March05

Bills supporting three percent pass committee

Two bills tied closely to school district’s receiving the proposed three percent funding increase cleared another hurdle on Tuesday.   Members of the House State Affairs committee passed Senate Bill’s 157 and 158 on 9-4 votes, respectively.   ASBSD supports both bills. Executive Director Wade Pogany testified the bills are much needed for schools in

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March05

Pledge bill passes Senate, bound for Governor

Senators made it a perfect stretch for the Pledge of Allegiance bill.   On a 35-0 vote, Senators passed House Bill 1150, which requires the reciting of the pledge of allegiance at the start of each school day in every public school classroom, on Monday. HB 1150 had zero dissenting votes in its run through

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March04

Last CC bill in legislature reach Gov.

Of the many Common Core Standards related bills introduced this session, Senate Bills 63 and 64 are the only pieces of legislation to reach the desk of Gov. Dennis Daugaard.   SB 63 was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on Monday.   The bill protects the privacy of student records by prohibiting the

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March04

Four bills find their way out of Senate

Four bills found their way out of the Senate on Monday.   House Bill 1033, which gives preference to the open enrollment application of siblings of a student currently in a district, passed on a 33-2 vote.   Sen. Chuck Welke told his peers the bill’s “intent is to keep families together” in school districts

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March03

Start day referral bill reaches Senate floor

A bill that would essentially lower the number of signatures needed to refer a school board’s start day decision moved another step closer to law on Monday.   House Bill 1164, which would require a start date referral petition to have five percent of the total number of registered voters voting in the previous general

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