Taxation
After years of need, months of discussion, weeks of review, days of votes and delays, and few changed minds, a bill providing the much needed revenue source for school districts to improve teacher pay took its first step towards becoming law on Monday (2/22). Members of the House of Representatives voted 47-21 to pass […]
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Two-thirds of Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s teacher pay increase proposal advanced in the legislative process. Senate State Affairs committee members unanimously approved Senate Bill 131, which establishes a target teacher salary and a target teacher ratio and to revise certain provisions regarding education funding, and Senate Bill 133, which appropriates funds for districts to use
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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
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This afternoon members of the House of Representatives began the debate on the proposed half cent increase to the state sales tax – House Bill 1182 – that will provide school districts the new, ongoing revenue source desperately needed to attract and retain our teachers. The debate, however, was cut short when members of
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A new manner for the minor boundary change process found favor in the Senate on Tuesday (2/9). Senators passed Senate Bill 5, which revises the process of school district boundary change, on a vote of 33-1. SB 5 would remove the provision in law that allows for school district boundary changes to be
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The debate on providing private school scholarships for students returned to South Dakota’s legislature. Senate Bill 159, which uses tax credits from the insurance company premium and annuity tax to fund private school scholarships, passed the Senate Education committee on a vote of 6-1. SB 159 would provide $2 million in scholarship dollars
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A parade of supporters and unanimous committee vote got Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s proposal to increase teacher pay off to a great start on Monday (2/8). Nearly 20 supporters from the education, business and agriculture communities testified in favor of House Bill 1182, which increases the state’s sales tax by a half cent and reduces
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For at least another year, there will be just three property tax classes in South Dakota. House members made that decision when they defeated House Bill 1086, which would have created a leased residential property classification, on a vote of 28-39. The bill did not set a levy for leased property, which is
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ASBSD and school board members across the state support and continue to advocate in favor of Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s proposed half cent sales tax increase. “Our school board members are committed to supporting the half cent sales tax increase that will help them recruit and retain our teachers,” ASBSD President Eric Stroeder said. “The bill
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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
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