80th Legislative Session _ 2005

Committee: Senate Education
Tuesday, January 25, 2005

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Duenwald
P    Knudson
P    Kooistra
P    Nesselhuf
P    Peterson (Jim)
P    Bogue, Vice-Chair
P    Olson (Ed), Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Ed Olson, Chair.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005.

Moved by:    Kooistra
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 66: provide certain options to school boards in reorganization.

Proponents:    Rick Melmer, Department of Education
Opponents:    Senator Julie Bartling
        David Nicholas, Gregory School District

MOTION:     AMEND SB 66

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     On page 2, line 5 of the printed bill, delete everything after " plan " and insert " within the time allowed in this section, the Secretary of Education shall submit a plan to the voters of each affected school board within ninety days. ".

     On page 2 , delete lines 6 and 7 .

Moved by:    Bogue
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Duenwald, Knudson, Kooistra, Peterson (Jim), Bogue, Olson (Ed)

Voting No:    Nesselhuf

MOTION:     AMEND SB 66

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     On page 1, line 10 of the printed bill, overstrike " fifteen " and insert " thirty ".

Moved by:    Bogue
Second by:    Duenwald
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 66 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Bogue
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Duenwald, Knudson, Kooistra, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Bogue, Olson (Ed)

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 66

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     On page 1, line 2 of the printed bill, after " reorganization " insert "and to increase the percentage of voters necessary to petition for school district reorganization".

Moved by:    Bogue
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.
                        

         SB 65: revise the calculation of a school district excess general fund balance.

Proponents:    Stacy Krusemark, Department of Education (Document #1)
Opponents:    Dianna Miller, ESD + 6
        Dick Tieszen, Associated School Boards of SD
        Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools

MOTION:     AMEND SB 65

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     On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 to 16 , inclusive, and insert:

"      Section 1. That § 13-13-73.2 be repealed.

     13-13-73.2.   A school district's state aid for general education as calculated pursuant to § 13-13- 73 shall be reduced by the following calculation:

             (1)      Subtract the allowable general fund balance from the general fund balance. If the result is less than zero, (1) equals zero;

             (2)      Determine the lower of the general fund base percentage or the general fund balance percentage;

             (3)      Subtract twenty percent (0.2) from the result of (2). If the result is less than zero, (3) equals zero;

             (4)      Multiply the result of (3) by the district's general fund expenditures in the previous school fiscal year;

             (5)      Multiply the result of (4) by the imputed interest rate;

             (6)      Add the result of (1) and the result of (5). ".

     On page 2 , delete lines 1 to 6 , inclusive.

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Peterson (Jim)
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(3-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Kooistra, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim)

Voting No:    Duenwald, Knudson, Bogue, Olson (Ed)

MOTION:     DEFER SB 65 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Bogue
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Duenwald, Knudson, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Bogue, Olson (Ed)

Voting No:    Kooistra

Gavel passed to Senator Eric Bogue, Vice-Chair.

         SB 72: include legal costs as allowable expenditures from the special education fund.

Presented by:    Senator Ed Olson
Proponents:    Christie Johnson, School Administrators of SD
        Mike Keeley, SD Council of Special Education Directors and Cornbelt Educational Cooperative (Document #2)
        Robert Kean, Advocacy Services, SD (Document #3 and #4)
        Dick Tieszen, Associated School Boards of SD
        Dianna Miller, ESD + 6
        Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
        Jim Hood, Middle Sized School Organization

The Chair deferred SB 72 until Thursday, January 27, 2005.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Duenwald
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Nancy Benson

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Committee Secretary
Ed Olson, Chair

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