Two school board related bills took divergent paths on Friday (2/2). House State Affairs members defeated House Bill 1211, which requires all property tax opt out decisions be referred to a vote, on an 8-5 vote. ASBSD opposed the bill. ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany testified in opposition of the bill citing …
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Three education bills crossed Chambers on Wednesday (1/31). Senators passed Senate Bill 46, which requires school districts to adopt a policy limiting the use of restraint and seclusion, on a 32-3 vote. Sen. Deb Soholt told her fellow Senators the bill would “give guidance for the school district for their local control decision …
A bill clarifying school property tax exemptions passed committee on Tuesday (1/30). House Taxation committee members passed House Bill 1143, which revises certain provisions regarding the tax exemption of certain school owned property, on a 10-4 vote. HB 1143 would specifically codify language exempting housing owned by school districts for certified teachers to …
Addition to school property tax exemption approved Read More »
Education committee members and Senators passed a bill mandating the posting of specific school board and district election information. On a 5-2 vote, Senate Education committee members passed Senate Bill 66, which requires school boards to post information related to school district elections within their board minutes. The bill also passed the Senate on …
School district election info bill passes comm. and Senate Read More »
School districts are invited to apply for a 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant. The learning centers are intended to assist students from high-poverty and low-performing schools in need of additional support by providing academic enrichment opportunities and activities designed to complement regular school instruction. The grants must specifically support programs …
School districts invited to apply for a 21st CCLC grant Read More »
The 2018 legislative session begins next week (Jan. 9) and ASBSD has you covered for coverage of the daily occurrences in the legislature. Four ASBSD resources will help you keep up-to-date on the 93rd legislative session, they include: ASBSD Bill Tracker ASBSD Blog Legislative Session Documents List of Legislative Cracker Barrels ASBSD Bill Tracker provides you …
The IRS recently announced (12/22) it has extended the 2018 due date for certain entities to provide 2017 health coverage information forms to individuals. Insurers, self-insuring employers, other coverage providers and applicable large employers now have until March 2, 2018, to provide Forms 1095-B or 1095-C to individuals, which is an automatic 30-day extension …
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Recently, the IRS has been issuing warnings about an email scam, which in the past year affected hundreds of employers and tens of thousands of employees, targeting school districts’ payroll and business offices. Scammers send a payroll or HR employee an email that appears to come from the superintendent or other administrator within the …
Seventy-six delegates approved ASBSD’s legislative direction for the upcoming session recently. Delegates ratified 28 resolutions and 11 standing positions, which set the legislative path for the 2018 legislative session, at ASBSD’s Delegate Assembly. Click here to review the resolutions and click here to review the standing positions. “Our work as school boards is …
South Dakota public school districts are invited to apply for funding from the South Dakota Clean Diesel Grant Program, which provides funds as rebates for the purchase of a new public school bus to replace an old, high-emitting diesel public school bus. The S.D. Department of Environment and Natural Resources provides the rebates and administers the …
Clean Diesel Grant Program available for schools Read More »
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