Members of the legislative interim committee charged with studying school funding began their work this morning at the Capitol building in Pierre. Fourteen committee members started their examination around the parameters of how the school funding formula affects a district’s decision to seek an opt-out or utilize special tax levies, funding’s effect on graduation […]
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Members of the Legislature’s Executive Board met today to select committee members and set subject parameters for the legislative interim study on school funding, which was selected by the board in April. Committee members will be asked to examine how the school funding formula affects a district’s decision to seek an opt-out or utilize
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Three bills with important implications for K-12 education are headed to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s desk for final approval after Representatives and Senators voted to pass conference committee recommendations. Senate Bill 28: The amended version of the bill adjusting general fund property tax levies for school districts passed the House and Senate by 62-5 and
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The final week of legislative session got underway on Monday without a major decision made. Last week, State Economist Jim Terwilliger and LRC Chief Fiscal Analyst Fred Schoenfeld presented appropriators with an updated picture of state revenue and a decision was expected on which set of projections to adopt. Appropriators, however, postponed the decision
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A lengthy debate on the House floor didn’t halt the progress of an omnibus economic development bill, which would provide funding for certain K-12 education programs. Representatives passed Senate Bill 235, which would create the Building South Dakota fund, on a 56-13 vote. The bill received the 2/3 support it required. Thirty percent
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Week eight marked the penultimate week of the 88th legislative session and, like the second to last episode of a season in a TV series, it set up plenty of intriguing plots with guns in schools, funding and new developments left to be decided by legislators. Senators send Sentinel bill back to House Senators passed an
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House Bill 1143, which would have classified leased residential property as the fourth tax levy, fell one vote short at its Senate Taxation committee hearing this morning. Committee members voted 4-3 to move HB 1143 to the 41st legislative day following a lengthy discussion on proposed creation of the new tax levy. “It’s
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Proposed levy moved to 41st House Bill 1143, which would have classified leased residential property as the fourth tax levy, fell one vote short at its Senate Taxation committee hearing this morning. Committee members voted 4-3 to move HB 1143 to the 41st legislative day following a lengthy discussion on proposed creation of
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Guns in Schools bill headed to Senate A bill that would allow school employees and volunteers to carry guns in and on school grounds was passed by the Senate State Affairs committee today on a 5-4 vote. House Bill 1087 would allow school boards to establish a sentinel program pending the approval of
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House Taxation committee members passed a bill that would create a property tax levy for leased residential property at Tuesday’s meeting on a 9-4 vote. House Bill 1143 sets the leased property levy would be set at $8.62 per $1,000 of taxable valuation and is defined as any single-family unit or structure consisting of
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