89^th Legislative Session _ 2014

Committee: Senate State Affairs                Wednesday, January 22, 2014

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Rhoden, Chair
P    Rave, Vice-Chair
P    Brown
P    Holien
P    Lederman
P    Maher
P    Tieszen
P    Frerichs
P    Lucas

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair, Senator Larry Rhoden.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2014

Moved by:    Rave
Second by:    Tieszen
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

The confirmation hearing of Matthew P. Jamison, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, South Dakota as the Assistant Adjutant General, Air, was deferred until Wednesday, January 29, 2014.

The confirmation hearing of Kevin R. Griese, Hughes County, Pierre, South Dakota, as the Assistant Adjutant General, Army, was deferred until Wednesday, January 29, 2014.

Dusty Johnson, Governor's Office, presented brief comments in support of the appointment of Laurie Gill as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Human Resources. Laurie Gill introduced herself to the commitee and made some brief comments.

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MOTION:    CONFIRM APPOINTMENT OF LAURIE GILL OF HUGHES COUNTY, PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE POSITION OF COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Moved by:    Rave
Second by:    Brown
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Rhoden, Rave, Brown, Holien, Lederman, Maher, Tieszen, Frerichs, Lucas

    SB 64: require a waiting period prior to the adoption of new uniform content standards and to provide for an opportunity for public comment for all new content standards.

Presented by:    Senator Ernie Otten (Handouts: #1, Bibliography)
Proponents:    Cindy Flakoll, Concerned Women For America
        Dale Bartscher, Family Heritage Alliance Action Incorporated
        Florence Thompson, self, Caputa, SD (Handouts: #2, Common Core Goes Global)
        Toni Weaver, SD Citizens for Liberty, Rapid City, SD
Others:    Tony Venhuizen, Office of the Governor

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 64

Moved by:    Maher
Second by:    Lederman
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Rhoden, Rave, Brown, Holien, Lederman, Maher, Tieszen

Voting No:    Frerichs, Lucas

    SB 63: protect the privacy of the records of individual students.

Presented by:    Senator Ernie Otten
Proponents:    Tony Venhuizen, Office of the Governor
        Dale Bartscher, Family Heritage Alliance Action Incorporated (Handouts: #3, Leg Policy on the Ed of SD Children)
        Representative Jacqueline Sly
        Cindy Flakoll, Concerned Women For America
        Florence Thompson, self, Caputa, SD
        Toni Weaver, SD Citizens for Liberty, Rapid City, SD
Opponents:    Steve Sibson, self, Mitchell, SD

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MOTION:    DO PASS SB 63

Moved by:    Brown
Second by:    Rave
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Rhoden, Rave, Brown, Holien, Lederman, Maher, Tieszen, Frerichs, Lucas

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Rave
Second by:    Brown
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Jill Wellhouse

Committee Secretary

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