Committee Agenda

Committee:    Senate Education
Room:     423
Date:     Thursday, January 24, 2008
Time:     7:45 AM



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         SB 154      allow public schools to maintain pre-kindergarten programs, to provide the Board of Education with rule making authority for pre-kindergarten programs, and to provide funding through the state aid to education formula for students in accredited pre-kindergarten programs.
             Senators Nesselhuf, Jerstad, and Olson (Ed) and Representatives Lucas, Bradford, Burg, Dennert, Elliott, Engels, Gassman, Gillespie, Halverson, McLaughlin, Miles, Nygaard, Sigdestad, and Thompson

         SB 155      provide state aid to education to certain school districts for certain students.
             Senator Apa and Representatives Hills, Brunner, Gilson, Halverson, Heineman, McLaughlin, Pitts, Sigdestad, Street, and Turbiville

         HB 1045      revise certain provisions related to the calculation of state aid to special education.
             The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education

         HB 1050      revise certain provisions regarding Indian education.
             The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

         SB 79      increase the payments made to school districts with growing enrollments.
             Senators Jerstad, Maher, and Nesselhuf and Representatives Feinstein, Lucas, Nygaard, and Thompson

         SB 122      provide a legislative deadline for the adoption of the budget for the Department of Education.
             Senators Heidepriem, Bartling, Hanson (Gary), Hoerth, Hundstad, Jerstad, Katus, Koetzle, Maher, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Sutton, Turbak Berry, and Two Bulls and Representatives Hargens, Ahlers, Bradford, Burg, Dennert, Elliott, Feinstein, Gassman, Gillespie, Halverson, Lucas, Miles, Moore, Sigdestad, Street, and Thompson

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         ED OLSON, Chair