82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: House Education
Tuesday, February 06, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bradford
P    Buckingham
P    DeVries
P    Elliott
P    Gilson
P    Hackl
P    Hills
P    McLaughlin, Vice-Chair
P    Novstrup (Al)
P    Olson (Ryan)
P    Thompson
P    Van Norman
P    Weems
P    Wick
P    Heineman, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Heineman

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Weems
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1276: appropriate money to the Department of Education to fund a new cyber high school.


The Chair deferred HB 1276 until Friday, February 9, 2007.

         HB 1236: allow the Department of Education to enter into certain enrollment agreements with the State of Iowa.

Presented by:    Representative Joel Dykstra

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1236

Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Weems
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(15-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Buckingham, DeVries, Elliott, Gilson, Hackl, Hills, McLaughlin, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Thompson, Van Norman, Weems, Wick, Heineman

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1236 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Hackl
Second by:    Van Norman
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1246: appropriate money to pay for the development of certain vocational education courses that can be taken by high school students via distance learning.

Presented by:    Representative Ryan Olson
Opponents:    Dianna Miller, ESD + 6
        Rick Melmer, Department of Education

MOTION:     REFER TO Appropriations with a do pass recommendation

Moved by:    Elliott
Second by:    Hackl
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1246 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Buckingham
Second by:    Gilson
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(6-8-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Buckingham, DeVries, Gilson, McLaughlin, Thompson, Heineman

Voting No:    Elliott, Hackl, Hills, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Van Norman, Weems, Wick

Excused:    Bradford

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION REFER TO Appropriations with no recommendation

Moved by:    DeVries
Second by:    Buckingham
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(5-9-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Buckingham, DeVries, Gilson, Thompson, Heineman

Voting No:    Elliott, Hackl, Hills, McLaughlin, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Van Norman, Weems, Wick

Excused:    Bradford

MOTION:     REFER TO Appropriations with a do pass recommendation

Moved by:    Elliott
Second by:    Hackl
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-6-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Hackl, Hills, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Van Norman, Weems, Wick

Voting No:    Buckingham, DeVries, Gilson, McLaughlin, Thompson, Heineman

Excused:    Bradford

         HB 1266: allow a home school student to partially enroll in the student's resident school district or in another school district under certain circumstances.

Presented by:    Representative Thomas Brunner
Proponents:    Quin Brunner, Self
Opponents:    Dianna Miller, ESD + 6
        Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD
        Rick Melmer, Department of Education

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1266

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     On page 2, line 9 of the printed bill, delete " shall " and insert " may ".

     On page 2 , line 14, delete " shall " and insert " may ".

Moved by:    Hackl
Second by:    Weems
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND HB 1266

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     On page 2, line 9 of the printed bill, delete " shall " and insert " may ".

     On page 2 , line 11, delete everything after " 13-27-2 " and insert " . ".

     On page 2 , delete line 12 .

Moved by:    Buckingham
Second by:    DeVries
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND HB 1266

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     On page 2, after line 14 of the printed bill, insert:

"
     Section 4. If a student is partially enrolled in a school district pursuant to this Act, and the student's enrollment is equal to or greater than fifty percent, that student is required to take any academic achievement test administered by the school district pursuant to § 13-3-55. If a student's partial enrollment in a school district is less than fifty percent, the student is not required to take any academic achievement test administered by the school district pursuant to § 13-3-55.".


Moved by:    DeVries
Second by:    Buckingham
Action:    Was not acted on.

The Chair deferred HB 1266 until Thursday, February 8.



         HB 1205: provide funds to the state technical institutes.

Presented by:    Representative Deb Peters
Proponents:    Mitch Richter, Technical Institutes
        Rich Gross, Western Dakota Technical Institute, Rapid City
Opponents:    Tamara Darnall, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     REFER TO Appropriations with a do pass recommendation

Moved by:    McLaughlin
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Buckingham, DeVries, Elliott, Gilson, McLaughlin, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Thompson, Van Norman, Weems, Wick, Heineman

Voting No:    Hackl, Hills

         HB 1279: create a task force to study permanent funding options for the state technical institutes, to provide for its composition, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Representative Jeffrey Haverly
Proponents:    Mitch Richter, Technical Institutes
Opponents:    Tamara Darnall, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1279

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     On page 1, line 6 of the printed bill, delete " twenty-five " and insert "twenty".

     On page 1 , line 13, after " employers " insert "or members of the general public".

     On page 1 , line 14, after " ; " insert "and".

     On page 1 , line 15, delete everything after " (4) " .

     On page 2 , delete lines 1 to 4 , inclusive.

     On page 2 , line 5, delete " (6) " .



Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Weems
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     REFER TO Appropriations as amended with a do pass recommendation

Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Gilson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(12-1-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, DeVries, Elliott, Gilson, Hackl, Hills, McLaughlin, Novstrup (Al), Thompson, Van Norman, Weems, Wick

Voting No:    Heineman

Excused:    Buckingham, Olson (Ryan)

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Weems
Second by:    DeVries
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Jo Ann Nelsen

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Committee Secretary                         Phyllis M. Heineman, Chair