An assumed preemptive piece of legislation prevailed in the House. On a 39-30 vote, House members passed House Bill 1108, which prohibits gender dysphoria instruction in public schools. “The legislative intent of this bill is to ensure that our South Dakota public schools are not teaching and confusing our young children,” Rep. Tom […]
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Representatives guided a bill requiring only public and private school students pass a citizenship test to graduate across the Capitol hall. On a 38-31 vote, House members passed House Bill 1066, which requires public and private school students to pass a citizenship test before graduating from high school. Rep. Caleb Finck previously moved
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A mechanism clearing up confusion in statute related sales tax and remote sellers revenue reached the House recently. Senators passed Senate Bill 86, which adjusts the Partridge Amendment and permits review of remote seller tax revenue before lowering sales tax, on a 28-6 vote. Senate Taxation passed the bill out of committee previously on
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One final legislative hurdle remains for a bill allowing schools access to opioid antagonists. House Health and Human Services committee members passed Senate Bill 84, which permits a school district to possess and, if needed, administer opioid antagonists, on a 12-0 vote. SB 84 permits a school board to acquire opioid antagonists, as it
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Decision on a bill implementing the imposition of passing a citizenship exam in order for students only enrolled in public and private schools to graduate was deferred to another day. House Bill 1066, which requires public and private school students to pass a citizenship test before graduating from high school, was debated before the
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Ten days after its initial hearing, a bill backing a required civics test for most students passed committee. On an 11-3 vote, an amended version of House Bill 1066, which requires public and private school students to pass a citizenship test before graduating from high school, passed the House Education committee. The initial
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Flexibility in open meeting requirements found favor in the Senate. Senate Bill 91, which revises open meeting requirements, passed the Senate State Affairs committee on a 9-0 vote and the full Senate on a 30-0 vote. ASBSD supports the bill, which amends the public comment period at meetings by putting the period with
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Lengthy debate led to a narrow vote on a bill dictating instruction in schools. House Education committee members voted 9-6 to pass House Bill 1108, which prohibits gender dysphoria instruction in public schools. HB 1108 was amended to reference gender dysphoria, which involves a conflict between a person’s physical or assigned gender and the
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Permitting public schools the option to decide if they wish to post the national motto in their buildings passed the halfway point of the legislative process. Senators passed Senate Bill 55, which allows public schools to display the national motto of the United States in their school buildings, on a 27-7 vote. Sen.
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ASBSD invites school board members and administrators from member districts to our 2019 Legislative Day on Tuesday, February 19. ASBSD Legislative Day is a day of advocacy and action in support of public education and school board members will be honored for their service to public education as part of South Dakota School Board Recognition Week.
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