Senate Education Minutes 2/14/2008 07:45 AM

2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: Senate Education

Thursday, February 14, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gray
P    Jerstad
P    McNenny
P    Nesselhuf
P    Peterson (Jim)
P    Knudson, Vice-Chair
P    Olson (Ed), Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Ed Olson, Chair.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008

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

         HB 1143: repeal certain requirements related to school district employee retirement benefits.

Presented by:    Representative Gary Jerke
Proponents:    Bill Lynch, Associated School Boards of South Dakota

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1143

Moved by:    McNenny
Second by:    Peterson (Jim)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Jerstad, McNenny, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1143 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Peterson (Jim)
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Gavel passed to Senator Dave Knudson, Vice-Chair.

         HB 1051: revise certain provisions related to the payment of additional funds to consolidated school districts.

Presented by:    Rick Melmer, Department of Education
Opponents:    Jason Bailey, self, Bridgewater
        Jack Broome, self, Burke
        Hank Kosters, Associated School Boards of South Dakota (Document #1)
        Orland Geigle, self, Pollock
        Marissa Michelson, self, Pollock
        Lindsey Jakebsen, self, Pollock
        Amber Ryckman, self, Pollock
        Al Jelphan, self, Pollock
        Elsie Baye, self, Highmore

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1051

On page 3, line 15, of the House engrossed bill, delete "December 31, 2007" and insert "July 1, 2008".

On page 3, line 21, delete "December 31, 2007" and insert "July 1, 2008".

On page 4, line 2, delete "December 31, 2007" and insert "July 1, 2008".

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION: AMEND HB 1051

On the House engrossed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"
Section 1. That chapter 13-6 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

No school district is entitled to payments provided by § 13-6-92 if the district does not receive students as a result of the plan prepared pursuant to § 13-6-10."

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (2-5-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Jerstad, Nesselhuf

Voting No:    Gray, McNenny, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1051 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    Jerstad
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, McNenny, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

Voting No:    Jerstad, Nesselhuf

Gavel returned to Senator Ed Olson, Chair.

         HB 1291: allow students who have dyslexia to receive special education or special education and related services.

Proponents:    Jerissa Hadley, self, Brookings
        Senator Tom Hansen
        Representative Keri Weems (Document #2, #3, #4, #5, #6,)
        Stephanie Spaan, self, Sioux Falls (Document #7, #8, #9, #10, #11)
        David Larson, self, Chamberlain
        Dennis Hook, self, Pierre

        Narcel Clark, self, McIntosh
        Robert Kean, Advocacy Services, SD
Opponents:    Dennis Champ, School Administrators of SD
        Roxana Utemark, self, Aberdeen
        Nancy Cutler, self, Groton
        Deb Barnett, Department of Education

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1291 TO THE 36^TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Jerstad, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

Voting No:    McNenny

         HB 1047: make an appropriation to assist sparse school districts.

Presented by:    Darla Mayer, Department of Education

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1047

On the House engrossed bill, delete all amendments, thus restoring the bill to its printed version.

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

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1047 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Peterson (Jim)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Jerstad, McNenny, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

         HB 1164: authorize the purchase or lease of computer hardware and software through the general fund of school districts.

Presented by:    Senator Julie Bartling

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1164

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Jerstad
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Jerstad, McNenny, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

Excused:    Gray

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1164 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1288: allow any school district that qualifies for both the declining enrollment allowance and the growing enrollment payment in the same fiscal year to only benefit from the one that provides the most additional funding to the district.

Presented by:    Representative Keri Weems (Document #12)
Proponents:    Rick Melmer, Department of Education (Document #13)

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1288

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Jerstad, McNenny, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Knudson, Olson (Ed)

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    McNenny
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Nancy Bloom

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Committee Secretary

Ed Olson, Chair

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