Committee Agenda

Committee:    Senate Education
Room:     423
Date:    Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Time:    7:45 AM



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         HB 1082*     revise the funding of K-12 education in the state.
             Representatives Heineman, Deadrick, Halverson, and McLaughlin and Senators Olson (Ed) and Knudson

         HB 1171*     enhance education in the state and to make an appropriation therefor.
             Representatives Rhoden, Brunner, Deadrick, Dykstra, Faehn, Krebs, Rave, and Turbiville

         HB 1290*     provide for an Office of Indian Education and an Indian Education Advisory Council and to establish certain provisions to enhance Indian education in the state.
             The Committee on Education at the request of the Office of the Governor

         HB 1307*     provide for the development of end of course exams.
             Representatives Olson (Ryan), Novstrup (Al), and Weems and Senators Gray and Garnos

         HB 1113*     prohibit school districts from granting credit for distance learning courses offered through entities other than the South Dakota Virtual High School.
             Representatives Weems, Elliott, Heineman, Miles, Rounds, Thompson, Van Etten, and Willadsen and Senators Olson (Ed), Dempster, Gant, Garnos, Katus, Peterson (Jim), and Two Bulls

NOTE: The above bills will be taken up in this order for a hearing on the date noted. If circumstances do not permit a hearing on this date then a hearing will be held at a future meeting of the committee to be determined by the chair. Action on a bill may come at any time after it has had a hearing.

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ED OLSON, Chair