AMENDMENT FOR HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENGROSSED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1124 be amended as follows:


     On page 8 of the House State Affairs Committee engrossed bill, delete line 21, and insert:

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     Section 19. There is hereby established the Certified Teacher and School Service Specialist Classification and Evaluation System Advisory Board within the Department of Education. The board shall meet periodically at the call of the secretary of education to advise the Department of Education and the Board of Education on issues relating to the classification and evaluation of teachers and school service specialists. The board shall consist of fifteen members appointed as follows:
            
             (1)    Five members, including one certified teacher, one school administrator, one person engaged in business, one member of a local school board, and one member of the South Dakota Legislature, appointed by the Governor;
            
             (2)    Five members, including one certified teacher, one school administrator, one person engaged in business, one member of a local school board, and one member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
            
             (3)    Five members, including one certified teacher, one school administrator, one person engaged in business, one member of a local school board, and one member of the South Dakota Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

     Section 20. Section 19 of this Act is effective on July 1, 2008, and the remaining sections of this Act are effective on July 1, 2009.".