Associated School Boards of South Dakota

January15: Collective Bargaining Seminars cover negotiation process

ASBSD’s Collective Bargaining Seminars return in 2015 with three meetings covering the negotiation process between school boards and district employees. Review the Seminar agenda here. Collective Bargaining Seminars begin with registration from 8-8:30 a.m. and event from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be held: Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Rapid City

January14: ASBSD’s 2015 legislative resources

The 2015 legislative session kicked off on Tuesday (Jan. 13) and ASBSD has you covered for coverage of the daily occurrences in the legislature. Three ASBSD resources will help you keep up-to-date on the 90th legislative session and informed about ASBSD Bill Tracker ASBSD Blog 2015 Legislative Documents The ASBSD Bill Tracker system provides you with

January11: Previewing the 2015 Legislative Session

Business is about to pick up in Pierre. One hundred and five legislators descend on the Capitol City on Tuesday for the start of the 90th legislative session. The 2015 calendar features 39 legislative days with Governor Dennis Daugaard’s State of the State Address kicking off session on Tuesday (Jan. 13). Other key session days

January09: Meet the House Education Committee

Just a year after returning every member to the group, more than half the 2015 House Education committee will be filled with new faces. Rep. Jacqueline Sly returns as Chair of House Education, which meets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:45 a.m., for the third straight year. Rep. Sly will be joined on

January08: Meet the Senate Education Committee

Four new faces with plenty of experience join the Senate Education committee for the 90th Legislative Session. The seven-member committee returns Senators Deb Soholot, who will again serve as Committee Chair, Blake Curd and Bruce Rampelberg. The trio is joined by the quartet of new faces, which includes Senators Alan Solano, who will assume

January07: LAN’s role in advocating for education

The Legislative Action Network plays a key role in the advocating efforts of ASBSD. “ASBSD and LAN are partners in advocacy,” Executive Director Wade Pogany said. “Our combined efforts at the Capitol and on the grassroots trail solidify our voice in advocating for education.” Each ASBSD member district is asked to appoint one or

January06: ASBSD’s legislative direction

One of the most important steps in ASBSD’s preparation for legislative session each year is Delegate Assembly. The legislative direction of the Association is set with approval of resolutions and standing positions by member districts. Download the approved standing positions and resolutions by clicking on the links or visit the Publications and Forms page on the ASBSD website. For the 2015 legislative session,