2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: Senate Appropriations
Thursday, February 07, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gray
P    Bartling
P    Greenfield
P    Hoerth
P    Hundstad
P    Hunhoff, Vice-Chair
P    Maher
P    Smidt (Orville)
P    Apa, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Jean Hunhoff.

         SB 192: authorize the Board of Regents to lease a site for delivery of public higher education in Pierre and to use money appropriated by the Legislature from the higher education facilities fund to make lease payments therefor.

Presented by:    Senator Bob Gray - Document #1
Proponents:    Bob Riter Jr., Capital University Center
        Ron Woodburn, Capital University Center
        Mary Ann Bear Heels McCowan, Rosebud Sioux Tribe
        Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 192 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Hundstad
Second by:    Maher
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Bartling, Greenfield, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

MOTION:     AMEND TITLE OF SB 192

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     On page 1, line 1, of the printed bill, delete everything after "Act to" and insert "authorize the Board of Regents to lease a site for delivery of public higher education in Pierre and to use money appropriated by the Legislature from the higher education facilities fund to make lease payments therefor.".

     On page 1, delete line 2.


Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 153: authorize the Governor to enter the Midwestern Regional Higher Education Compact and to provide for the appointment of resident members to the Midwestern Regional Higher Education Commission.

Presented by:    Senator Orville Smidt - Document #2 and #3
Proponents:    Senator Jim Hundstad
        Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 153

Moved by:    Smidt (Orville)
Second by:    Hoerth
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Bartling, Greenfield, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville)

Voting No:    Apa

         HB 1180: appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.

Presented by:    Senator Julie Bartling - Document #4
        Rick Vallery, SD Wheat Inc.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1180


Moved by:    Hundstad
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Bartling, Greenfield, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville)

Excused:    Apa

         HB 1068: authorize the Office of the Attorney General to construct a storage facility in Rapid City, South Dakota, and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Scott Swier, Office of Attorney General

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1068 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Voting No:    Gray

         SB 181: create the South Dakota secondary teachers tuition reimbursement program.

Presented by:    Senator Brock Greenfield
Opponents:    Melody Schopp, Department of Education
        Sandra Waltman, SD Education Assn.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 181

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On page 1, line 4, of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, delete "secondary".
On page 1, line 6, after "teacher" insert "or any special education teacher".
On page 1, line 8, after "education" insert "or in an educational cooperative".
On page 1, line 9, delete "secondary".
On page 2, line 4, after "both "district"" insert "or educational cooperative".
On page 2, line 8, after "district" insert "or educational cooperative".
On page 2, line 10, after "district" insert "or educational cooperative".
On page 2, line 17, after "six hundred" insert "and for any educational cooperative".
On page 2, line 17, after "district's" insert "or educational cooperative's".
On page 3, line 10, after "district" insert "or educational cooperative".

Moved by:    Maher
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     AMEND SB 181

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On page 2 of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, delete lines 12 to 15, inclusive.
On page 2, line 16, delete "(2)" and insert "(1)".
On page 2, line 16, delete everything after "that" and insert "has a fall enrollment".
On page 2, line 17, delete "hundred, but less than six hundred" and insert "of less than nine hundred".
On page 2, line 19, delete "(3)" and insert "(2)".
On page 2, line 19, delete "six" and insert "nine".

Moved by:    Apa
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 181 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Maher
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Greenfield, Hoerth, Hundstad, Maher, Smidt (Orville)

Voting No:    Bartling, Hunhoff, Apa

 MOTION:     AMEND TITLE OF SB 181

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On page 1, line 1, of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, after "Dakota" delete "secondary".

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Smidt (Orville)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1144: make an appropriation for costs related to the purchase of motorcycles for use in the motorcycle safety training courses, and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Diana Miller, ABATE - Document #5, #6 & #7.
        Senator Bill Napoli

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1144

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Bartling, Greenfield, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

         SB 59: revise certain provisions regarding the South Dakota opportunity scholarship program.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 59

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On page 1, line 8, of the Senate State Affairs Committee engrossed bill, overstrike "24" and insert " 23 ".

Moved by:    Bartling
Second by:    Smidt (Orville)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Bartling, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Smidt (Orville)

Voting No:    Greenfield, Maher, Apa

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 59 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Bartling
Second by:    Hundstad
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (4-5-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Hoerth, Hundstad, Smidt (Orville)

Voting No:    Gray, Greenfield, Hunhoff, Maher, Apa

MOTION:     DEFER SB 59 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Greenfield, Hunhoff, Maher, Apa

Voting No:    Bartling, Hoerth, Hundstad, Smidt (Orville)

         SB 201: revise certain eligibility requirements for the South Dakota opportunity scholarship.

Presented by:    Dale Bertsch, Governor's Office

MOTION:     AMEND SB 201

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On page 1, delete lines 8 to 13, inclusive, and insert:

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             (2)      Have a composite score of 24 23 , or higher, on the test administered by the American College Testing Program or a verbal-mathematics score of 1070-1100, an equivalent score as determined by the Board of Regents on the Scholastic Assessment Test , and the ACT or SAT test shall be taken before the student graduates from high school first day of classes in the student's first term of enrollment. The requirement for a composite score of 23 applies to eligible students graduating from high school in 2008 or after ;

             (3)      Meet the high school course requirements for graduation from the distinguished high school program as provided in Board of Regents Policy Number 2:3(2)(F) section 24:43:11:05 of the Administrative Rules of South Dakota as in effect on January 1, 2003 2008 ;".
On page 2, line 12, overstrike "or technical".

Moved by:    Bartling
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 201 AS AMENDED
Moved by:    Hundstad
Second by:    Smidt (Orville)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Bartling, Hoerth, Hundstad, Smidt (Orville)

Voting No:    Greenfield, Hunhoff, Maher, Apa

 MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Maher
Second by:    Hoerth
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Barb Bjorneberg

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Committee Secretary
Jean Hunhoff, Vice Chair

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