March28

2014 Legislative Summary video

        Click play on the video above to listen to ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany, SASD Executive Rob Monson and Secretary of Education Melody Schopp recap the bills passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.   The trio discuss funding, policy and Common Core bills; among other

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March28

Gov. signs 3.35 percent increase bill

Schools are officially set to receive a 3.35 percent increase to the per-student allocation next year after Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed Senate Bill 188 in to law this week.   On unanimous votes, the Senate and House passed a bill to provide an additional $2.2 million in ongoing state aid for districts. The 3.35 percent

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March28

Building S.D. bills signed

Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed two bills related to the Building South Dakota Fund and were intricately tied to providing schools with an increase to the PSA.   Senate Bill 157 provides an appropriation of $30 million spread over the next three years to the Building S.D. fund and ensures that following the three year period

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March28

Revamped referral bill signed by Gov.

The revamped school start day referral bill was signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard this week.   House Bill 1164 lowers the number of signatures needed to refer a school board’s start day decision to five percent of the total number of registered voters voting in the previous general election ONLY in school districts with 5,000

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March28

Very little to happen on Veto Day

This coming Monday (March 31) marks the last of the 89th legislative session.   Legislators will return for “Veto Day” but will have no bills to review because Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s only veto was reviewed prior to the two week break.   Legislators will officially end legislative session on Monday and prepare for the legislative

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March26

OE preference bill becomes law

A bill that gives preference to the open enrollment application of siblings was signed into law by Gov. Dennis Daugaard this week.   House Bill 1033 requires a sibling of an applicant be currently enrolled in the district in order for open enrollment application to receive preference when applications are reviewed.   S.D. Department of

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March25

Gov. signs three health and wellbeing bills

Three bills related to health and wellbeing of students and staff members in schools were signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard recently.   The ASBSD supported, House Bill 1181, which allows for the requirement of a certification of health from an employee of a school at the request of the district’s Superintendent, was signed. The bill returned

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March25

Eval data protection bill signed

House Bill 1030, which makes evaluation data of a teacher, principal or other school employee compiled by a school district confidential, was signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.   Secretary of Education Melody Schopp testified during session that the evaluation information will “improve the practice” of teaching and needs to be confidential because it could contain

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March24

Suspension bill signed by Gov.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed in a law a bill that changes the suspension provisions for students participating in extracurricular activities who have been convicted of a drug related offense.   Senate Bill 113 would impose a thirty calendar day suspension and would make the student ineligible for two games/activities upon completion of the suspension for a

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March24

Perfect run for Pledge bill

House Bill 1150, which requires the reciting of the pledge of allegiance at the start of each school day in every public school classroom, officially went undefeated with Gov. Dennis Daugaard signing the bill into law recently.   HB 1150 had zero dissenting votes in its run through the committee and floor votes of the

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