Committee: Senate Education
Thursday, January 27, 2011
P - Present
E - Excused
A - Absent
Roll Call
P Bradford
P Gray
P Kraus
P Rave
P Schlekeway
P Johnston, 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 TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011
Moved by: Schlekeway
Second by: Rave
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 60: repeal the reduction in state aid to general education funding for any school
district that receives proceeds from the Commission on Gaming.
Presented by: Senator Thomas Nelson
Opponents: Tammy Darnall, Department of Education
MOTION: DO PASS SB 60
Moved by: Bradford
Action: Died for lack of a second.
MOTION: DEFER SB 60 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Kraus
Second by: Johnston
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-2-0-0)
Voting Yes: Kraus, Rave, Schlekeway, Johnston, Garnos
Voting No: Bradford, Gray
SB 111: extend for two years the period of time in which school districts may expend
capital outlay funds for certain transportation, insurance, energy, and utility costs.
Presented by: Senator Russell Olson
Proponents: Mark Greguson, Superintendent, Chester
Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
Dick Tieszen, Sioux Falls and Rapid City School Districts
Melody Schopp, Department of Education
John Pedersen, School Administrator of South Dakota
Sandra Waltman, SD Education Association
Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD
Dianna Miller, Large School Group
MOTION: DO PASS SB 111
Moved by: Schlekeway
Second by: Johnston
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bradford, Gray, Kraus, Rave, Schlekeway, Johnston, Garnos
Passed gavel to Senator Mark Johnston, Vice Chair.
SB 92: extend for three years the period of time in which school districts may expend
capital outlay funds for certain transportation, insurance, energy, and utility costs, to
include group health insurance costs among those costs, and to increase the
percentage of capital outlay funds which may be expended for those costs.
Presented by: Senator Cooper Garnos (Handout: 1)
Proponents: Dick Tieszen, Sioux Falls and Rapid City School Districts
Sandra Waltman, SD Education Association
Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
Opponents: Dianna Miller, Large School Group
MOTION: AMEND SB 92
Moved by: Kraus
Second by: Gray
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION: DO PASS SB 92 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Rave
Second by: Schlekeway
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-1-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bradford, Kraus, Rave, Schlekeway, Johnston, Garnos
Voting No: Gray
Passed gavel back to Senator Cooper Garnos, Chair.
SB 72: revise how certain kindergarten students are counted for the purpose of state
aid to education funding, and to establish in statute the minimum number of hours
required in a school term for grades one through three.
Presented by: Senator Deb Peters (Handout: 2)
THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 72 UNTIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
SB 104: require each school district to develop a policy to prohibit bullying that
meets certain requirements.
Presented by: Senator Stanford Adelstein
Proponents: Senator Dan Lederman
Gerald Kills Pretty Enemy, Self, Bullhead, SD
Laura Ross, SD Coalition Ending Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Senator Deb Peters
Bill Engberg, Associated School Boards of SD
Mitch Richter, Equality South Dakota
Opponents: Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
Dianna Miller, Large School Group
John Pedersen, School Administrator of South Dakota
Wade Pogany, Department of Education
Melody Schopp, Department of Education
Dick Tieszen, Sioux Falls School District
Cindy sFlakoll, Concerned Women For America
MOTION: DEFER SB 104 TO THE 41
ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Kraus
Second by: Rave
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION: SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS SB 104
Moved by: Gray
Second by: Bradford
Action: Failed by roll call vote. (3-4-0-0)
Voting Yes: Bradford, Gray, Schlekeway
Voting No: Kraus, Rave, Johnston, Garnos
MOTION: DEFER SB 104 TO THE 41
ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Kraus
Second by: Rave
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-3-0-0)
Voting Yes: Kraus, Rave, Johnston, Garnos
Voting No: Bradford, Gray, Schlekeway
MOTION: ADJOURN
Moved by: Rave
Second by: Johnston
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Cheri Hauschild
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Committee Secretary
Cooper Garnos, Chair