Committee Agenda

Committee:    House Education
Room:     412
Date:     Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Time:     10:00 AM



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         HB 1164      authorize the purchase or lease of computer hardware and software through the general fund of school districts.
             Representatives Vanneman, Brunner, Cutler, DeVries, Elliott, Engels, Gilson, Hills, Juhnke, Kirkeby, Koistinen, Krebs, Lucas, Lust, Nelson, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Rausch, Rhoden, Sigdestad, Steele, Tidemann, Vehle, Weems, and Willadsen and Senators Bartling, Garnos, Lintz, Olson (Ed), and Peterson (Jim)

         HB 1312      change the South Dakota virtual high school to the South Dakota virtual school.
             Representatives Olson (Ryan), Buckingham, Elliott, Gilson, Hills, and Weems and Senators Gray and Nesselhuf

         HB 1316      establish a maximum balance for school district pension funds.
             Representatives Peters, Hackl, Haverly, Koistinen, Novstrup (Al), Novstrup (David), Olson (Russell), Rave, Weems, Wick, and Willadsen and Senators Napoli, Apa, Greenfield, Maher, and Nesselhuf

         HB 1308      require the Board of Education to revise the alternative certification standards for career and technical education teachers.
             Representatives Wick, Dennert, Heineman, Hills, and Tidemann and Senator Smidt (Orville)

         HB 1303      require the South Dakota State Library to deliver services and materials to residents in remote areas of the state, and to deliver those services and materials to students and low-income residents free of charge.
             Representatives Van Norman, Ahlers, Bradford, Burg, DeVries, Elliott, Engels, Feinstein, Gillespie, Halverson, Hills, Lucas, Nygaard, Sigdestad, Street, and Thompson and Senators Maher, Bartling, Heidepriem, Hoerth, Hundstad, Kloucek, Nesselhuf, Turbak Berry, and Two Bulls

         HB 1291      allow students who have dyslexia to receive special education or special education and related services.
             Representatives Weems, Bradford, Elliott, Gilson, Hackl, Heineman, Hills, Miles, Novstrup (Al), Novstrup (David), Olson (Ryan), Rausch, Rhoden, Thompson, Tidemann, Van Norman, Wick, and Willadsen and Senators Hansen (Tom), Albers, Greenfield, Heidepriem, Maher, McCracken, McNenny, Schmidt (Dennis), Smidt (Orville), and Turbak Berry

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.



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         PHYLLIS M. HEINEMAN, Chair