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Bills calling for repeal of SDHSAA policy, funding online ed. resources defeated

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, LatestNews, Policy, Student Achievement / By asbsd

Two K-12 related bills met their ends on Thursday (3/12) after legislative conference committees failed to concur on compromises. House members voted 49-17 to ultimately defeat a bill calling for the repeal of the South Dakota High School Activities Association’s policy on transgender student participation in sports. Rep. Jim Bolin, who was a …

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Online education resource bill no more, after hoghouse

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, LatestNews, Student Achievement / By asbsd

A bill that would have aided the development of online educational resources is no more after a hoghouse was introduced and approved by House members. Senate Bill 176, which called for the appropriation funds for the development of online resources and a rubric of textbook analysis for use in school districts, took on a …

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House Appropriations committee passes three K-12 funding bills

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, LatestNews, Special Education, State Aid, Student Achievement, Taxation / By asbsd

Three K-12 related bills passed the House Appropriations committee to start the final week of 90th legislative session. House Appropriators approved Senate Bill 53, which would provide the proposed two percent increase to the state aid formula and bring the per-student allocation to approximately $4,877 for the 2015-16 school year. At two percent, …

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Bills limiting rule making authority of SDHSAA defeated

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, LatestNews, Policy, Student Achievement / By asbsd

Two bills related to the South Dakota High School Activities Association adoption of a transgender student participation policy were voted down by the Senate Education committee. Committee members voted 4-3 to defer House Bill 1195, which declared the transgender policy adopted by the SDHSAA void, to the 41st day. House Bill 1161, which limited …

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Sen. Ed. & Senate affirm appointment, pass bills and resolution

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, Board Training, LatestNews, Policy, Student Achievement / By asbsd

Senate Education committee members covered a diverse agenda at Thursday’s meeting. Committee members affirmed Governor Dennis Daugaard’s appointment of Dr. Melody Schopp as the state’s Secretary of Education on a 5-0 vote. Senators voted 31-1 in favor of appointment. Sec. Schopp has served as the leader of the Department of Education for four …

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Online education resource bill on to House

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, LatestNews, State Aid, Student Achievement / By asbsd

A bill described by Sen. Tim Rave as a “forward looking” pilot found favor in the Senate on crossover day. Senators unanimously passed Senate Bill 176, which would appropriate funds for the development of online resources and a rubric of textbook analysis for use in school districts. The bill includes $1 placeholder funding. Sen. …

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Committee concurs on two key K-12 bills

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, Capital Outlay, LatestNews, Special Education, State Aid, Student Achievement, Taxation / By asbsd

Senate Education committee members sent two bills related to K-12 to the floor with do pass recommendations on Tuesday (2/24). A bill requiring school districts to report their month-end cash balances in the fiscal year for the general, capital outlay, pension and special education funds was unanimously passed by committee members. The bill was amended to …

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Online education resource bill on to Senate floor

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, LatestNews, Student Achievement / By asbsd

A bill described by Sen. Tim Rave as a “new, innovative way” to fund education is making its way to the Senate floor. Senate Appropriations committee members unanimously passed Senate Bill 176, which would appropriate funds for the development of online resources and a rubric of textbook analysis for use in school districts. The …

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House Ed. opts against assessment exemption

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, Common Core, LatestNews, Student Achievement / By asbsd

Exemptions for state education assessments will not be allowed barring a smoke out on the House floor. Members of the House Education committee narrowly defeated House Bill 1093, which would have provided for the exemption of certain students from the requirement to take assessment tests, on an 8-7 vote. South Dakota Secretary of …

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Gov. Daugaard announces plans for task force to study K-12

2015 Legislative Session, ASBSD, LatestNews, Student Achievement, Taxation, Teacher Pay / By asbsd

Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced on Friday (2/6) his office will establish a “Blue Ribbon” task force with the charge of studying K-12 education. The task force will examine school funding, student achievement and the teacher shortage. Task force members will include government officials, school board members, administrators, teachers and parents. It is not expected …

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