Student Achievement
A hoghoused bill is set to survey schools for civics information. Senate Bill 52, which requires schools to provide information for a survey of the adequacy of S.D. civics education, was hoghoused on the Senate floor and passed 30-0. Sen. Jim Bolin, the bill’s prime sponsor, moved the hoghouse amendment on Senate Bill […]
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The latest assessment bill passed its first legislative test. Senate Bill 188, which revises certain provisions regarding state tests, passed the Senate on a 33-1 vote after being amended and passed by Senate Education committee members 4-0. Sen. Jim Bolin called the bill a “redo” of Senate Bill 24, which did essentially the
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Two-year averaging was turned away by a legislative committee. On an 8-1 vote, House Appropriations committee members defeated House Bill 1127, which includes two-year averaging in the fall enrollment calculation for state aid. The bill had been previously passed by the House Education committee, but was referred to Appropriations on the House floor.
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A bill permitting untethered instruction was reined in by the legislature. House members defeated House Bill 1270, which protects teaching of certain scientific information, on a 21-46 vote. The bill had previously been passed by the House Education committee on an 8-6 vote. ASBSD opposed the bill. ASBSD Director of Policy and
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A bill lowering the required age for a student to stay in school did not stay in favor in the legislature. On a 27-40 vote, Representatives defeated House Bill 1232, which lowers the compulsory age for school attendance to 16. The bill had previously passed the House Education committee on an 8-6 vote.
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The conversation on gender dysphoria instruction is done, for now. Senate State Affairs voted 7-2 to defeat House Bill 1108, which prohibits gender dysphoria instruction in public schools. Rep. Tom Pischke, the bill’s prime sponsor, called HB 1108 “a simple bill” that “ensures our South Dakota public schools are not teaching, instructing or
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Changes to capital outlay will have to wait another year. House Taxation committee members voted against House Bill 1141, which increases the cap on the Capital Outlay fund to $3,800, on a 10-2 vote. The vote against HB 1141 came just days after Representatives defeated House Bill 1139, which repeals the $2,800 cap
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Revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year’s budget were higher than expected, but the figures adopted were only slightly more than what was proposed. Members of the Joint Appropriations committee approved revenue projections for the Fiscal Year 2020 budget totaling $1.701 billion, which is an increase above what was proposed by Gov. Kristi Noem
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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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