The 2016 legislative session begins Tuesday (Jan. 12) 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 91st legislative session and informed about
ASBSD Bill Tracker provides you with a list of each piece of legislation the Association is tracking during session. To access the Bill Tracker page, click the “Bill Tracker” link at the top of ASBSD’s homepage.
Bill Tracker provides the bill number (hyperlinked to its webpage on the South Dakota legislative website), a brief summary of the bill (with hyperlinks to the latest blog post for certain bills), ASBSD’s position on the bill, its current chamber or committee and the date of the most recent action on the bill.
By clicking on any of the headers – Bill Number, ASBSD Summary, Position, Current Location or Date of last update – you can sort the bills listed. For example, if you want to know which bills ASBSD is supporting, monitoring or opposing, click the “Position” header.
The Bill Tracker page will be regularly as bills are passed or killed and move from committees to the Senate or House floor.
Download the “Navigating ASBSD’s Bill Tracker” guide here.
Bill Tracker provides a snap shot of session, while the ASBSD Blog provides the details of it.
Updated routinely during session, the Blog will recap the action from committee meetings, floor votes and any other legislative item related to K-12 education.
You can access the Blog by clicking the link found at the top of the homepage. The most recent blog posts can be found near the middle of the home page under the “Latest News” heading.
Another ASBSD legislative resource is the “Legislative Session Documents” list, which can be found on the Publication and Forms page.
Documents will come from ASBSD, SASD, Department of Education (DOE), Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM) and other resources. If you’re looking for specific information about your district or from districts around the state you can find that information in the “2015 Legislative Session Documents” list.
One such document is the “Navigating the South Dakota Legislature website” guide, which you can download here.
Finally, ASBSD is compiling a list of legislative cracker barrels scheduled across the state. Legislative Cracker Barrels in your area offer access to your local legislators, as well as the chance to hear their answers on a variety of legislative topics.
Check out the list of dates and locations of legislative cracker barrels being held throughout South Dakota here and if you have any dates and locations that are not listed, send them to Tyler at tpickner@asbsd.org.
Each tool is designed to help you stay up-to-date on the latest from legislative session, as well as reference when you’re advocating to your area legislators or discussing issues with your fellow board members or people from your community.
If you have questions about the information or how to access the resources, contact Tyler at tpickner@asbsd.org or at 605-773-8382 or 605-881-3791.
Each resource will be updated regularly during legislative session so be sure to visit www.asbsd.org often.