House Education Minutes 2/5/2008 10:00 AM

2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: House Education

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bradford
P    Buckingham
P    DeVries
E    Elliott
P    Gilson
P    Hackl
P    Hills
E    McLaughlin, Vice-Chair
P    Novstrup (Al)
P    Olson (Ryan)
P    Thompson
E    Van Norman
P    Weems
P    Wick
P    Heineman, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Heineman.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 31, 2008

Moved by:    Weems
Second by:    Hills
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1242: require the Department of Education and the Board of Regents to establish certain programs for children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Presented by:    Representative Dan Ahlers (Handout #1)

Proponents:    Jodie Adams, Self, Tea (Handout #2, #3)
        Julie Doucette, Self, Sioux Falls (Handout #4)
        Tanner Kiewel, Self, Sioux Falls
        Teresa Nold, Self, Sioux Falls
        Dominic Smith, SD Advocacy Services, Pierre (telephone)
        Deanne Curran, Self, Flandreau
        Daren Junker, Self, Elkton
        Kiegen Sparks, Self, Sioux Falls
        Joseph Strasburg, Self, Sioux Falls
Opponents:    Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents
        Rick Melmer, Department of Education

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1242

Moved by:    Thompson
Second by:    Weems
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (11-2-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Buckingham, DeVries, Elliott, Gilson, Hills, Novstrup (Al), Thompson, Weems, Wick, Heineman

Voting No:    Hackl, Olson (Ryan)

Excused:    McLaughlin, Van Norman

         HB 1224: provide for the funding of certain reduced tuition programs for veterans and teachers.

Presented by:    Representative Mike Buckingham
Proponents:    Brett Distel, Self, Box Elder
Opponents:    Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1224

On page 1, line 10, of the printed bill, delete "Department of Military and Veterans Affairs" and insert "Board of Regents".

On page 1, line 10, after "any" insert "self-support off-campus".

On page 2, line 3, delete "Department of Education" and insert "Board of Regents".

On page 2, line 3, after "any" insert "self-support off-campus".

On page 2, line 6, delete everything after " ~~law~~ " and insert " Except as otherwise provided by law ".

On page 2, line 7, delete " specified ".

Moved by:    Weems
Second by:    DeVries
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1224 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Thompson
Second by:    Buckingham
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (7-6-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Buckingham, DeVries, Elliott, Hills, Novstrup (Al), Thompson, Wick

Voting No:    Bradford, Gilson, Hackl, Olson (Ryan), Weems, Heineman

Excused:    McLaughlin, Van Norman

CHAIR DEFERRED FINAL ACTION.

Gavel passed to Representative Weems.

         HB 1300: require the Department of Education to develop a framework for a high school for the twenty-first century, and to require high schools to report on activities and results relative to that framework.

Presented by:    Representative Phyllis Heineman (Handout #5)
Proponents:    Wade Pogany, Department of Education

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1300

Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Wick
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (11-2-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Buckingham, Elliott, Gilson, Hackl, Hills, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Weems, Wick, Heineman

Voting No:    DeVries, Thompson

Excused:    McLaughlin, Van Norman

         HB 1225: direct the Department of Education to undertake a study of the state's school districts and the efficiency of the statewide delivery of education services to the state's students.

Presented by:    Representative Mike Buckingham
Opponents:    Wade Pogany, Department of Education (Handout #6)

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1225

Moved by:    Heineman
Second by:    Gilson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-5-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Buckingham, Gilson, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Weems, Wick, Heineman

Voting No:    DeVries, Elliott, Hackl, Hills, Thompson

Excused:    McLaughlin, Van Norman

         HB 1317: require the Department of Education to provide certain school district information on a centralized website.

Presented by:    Representative Al Novstrup (Handout #7 &8)
Opponents:    Wade Pogany, Department of Education (Handout #9)

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1317

On page 1, line 4, of the printed bill, delete everything after "Section 1." And insert "The Department of Education shall develop a pilot program which includes a searchable website that is accessible by the public at no cost. The pilot website shall contain expenditure information for three school districts to be selected by the secretary of the Department of Education. The searchable website shall be operational by November 1, 2008, and shall include individual disbursements detailing the date of the transaction, the payee, and the amount.

Section 2. The secretary shall submit a report to the Eighty-Fourth Legislature that estimates the cost of providing a similar searchable website that would include expenditure information for all school districts in the state.".

On page 1, delete line 5.

Moved by:    Wick
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1317 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Wick
Second by:    Heineman
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-5-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Buckingham, Gilson, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Weems, Wick, Heineman

Voting No:    DeVries, Elliott, Hackl, Hills, Thompson

Excused:    McLaughlin, Van Norman

MOTION:     AMEND TITLE OF HB 1317

On page 1, line 1, of the printed bill, delete "provide" and insert "develop a pilot program which provides".

On page 1, line 2, after "website" insert "and to provide certain reporting requirements".

Moved by:    Wick
Second by:    DeVries
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1306: allow certain students to participate in the opportunity scholarship program under certain circumstances.

         See Previous testimony of January 31, 2008.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1306 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Buckingham
Second by:    Hackl
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (11-2-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Buckingham, DeVries, Elliott, Gilson, Hackl, Hills, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Weems, Wick

Voting No:    Thompson, Heineman

Excused:    McLaughlin, Van Norman

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Hills
Second by:    Gilson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Jeanette Black

____________________________

Committee Secretary

Phyllis M. Heineman, Chair

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