P - Present
Roll Call
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Senator Ed Olson, Chair
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2007
Moved by: Knudson
E - Excused
A - Absent
P Gray
P Jerstad
P McNenny
P Nesselhuf
P Peterson (Jim)
P Knudson, Vice-Chair
P Olson (Ed), Chair
Moved by: Nesselhuf
Second by: McNenny
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING BILL AT THE REQUEST OF THE
GOVERNOR:
Act to increase compulsory school attendance age from 16 to 18.
Second by: Gray
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-0-1-0)
Voting Yes: Gray, Jerstad, McNenny, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)
Excused: Nesselhuf
SB 69: revise the funding of K-12 education in the state.
Darla Mayer, Department of Education, provided the documents requested by the
Committee at the previous meeting. (Documents #1-9)
SB 95: establish a State Board of Technical Institutes, to provide for its powers,
duties, and responsibilities, and to provide for the transfer of authority over public
postsecondary technical education from the Department of Education to the State
Board of Technical Institutes.
Presented by: Senator Dave Knudson (Documents #10-12)
Proponents: Mitch Richter, Technical Institutes
Chris Paustian, Mitchell Tech
Deb Shephard, Lake Area Tech
Rich Gross, Western Dakota Technical Institute, Rapid City
Jeff Holcomb, Southeast Tech
Bob O'Connell, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Jan Nicolay, self, Chester
Margie Rosario, Rapid City Area Schools
Joe Graves, Mitchell School District
Opponents: Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents (Document #13)
Rick Melmer, Department of Education
MOTION:
AMEND SB 95
"
Section 50. No technical institute created pursuant to this Act may be deemed to be an
educational institution under the control of the Board of Regents pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. XIV,
§
3. No technical institute may use the term, college, or the term, community college, as a part of its
name, because the mission of the technical institutes is job training and work force development.".
Moved by: Peterson (Jim)
Nancy Bloom
Second by: McNenny
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 95 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Knudson
Second by: Peterson (Jim)
Action: Failed by roll call vote.(4-3-0-0)
Voting Yes: Jerstad, Peterson (Jim), Knudson
Voting No: Gray, McNenny, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed)
MOTION:
DEFER SB 95 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: McNenny
Second by: Gray
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(4-3-0-0)
Voting Yes: Gray, McNenny, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed)
Voting No: Jerstad, Peterson (Jim), Knudson
SB 112: authorize funding for certain tribal colleges to defray certain costs associated
with educating nonbeneficiary students at tribal colleges and to make an
appropriation therefor.
Presented by: Senator Tom Katus
Proponents: Thomas Short Bull, Oglala Lakota College, President (Documents #14 and #15)
Richard Bair, self, Martin
Cheryl Medearis, Sinte Gleska University
Laurel Vermillion, Sitting Bull College
Opponents: Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents
MOTION:
REFER TO Appropriations
Moved by: Jerstad
Second by: Gray
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Gray, Jerstad, McNenny, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)
SB 101: provide that a governance policy be determined at the annual meeting of a
school board.
Presented by: Senator Julie Bartling
Proponents: Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 101
Moved by: McNenny
Second by: Gray
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 101 UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,
2007
Moved by: Knudson
Second by: Peterson (Jim)
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
The Chair deferred SB 115 until Thursday, February 1, 2007.
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by: Nesselhuf
Second by: Gray
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Committee Secretary
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