82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate Education
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gray
P    Jerstad
P    McNenny
P    Nesselhuf
P    Peterson (Jim)
P    Knudson, 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 25, 2007

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.

Moved by:    Knudson
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

95ra
     On page 16, after line 12 of the printed bill, insert:

"
     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)
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.

Nancy Bloom

____________________________

Committee Secretary
Ed Olson, Chair


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