Senate Education Minutes 02/06/2007 7:45 AM

82^nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate Education

Tuesday, February 06, 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, FEBRUARY 1, 2007

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

Gavel passed to Senator Dave Knudson, Vice-Chair.

         SB 178: assign control of postsecondary technical education to the Board of Regents.

Presented by:    Senator Ed Olson
Proponents:    Tad Perry, South Dakota Board of Regents
        Representative Tim Rave
Opponents:    Chris Paustian, Mitchell Tech
        Bob O'Connell, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
        Deb Shephard, Lake Area Tech
        Rick Melmer, Department of Education
        Mitch Richter, Technical Institutes

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 178

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(3-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed)

Voting No:    Jerstad, McNenny, Peterson (Jim), Knudson

MOTION:     DEFER SB 178 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

Voting Yes:    Jerstad, McNenny, Peterson (Jim), Knudson

Voting No:    Gray, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed)

         SB 199: increase the compulsory attendance age for school attendance.

Presented by:    Wade Pogany, Department of Education
Proponents:    Tim Reisch, Department of Corrections
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of South Dakota
        Susan Randall, South Dakota Voices For Children

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 199

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(3-3-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Knudson, Olson (Ed)

Voting No:    Jerstad, McNenny, Peterson (Jim)

Excused:    Nesselhuf

         SB 210: require the South Dakota State Library to continue to circulate popular books to citizens and to ensure that records are reviewed for historical significance before being discarded.

Presented by:    Senator Ryan Maher
Opponents:    Rick Melmer, Department of Education (Document #1)

        Dorothy Liegl, Department of Education, answered questions.

MOTION:     DEFER SB 210 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(4-1-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

Voting No:    Jerstad

Excused:    McNenny, Nesselhuf

         HB 1034: revise certain provisions regarding the data submission requirements for the state accreditation of schools.

Presented by:    Melody Schopp, Department of Education

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1034

On page 1, line 11 of the House Education Committee engrossed bill, after " . " insert " Any school district with an average daily membership as defined in § 13-13-10.1 of greater than five thousand in the previous school fiscal year has an additional seven days to submit the required data. If the due date falls on a weekend or state holiday, the due date is the next business day following the scheduled due date. ".

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

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1034 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Gray, Jerstad, McNenny, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

Excused:    Nesselhuf

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1034 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

         HB 1033: impose sanctions on schools and certified school personnel for compromising the integrity of a state-required academic achievement test.

Presented by:    Melody Schopp, Department of Education
Proponents:    Dick Tieszen, Sioux Falls School District

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1033

On page 2, line 2 of the House Education Committee engrossed bill, delete everything after " . " and insert "If the secretary finds that the cheating did occur, the affected score sheets may not count and shall be discarded. The secretary shall also determine if the cheating was severe enough to affect the school's adequate yearly progress under the terms of the state accountability system established pursuant to § 13-3-62. If the cheating was severe enough to affect the school's adequate yearly progress, the secretary may determine that the school does not meet adequate yearly progress for that school year.".

On page 2 , delete lines 3 and 4 .

On page 2 , line 5, delete everything before " The " .

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    McNenny
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1033 AS AMENDED

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

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1033 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

         SB 195: allow member schools of the South Dakota High School Activities Association to remit certain admissions fees to private entities for the support of interscholastic activities.

Presented by:    Senator Cooper Garnos
Proponents:    John Brown, South Dakota High School Activities Association

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 195

Moved by:    McNenny
Second by:    Peterson (Jim)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-0-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, McNenny, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

Excused:    Jerstad, Nesselhuf

MOTION:     PLACE SB 195 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Peterson (Jim)
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

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

Nancy Bloom

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Committee Secretary

Ed Olson, Chair