February11

2023 ASBSD Billtracker Update: Taxes, revenue & funding

A handful of the pieces of legislation being tracked by ASBSD on our Billtracker page during the 2023 legislative session deal with tax reduction or repeal in some manner and their outcome will inevitably be affected by the state’s revenue collections, with adoption of FY24 revenue estimates upcoming.   You can read about the, the

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February10

2023 ASBSD Board of Director’s elections

The 2023 election cycle for the ASBSD Board of Directors is about to begin and seats in the following regions and enrollment categories will be up for election: Central region with enrollment 700-1,399 Chamberlain, Eagle Butte & Winner Northeast region with enrollment 265 & Under Arlington, Big Stone City, Doland, Estelline, Frederick Area, Henry, Hitchcock-Tulare, Iroquois,

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February10

2023 ASBSD Billtracker Update: Juvenile Justice reforms & studies advancing

Legislative pieces related to juvenile justice continue to make their way through the 2023 legislative session with multiple proposals being tracked by ASBSD on our Billtracker page.   You can read about the taxation bills & revenue here, the school voucher bills here, the bills that are moving on here and the bills that have

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February09

2023 ASBSD Billtracker Update: Bills that move on…

Fifty pieces of legislation being tracked by ASBSD on our Billtracker page remain in the process for the 2023 legislative session.   You can read about the taxation bills & revenue here, the school voucher bills here, the juvenile justice bills here and the bills that have been defeated here.   Here is a breakdown

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February08

2023 ASBSD Billtracker Update:…Bills that are gone

Nearly one-third of the pieces of legislation being tracked by ASBSD on our Billtracker page have been ousted from the process for the 2023 legislative session.   You can read about the taxation bills & revenue here, the school voucher bills here, the juvenile justice bills here and the bills that are moving on here.

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February07

Nominate individuals for School Officer of the Year

Nominations are now being accepted for this year’s School Officer of the Year Award.   The South Dakota Association of School Resource Officers (SDASRO) sponsors this annual award, now in its 15th year. The officer chosen for this award should display professionalism, dedication, and commitment to their respective school and/or district.     Download the

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January30

2023 ASBSD Billtracker Update: Week Three

There’s three weeks gone in this year’s legislative session and the deadline to submit legislation comes this coming Thursday (2/2) so we’ll see what will join the 58-pieces of legislation currently being tracked on ASBSD’s Billtracker.   Learn how ASBSD Billtracker works here.   More than half of the 58 legislative proposals have ASBSD taking

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January30

One more LAN Update webinar coming up

South Dakota’s public education system needs supportive voices. Many voices.   Our advocacy efforts must be united, informed and ready as the 2023 legislative session is likely to bring legislation with potentially long-reaching harmful effects to public schools, especially to funding.   “Vouchers, tax cuts, uncertain state aid increases, and that’s just the funding side,”

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January29

First grocery tax cut bill heads to House Approps

A bill gutting the tax on groceries moved from one legislative committee to another.   On a 12-1 vote, the House Taxation committee sent House Bill 1075, which repeals the sales tax on groceries, to the House Appropriations committee for review and vote.   S.D. Bureau of Finance & Management Commissioner Jim Terwilliger said the bill

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January28

New scholarship program bill introduced, discussed in comm.

A new scholarship program using public dollars for private education has been introduced as a bill and more detail was provided on the aims of the program.   Senate Bill 100, which creates a scholarship program utilizing public funds for private education and other services, was introduced in the third week of the 2023 legislative

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