SB 142
repeal certain outdated statutes relating to the Board of Regents.
Senators Gray and Greenfield and Representative Rounds
SB 193
enhance education in South Dakota.
Senators Gray, Dempster, and Knudson and Representatives Rhoden, Deadrick, Dykstra, and Rave
HB 1044
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revise certain provisions regarding the teacher compensation assistance program.
The Committee on Education at the request of the Department of Education
HB 1186
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revise the eligibility requirements for the opportunity scholarship by allowing a student to take
the ACT or SAT test after graduating from high school.
Representatives Weems, Buckingham, Dennert, Dreyer, Faehn, Feinstein, Gilson, Hackl, Heineman,
Hills, Juhnke, Krebs, Lucas, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Novstrup (David), Olson (Russell), Pederson
(Gordon), Peters, Pitts, Rausch, Thompson, Tidemann, Turbiville, Wick, and Willadsen and Senators
Greenfield, Albers, Dempster, Gant, Garnos, Gray, Hanson (Gary), Maher, McNenny, Napoli, Olson
(Ed), Peterson (Jim), and Smidt (Orville)
HB 1218
increase the maximum allowable outstanding amount of bonds issued by the Health and
Educational Facility Authority on behalf of the four technical institutes.
Representatives Peters, Bradford, Brunner, Burg, Dennert, Dreyer, Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Gassman,
Gillespie, Gilson, Glenski, Halverson, Hargens, Haverly, Jerke, Kirkeby, Koistinen, Lucas, Lust,
McLaughlin, Miles, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Novstrup (David), Olson (Russell), Pederson (Gordon),
Rausch, Sigdestad, Street, Tidemann, Van Etten, Van Norman, Vehle, Weems, Wick, and Willadsen
and Senators Knudson, Albers, Apa, Bartling, Dempster, Greenfield, Heidepriem, Hundstad, Jerstad,
Kloucek, McCracken, Napoli, Olson (Ed), Peterson (Jim), Smidt (Orville), and Turbak Berry
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
BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.
SB 125
enact and enter into the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
and to provide for the state council to coordinate the state participation in the compact
Senator Olson (Ed) and Representative McLaughlin
SB 149
increase general funding for school districts, to impose a temporary limit on the growth of state
general fund spending, and to suspend the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the
budget reserve fund and to the property tax reduction fund.
Senators Heidepriem, Bartling, Hanson (Gary), Hoerth, Hundstad, Jerstad, Kloucek, Koetzle, Maher,
Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Turbak Berry, and Two Bulls and Representatives Gillespie, Ahlers, Burg,
Dennert, and Halverson
SB 150
increase general funding for schools, to impose a temporary limit on the growth of state general
fund spending, to suspend the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the budget reserve
fund and to the property tax reduction fund, to provide funding for the postsecondary technical
institutes, to provide for the modernization of science facilities and laboratories at public
universities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Senators Heidepriem, Bartling, Hanson (Gary), Hoerth, Hundstad, Jerstad, Kloucek, Koetzle, Maher,
Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Turbak Berry, and Two Bulls and Representatives Gillespie, Ahlers, Burg,
Dennert, and Halverson
SB 187
revise the general education state aid formula for purposes of increasing teachers' salaries.
Senators Knudson, Abdallah, Albers, Bartling, Dempster, Garnos, Gray, Hansen (Tom), Hauge,
Heidepriem, Hunhoff, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), and Peterson (Jim) and Representatives
Cutler, McLaughlin, Peters, and Vehle