Property tax adjustment bills have received more attention and discussion this session. House Bill 1039, which provides for the assessment of certain agricultural land as noncropland, made it out of the House on a 38-30 vote, but was defeated in Senate Taxation on a 6-1 vote. The bill sought to allow for ag […]
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Four local control linked bills leapt out of the House. House Bill 1087, which revises protected documents and list of subjects allowed for discussion in executive session, headed out of the House Local Government and full House unanimously. The bill adds cybersecurity plans and other computer related documents to those protected by the
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Kindergarten, education materials and curriculum bills all faced hearings on the House side. HB 1163, which allows students who are 5-years-old by September 30 and have passed a screening process to be enrolled in Kindergarten, was passed 12-3 by the House Education committee and the House, 40-28. The Senate Education committee also passed the bill
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Two bills dealing with staffing in schools saw different ends. House Bill 1261, which establishes emergency retire-rehire provisions for the South Dakota Retirement System, was defeated on a 10-3 vote. The bill, which was supported by ASBSD, would have permitted teachers who had been retired for a year to be hired by schools
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ASBSD’s Billtracker has climbed to 82 total pieces of legislation being tracked following last week’s bill submission deadline and with two weeks until Crossover Day, which requires all bills to pass their chamber of origin in order to continue during session, the updates will come daily. Learn how ASBSD Billtracker works here. ASBSD
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The girls’ sports participation bill reached the gov’s desk and was signed into law. Senate Bill 46, which changes the process of participation in girls’ sports, passed the House on a 50-17 vote last week (2/1), following the pause of debate on the bill, and was signed into law by Gov. Kristi Noem on
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Another regulation is potentially on its way to schools. House Education committee members passed House Bill 1198, which requires the display of the state seal in all public school buildings, on a 10-4 vote on Monday (2-7). ASBSD opposes the bill with Executive Director Wade Pogany testifying “at the heart” of the bill
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The increase in public funding for the private school scholarship reached the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 71, which increases the private school scholarship fund total to $3.5 million form $2 million, passed the House Education committee on an 8-5 vote and the House on a 44-23 vote to send it to Gov. Kristi Noem
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After a few hearings a proposal to pay schools for homeschool student participation has passed. House Bill 1119, which multiplies 0.10 by the number of homeschool children who are participating in interscholastic activities to the fall enrollment count for the state aid formula, passed the House Education committee on a 9-5 vote. Previously, the
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The proposal to establish community-based schools returned this session. Senate Bill 139, which creates a community-based school utilizing state funds, passed the Senate Education committee on a 6-1 vote. ASBSD opposes the bill as it was introduced in the same form as it has in previous years thus raising the same questions and
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