82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: House Education
Thursday, February 08, 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
E    Van Norman
P    Weems
P    Wick
P    Heineman, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Heineman

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 6, 2007

Moved by:    McLaughlin
Second by:    Bradford
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

          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.

Information only: Wade Pogany, Department of Education (Handout #1)


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:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1266 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    DeVries
Second by:    Hills
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-1-1-0)

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

Voting No:    McLaughlin

Excused:    Van Norman

 MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1266

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     On page 1, line 2 of the printed bill, after " circumstances " insert "and to clarify certain testing requirements for students who are partially enrolled.".

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

          HB 1220: distribute state aid to education funds to certain school districts with growing enrollments based on current enrollment data.

Presented by:    Representative Hal Wick
Proponents:    Senator Sandy Jerstad
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD
Opponents:    Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools

The Chair deferred HB 1220 until another day.

         HB 1239: revise the index factor used to determine the per student allocation of state aid to education.

Presented by:    Representative Dan Ahlers (Handout #2)
Opponents:    Tamara Darnall, Bureau of Finance and Management

The Chair deferred HB 1239 until another day.

         HB 1261: increase the index factor in the state aid to education formula and to establish criteria that a school district with a small high school must meet in order to receive state aid to education.

Presented by:    Representative Ed McLaughlin (Handouts 3 and 4)
Proponents:    Sheryl Kirkeby, Rapid City School District
Opponents:    Tamara Darnall, Bureau of Finance and Management

The Chair deferred HB 1261 until another day.

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

Presented by:    Representative Tim Rave
Proponents:    Jeffrey Sveen, Assn. Of Hutterian Brethren Churches
        Rick Melmer, Department of Education
        Don Kirkegaard, Superintendent of Britton-Hecla School District
        Representative Thomas Deadrick
Opponents:    Dianna Miller, ESD + 6
        Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD
Information only: Mark Greguson, Superintendent of the Chester School District

The Chair deferred HB 1276 until another day.

         HB 1141: create the facility equity fund to assist certain school districts with critical need for capital construction.

Presented by:    Representative Mike Buckingham
Proponents:    Mel Dutton, Faith School District (Handout #5)
        Terry Kraft, Mobridge School District
        Charlie Flowers, SD Coalition of Schools
        Dianna Miller, ESD + 6
        Sheryl Kirkeby, Rapid City School District
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD

The Chair deferred HB 1141 until another day.

         HB 1159: create the facility equity fund to provide financial assistance to certain school districts with critical capital construction needs.

Presented by:    Representative Paul Dennert
Proponents:    Senator Sandy Jerstad
        Mel Dutton, Faith School District
        Terry Kraft, Mobridge School District
        Charlie Flowers, SD Coalition of Schools
        Dianna Miller, ESD + 6
        Sheryl Kirkeby, Rapid City School District
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD

The Chair deferred HB 1159 until another day.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Novstrup (Al)
Second by:    Buckingham
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Jo Ann Nelsen

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Committee Secretary                          Phyllis M. Heineman, Chair