85th Legislative Session _ 2010

Committee: House Education
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bolin
P    Brunner
P    Elliott
P    Fargen
P    Hamiel
P    Hunt
P    Killer
P    Olson (Ryan)
P    Schlekeway
P    Sly
P    Sorenson
P    Thompson
P    Vanneman
P    Van Gerpen, Vice-Chair
P    McLaughlin, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Ed McLaughlin, Chairman.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Moved by:    Brunner
Second by:    Sorenson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.
        
        Representative Bill Van Gerpen, Vice Chair, now chairing.

        HB 1232: repeal provisions allowing for the two-year averaging of a school district's fall enrollment for the purpose of calculating state aid to education.



Presented by:    Representative Ed McLaughlin

MOTION:    TO TABLE HB 1232

Moved by:    Hunt
Second by:    Hamiel
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (15-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bolin, Brunner, Elliott, Fargen, Hamiel, Hunt, Killer, Olson (Ryan), Schlekeway, Sly, Sorenson, Thompson, Vanneman, Van Gerpen, McLaughlin

        HB 1150: revise the calculation of the small school adjustment in the state aid to education formula for certain students who participate in open enrollment.
        
        Representative Ed Mc Laughlin, Chair now chairing.

Presented by:    Representative Deb Peters (This bill was previously heard on February 1, 2010)

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1150 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Brunner
Second by:    Sly
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1150 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Fargen
Second by:    Van Gerpen
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (6-8-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Fargen, Hamiel, Killer, Sorenson, Vanneman, Van Gerpen

Voting No:    Bolin, Brunner, Elliott, Hunt, Olson (Ryan), Schlekeway, Sly, McLaughlin

Excused:    Thompson

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1150 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Brunner
Second by:    Sly
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-5-1-0)



Voting Yes:    Bolin, Brunner, Elliott, Hunt, Killer, Olson (Ryan), Schlekeway, Sly, McLaughlin

Voting No:    Fargen, Hamiel, Sorenson, Vanneman, Van Gerpen

Excused:    Thompson

        HB 1259: allow school districts to charge students a fee to participate in interscholastic activities for which no academic credit is earned.

Presented by:    Representative Mark Kirkeby
Opponents:    Melody Schopp, Department of Education
        John Pedersen, School Administrator of South Dakota
        Jim Hutmacher, Mid Size Schools
        Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
        Sandra Waltman, SD Education Association
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD
        Dick Tieszen, Sioux Falls School District
        Dick Tieszen, Rapid City School District

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1259

Moved by:    Brunner
Second by:    Sly
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1259 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Van Gerpen
Second by:    Bolin
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-6-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bolin, Elliott, Hunt, Killer, Olson (Ryan), Schlekeway, Sorenson, Van Gerpen

Voting No:    Brunner, Fargen, Hamiel, Sly, Vanneman, McLaughlin

Excused:    Thompson

        HB 1248: revise the definition of fall enrollment in the state aid to education formula and to eliminate the one-time payments for school districts with increasing enrollments.

Presented by:    Representative Roger Hunt
Proponents:    Tom Oster, Secretary Department of Education (Handouts: #1)
        Jim Holbeck, Self, Harrisburg
        David Pappone, Self, Brandon,
        John Pedersen, School Administrator of South Dakota
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1248

Moved by:    Sorenson
Second by:    Hamiel
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (15-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bolin, Brunner, Elliott, Fargen, Hamiel, Hunt, Killer, Olson (Ryan), Schlekeway, Sly, Sorenson, Thompson, Vanneman, Van Gerpen, McLaughlin

        HB 1168: require children to attend school until age sixteen rather than age eighteen.

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1168 UNTIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010
        
        Representative Bill Van Gerpen, Vice Chair, now chairing.

        HB 1181: eliminate the consolidation incentives for any school districts that consolidate after July 1, 2010.

Presented by:    Representative Ed McLaughlin (Handouts: #2)
Proponents:    Jim Terwilliger, Bureau of Finance and Management
        Dianna Miller, Large School Group
Opponents:    Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
        Jim Hutmacher, Mid Size Schools
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1181

Moved by:    Brunner
Second by:    Hunt
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (7-8-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Brunner, Hunt, Olson (Ryan), Schlekeway, Sly, McLaughlin

Voting No:    Elliott, Fargen, Hamiel, Killer, Sorenson, Thompson, Vanneman, Van Gerpen



MOTION:    DEFER HB 1181 UNTIL FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Moved by:    Bolin
Second by:    Sly
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:    SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO TABLE HB 1181

Moved by:    Fargen
Second by:    Thompson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-7-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Fargen, Hamiel, Killer, Sorenson, Thompson, Vanneman, Van Gerpen

Voting No:    Bolin, Brunner, Hunt, Olson (Ryan), Schlekeway, Sly, McLaughlin

        Representative Ed McLaughtlin, Chair, now chairing.

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Hunt
Second by:    Fargen
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Jeanette Black

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Committee Secretary
Ed McLaughlin, Chair


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