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“Sentinel” program bill focus of week   The second week of legislative session started out slow, but finished in a flurry punctuated by the introduction of House Bill 1087, which would giveschool boards “sole discretion” to create a “sentinel” program arming school officials in an attempt to increase school safety.   ASBSD opposes the bill. The …

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LAN’s role in lobbying

ASBSD’s Legislative Action Network plays the role of grassroots lobbyist in the big picture of K-12 education advocacy.   Each ASBSD member district is asked to appoint one or more school board members as a LAN contact to lead their local school board in advocating for K-12 education. LAN members are tasked with keeping their …

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Back to it

South Dakota’s 88th legislative session kicks off its second week this morning. The second meeting of the Senate Education Committee meeting leads off the day with Secretary of Education Melody Schopp will be presenting the DOE’s educational outcomes plan for the coming years.   Last week saw 133 bills filed, but a mere six listed …

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Back to it

South Dakota’s 88th legislative session kicks off its second week this morning. The second meeting of the Senate Education Committee meeting leads off the day with Secretary of Education Melody Schopp will be presenting the DOE’s educational outcomes plan for the coming years.   Last week saw 133 bills filed, but a mere six listed …

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Bill Tracker up and running

ASBSD’s new Bill Tracker program is now live and populated with bills. Technical issues delayed the uploading of bills temporarily, but the problems have been resolved.   Bill Tracker will be regularly updated as new legislation related to K-12 education is introduced.   You’ll notice the look of Bill Tracker has changed since previous years because this …

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Meet the members of House and Senate ed.

The House and Senate Education committees have started their meeting schedules early in this session.   The House Education committee kicked off the 88th legislative session’s committee schedule on Wednesday with a report from Secretary of Education Melody Schopp on the Department of Education’s educational outcomes.   On Thursday, the Senate Education committee met for …

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