board members and other political subdivision representatives for review based on suspicion of open meeting violations walked through its first legislative door. Members of the House Local Government committee voted 11-2 in support of House Bill 1153, which would include electronic text colloquy on the
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A bill requiring school districts to report their fund balances at the end of each month in the fiscal year for the general, capital outlay, pension and special education funds was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives. Rep. Jacqueline Sly, House Bill 1148’s main sponsor, said the bill captures the “ebb and flow” of
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