91st Legislative Session _ 2016

Committee: Senate Education
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair, Senator Soholt.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 19, 2016

Moved by:    Curd
Second by:    Rampelberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SB 5: revise the procedure to initiate a school district boundary change.

Presented by:    Senator Peters
Proponents:    Representative Otten (Herman) (Handouts: Handout #1 and #2)
        Representative Bolin
        Mike Lodmel, Superintendent, Tri Valley Schools
        Diana Miller, Large School Group
        Gary Kaufman, Associated School Board
        Jennifer Lowery, Superintendent, Tea Area School District (Handouts: Handout #3)
Opponents:    Larry Nelson, Sioux Falls School District
        Mark Lee, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

MOTION:    AMEND SB 5

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    On page 2, line 1, of the printed bill, delete everything after "." .

    On page 2, delete lines 2 to 4, inclusive.


Moved by:    Greenfield (Brock)
Second by:    Hunhoff (Bernie)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 5 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Rampelberg
Second by:    Greenfield (Brock)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Curd, Greenfield (Brock), Hunhoff (Bernie), Rampelberg, Solano

Excused:    Frerichs, Soholt

    SB 8: revise certain provisions regarding background investigations for prospective employees of the postsecondary technical institutes and to transfer certain funds regarding postsecondary technical credentialing.

Presented by:    Bobbi Rank, Department of Education

MOTION:    AMEND SB 8

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    On page 2, line 6, of the printed bill, overstrike "person" and insert "instructor".

    On page 2, line 10, after "facility" insert "at the time of initial employment".


Moved by:    Greenfield (Brock)
Second by:    Rampelberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 8 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Rampelberg
Second by:    Curd
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Curd, Greenfield (Brock), Hunhoff (Bernie), Rampelberg, Solano

Excused:    Frerichs, Soholt

    SB 63: require the development of school safety plans and to require the conduct of lockdown drills in accredited schools.

Presented by:    Senator Tidemann
Proponents:    Samson Boutchee, Self, Pierre
        Wade Pogany, Associated School Boards of South Dakota
        Robert Monson, School Administrators of South Dakota (Handouts: Handout #4)
        Mary Stadick Smith, Department of Education
        Mary Mccorkle, South Dakota Education Association

MOTION:    AMEND SB 63

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    On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 11 to 14, inclusive.

    On page 2, delete lines 1 to 14, inclusive.


Moved by:    Curd
Second by:    Greenfield (Brock)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 63 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Greenfield (Brock)
Second by:    Curd
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Curd, Greenfield (Brock), Hunhoff (Bernie), Rampelberg, Solano, Soholt

Excused:    Frerichs

MOTION:    PLACE SB 63 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Greenfield (Brock)
Second by:    Soholt
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Curd
Second by:    Greenfield (Brock)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Mona Oehlerking

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Committee Secretary
Deb Soholt, Chair


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