The most recent revenue figures for South Dakota tell two different stories. November’s revenue numbers are either very good or very bad, depending on the projections used. Based on revenue projections adopted by the legislature during the 2019 legislative session, the revenue figures for November came in $8.7 million higher than projected, but utilizing …
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Nearly halfway through this recent ALL year, 54 school boards have earned an award in ASBSD’s board recognition program. In the fourth year of ASBSD’s board recognition program: ALL, which stands for Act, Learn, Lead, the 52 school boards having already earned a Gold, Silver or Bronze award equals the total number of boards that …
Shrinking revenue collections are scaling back spending in the state budget resulting in schools not receiving an increase in state aid for next school year. “Money is tight this year,” Gov. Kristi Noem told legislators during her Fiscal Year 2021 budget address. “I will not be able to recommend inflationary increases.” Gov. Noem …
Discussion revolving around online sales tax revenue returned to the legislature recently. Legislative Research Council representatives Wenzel Cummings and Jeff Mehlhaff appeared before the Legislature’s Executive Board recently (12/3), just a few weeks after (11/19) sharing information on Sales Tax Reduction from Remote Sales with the committee. At the November meeting, the Executive Board voted …
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Recommendations have emerged from the legislative committee charged with studying special education. Last month, the Special Education Interim Legislative Committee concluded their in-depth look at special education without formal recommendations being acted upon or presented to the Legislature’s Executive Board members at their November meeting. Recently, however, the final interim committee report to the Executive …
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Lively discussion at ASBSD’s Delegate Assembly helped lay out the legislative direction for the Association for the upcoming legislative session. More than 70 school board members were in attendance at Delegate Assembly to vote on 36 resolutions and 12 standing positions, as well as set the Advocacy Priorities for ASBSD. “Your attendance today …
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ASBSD Board of Directors proposed legislative priorities and set updated enrollment categories for the Association at their latest meeting. Meeting prior to ASBSD’s Delegate Assembly, the Board of Directors agreed to present the following legislative priorities to the Delegates: C1: School Funding C4: Capital Outlay Adjustments B9: Behavioral and Mental Health Resources Those priorities …
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Online sales tax revenue was on the agenda for legislature’s lead committee this week. Members of the Legislature’s Executive Board received a report on Sales Tax Reduction from Remote Sales, which in state statute is the reduction of the sales tax by one-tenth of percent for every $20 million raised by Internet sales, also …
Online sales tax collection on the rise, solutions sought in statute Read More »
The legislative committee charged with studying special education completed their study but had not introduced any formal recommendations as of Monday (11/18). The Special Education Interim Legislative Committee met last week (11/13) for the third and final time of the legislative interim. The committee was created by the passage of Senate Bill 3 during this year’s …
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No major proposed property tax legislation emanated out of the legislature’s ag committee. The Ag Land Assessment Task Force met recently (11/15) and approved two pieces of legislation to be introduced during the 2020 Legislative Session: House Bill Draft 248: To authorize the Secretary of the Department of Revenue to contract with certain entities …
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