Taxation
There may only be one final legislative hurdle for a bill bringing sweeping changes to homeschool laws to clear. Senate Bill 177, which makes significant changes to homeschool laws, passed the House State Affairs Committee on Monday (3/1) by an 8-5 vote and now moves to the House floor for review and vote, and […]
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With the fate of many of the K-12 education bills decided or in their final legislative stages, the focus in the final two weeks of the legislature’s main run turns to funding. This week, Senate Bill 49, which sets the School District General Fund levy, target teacher salary and overhead rate for FY 2022, will
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School districts seeking to use tax revenue from the wind energy tax only await the Governor’s signature to do so. House Bill 1066, which authorizes the transfer of wind energy tax revenue from a school district general fund, passed the Senate Education committee on a 6-1 vote and the full Senate on a 35-0
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The creep towards expanding the state’s private school scholarship program continued. Senate Bill 175, which expands the student eligibility options for the private school scholarship program, passed the Senate on a 30-5 vote. The bill would allow any students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade to receive a private school scholarship should they meet the income eligibility
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An increase in state aid for next year and one-time money for this year remain in play after the adoption of revenue figures. On a 14-3 vote, Legislative Appropriators adopted revenue figures for Fiscal Year 2022, which total $1.834 billion in revenue and is more than $30 million above what Gov. Kristi Noem proposed
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ASBSD Board members met online recently and received a legislative update and discussed next year’s officers. Executive Director Wade Pogany provided the Board of Directors with an update from the 2021 legislative session, including funding and key bills. “Money is still in play,” Pogany said, noting the two biggest funding pieces were the
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South Dakota’s private school scholarship program could expand should the latest bill chipping away at the program’s initial parameters continues to progress. Senate Bill 175, which expands the student eligibility options for the private school scholarship program, passed the Senate Education committee on a 6-0 vote. The bill would allow any students in
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A bill adjusting the way tax revenue from wind energy tax can be used by school districts breezed through its first legislative chamber. On a 14-0 vote, the House Education committee passed House Bill 1066, which authorizes the transfer of wind energy tax revenue from a school district general fund, and on a 68-0
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A bill adjusting fees and publication requirements failed to find favor in the House. House Bill 1050, which changes publication fees and requires notices be posted online, in addition to in print, on a website hosted by SDNA, lost on a 29-41 vote. ASBSD opposed the bill, which had action delayed on it
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