Associated School Boards of South Dakota

January27: Two juvenile justice proposals have legis. comm. hearings

Two juvenile justice proposals saw legislative action recently. Senate Bill 3, which requires law enforcement to report juvenile offenses to school officials , passed the Senate Education committee on a 4-2 vote. The bill emerged from the interim committee studying Juvenile Justice and requires a local law enforcement agency to inform officials when a juvenile

January22: 2023 ASBSD Billtracker Update: Week Two

After the second week of the 2023 legislative session, the ASBSD Billtracker is up to 22-pieces of legislation being tracked. Learn how ASBSD Billtracker works here. Of those 22 legislative proposals on the list, there’s seven we’re supporting, six being opposed and nine being monitored. Below is a breakdown of key bills ASBSD is

January19: Resolution proposing new ed. path proceeds to Senate

A resolution to study a new educational path proceeded in the legislative process. House Education members and the House Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution 6001, which proposes the study of a potential optional educational path. ASBSD is monitoring HCR 6001, which has been assigned to the Senate Education Committee. The resolution “comes

January18: School reps discuss juvenile justice system with legis. comm.

Representatives from the education community shared their thoughts with a legislative committee on schools and the juvenile justice system. ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany, Large School Group Representative Dianna Miller and SASD Executive Director Rob Monson discussed the issues schools are facing when dealing with juvenile offenders and potential solutions with the Senate Judiciary

January15: 2023 ASBSD Billtracker Update: Week One

Legislative session’s through one week and the ASBSD Billtracker has accumulated 19-pieces of legislation so far. Learn how ASBSD Billtracker works here. Thus far, ASBSD is supporting six bills, opposing three and 10 more are listed as “monitor.” Positions on pieces of legislation are determined by member boards by voting at the Delegate Assembly

January13: 2023 ASBSD Legislative Resources

The 2023 legislative session began this week (1/10) 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 98th legislative session, they include: ASBSD Billtracker ASBSD Blog Legislative Session Documents List of Legislative Cracker Barrels ASBSD Billtracker provides you with a list of

January06: Homeland Security grants available for schools in 2023

Homeland Security grant funding will be available for public schools by application at the start of 2023. The South Dakota Office of Homeland Security will be accepting applications from public schools for one-time project funding from January 1 through February 17, 2023. Click here to complete the application. Funding will be

December25: Property tax cut, juvie justice reforms proposed for 2023 session

A property tax cut and juvenile justice reforms emerged from the 2022 legislative interim and will be introduced as bills during the 2023 legislative session. On a 10-3 vote, members of the Property Tax Structure and Tax Burden interim committee approved a proposal providing an eight-figure property tax cut. In the proposal “one

December24: Meet with your legislators and ask them the important questions

School Board Members and Administrators, please meet with your legislators before the 2023 legislative session begins in January. Click here to see what legislators represent your district and click here to view legislator contact information. “We need our school leaders to meet with their legislators before session begins,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany

December05: Policy Alert: Five Important Legal Related Policies

Five important sample policies related to the legal system in some manner received rewrites or updates to its language. The amended policies include: JEA: Compulsory Attendance Ages, which aligns language in the policy with state statute, references to alternative instruction and removes reference to the School-Based program, as it is referenced in other sample