85th Legislative Session _ 2010

Committee: Senate Education
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gray
P    Jerstad
P    Nesselhuf
P    Olson (Russell)
P    Peterson
P    Knudson, Vice-Chair
P    Garnos, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Cooper Garnos, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010.

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Olson (Russell)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        HB 1190: revise the high school course requirements and the requirements necessary to maintain eligibility for the South Dakota opportunity scholarship program.

Presented by:    Senator Russell Olson (Handouts: Doc. 1,2)
Proponents:    Representative Jason Frerichs
        Erik Person, Self, Burke (Handouts: Doc. 3)
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Handouts: Doc. 4)
        Dick Tieszen, Sioux Falls and Rapid City School Districts
        Greg VanWald, Mitchell Technical Institute, Mitchell
        Sandy Stukel. Self, Gregory
        John Pedersen, School Administrator of South Dakota
        Terry Majerer, Self, Canton


        Cory Strasser,Self, Canton
        Greg Dean, SD Telecommunications Association
        Brenda Forman, SD Association of Cooperatives
        Tom Oster, Secretary Department of Education (Handouts: Doc. 5)
        Megan DeRouchey, Self, Hoven
Opponents:    Diane VanDenOever, Self, Sioux Falls
        Paul Turman, Board of Regents (Handouts: Doc. 6)

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1190

Moved by:    Olson (Russell)
Second by:    Jerstad
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1190 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY.

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

Voting Yes:    Gray, Nesselhuf, Knudson

Voting No:    Jerstad, Olson (Russell), Peterson, Garnos

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1190

Moved by:    Olson (Russell)
Second by:    Jerstad
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Jerstad, Nesselhuf, Olson (Russell), Peterson, Garnos

Voting No:    Gray, Knudson

        HB 1117: revise certain provisions concerning the hiring by school districts of persons convicted of felony drug distribution.

Presented by:    Representative Larry Lucas
Proponents:    Margo Heinert, Self, Mission
        Stacy Charging Hawk, Self, Mission
        Senator Jim Bradford
Opponents:    Bill Engberg, Associated School Boards of SD

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1117

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Jerstad
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (2-5-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Jerstad, Nesselhuf

Voting No:    Gray, Olson (Russell), Peterson, Knudson, Garnos

MOTION:    DEFER HB 1117 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Olson (Russell), Peterson, Knudson, Garnos

Voting No:    Jerstad, Nesselhuf

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 105 UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 156 UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010.

MOTION:    ADJOURN

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

Cheri Hauschild

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Committee Secretary
Cooper Garnos, Chair


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